Doctor of Management in Community College Policy and Administration

Trudy Bers is president of The Bers Group, an education consulting organization. She was formerly the executive director of research, curriculum, and planning at Oakton Community College. She is also a data coach for more than 20 Achieving the Dream colleges, a consultant-evaluator for the Higher Learning Commission regional accrediting association, a professor in University of Maryland Global Campus's Doctor of Management in community college policy and administration program, and program evaluator for two Kresge Foundation grants at Governors State University.

She is currently a member of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students advisory board and has been president of the Association for Institutional Research, the Council for the Study of Community Colleges, the National Community College Council for Research and Planning, and the Illinois Association for Institutional Research. She has published more than 50 articles in professional journals, edited or co-edited five issues of New Directions for Community Colleges and one issue of New Directions for Institutional Research. Her article on college choice of transfer students, co-authored with Barbara Tobolowsky, appeared in a recent issue of the Community College Journal of Applied Research.

Bers earned a PhD in political science from the University of Illinois-Urbana, an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, a master's in public law and government from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Illinois-Urbana.

Darrell Cain has more than 16 years of teaching and research experience. He has presented and authored numerous articles. His research interest is centered on the pedagogical implications of teaching and learning with technology, student retention and success, and learning outcomes assessment.

Cain earned a bachelor's degree from Indiana University, a master's degree from Ball State University in college student personnel administration in higher education, and a PhD in education leadership and policy studies with a minor in instructional technology from Virginia Tech University.

Cain currently serves as the president of Pierce College and has held positions as vice chancellor for student affairs, vice president of academic affairs, and dean of academic affairs.

Gena Glickman was appointed as president of Massasoit Community College in 2018. Prior to taking on that role, she served as president for ten years at Manchester Community College. Glickman's focus is on student success, academic excellence, and community engagement. She has led several initiatives to increase student success, has written articles on higher education issues, and presented at national conferences.

Glickman is currently a board member of South Shore Chamber, Metro South Chamber, Brockton Partnership, and Old Colony YMCA. She has served as president of the Greater Hartford Arts Council and treasurer for the Eastern Connecticut Community Foundation, the Hartford Area Consortium for Higher Education, and the Manchester Chamber of Commerce. She has been a book reviewer for History of Education Quarterly, taught graduate courses at University of Maryland, College Park, served as a curriculum consultant for Northern Illinois University's extension adult education doctoral program, and led several regional accreditation team visits. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member, curriculum designer, new faculty mentor, and leadership coach for University of Maryland Global Campus. She has received numerous awards, including the Distinguished Alumna Award from the Johns Hopkins School of Education, the Faculty Mentor Award from University of Maryland, College Park, the Outstanding Administrator award from the Maryland Association of Higher Education, and a service award from the Black Law Students Association at the University of Baltimore's School of Law.

Glickman holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art, a Master of Science from Johns Hopkins University, and a PhD in educational policy and planning with a focus on the history of higher education from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Jennifer Luddy has more than 20 years of experience in the field of institutional research, planning, and evaluation. In her work at community colleges, she has chaired institutional review boards and strategic planning and enrollment management committees. Serving as dean of institutional research and planning at Middlesex Community College, she managed a Title III grant to transform the institution's data and enrollment management infrastructure.

Luddy is currently a research fellow at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's School of Public Health and Health Sciences. As an evaluator for two Zero Suicide grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, she works with statewide partners to help identify gaps and propose improvements to universal suicide screening, assessment, treatment, and referral systems.

Luddy holds a Doctor of Management from University of Maryland Global Campus and a Master of Science in public health epidemiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Lawrence Nespoli retired as president of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges in 2018. During his 27 years as president, he was a nationally recognized thought leader for the American community college movement. He previously served in campus- and state-level community college leadership positions in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Since his retirement, Nespoli continues to serve on several national education boards, teaches in and serves on dissertation committees in community college doctoral programs, and is a member of the Mercer County Community College Board of Trustees.

Nespoli proposed, helped create, and teaches in a doctoral program in community college leadership at Rowan University and also teaches at University of Maryland Global Campus. He served as a member of the editorial board of the Community College Journal of Research and Practice and has published extensively in the areas of state policy, governance, and finance trends. He is a frequent presenter at national, regional, and state conferences and has taught at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.

Nespoli holds a bachelor's degree from Bucknell University, a master's degree from Catholic University, and a doctorate from Penn State.

Charlene R. Nunley is a professor in the Doctor of Management in community college policy and administration program. Nunley developed and directed this program after retiring from Montgomery College in 2007, following an eight-year presidency. She led Montgomery College into the top five national community colleges in private fundraising for three consecutive years. She also co-chaired a statewide task force that examined capacity challenges facing Maryland's public colleges and universities.

In 2005, Nunley was named to the U.S. Secretary of Education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education. She has been named the Northeast Region CEO of the Year by the Association of Community College Trustees, the Mario Loiederman Emeritus Business Leader of the Year by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, and the Citizen of the Year by the Rockville Chamber of Commerce. She has also been named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women by the Maryland Daily Record three times, placing her in their elite "Circle of Excellence" category. Additionally, she was honored as one of Montgomery County's 30 greatest women in history by the Montgomery County Commission for Women, and was named "Woman of the Year" by Montgomery County Business and Professional Women.

Nunley earned a PhD from George Washington University in educational policy studies, an MEd in higher education from Penn State University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Penn State in the psychology honors program.

Roderick Nunn serves as the executive vice president and the head of education and employment for the Concordance Academy of Leadership, a national organization seeking to dramatically reduce reincarceration rates through integrated, holistic, and evidence-informed programs and practice.

Nunn previously worked as an executive at St. Louis Community College, serving as president of the Forest Park campus and as vice chancellor for economic development and workforce solutions. Under Nunn's leadership, the college won several national and local awards for excellence and innovation in workforce development. Before joining the college, Nunn directed the public workforce system for three governors in both Missouri and Illinois.

Nunn is a graduate of the very first Doctor of Management cohort from the University of Maryland Global Campus's community college policy and administration program. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Illinois at Springfield, and a bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Elayne Reiss has worked in the field of education research and statistics for nearly 15 years. She is director of research at Achieving the Dream, a higher education nonprofit focused on improving student success for all students at community colleges nationwide. In this role, Reiss is responsible for management and expansion of the organization's data collections and initiatives to inform decision-making, create compelling narratives, and advance practice.

Prior to her current role, Reiss worked as an education statistician and administrator in both the K-12 and postsecondary sectors, serving in such roles at District of Columbia Public Schools, the University of Central Florida, and Seminole County Public Schools. Reiss's time at the University of Central Florida also included her first teaching position; she served as adjunct professor in the higher education leadership program, teaching doctoral students. Reiss has long served as a statistical consultant focused on education and social sciences. She has also provided project-based methodological, analytical, and proofreading assistance to more than 100 doctoral students, often serving as an additional dissertation advisor.

Reiss earned a doctoral degree in higher education leadership, a master's degree in statistical computing on the data mining track, and a bachelor's degree in statistics, all from the University of Central Florida.