Christine Deacons, PhD
Christine Deacons is a student success expert with over a decade of experience studying how to leverage technology to support college students. She has a PhD in Educational Leadership and has worked in higher education in leadership roles including Director of Academic Support Programs and faculty in the College of Education. Christine is the Head […]
Jared Johnson
As the Associate Vice President of Academic Technology and Customer Experience, Jared leads a dedicated team responsible for the cross-functional management of academic technology operations and information technology support. In this role, he oversees functions such as customer service support and call centers, campus partnerships, academic technology operations, change management, training, governance, project planning, and […]
Lauren Drakakis
Lauren Drakakis is an IT Systems Architect at St. John’s University, where she has spent the past 12 years helping the university organize its technology plans and identify opportunities to use technology more effectively, especially those that further the university’s Vincentian mission. As a member of the Emerging Technology team, she researches, evaluates, and implements […]
Bob Friday
Bob’s career as a wireless entrepreneur is focused on developing and bringing to market unlicensed wireless technologies. He was recognized as a Wi-Fi “mover and shaker” by Light Reading, was a key contributor to the HS2.0 industry standard and holds over 15 patents. Bob started his wireless career at Metricom (Ricochet wireless network) with the […]
Jules White, PhD
Dr. Jules White is Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, Director of Vanderbilt’s Initiative on the Future of Learning & Generative AI, and Professor of Computer Science in the Dept. of Computer Science at Vanderbilt University. He created one of the first online classes for Prompt Engineering, which is the study of how you converse with […]
Nalyn Siripong
Nalyn Siripong is a Senior Data Scientist with the University of Pittsburgh. As part of the Pitt IT’s Office of Analytics and Transformation, she identifies opportunities to automate and streamline business processes and improve efficiency, by developing and deploying machine-learning models and dashboards that deliver value to the business. Prior to joining Pitt IT, Nalyn […]
Steve Harris
Bio coming soon.
Chandler C. Morse
Chandler C. Morse serves as Vice President of Corporate Affairs for Workday, a leading provider ofenterprise cloud services delivering financial management, human capital management, and analyticsapplications. Mr. Morse stood up the Washington, DC office for the company in late 2018 and waselevated to lead Workday’s U.S. and Global policy teams as well as Sustainability practice […]
Michael B. Hofherr
As SVP and GM of SLED & Healthcare Products at Workday, Mike drives market growth through product innovation and cross-industry development. Since joining Workday in 2022, he has expanded his portfolio to oversee Student Products, Higher Education, SLED, Supply Chain Management for Healthcare, and Grants Management. Previously, Michael led the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide […]
Susan Miltenberger
Susan Miltenberger is the Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Towson University. As AVP and CIO, she provides leadership and direction for the university’s information technology, with the primary goal of supporting student success. Susan is responsible for aligning TU’s digital transformation with future-oriented modernization goals, evolving the user experience and ensuring a […]
