Kim Eberbach is vice president of human resources at Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia. In this role, Kim is responsible for the development and execution of the people and culture strategy to support shortand long-term business performance. Since joining Independence Blue Cross in 2003, Kim has held various leadership roles in the areas of training and development, leadership and executive development, employee communications, employee initiatives, talent acquisition, and compensation and benefits. Prior to joining Independence Blue Cross, Kim spent 10 years consulting in the arenas of change management, leadership and team development, process improvement, and training and education. Her clients reflected a broad spectrum of industries and segments, including technology, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, healthcare, education, and government. Before she entered into consulting, Kim worked in higher education and clinical psychology research.
With almost 20 years of experience in higher education fundraising, Francine has spent the last 5 years at Emory University. During that time, the annual fund has more than doubled from $3.6 million in fiscal year 2002-03 to $8.4 million in fiscal year 2006-07 and participation has grown from 25 percent to 37 percent. Before coming to Emory, Francine worked in annual giving at Rochester Institute of Technology, with an active role in RIT’s $100 million five-year capital campaign. Francine also served as director of development & alumni relations at SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome for over 8 years before coming to Emory.
Devin T. Mathias has recently joined Grenzebach Glier and Associates as vice president of benchmarking, philanthropic analytics. Prior to joining GG+A, Devin spent over nine years in the development field, most recently as director of annual giving at the University of Michigan. In his role at Michigan, he oversaw the central annual giving team, providing service to over 20 schools, colleges, campuses, and units. Before joining Michigan, Devin spent over five years with the University of Florida Foundation, most recently as director of The Florida Fund, UF’s annual giving programs. Prior to coming to Florida, he worked with Penn State’s annual giving program and Affinity Connection, a private alumni and constituents’ relations firm. His first leadership role in philanthropy was as an undergraduate student with Penn State’s Dance Marathon, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world. Devin recently completed his tenure as chair of the Annual Giving Directors’ Consortium. He also founded the Southeastern Student Development Forum, the SEC Annual Fund Conference, and the SEC Challenge, modeled after the Big Ten Challenge. He contributed a chapter entitled “Recognition and Stewardship of Young Alumni: Transitioning from Educating Potential Donors to Securing Lifelong Donors” for the upcoming CASE book, Fundraising for Young […]
Nancy was raised in Northern California. She graduated from Santa Clara University in 1981. While at Santa Clara University, she worked her way through the “food service ranks” with Saga Corporation. She then pursued a career in dining services with several colleges and universities across the western United States. In 1995 she was the food service director of Cal Poly Pomona, where she led her team to winning one state, one regional, and six national awards. She was a district manager for ARAMARK in the Pacific Region. Nancy most recently was a business consultant, where she trained staff in customer service and building master plans. She now directs the team at Iowa State University with their Farm to ISU program.
Darrow oversees all aspects of Rice’s fundraising, alumni affairs and development services functions. Prior to his current role, he served the institution as an associate vice president in charge of individual fundraising programs and capital campaign strategy. Before arriving at Rice, Darrow was a managing director with Marts & Lundy, leading the firm as a campaign consultant, head of its “Digital Solutions” practice, and member of its planned giving practice group. Previously, he was executive director for strategic planning and marketing strategy at the University of Texas at Austin, where he facilitated the design and implementation of the University’s advanced development strategies and played a key role in planning the University’s successful $1 billion comprehensive campaign. Before coming to Austin, Darrow was director of planned giving and director of research and systems at the Stern School of Business at New York University. A Ph.D. in economic anthropology, he is a past Fulbright scholar, National Science Foundation fellow, and Social Sciences Research Council post-doctoral fellow.
Jane serves as the executive director of the Delta Cost Project, an independent, nonprofit research and policy organization located in Washington, DC. The Delta Project’s mission is to improve transparency about spending in higher education, and to identify and promote practices that enhance cost effectiveness without compromising access or quality. Jane is widely recognized for her work in public policy and higher education, at both the state and federal levels, with particular expertise in state fiscal policy; cost analysis; strategic planning; state and federal regulation of higher education; accountability metrics and performance reporting; and quality control, including accreditation. She also serves as the executive director of the National Association of System Heads (NASH), and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Don has served as the vice chancellor for enrollment services for Indiana University Bloomington, the associate vice president for enrollment services for the seven campuses of the Indiana University system, the executive associate dean of the School of Education, and the chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. His areas of specialization include college choice, student persistence, student financial aid policy, and enrollment management. Don has consulted with more than 45 colleges, universities, and related educational organizations including: The College Board, Educational Testing Services, the University of Cincinnati, Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, the Pew Charitable Trust, the University of Missouri, Colorado State University, the University of Alabama, and the General Accounting Office of the United States Government. He has presented more than 130 scholarly papers and invited lectures and is the author or co-author of 12 books and monographs and more than 65 articles and book chapters. Don is currently directing funded projects of The College Board, the Lumina Foundation for Education, and the Spencer Foundation focusing on student success and persistence.
Jon serves on the cabinet of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University, and is responsible for research and analysis in support of enrollment and budget decision-making, strategic planning leadership, and leadership in support of campus visibility and marketing. He has worked in the field of higher education research and policy for 22 years. After earning his Master of Arts degree in 1988 from the University of Minnesota, Jon worked in the state’s Department of Finance as a budget analyst, where he was responsible for executive branch planning and development of public sector postsecondary operating and capital budgets. From 1992 to 1999, he was vice president for research and policy development at the Minnesota Private College Council. There Jon was responsible for analysis of state and federal higher education policies, particularly as they related to education financing and student financial aid, as well as collection and analysis of institutional enrollment and financial data. Jon’s current research and analysis focuses on demographic trends, the economics of higher education, and the intersection of mission, market, and institutional values.
At Montclair State University, Kim oversees enrollment management strategy, assessment of student satisfaction and outcomes, and student advisement and development. She also teaches graduate students in the Department of Counseling and Educational Leadership. Kim’s published work focuses on student and academic affairs collaboration, and her current research focuses on student learning, retention, and persistence. She has 15 years of experience as a student affairs administrator, prior to joining the faculty and assuming positions in academic affairs administration. Kim earned her Ph.D. in higher education administration from New York University. She also holds a master’s degree in education administration and a bachelor’s degree in English from Rutgers University.
Hailing from enterprise Web management, Jeremiah, a former industry analyst, consults and speaks on the topics of disruptive technologies for brand-related customer strategies. He authors the popular blog Web Strategy and has hosted workshops, events, and community tweet-ups across the globe. He’s active with the Twitter community and has more than 52,000 followers and growing. Previously, Jeremiah was a senior analyst at Forrester Research, focused on social computing for the interactive marketer. Before that, he served as director of corporate media strategy at PodTech Network, a podcasting and online video startup.
