National Small College Enrollment Conference

Scott Novak doesn’t just predict the future of educational marketing, he helps create it. For the last 25 years, he has been an authority on market trends in the industry, with an unrivaled ability to anticipate the marketing needs of colleges and universities across the country. Scott joined the Carnegie team in 2021 as part of the company's merger with Underscore, a dedicated Slate development and optimization company.

Megan is an expert on the endless possibilities of Slate and is eager to share her enthusiasm about its latest and greatest new features with clients. As a former admissions counselor, she understands the complexities of recruitment and operations in the higher education industry. She joined the Carnegie team in 2021 as part of the company’s merger with Underscore, a dedicated Slate development and optimization company.

As a data guru, Ted’s unrivaled expertise spans from queries and migration to user-experience enhancements. He has dedicated more than a decade to recruiting and retaining prospective students for colleges all over the country, and he has a deep knowledge and understanding of the complicated numbers that institutions need to leverage with today’s digital natives. Ted joined the Carnegie team as part of the company’s merger with Underscore, a dedicated Slate development and optimization company.

Jeremiah is an admission wizard who is continually revealing new ways for clients to maximize Slate. With more than 15 years of enrollment experience-- from counselor to dean of admissions-- he has spent his time implementing undergraduate and graduate instances, as well as an advancement module. Jeremiah joined the Carnegie team as part of the company’s merger with Underscore, a dedicated Slate development and optimization company.

As Trainings Manager and Senior Slate Strategist, Laura Murnen and her team run accessible and highly productive Slate training workshops for Carnegie's clients. In her seven years of higher education experience, Laura has dabbled in a variety of roles including event planning, service learning, recruitment, and communications. Prior to joining the Carnegie team, she served as a recruiter and Assistant Director of Communications for the University of Cincinnati, where she was first introduced to Slate and started in the path to her current role. Laura finds joy in empowering partner institutions in their creativity and use of Slate through customized trainings.

With a background in developing admissions strategies under a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion, Laura brings years of information systems experience to her role at Underscore. Prior to joining the team, Laura worked for Portland State University, where she led multiple application and recruiting implementations, as well as maintained the organization and integrity of data. ‍