2021 Sponsors
The Mid-Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration (MAACBA) would like to thank its sponsors
for their contributions to support the 2021 Conference.
for their contributions to support the 2021 Conference.

Driven by our mission to advance quality and equity in education, ETS provides learning solutions, pioneering research and trusted assessments that help guide learners around the world on their path to new possibilities.
For more than 70 years, we have developed products and services based on rigorous research and our belief in the power of learning. Our portfolio consists of some of the world’s most trusted assessments - including the TOEFL® and TOEIC® exams, the GRE® and the Praxis® family of assessments - along with research, development and innovation that explores new frontiers in learning and measurement.
Our educational measurement solutions and research contribute to the development of new methods and tools, inform important dialogue with education policymakers, and shed light on critical issues and potential solutions - all with the aim of creating a world where all learners are able to improve their lives through education.
For more than 70 years, we have developed products and services based on rigorous research and our belief in the power of learning. Our portfolio consists of some of the world’s most trusted assessments - including the TOEFL® and TOEIC® exams, the GRE® and the Praxis® family of assessments - along with research, development and innovation that explores new frontiers in learning and measurement.
Our educational measurement solutions and research contribute to the development of new methods and tools, inform important dialogue with education policymakers, and shed light on critical issues and potential solutions - all with the aim of creating a world where all learners are able to improve their lives through education.
Christine MacKrell is the Manager of Educational Solutions at ETS. Christine works with institutions throughout the country on their assessment plans and processes, including all facets of test administration and score interpretation. Christine has worked in the field of higher education for 20 years

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.

Liaison’s Centralized Application Service (CAS) is an intuitive, flexible application with up-to-date, visual insights into application and enrollment trends that actively targets your best-fit students. With application processing and support services CAS streamlines admissions, encourages application completion and provides institution–student connection throughout the entire process. CAS leverages the “power of partnership” with regular forums for the sharing of novel solutions and best practices in a mutually supportive environment. Over the last three decades, Liaison has helped over 31,000 programs on more than 1,000 campuses more effectively manage admissions through its (CAS™) technology and complementary application processing and support services. The higher education technology leader supports its partner institutions’ total enrollment goals by pairing CAS with its Enrollment Marketing (EM) platform as well as the recently acquired TargetX (CRM) and advanced analytics software Othot.
Steve joined the BusinessCAS team as Research Director in 2020 after 15 years in higher education administration. Serving in leadership roles for business schools at universities like Harvard and Arizona State, Steve’s experience has focused on enrollment management, process and systems efficiency, and organizational culture. His most recent position was Associate Dean for Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business, where he led the unit responsible for all graduate business programs. He holds undergraduate degrees in General Studies and Information Systems, a Master of Business Administration, and a post-baccalaureate degree in Philosophy.

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.
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. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina and works out of the Montvale, New Jersey National Office. He attended Rutgers College in New Jersey and graduated with a BS degree in Economics in 1980. He subsequently attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he received a master’s degree in Accounting in 1982.

WooStudy's online academic platform works by making use of the latest technologies and stats to develop easy-to-use solutions that simplify your work. All the while making sure to keep cost-cutting in mind, and using resource-saving strategies to increase your academic efficiency. So, whether you are a University, Admin, Mentor, Teacher, or Student, our solutions will equip you fully to venture on your educational journey.
Arif Khan has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry within the trade cycle environment – mainly working with distributed data systems. From Goldman to Morgan Stanley to Bloomberg, Arif's career paved the way for his entrepreneurial aspirations, which he attributes to the corporate culture prevalent in America, true retail experiences and employee management.