Melissa Smurdon
Melissa Smurdon has served the Butler University Office of Financial Aid in Indianapolis, Indiana for more than 30 years. Before becoming Director in 2010 she held various positions from counseling to systems and compliance oversight. She got her start as a student employee at University of Indianapolis followed by Ball State University where she completed […]
Scott Campbell
Scott Campbell has served as Associate Vice President and University Registrar at The University of Chicago since 2012. He also holds the title of Associate Dean in the College. Scott joined UChicago from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he was in the Office of the University Registrar for fifteen years. Before Georgetown, he was […]
Sania Khan
Sania Khan leads the User Experience, Content Strategy, and Incubation teams. With over 20 years of product experience, she has an in-depth understanding of the entire learner lifecycle and administrative processes necessary to achieve institution outcomes. Armed with this expertise and insights drawn from partnerships with leaders throughout the industry, she challenges her teams to […]
Danna Gianforte
As a “Recovering CIO”, Danna Gianforte brings over 20 years of experience serving 7 higher ed institutions—public and private, domestic and international—to her role as Vice President for Global Services Innovation at Ellucian. Danna brings both intentionality and a driving force to transform Ellucian Services engagements from simply solution implementations into strategic partnerships that deliver […]
Jack Neill
Jack Neill has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Jack currently serves as vice president of product for HelioCampus. Prior to joining HelioCampus, Neil was the senior director of data analysis at the University of Maryland University College. Before that, he was the senior manager of community and analytics at Rosetta Stone. He attended […]
Darren Catalano
Darren Catalano is the CEO of HelioCampus, leading company strategy and operations. Prior to joining HelioCampus, Darren was the Vice President of Analytics at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) from 2011 to 2015 where he helped develop a culture of data-driven decision making. Under Darren’s leadership, the Office of Analytics built a technology […]
Charles Elliott
Charles Elliott is a Head of Industry at Google Cloud, leading initiatives that transform education through the power of technology, particularly generative AI. Building on a successful consulting career focused on Big Data, Analytics, and AI, Charles now leverages his extensive expertise to guide educational institutions and ed-tech companies in realizing the potential of personalized […]
Sam Burgio
As Chief Operating Officer, Sam Burgio works closely with the entire senior leadership team at Jenzabar to ensure seamless and efficient operations throughout the company. With deep sales, marketing, customer services, project management, and strategy experience, Sam is responsible for aligning the company’s mission and vision with effective day-to-day and long-term operations. Sam previously worked […]
Les Zimmerman
Les is a product leader and visionary with a record of successfully delivering solutions for higher education success. He started his software development career at Jenzabar as a programmer analyst and has moved up through the company over the last twenty-five years as an application architect/developer, database administrator, and director of product of development. Before […]
David Demers, PhD
David manages Drivestream’s product strategy and development team. He brings over 25 years of IT leadership experience in both administrative and academic roles along with expertise in leveraging data analytics to enhance operational efficiencies and driving informed decisions. Prior to joining Drivestream, Dr. Demers served as the CIO for several institutions, including the University of […]
