Profiles

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 at […]

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 […]

Mark D. Gearan began his second term as president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in July 2022; his first term as president spanned 18 years from 1999–2017 and he was the longest serving president in the colleges’ history. A leading voice at the intersection of education and public service, he has held numerous leadership […]

Mary B. Marcy is a nationally recognized leader whose work focuses on the future of higher education, with an emphasis on innovation, equity, strategic positioning, and sustainability. Her book, The Small College Imperative: Models for Sustainable Futures, was named by Forbes as a top 10 book in higher education in 2020. Marcy is the Harvard […]

Barbara K. Mistick is president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities; she has led the policy and advocacy organization since 2019. She previously served as president of Wilson College in Pennsylvania for eight years and before that as president of Pittsburgh’s Public Library System. Earlier, Mistick was professor of entrepreneurship and public […]