Profiles

Allison Barkley joined CIC in 2022 as the editorial content specialist. In this role, she drafts and edits correspondence, reports, social media posts, and other communications on behalf of CIC. Before joining CIC, Barkley worked as a development coordinator in the Office of Principal Gifts in Development and Alumni Relations at Johns Hopkins University, where […]

Allison Blackburn joined CIC in 2005. As vice president for conferences, her responsibilities include contract negotiations and logistical management of CIC’s conferences. Prior to joining CIC, Blackburn served as manager of conferences and meetings for the International Life Sciences Institute with responsibility for managing multiple international conferences each year. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, […]

Sarah Ferguson is the vice president for academic affairs at Texas Lutheran University. In this role, she leads the academic endeavors of the university, including all academic programs, the library, the registrar, and the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness. She also works closely with faculty, program directors, and department chairs to implement Texas Lutheran’s strategic […]

Tynisha D. Willingham joined Eastern Mennonite University (VA) as provost and vice president of academic affairs in 2023. She has more than 20 years of experience in academia as a staff member, a faculty member, and an administrator. Most recently, Willingham served as vice president of academic affairs, chief academic officer, and professor of education […]

Monique Taylor is the provost and chief academic officer at Champlain College (VT). She previously spent 18 years working in international higher education with teaching and administrative positions in Mexico, China, the United Arab Emirates, Israel, and the West Bank. Earlier in her career, Taylor was a liberal arts professor in Los Angeles and held […]

​Constance Rogers Lowery is the senior vice president and provost at Catawba College in Salisbury, NC. In her role as the chief academic officer, Lowery provides leadership for academic programming and student success services at Catawba. As a faculty member and an administrator, Lowery has 15 years of experience in academia, serving as department chair, […]

Jeff Rutenbeck, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Arcadia University (PA), oversees all aspects of academic and student affairs. He has extensive experience with strategic planning and finance, program development, stakeholder engagement, fundraising, external partnership cultivation, and transformative inclusion. Previously, Rutenbeck served as the dean of the school of communication at American […]

Michael W. Markowitz is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Felician University (NJ). In this role, he oversees all academic programming and initiatives as well as academic assessment and strategic planning for the university. During more than 25 years in higher education, Markowitz has served as a faculty member and in a variety […]

​Glenn Getchell is the director of admission at Berry College in Georgia. He joined Berry’s enrollment team in 2018, after a more than 25-year career in K–12 education and business consulting. Getchell utilizes student data as a tool for supporting the coordination of overall enrollment success, and he endeavors to engage the entire campus community […]

​Robert S. Blue is vice president for finance and administration and CFO for Centenary College of Louisiana. He directs college financial and operational programs to include planning, development, implementation, and coordination of business and financial programs and policies. Blue’s direct reports include the business office, human resources, payroll, facilities, public safety, information technology, and dining […]