Speakers

Expert Speaker Faculty

Take a look at the esteemed speaker faculty for LEAP HR: Higher Education.

Donna Bonaparte

Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Babson College

Michael Freer

Chief Human Resource Officer
Bethel University

Shantell Strickland-Davis

Associate Vice President, Organizational Learning & Development
Central Piedmont Community College

Sean Moelle speaker at at LEAP HR: Higher Education 2026

Sean Moeller

Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Cornell University

Mike Bollinger

Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Cornerstone OnDemand

David Bamburowsk speaker at LEAP HR: Higher Education 2026

David Bamburowski

Senior Director - Academic & Research Faculty Affairs
Georgia Institute of Technology

Warren Petty

Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Howard University

Mackenzie Jordan Johnson

Assistant Vice President Learning & Organizational Development
Howard University

Brooke Kolodzieczyk

Chief Human Resources Officer
Kellogg Community College

Amoaba Gooden

Professor & Vice President, People, Culture & Belonging
Kent State University

Stavros Astas - Kent State University at LEAP HR: Higher Education 2026

Stavros Atsas

Research Analysis & Organizational Culture Director
Kent State University

Oscar Baines

Program Director
Leap HR

Megan Elliot speaker at LEAP HR: Higher Education 2026

Megan Elliott

Vice President, Human Success & Environmental Services
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Mikey Luna speaker at LEAP HR: Higher Education 2026

Mickey Luna

Vice President, Human Resources
Saint Louis University

Melanie Murtha

Assistant Vice President of Employee Experience, Compliance, and Organizational Development
Stevens Institute of Technology

Sheraine Gilliam

Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Stevens Institute of Technology

Steve Jones

Senior Vice President & Chief Operating & Human Resources Officer
Towson University

Brandi Jones

Vice President, People, Culture & Community
Trinity University

Ramona Agrela

Senior Vice President & Chancellor - Human Resources
University of California Irvine

Shari speaker at at LEAP HR: Higher Education 2026

Shari Mickey-Boggs

Senior Associate Chancellor & Chief Human Resources Officer
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Lynne Adams

Associate Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Brian Dickens

Chief Human Resources Officer
University of Tennessee System

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