The NSLS Leadership Team brings together years of experience in education, leadership training, and professional development. Drawing on decades of industry knowledge, we built a powerful community and a step-by-step program that teaches students the skills they need to become a world-changing leader.
FOUNDER AND CHIEF VISIONARY
Gary Tuerack
President
Charles Knippen
Vice President
Tierney Wade
VP OF TECHNOLOGY
Sean Anderson
VP of Marketing and Business Development
Theresa Mautone Kuiken
VP of New Products
Daniel Wood
Director Of National Partnerships
Devin Lasker
DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND EDUCATION
Amy Westby
DIRECTOR OF CHAPTER SUPPORT
Shahla Akbari
DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND MEMBER EXPERIENCE
Erica Phelps
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Marissa Curry
Director of Marketing
Carrie Avakian
Learning Guild Members
Utica College
Bethany VanBenschoten
Arapahoe Community College
Dan Balski
University of Central Florida
Dr. Stacey Malaret
University of Florida
Sammie Walker Herrera
University of Wisconsin, Platteville
Tammy Salmon-Stephens
DeVry University-Southeast
LINDSAY TAYLOR
Clayton State University
TIFFANY BURSTON
Alcorn State University
DEMYIA GRAHAM
Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley
LASHAUNDRA RANDOLPH
Saint Peter's University
JAN REIMER
Frostburg State University
CLARISSA LANG
Baton Rouge Community College
JOLANDA TAYLOR
Northeast Lakeview College
CHASTITY RICHMOND
Pellissippi State Community College
ALISON FOX
Lake Land College
VALERIE LYNCH
St. Petersburg College
STEPHANIE HENNINGSEN
Jackson State University
MARTHA TCHOUNWOU
National Office
Amy Westby
National Office
Danielle DiFiore
National Office
Maggie Burns
National Office
Pam Farago
National Office
PAUL AYALA
National Office
CHRISTINA JOSEPH
Director's Circle
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students
Allison Gill
Merrimack College
Dean of Student Affairs
Brian Mitra Ed. D
Kingsborough Community College
Vice President, Enrollment and Retention
Cindy T. Kozil
Dean College
Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Engagement
Darcey Kemp
College of St. Rose
Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Director of Student Equity, Excellence, and Diversity
Dr. Christine Quemuel
University of Hawaii Manoa
Dr. Daria Graham
University of Dayton
Vice President for Student Development and Campus Life
Dr. Karen L. Pennington
Montclair State University
Vice President of Student Services
Dr. Kate Mueller
Coastline College
Dean of Student Success and Engagement
Dr. Scheherazade W. Forman
Prince George's Community College
Assistant Vice President of Student Services
Dr. Scott Peska
Waubonsee Community College
Executive Director/Dean Student Affairs
Dr. Walter McCollum
Walden University
Director, Student Organizations & Planning
Julie Ogren
Walden University
Vice President for the Division of Student Affairs
Kathryn T. Hutchinson
St. John's University
Vice President for Student Affairs
Kemal Atkins Ed. D.
Keene State College
Associate Vice President, Student Experience
Laura Corddry
Southern New Hampshire University
Vice President for Student Affairs
Pete Smith-Hisler
Valley City State University
Vice President for Student Affairs
Sheila Burkhalter
Winthrop University
DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND MEMBER EXPERIENCE
