2020 Sponsors
The Mid-Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration (MAACBA) would like to thank its sponsors
for their contributions to support the 2020 Conference.
for their contributions to support the 2020 Conference.
Over the last two decades, Liaison has helped over 31,000 programs on more than 1,000 campuses more effectively manage admissions through its Centralized Application Service (CAS™) technology and complementary processing and support services. Partnering with over 30 professional associations, the company has developed discipline-wide services for a range of fields, including most of the health professions, as well as engineering (EngineeringCAS), graduate management education (BusinessCAS), graduate education (GradCAS), psychology (PSYCAS) and architecture (ArchCAS).
Liaison’s Centralized Application Services (CASs) combine cutting-edge technology with an intuitive user experience to drive applications across dozens of graduate education fields. At no cost, institutions can join the CAS Community, which will expose their program to new pools of potential applicants and streamline application review processes. Institutions looking to increase diversity and equity benefit from the platform, which makes it easier to remove barriers to access and practice holistic review. CASs are more than a tool, they are communities filled with members who share a passion for graduate education and the students we serve. In addition to helping to support enrollment numbers, CASs also provide a venue where program leaders can share strategies and best practices.
Liaison’s Centralized Application Services (CASs) combine cutting-edge technology with an intuitive user experience to drive applications across dozens of graduate education fields. At no cost, institutions can join the CAS Community, which will expose their program to new pools of potential applicants and streamline application review processes. Institutions looking to increase diversity and equity benefit from the platform, which makes it easier to remove barriers to access and practice holistic review. CASs are more than a tool, they are communities filled with members who share a passion for graduate education and the students we serve. In addition to helping to support enrollment numbers, CASs also provide a venue where program leaders can share strategies and best practices.
Contact:
Robert Ruiz, [email protected]
Julie Chavez, [email protected]
Simone Heer, [email protected]
www.liaisonedu.com
https://businesscas.org/home/
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Robert Ruiz, [email protected]
Julie Chavez, [email protected]
Simone Heer, [email protected]
www.liaisonedu.com
https://businesscas.org/home/
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Robert Ruiz is Liaison’s vice president of strategic enrollment, joined the company in 2014 with 25 years of experience in the field of admission and enrollment management. He specializes in diversity-based admissions, emerging technologies, operational efficiencies and process management. Robert has held senior admission roles at Tulane University and Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and served as vice president of application services for the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Most recently, he worked for 10 years as the director of admission at the University of Michigan Medical School. Robert has an M.A. in Higher Education Administration and a B.A. in Sociology and Spanish from the University of Michigan.
Eduvantis is the leading data-driven strategy consulting and marketing services firm serving the global business school market. We combine rigorous methodologies and analysis, industry best practices and category benchmarks to help our clients optimize their opportunities for enrollment growth. Our consulting work gives business school leaders the clarity needed to make confident decisions about the best path forward for enrollment success. Our marketing services work provides peace of mind that programs and brands are being marketed by a team with exclusive focus on higher education, and demonstrated success helping to achieve client goals. We have client testimonials from every kind of business school out there (public/private, big/small, urban/rural, etc.), and would welcome talking with you about your biggest concerns to see if we can help you too.
Steve Shriberg is Director of Consulting Services at Eduvantis. Steve has been with Eduvantis for over 8 years, helping business schools to develop enrollment growth strategies, capture new markets, gain market share, and design more effective product, marketing and recruitment models to enhance competitive standing. Among Steve’s many clients have been leading institutions such as The Wharton School, The Kellogg School of Management, the Owen School of Business at Vanderbilt University, and the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Steve has BA and MA degrees from Washington University in St. Louis, and prior to Eduvantis gained 10+ years of marketing and international education experience working at agencies and universities, both domestically and internationally.
At nonprofit ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating high-quality assessments based on rigorous research. Institutions of higher education rely on ETS to help them demonstrate student learning outcomes and promote student success and institutional effectiveness. To learn more please visit etstouchpoint.org.
Kathy Henderson is the Strategic Advisor for ETS. She has over 20 years of product and business development experience within publishing and the higher education market with a concentrated focus on business schools, successfully servicing and contributing to brands such as Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal, the American Psychological Association®, Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Businessweek. She currently serves as Strategic Advisor and Liaison for ETS to business schools in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and is working to deepen ETS’s relationships within this space.
At nonprofit ETS, the mission is to advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating high-quality assessments based on rigorous research. Institutions of higher education rely on ETS to help them demonstrate student learning outcomes and promote student success and institutional effectiveness.
At nonprofit ETS, the mission is to advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating high-quality assessments based on rigorous research. Institutions of higher education rely on ETS to help them demonstrate student learning outcomes and promote student success and institutional effectiveness.
The PhD Project encourages Black/African-Americans, Latinx/Hispanic-Americans and Native Americans to pursue their business Ph.D.’s to serve as role models and mentors for future business leaders.
Since our inception in 1994, the number of minority business Ph.D.’s in the U.S. has increased historically from 294 to close to 1,600 today, with another 300 minority business students in the pipeline today.
During the 2019-20 academic year, 300+ doctoral and non-doctoral granting institutions participated in The PhD Project, gaining direct access to our members for networking and recruiting.
Since our inception in 1994, the number of minority business Ph.D.’s in the U.S. has increased historically from 294 to close to 1,600 today, with another 300 minority business students in the pipeline today.
During the 2019-20 academic year, 300+ doctoral and non-doctoral granting institutions participated in The PhD Project, gaining direct access to our members for networking and recruiting.
Contact:
Blane Ruschak, [email protected]
Marie Zara, [email protected]
Cristina Pazos, [email protected]
Alison Hansen, [email protected]
www.phdproject.org
Blane Ruschak, [email protected]
Marie Zara, [email protected]
Cristina Pazos, [email protected]
Alison Hansen, [email protected]
www.phdproject.org
Blane Ruschak’s current role includes serving as the President of the KPMG U.S. Foundation, Inc.(Foundation) where he oversees the strategy and operations for the Foundation which includes the Matching Gift Program, Disaster Relief Fund, KPMG Family for Literacy Fund, the Foundation and the Women’s PGA/Future Leaders program. He also serves as the President of The PhD Project where he oversees the strategy and operations of The PhD Project which is a program designed to create more diverse business leaders by supporting diverse professionals to get their PhD in business and become role models in the classroom, academic administration and academic leadership positions. In his previous role as Executive Director of Campus Recruiting and University Relations, he served on the Professional Partner advisory group for Beta Alpha Psi after completing his three year presidency term, served on the Board of Directors of the Education Foundation for Women in Accounting, and served on the AICPA Pre-certification Executive Education Committee (PcEEC), the Accounting Program Leadership Group (APLG) Board of Directors, and the Board of the Federation of Schools of Accountancy (FSA). He lives in Charleston, South Carolina and works out of the Montvale, New Jersey National Office.
Blane began his career in the Audit department of KPMG’s Honolulu office where he serviced clients in the healthcare, nonprofit, real estate, agribusiness, and hospitality industries. From 1988 to 1989, he participated in a two-year rotational program in KPMG’s national training center in Montvale, New Jersey where he was responsible for the development and instruction of KPMG’s numerous assurance courses. Upon his return to the Honolulu office, Blane assumed the responsibility of primary recruiter for the office in addition to servicing his assurance clients in the hospital and hospitality industries. In 1994, Blane transferred to KPMG’s Long Beach office to assist with the Southern California Healthcare Assurance and Consulting practice. In 1997, Blane transferred to the Los Angeles office where he assumed the director of College Recruiting position for the Pacific Southwest Area, where he was responsible for the hiring of all entry-level Assurance and Tax department personnel. In 2000, Blane assumed the role of national director of Campus Recruiting as part of KPMG’s National Recruiting team in Montvale, New Jersey. In 2008, Blane assumed the role of executive director for Campus Recruiting and University Relations. Blane recently assumed the President position for the KPMG Foundation and The PhD Project.
Blane began his career in the Audit department of KPMG’s Honolulu office where he serviced clients in the healthcare, nonprofit, real estate, agribusiness, and hospitality industries. From 1988 to 1989, he participated in a two-year rotational program in KPMG’s national training center in Montvale, New Jersey where he was responsible for the development and instruction of KPMG’s numerous assurance courses. Upon his return to the Honolulu office, Blane assumed the responsibility of primary recruiter for the office in addition to servicing his assurance clients in the hospital and hospitality industries. In 1994, Blane transferred to KPMG’s Long Beach office to assist with the Southern California Healthcare Assurance and Consulting practice. In 1997, Blane transferred to the Los Angeles office where he assumed the director of College Recruiting position for the Pacific Southwest Area, where he was responsible for the hiring of all entry-level Assurance and Tax department personnel. In 2000, Blane assumed the role of national director of Campus Recruiting as part of KPMG’s National Recruiting team in Montvale, New Jersey. In 2008, Blane assumed the role of executive director for Campus Recruiting and University Relations. Blane recently assumed the President position for the KPMG Foundation and The PhD Project.
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Gary Fitzgerald is Education Manager at The Wall Street Journal.
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