Profiles

Dorothy A. Escribano currently serves as interim provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at SUNY Old Westbury. Her previous roles include administrative fellow, training fellow graduate students teaching elementary and intermediate Spanish courses at Brown University; lecturer at the University of Rhode Island; tenured faculty member and, subsequently, associate vice president and vice […]

Teresa Valerio Parrot is the founder and principal of TVP Communications, a public relations agency solely focused on higher education. Valerio Parrot helps higher education executives connect with new audiences, manage a crisis situation, build thought leadership awareness, and communicate institutional values. She is co-host of the Trusted Voices Podcast, co-editor of Call to Action […]

Bethany Miller is the director of institutional research and assessment at Macalester College (MN). Her work creates a foundation for collaboration to build shared understanding and use data to support student and institutional success. With a focus on equity and inclusion along with assessment, she has published, presented, and consulted, building on her professional experiences […]

Nance Roy is a psychologist and has dedicated her career to protecting the mental health of teens and young adults and reducing suicide. She is the chief clinical officer of the Jed Foundation and assistant clinical professor at the Yale School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. Roy provides consulting services to high schools, colleges, and […]

John MacIntosh is managing partner of SeaChange Capital Partners, a nonprofit that provides grants, loans, analysis, and advice to help nonprofits work through complex challenges. In the higher education sector, SeaChange manages the Transformational Partnership Fund (TPF), which supports colleges and universities interested in exploring partnerships that could fundamentally improve how they operate and serve […]

Jonathan Malesic is an essayist, journalist, and scholar whose writing focuses on one of the most pressing issues on campuses today: burnout, or “the experience of exhaustion, cynicism, and ineffectiveness that results from stretching across the gap between the ideals of your vocation and the reality of your job.” Malesic writes from his own experience with […]

Teresa (Terry) Flannery is a strategic, innovative, and collaborative higher education leader with more than 35 years of experience in a wide range of functions, including advancement, admissions and enrollment management, and student affairs. She has worked at large, medium, and small institutions, both public and private, and has led some of the most successful brand […]

Dan Porterfield has had an extensive career in public service and has been recognized as a visionary strategist, transformational leader, devoted educator, and passionate advocate for justice and opportunity. As president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a global nonprofit organization, think tank, and research institute in fields such as business and society; energy and […]

Anthony Burton joined CIC in 2023 and is the project management specialist. He is responsible for providing project management structure and smooth coordination and predictability to CIC. Previously, Burton worked as a project manager at Virginia Commonwealth University. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from Virginia State University and his master’s degree in project management from […]

L. Jay Lemons became president of Academic Search in 2017 after serving for 25 years as a college president in both public and private higher education. Lemons is devoted to supporting leadership and talent development by working with new college presidents through programs by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the […]