Attendee List: Employability: A National Imperative December 4, 2017 430 attendees Marc Abelard Director of Partnerships & External Affairs The Engineering School Rafael John Abislaiman Executive Director Merrimack Valley Workforce Investment Board Sandra Affenito Provost and Dean of the Faculty Norwich University Grace Ajayi GEAR UP Academic Support Supervisor American Student Assistance Lorraine Albert Director of Regional Training Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board Elmore Alexander Dean, Louis M. Ricciardi College of Business Bridgewater State University William Alfond President The William and Joan Alfond Foundation Mohamad Ali President and CEO Carbonite Julian Alssid Vice President of Workforce Development Community College of Rhode Island Tara Amaral Senior Vice President, Talent Acquisition Group Fidelity Investments Carol Anderson Vice President, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Krista Anderson Business Teacher Burlington High School Clea Andreadis Associate Provost Bunker Hill Community College Patricia Antonelli Executive Director of University Career Services Rivier University Joseph E. Aoun President Northeastern University Patricia Aquila Executive Director of Career Development & Placement Sacred Heart University Tracy Ariel Director, Advanced Manufacturing and Early College Connecticut State Colleges & Universities Michael A. Armini Senior Vice President External Affairs Northeastern University Maureen Ashburn Executive Director, Career Center Emmanuel College Tetyana Astashkina Venture Partner LearnLaunch Accelerator Clarence Ates Dean, School of Humanities and Education Quinsigamond Community College Robert Atkinson President and Co-founder Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Barbara Attianese Program Manager, Center for Professional Education Boston University Julie Bailey Dean Becker College Jill Barlow-Kelley Director of Internships and Career Services College of the Atlantic Carol Barr Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education University of Massachusetts Amherst Judi Barrett Economic Development Director Plymouth Regional Economic Development Foundation Jennifer Baszile Director of Student Success Trinity College Michelle Bata Director, Liberal Education and Effective Practice Center Clark University Robbin L. Beauchamp Director, CO-OPS+CAREERS Wentworth Institute of Technology Normand Beauchemin Senior Data Analyst/Programmer Rickes Associates Ellen Beaulieu Vice President for Strategic Initiatives University of New England Brendan Bellefeuille Vice President of Sales PSI Daniel Belyea Interim Director of Workforce Training Eastern Maine Community College Estela Bensimon Director, Center for Urban Education University of Southern California Joanne Berger-Sweeney President Trinity College Carson Berglund Vice President for Advancement Cambridge College Boston Brian Berkeley Director of Employer Relations, O’Brien Center for Career Development Merrimack College New England Board of Higher Education Page 1 Roger Berry CEO Fullbridge Clare Bertrand Associate Director Jobs for the Future Nancy Bilmes Director, Center for Career Development University of Connecticut Daniel Bonnette Partner RSM Janet Bordwin Director, Career & Professional Development Center College of Natural Sciences University of Massachusetts Amherst Breton Boudreaux Director, Career Development University of Saint Joseph Raouf Boules Dean, School of Health and Natural Sciences University of Saint Joseph Vicki Bozzuto Dean of Workforce Development Gateway Community College Stephen Brand Executive Director of Global Learning and Development Strategic Alliances Sarah Breen Assistant Director for Career Planning & Internships Dean College Susan Brennan Associate Vice President, University Career Services Bentley University William Brennan Dean, Academic Division of Professional Programs Quincy College Barbara Brittingham Director & President, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) Jeremy Brodeur Corporate Services Associate Bristol Community College Bryan Brophy-Baermann Dean, School of Public Services and Social Sciences Quinsigamond Community College Michelle Brophy-Baermann Faculty Advising Director Rhode Island College Anne Brown Associate Dean of Enrollment Services Bunker Hill Community College Steven Brown Director of Operations Southern New Hampshire University Nate Bryant Chief of Staff Salem State University Robert Bullard Director, Office of Career Advancement Rowan University Al Bunshaft President Dassault Systèmes US Foundation Vincent Burks Senior Assistant Vice President and Communications Director Amica Mutual Insurance Company Judith T. Burrows Director of Student Aid and Program Operations New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Asad Butt Partner LearnLaunch Accelerator Scott Campbell Vice President for Higher Education Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) James F. Canniff Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Services Bunker Hill Community College Laurie Carbo-Porter Associate Provost for Academic Affairs Excelsior College Alberto Cardelle Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs Fitchburg State University Scott Carlson Senior Reporter The Chronicle of Higher Education Melissa Carvalho Assistant Director, Counseling and Employer Relations Rhode Island College Matthew Casey Associate Director, Career Management Suffolk University Renee Cassidy Project Coordinator, STEM Starter Academy MassBay Community College David Cedrone Associate Commissioner of Economic and Workforce Development Massachusetts Department of Higher Education Thea Cerio Director of Career Planning & Internships Dean College F. Javier Cevallos President Framingham State University Prabal Chakrabarti Senior Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Ben Chalot Senior Associate Director of Career Services Wheaton College Robert Chambers Chief of Staff, President’s Office Massachusetts College of Art and Design Anne Chapdelaine Senior Director of Student Services Bay Path University / The American Women's College New England Board of Higher Education Page 2 Julie Chase Dean of Business & Community Partnerships Southern Maine Community College Georgiana Chevry Coordinator of Internship Programs Bunker Hill Community College Michael Chui Principal McKinsey Global Institute Mary L. Churchill Vice President for Academic Affairs Wheelock College William H. Clements Vice President & Dean, College of Graduate and Continuing Studies Norwich University Kristine M. Clerkin Managing Partner Volta Learning Group Kenneth Cody Vice President for Administration and Finance Bentley University Steven Cohen Audit Principal O'Connor and Drew, P.C. Clay Colarusso Managing Director Marketing American Student Assistance Jay Collier Director of Digital and Computing Programs University of New England Sara Colson Director, Workforce Accelerator 2025 Business & Industry Association of New Hampshire Andrea Comer Vice President, Workforce Strategies Connecticut Business & Industry Association Education and Workforce Partnership Manny Contomanolis Senior Associate Vice President and Director / Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education Rochester Institute of Technology Holly Conviser Program Manager, Center for Professional Education Boston University Anne Conway Business Engagement & Youth Services Associate Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board Kevin Corcoran Executive Director Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium Michael Cosgrove Audit Principal O'Connor and Drew, P.C. Rosemary Costigan Vice President for Academic Affairs Community College of Rhode Island Nicholas Covino President William James College Vicki Cox-Lanyon Director of Career Services Clark University Jeffrey Craig Coordinator of Job Placement Services Bristol Community College Nancy Crimmin President Becker College Norrie Crocker Coordinator of Internships University of Southern Maine Freddy Cruz Student Eastern Connecticut State University Wendy D’Ambrose Student Bentley University Elizabeth Daiber Vice President, University Partnerships Academic Partnerships David Daigler Chief Financial Officer Maine Community College System David Daniels President, University Partnerships Academic Partnerships Brenda Dann-Messier Commissioner of Postsecondary Education Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education Genevieve Davis Chief Financial Officer New England Board of Higher Education Mary Davis President Davis Consulting Group LLC Emily Decatur Coodinator, Regional Student Program New England Board of Higher Education Mark DeFusco President & Interim Chief Executive Officer Bay State College Junior Delgado Director, Career Center Westfield State University Caroline Dennis Professional Advisor University of New England Greg Denon Assistant Dean University of Massachusetts Lowell Charles F. Desmond Senior Fellow New England Board of Higher Education Maura Devlin Deputy Chief Learning Officer Bay Path University Ann Dexter Associate Vice President of Human Resources Bentley University New England Board of Higher Education Page 3 David DiIulis Audit Principal O’Connor & Drew, P.C. Teresa DiMagno Executive Director, Career Development Center Suffolk University Robert DiMuccio Chairman, President and CEO Amica Mutual Insurance Company Jennifer Diorio Senior Director, Market Strategy The Chronicle of Higher Education Michele DiVito Senior Director RSM Sandra J. Doran Director, State Authorization & Reciprocity