Profiles

Meredith Lancaster is a dynamic business leader and director of customer experience at BoodleBox. Her unique blend of hospitality experience and passion for meaningful technology integration shapes her customer-centric approach to AI innovation in education. Driven by a commitment to continuous learning and connection, she ensures that real human experiences remain at the heart of […]

Zach Kinzler is an education and AI enthusiast with a unique blend of industry and academic experience. His career has focused on empowering students and educators through innovative technology, including his current role leading academic sales strategies at BoodleBox.ai, where he helps higher education institutions prepare students for an AI-powered future. He holds a BS […]

Matthew Damschroder is vice president for student life and dean of students at Juniata College (PA). In this role, he actively partners with colleagues across the institution to create co-curricular educational experiences and provides vision and support for administrative units including residential life; public safety; rights and responsibilities and student conduct; violence prevention and Title […]

Tamara N. Stevenson is the vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion and chief diversity officer at Westminster University (UT). As a practitioner-scholar, she specializes in organizational leadership and culture, strategic communication, and policy equity. She has taught for more than 25 years at institutions in Michigan, Ohio, and Utah. Prior to academia, she worked […]

Chinyere Oparah is an experienced leader with over 30 years of administrative experience in higher education and the nonprofit sector, including the roles of dean, provost, and vice president for academic affairs. Oparah founded the Center for Liberated Leadership and the FreeToLead blog to connect and resource equity-oriented leaders. As a certified executive coach, she […]

Megan Halteman Zwart is currently provost and vice president at Saint Mary’s College (IN). Before serving in this role, Halteman Zwart was associate professor and chair of the department of philosophy at Saint Mary’s. She also founded and directed The Dialogue Project, a collection of programs supporting dialogue across difference at Saint Mary’s College. Her […]

Irshad Manji is the founder of Moral Courage College, which equips people worldwide to turn heated issues into healthy conversations and sustained teamwork. The recipient of Oprah’s “Chutzpah Award” for boldness, Manji is also an internationally bestselling author. Her latest book is Don’t Label Me: How to Do Diversity Without Inflaming the Culture Wars. Formerly […]

Amelia Parnell is an accomplished higher education executive and an internationally recognized thought leader. She is a passionate advocate for higher education as a tool for personal advancement and impact, and she seeks opportunities to partner with organizations and individuals who share her sincere commitment to centering students’ needs. In her prior role as vice […]

Bineta Barry joined CIC in 2025 and is the manager of accounting and finance. In this role, she oversees financial operations and reporting, supports compliance and audit processes, and contributes to the stewardship of CIC’s financial resources. Prior to joining CIC, she served as a staff accountant at the National Park Foundation and brings over […]

Larry Roper is a professor emeritus in the School of Language, Culture, and Society and coordinator of both the college student services administration program and the social justice minor at Oregon State University. Previously he served as vice provost for student affairs, and before that as director of housing, associate dean of students, coordinator of […]