Subject Matter Experts

Find the Right Carnegie Expert for Your Higher Ed Conversation

Across every corner of higher education, Carnegie’s experts help institutions navigate complexity with clarity, insight, and practical strategy. This directory brings together leaders from across our solutions and services, making it easy to explore their areas of expertise and connect with the perspectives shaping what comes next.

  • Student Success
    Senior Director, Client Success
    Alex Kappus
    Specialties: Student Success, Institutional Strategy, Student Civic and Political Engagement
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  • Digital Advertising
    Chief Digital Officer
    Alexa Poulin
    Specialties: Digital Marketing, Growth Strategy, Agency Operations, Team Leadership
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  • Enrollment
    VP, Client Service
    Anne Kremer
    Specialties: Undergraduate Admission, Enrollment Management, Recruitment, Events, Admission Counselor Training, College Partnerships, NACAC/Professional Associations
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  • Institutional Strategy
    EVP, Institutional Strategy
    Bill Fahrner
    Specialties: Advancment, Board Development, Strategy (Institutional Health), Presidential/HE Leadership Advising
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  • Enrollment
    EVP, Online Enrollment Strategy
    Dean Gething
    Specialties: Online Programs and Enrollment, Digital Marketing and Media, Adult Learners
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  • Institutional Strategy
    Vice President, Strategic Communications
    Deb Fiddelke
    Specialties: Crisis Communications, Executive Leadership, Government and Corporate Sector Experience in Higher Education, Positioning Higher Education Institutions as a Critical Value to Society and Their States
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  • Institutional Strategy
    EVP, Leadership
    Emma Jones
    Specialties: Higher Education Landscape, Executive Presence, Energy Management, Longevity in the College Presidency, Trust-Building in Organizations, Mergers and Acquisitions, Women in Leadership, Leadership
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  • Enrollment
    Senior Executive Vice President
    Eric Page
    Specialties: Higher Education Landscape, Enrollment Trends, Branding, Prospective Student Behavior, Campus Leadership Dynamics and Adaptability
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  • Enrollment
    SVP, GTM Strategy
    Jaime Oleksik
    Specialties: Integrated Media Strategy, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Web Experience Strategy
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  • Enrollment
    SVP, Research
    Jared Brickman, Ph.D.
    Specialties: Research Methods, Psychology Research, Student Trends Research
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  • Enrollment
    VP, Client Service
    Jenna Briggs, Ed.D.
    Specialties: Graduate Students, International Students, Veteran and Military-Affiliated Students, Student Retention
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  • Branding
    SVP, Brand Management
    Joe Master
    Specialties: Brand Strategy, Creative Strategy, Professional Development, Storytelling, Traditional Awareness Media
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  • Digital Advertising
    VP, AI Search
    Jon Covell
    Specialties: Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Paid Search
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  • Enrollment
    AVP, Enrollment Strategy
    Jonathan Wehner
    Specialties: Enrollment Management Leadership, Selective Admissions, Integration of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs/Career Services, Enrollment Management for Visual and Performing Arts, Economics of Higher Education
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  • Student Success
    Senior Executive Advisor, Strategy & Student Success
    Joretta Nelson
    Specialties: Student Success, Institutional Health, Higher Education Transformation
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  • Digital Advertising
    SVP, Integrated Digital Marketing
    Katie Sentissi
    Specialties: Digital Marketing, Changes and Innovation in Digital
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  • Enrollment
    VP, Enrollment Operations
    Laura Bald
    Specialties: Slate, Admissions and Student Success Systems, Graduate Admissions
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  • Enrollment
    EVP, Enrollment Services
    Megan Robinson
    Specialties: Slate Optimization, Student Search, Yield-Focused Enrollment Strategy
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  • Enrollment
    SVP, Enrollment Strategy and Data Science
    Mike Keane, Ph.D.
    Specialties: Enrollment, Financial Aid, Quantitative Modeling
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  • Enrollment
    VP, Enrollment Data & Analytics
    Nick Wagner, Ed.D.
    Specialties: Enrollment, Predictive Modeling, Yield Modeling, Retention and Student Success Modeling
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  • Enrollment
    AVP. Community College Solutions
    Pope Mobley
    Specialties: Community Colleges, Digital Marketing
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  • Enrollment
    Chief Leadership Strategist
    Scott Ochander
    Specialties: Enrollment, Branding, Institutional Strategy
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  • Student Success
    Chief Strategy Officer
    Shankar Prasad
    Specialties: AI Transformation, Continuing and Professional Education, Strategic Planning, Administrative Efficiency, Online Growth and Strategic Planning
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  • Enrollment
    VP, Enrollment & Marketing Solutions
    Trent Gilbert
    Specialties: Student Search, Enrollment Innovation, Campus Visit, Prospective Student Experience
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  • Branding
    EVP, Brand & Web Strategy
    Voltaire Santos Miran
    Specialties: Storytelling, User-Centered Experience Design, User Psychology, Journey and Experience Mapping, Web Governance, Content Strategy
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