Who's who at the
2021 conference
Tom Gilmore, Principal at Madison Marquette & co-leader of Firm's Retail and Mixed-Use ("RMU")
The Firm's Retail and Mixed-Use ("RMU") practice, focuses on the repositioning, repurposing and redevelopment of dated retail formats through a range of value-add strategies. The RMU Team leverages the Firm's mixed-use experience, expertise and multi-disciplined platform to assess market-specific opportunities, and to develop and execute accretive strategies designed to bring forward untapped embedded value in the existing asset and to drive new value through market-driven diversification and densification opportunities. Madison Marquette partners with retail asset owners and investors in both Joint Venture / Co-Invest structures and fee for services engagements.
Named Senior Vice President of Madison Marquette in 2006, Tom began working with Madison’s investment team to identify and assist in underwriting investment opportunities in the Company's western region including the acquisition and redevelopment of Madison's La Brea project in Los Angeles. In 2009, Tom assumed responsibilities for managing the Company’s western region operating group, and in 2012 assumed responsibilities for the Company's national services platform.
The Firm's Retail and Mixed-Use ("RMU") practice, focuses on the repositioning, repurposing and redevelopment of dated retail formats through a range of value-add strategies. The RMU Team leverages the Firm's mixed-use experience, expertise and multi-disciplined platform to assess market-specific opportunities, and to develop and execute accretive strategies designed to bring forward untapped embedded value in the existing asset and to drive new value through market-driven diversification and densification opportunities. Madison Marquette partners with retail asset owners and investors in both Joint Venture / Co-Invest structures and fee for services engagements.
Named Senior Vice President of Madison Marquette in 2006, Tom began working with Madison’s investment team to identify and assist in underwriting investment opportunities in the Company's western region including the acquisition and redevelopment of Madison's La Brea project in Los Angeles. In 2009, Tom assumed responsibilities for managing the Company’s western region operating group, and in 2012 assumed responsibilities for the Company's national services platform.
Richard Lawton, Executive Director of New Jersey Sustainable Business Council
New Jersey Sustainable Business Council (affiliate of American Sustainable Business Council) is a network working to advance market innovation and policy change aimed at transitioning to a more vibrant, just and sustainable economy.
New Jersey Sustainable Business Council (affiliate of American Sustainable Business Council) is a network working to advance market innovation and policy change aimed at transitioning to a more vibrant, just and sustainable economy.
Susan Lehrman, MAACBA First Vice President and Dean at Rowan University Rohrer College of Business
Dr. Sue Lehrman has served as the dean of the William G. Rohrer College of Business (RCB) at Rowan University for the last six years, and has been dean for over 20 years at four different institutions. With a commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship, Dr. Lehrman currently serves on the AACSB Business Accreditation Policy Committee and the AACSB Board of Trustees. Recently she served on the AACSB Business Accreditation Task Force (BATF) and co-chaired the three-year/$3M Rowan Education of the Future Task Force focused on reimagining the Rowan curriculum. Dr. Lehrman received her PhD in Health Services Management from the University of California at Berkeley
Dr. Sue Lehrman has served as the dean of the William G. Rohrer College of Business (RCB) at Rowan University for the last six years, and has been dean for over 20 years at four different institutions. With a commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship, Dr. Lehrman currently serves on the AACSB Business Accreditation Policy Committee and the AACSB Board of Trustees. Recently she served on the AACSB Business Accreditation Task Force (BATF) and co-chaired the three-year/$3M Rowan Education of the Future Task Force focused on reimagining the Rowan curriculum. Dr. Lehrman received her PhD in Health Services Management from the University of California at Berkeley
Sharon Lydon, MAACBA Graduate Representative, and Sr. Associate Dean Rutgers University Business School
Sharon Lydon is also currently serving as the Executive Director of the MBA program. She successfully led the AACSB Maintenance of Accreditation for the entire Business School in 2010 and, as a member of the Dean’s Executive Committee, has been a key contributor to the strategic vision for the Business School. Sharon has a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from George Washington University with a research focus on Entrepreneurial Leadership. She has been awarded a Masters and Undergraduate degrees from Columbia University and Gettysburg College, respectively. Her corporate experience includes working in the Global Management Strategies and International Marketing departments at Estée Lauder Companies, New York, N.Y, and the consulting practice at Accenture.
Sharon Lydon is also currently serving as the Executive Director of the MBA program. She successfully led the AACSB Maintenance of Accreditation for the entire Business School in 2010 and, as a member of the Dean’s Executive Committee, has been a key contributor to the strategic vision for the Business School. Sharon has a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from George Washington University with a research focus on Entrepreneurial Leadership. She has been awarded a Masters and Undergraduate degrees from Columbia University and Gettysburg College, respectively. Her corporate experience includes working in the Global Management Strategies and International Marketing departments at Estée Lauder Companies, New York, N.Y, and the consulting practice at Accenture.
Jennifer Maden, MAACBA Annual Conference Chair, Assistant Dean and Director of Graduate Studies, The Rohrer College of Business of Rowan University
Jennifer has led initiatives and teams in areas including accreditation, market research, marketing, recruiting, admissions, and academic advising. While her quantifiable professional accomplishments focus on improved operations, she is an educator at the core, and has a passion for creating a shared vision among stakeholders in complex situations, and building pathways to achieve goals. Her approach incorporates creating a sense of ownership and empowerment with team members, with a focus on improving outcomes and impact. Jennifer has developed curriculum for and taught intercultural communications for business purposes at universities and corporations in New York and Philadelphia. She has held leadership roles at Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and SUNY’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Jennifer earned her BS in Finance from Rutgers University, an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from West Chester University, and an MBA from Drexel University.
Jennifer has led initiatives and teams in areas including accreditation, market research, marketing, recruiting, admissions, and academic advising. While her quantifiable professional accomplishments focus on improved operations, she is an educator at the core, and has a passion for creating a shared vision among stakeholders in complex situations, and building pathways to achieve goals. Her approach incorporates creating a sense of ownership and empowerment with team members, with a focus on improving outcomes and impact. Jennifer has developed curriculum for and taught intercultural communications for business purposes at universities and corporations in New York and Philadelphia. She has held leadership roles at Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and SUNY’s Fashion Institute of Technology. Jennifer earned her BS in Finance from Rutgers University, an MA in Teaching English as a Second Language from West Chester University, and an MBA from Drexel University.
Dr. Tawnya Means, Assistant Dean for Educational Innovation and Chief Learning Officer in the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois
In this senior leadership position, Tawnya is committed to furthering the mission of the college to provide access to high quality, highly engaging educational opportunities across a diverse and global population of learners. She leads the college in managing, planning, directing, and evaluating the strategic initiatives in graduate and undergraduate teaching and learning as well as in professional development and lifelong learning programs for the college and for the professional development for faculty and staff. With 20 years of experience in higher education, course design, and educational consulting, Tawnya has taught courses and programs at the graduate, undergraduate, and executive education level in entrepreneurship, strategy, technology, change, and leadership in remote teams, as well delivered a wide range of seminars, conference presentations, workshops, and webinars on teaching and learning topics around the world.
Dr. Means received her B.S. in Education, M.S. in Educational Technology, and Ph.D. in Information Science and Learning Technologies with an emphasis on learning systems design, all from the University of Missouri. She completed the AACSB Post-doctoral bridge program in Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Florida. Her research interests are in online and blended learning, active learning, learning space design, technology for teaching, access to digital learning resources, and faculty preparation to teach. She has long been a leader in campus initiatives and committees and actively presents at conferences and other institutions and organizations on technology-enhanced learning.
In this senior leadership position, Tawnya is committed to furthering the mission of the college to provide access to high quality, highly engaging educational opportunities across a diverse and global population of learners. She leads the college in managing, planning, directing, and evaluating the strategic initiatives in graduate and undergraduate teaching and learning as well as in professional development and lifelong learning programs for the college and for the professional development for faculty and staff. With 20 years of experience in higher education, course design, and educational consulting, Tawnya has taught courses and programs at the graduate, undergraduate, and executive education level in entrepreneurship, strategy, technology, change, and leadership in remote teams, as well delivered a wide range of seminars, conference presentations, workshops, and webinars on teaching and learning topics around the world.
Dr. Means received her B.S. in Education, M.S. in Educational Technology, and Ph.D. in Information Science and Learning Technologies with an emphasis on learning systems design, all from the University of Missouri. She completed the AACSB Post-doctoral bridge program in Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Florida. Her research interests are in online and blended learning, active learning, learning space design, technology for teaching, access to digital learning resources, and faculty preparation to teach. She has long been a leader in campus initiatives and committees and actively presents at conferences and other institutions and organizations on technology-enhanced learning.
Jacqueline Novogratz, New York Times best-selling author and CEO and Founder of Acumen
Jacqueline Novogratz is the New York Times best-selling author of The Blue Sweater. Her second book,
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World, was published in May 2020.
In 2001, Jacqueline founded Acumen with the idea of investing philanthropic patient capital in entrepreneurs seeking to solve the toughest issues of poverty. As a pioneer of impact investing, Acumen and its investments have brought critical services like healthcare, education and clean energy to hundreds of millions of low-income people.
After supporting hundreds of entrepreneurs, Jacqueline and her team recognized character as the crucial ingredient for success; in 2020, they launched Acumen Academy to instruct others in global social change. Under Jacqueline’s leadership, Acumen also has launched several for-profit impact funds designed to invest at the intersection of poverty and climate change, and has spun off 60 Decibels, founded on the principle that serving all stakeholders is as important as enriching shareholders.
Jacqueline has been named one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy, one of the 25 Smartest People of the Decade by the Daily Beast, and one of the world’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds by Forbes, which also honored her with the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
Jacqueline Novogratz is the New York Times best-selling author of The Blue Sweater. Her second book,
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World, was published in May 2020.
In 2001, Jacqueline founded Acumen with the idea of investing philanthropic patient capital in entrepreneurs seeking to solve the toughest issues of poverty. As a pioneer of impact investing, Acumen and its investments have brought critical services like healthcare, education and clean energy to hundreds of millions of low-income people.
After supporting hundreds of entrepreneurs, Jacqueline and her team recognized character as the crucial ingredient for success; in 2020, they launched Acumen Academy to instruct others in global social change. Under Jacqueline’s leadership, Acumen also has launched several for-profit impact funds designed to invest at the intersection of poverty and climate change, and has spun off 60 Decibels, founded on the principle that serving all stakeholders is as important as enriching shareholders.
Jacqueline has been named one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy, one of the 25 Smartest People of the Decade by the Daily Beast, and one of the world’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds by Forbes, which also honored her with the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
Joyce Russell, The Helen and William O'Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business
Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD, serves as The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business (VSB) and Professor of Management. In this role, she serves as the chief executive, academic and fiscal officer for VSB and represents the school locally and nationally, to the University community and to all external constituencies, including the business community. The Villanova School of Business boasts numerous top rankings for its undergraduate program and its portfolio of specialty master and MBA programs that serve over 2700 undergraduate, graduate, and executive students. Under Dr. Russell’s leadership, VSB was recognized as the #1 school in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Online Graduate Business specialty programs ranking. During this time, VSB also partnered with KPMG to launch an innovative new Masters of Accounting with a focus on Data Analytics.
During her tenure, VSB opened its Laboratory for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research (LAIR), a behavioral research lab that provides a physical space for VSB faculty and students in the fields of marketing, management, and economics to conduct research alongside students. In 2019, under Dr. Russell’s leadership, VSB opened The Gmelich Lab for Financial Markets – a state-of-the-art facility where students and faculty can study and research in an environment parallel to a Wall Street trading floor with greater exposure to real estate, analytics, management information systems and other fields. Dr. Russell is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion and has launched numerous programs to enhance the diversity of faculty, staff, and students in VSB as well as programs designed for middle and high school girls and diverse students to aspire to education and careers in business.
Joyce E. A. Russell, PhD, serves as The Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business (VSB) and Professor of Management. In this role, she serves as the chief executive, academic and fiscal officer for VSB and represents the school locally and nationally, to the University community and to all external constituencies, including the business community. The Villanova School of Business boasts numerous top rankings for its undergraduate program and its portfolio of specialty master and MBA programs that serve over 2700 undergraduate, graduate, and executive students. Under Dr. Russell’s leadership, VSB was recognized as the #1 school in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Online Graduate Business specialty programs ranking. During this time, VSB also partnered with KPMG to launch an innovative new Masters of Accounting with a focus on Data Analytics.
During her tenure, VSB opened its Laboratory for the Advancement of Interdisciplinary Research (LAIR), a behavioral research lab that provides a physical space for VSB faculty and students in the fields of marketing, management, and economics to conduct research alongside students. In 2019, under Dr. Russell’s leadership, VSB opened The Gmelich Lab for Financial Markets – a state-of-the-art facility where students and faculty can study and research in an environment parallel to a Wall Street trading floor with greater exposure to real estate, analytics, management information systems and other fields. Dr. Russell is strongly committed to diversity and inclusion and has launched numerous programs to enhance the diversity of faculty, staff, and students in VSB as well as programs designed for middle and high school girls and diverse students to aspire to education and careers in business.
Paul L. Saval, President and CEO of Saval Foods Corporation
The corporation has two subsidiaries: Saval Foodservice – a distributor of a broad line of food-related products to restaurants, caterers and country clubs in the Mid-Atlantic region; and Deli Brands of America – a processor of deli and other meat products that are sold nationwide. Saval Foods Corporation began processing quality meats for delicatessens in 1932, and continues to be one of the oldest, independently family-owned corporations in foodservice in Maryland.
Mr. Saval has been recognized throughout his career for his success in leadership and his many contributions to the community. He has received many awards and honors including being inducted into the Maryland Retailer’s Association Food Industry Hall of Fame and Baltimore’s Smart CEO for “Family Business Entrepreneur of the Year.”
Mr. Saval has a B.S. degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, a J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law; and an M.B.A. from Loyola University, Maryland. He practiced law for three years prior to joining Saval Foods in 1983.
Mr. Saval and his wife, Ellen, live in Fulton, Maryland. He is also the proud father of three sons, and pops to a grandson & 2 granddaughters.
The corporation has two subsidiaries: Saval Foodservice – a distributor of a broad line of food-related products to restaurants, caterers and country clubs in the Mid-Atlantic region; and Deli Brands of America – a processor of deli and other meat products that are sold nationwide. Saval Foods Corporation began processing quality meats for delicatessens in 1932, and continues to be one of the oldest, independently family-owned corporations in foodservice in Maryland.
Mr. Saval has been recognized throughout his career for his success in leadership and his many contributions to the community. He has received many awards and honors including being inducted into the Maryland Retailer’s Association Food Industry Hall of Fame and Baltimore’s Smart CEO for “Family Business Entrepreneur of the Year.”
Mr. Saval has a B.S. degree in Government and Politics from the University of Maryland, a J.D. degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law; and an M.B.A. from Loyola University, Maryland. He practiced law for three years prior to joining Saval Foods in 1983.
Mr. Saval and his wife, Ellen, live in Fulton, Maryland. He is also the proud father of three sons, and pops to a grandson & 2 granddaughters.
Steve Shriberg, 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.
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.
Brian Stocker, VP HR, Commercial, Corp & HR Process Excellence at West Pharmaceutical Services
West Pharmaceutical Services is a leading manufacturer of packaging components and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products that supports customers from locations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
West Pharmaceutical Services is a leading manufacturer of packaging components and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products that supports customers from locations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Richard Vogel, MAACBA Member-At-Large and Dean, Farmingdale State College School of Business
Richard Vogel is alo a Professor of Economics. His research interests and areas include economic development, urban economic growth, natural hazards analysis, and business and economics education. He was a Fulbright Fellow teaching as a Visiting Professor of Economics, in the department of Mathematical Economics at the National University of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar in 2007. In 2019, he received the Academy of Economics and Finance Fellows award.
Richard Vogel is alo a Professor of Economics. His research interests and areas include economic development, urban economic growth, natural hazards analysis, and business and economics education. He was a Fulbright Fellow teaching as a Visiting Professor of Economics, in the department of Mathematical Economics at the National University of Mongolia in Ulaanbaatar in 2007. In 2019, he received the Academy of Economics and Finance Fellows award.
Joan Worthington, Vice President of Professional Services at HireVue
Joan Worthington lives to go deep with technology and leadership while she makes a significant and positive impact with organizations and individuals.
Joan is the Vice President of Professional Services at HireVue. HireVue is the global leader in video technology.
Joan’s career in technology and leadership includes: Technology Fellow at the Securities and Exchange Commission and VP of Technology for Davis Calibration.
Joan received her BS in Business and Information Systems, and an MBA from The University of Baltimore.
She’s an avid runner and is actively involved in the community serving boards including the University of Baltimore’s Foundation Board and the Institute of Notre Dame’s Board of Directors.
Joan Worthington lives to go deep with technology and leadership while she makes a significant and positive impact with organizations and individuals.
Joan is the Vice President of Professional Services at HireVue. HireVue is the global leader in video technology.
Joan’s career in technology and leadership includes: Technology Fellow at the Securities and Exchange Commission and VP of Technology for Davis Calibration.
Joan received her BS in Business and Information Systems, and an MBA from The University of Baltimore.
She’s an avid runner and is actively involved in the community serving boards including the University of Baltimore’s Foundation Board and the Institute of Notre Dame’s Board of Directors.
