As an attorney and/or consultant, Allan has advised institutions of higher education for over 30 years on various issues, including student affairs, study abroad, disability accommodations, governance, accreditation, and risk management. He writes for a number of publications related to higher education policy and legal issues. He has written and presented extensively on students with disabilities, specifically on risk and legal liability issues related to students with significant psychological disabilities. Allan received his B.A. in history from Emory University and his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law. Allan is the co-author of “Responding to and Supporting Students with Disabilities: Risk Management Considerations” (New Directions for Higher Education, No. 154, Summer 2011, Jossey-Bass) and The Student Affairs Handbook: Translating Legal Principles into Effective Policies (LRP 2007).
Brad leads BlueFuego’s work with alumni and advancement offices on Web strategies to build communities and increase participation from constituents. He has provided solutions for a range ofinstitutions, including Murray State University, University of Wollongong (Dubai), Pennsylvania State University, Indiana University East, Merrimack College, Northeastern University CPS, Siena College, and Abilene Christian University. Brad has spoken at more than 50 higher education events, and his work has been featured in multiple media outlets, including Campus Technology, University Business, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Wired, CNET, and The New York Times.
Craig oversees a program in which peer mentors are trained as Career Specialists who provide comprehensive walk-in services at the MU Career Center. He has supervised more than 275 students in this nationally recognized program. He applies his unique blend of business and education degrees (MBA from the University of Missouri, M.Ed. in educational organization and leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a B.S. in business administration with a human resource emphasis from Kansas State University) to his work in career services. Craig has given national presentations on managing student staff in career services.
Joe Henry is an educator and student services professional with more than 10 years of progressive experience in the postsecondary sector in Ontario. He is currently the manager of student access at Humber College in Toronto. Previously, Joe served as the manager of accessible learning and student development at Sheridan College, serving the educational needs of 1,600 students with disabilities and coordinating the ongoing development of student leadership activities on all four campuses of the college. Joe also taught part-time in Sheridan’s adult education program. A believer in lifelong learning, Joe is completing his doctorate in education at Northeastern University in Boston. He is also a graduate of OISE/UT, where he completed his Master of Education (M.Ed) in adult education and community development.
Michele Campagna, Ed.D., is the executive director of the Center for Advising and Student Transitions at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Dr. Campagna provides leadership for a comprehensive and holistic program designed to retain and engage first-year, freshman, sophomore, and transfer students. The center oversees undergraduate advising, new student and family orientation, learning communities, a peer leadership and advising program, new student seminar, the adult success seminar, and sophomore success initiatives. Dr. Campagna has 20 years of experience teaching various types of first-year seminar courses and directing services for students in transition at both two-year and four-year institutions.
Janet oversees the Office of Adult Students and Evening Services (OASES) at UNC Charlotte, which is designed to enhance student success, and works collaboratively with academic units to provide the 49er Finish program, re-entry programs, advising, scholarship, a mentoring program, e-newsletters, and two honor societies for adults on campus. In addition to internal relationships, Janet oversees OASES work with external organizations to promote the mission of OASES and develop scholarships for adult students. She has recently co-authored a paper on the 49er Finish Program published by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. In 2012 OASES was named as the recipient of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) Malcolm Knowles Award for Outstanding Adult Education Program.
Vanessa designed and implemented the first stop-out program at University of New Mexico and is responsible for much of the program’s success over the past four years.
