ACCU Annual Meeting

WHEN & WHERE
+ Jan 31, 2026 - Feb 2, 2026
+ 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
+ Grand Hyatt Hotel
+ 1000 H Street NW Washington, DC 20001

 

Connect with the Carnegie and CREDO teams in Washington, D.C. for the Association of Catholic Colleges & Universities (ACCU)’s 2026 Annual Meeting, January 31 through February 2.

 

Your Attendees.Your Attendees.

  • Joretta Nelson Senior Executive Advisor: Strategy & Student Success

    Joretta Nelson empowers institutions and their staff to integrate their strengths, co-creating solutions to deliver results that transform student outcomes. Her background as both a faculty member and administrator on campuses helps her inspire campus leaders to face challenges and develop holistic solutions for student success. She engages her passion for identifying and cultivating the talent of others through her work as a presidential advisor and leadership coach.

    Joretta Nelson

    Joretta Nelson empowers institutions and their staff to integrate their strengths, co-creating solutions to deliver results that transform student outcomes. Her background as both a faculty member and administrator on campuses helps her inspire campus leaders to face challenges and develop holistic solutions for student success. She engages her passion for identifying and cultivating the talent of others through her work as a presidential advisor and leadership coach.

  • Jaime Oleksik SVP, Business Development Persona The Meticulous and Inquisitive Adventurer

    Jaime is passionate about client partnerships and has an affinity for finding unique solutions to enrollment challenges and audience outreach. With more than a decade of experience in recruitment and enrollment marketing, she has held roles in undergraduate admission, international student recruitment, and visit programming at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) prior to joining the Carnegie team.

    Jaime Oleksik

    Jaime is passionate about client partnerships and has an affinity for finding unique solutions to enrollment challenges and audience outreach. With more than a decade of experience in recruitment and enrollment marketing, she has held roles in undergraduate admission, international student recruitment, and visit programming at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) prior to joining the Carnegie team.

  • Jeremy Fern AVP, Client Success Persona The Creative and Attentive Shepherd

    Jeremy has lived and breathed higher education recruitment and marketing for the last 20 years, spending more than a decade serving as a director of admissions and assistant vice president for traditional and non-traditional enrollment. His consultative approach led to success in the higher education agency arena, where he’s worked with private and public two- and four-year institutions on lead generation, digital advertising, communications, and enrollment strategy.

    Jeremy Fern

    Jeremy has lived and breathed higher education recruitment and marketing for the last 20 years, spending more than a decade serving as a director of admissions and assistant vice president for traditional and non-traditional enrollment. His consultative approach led to success in the higher education agency arena, where he’s worked with private and public two- and four-year institutions on lead generation, digital advertising, communications, and enrollment strategy.