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Shlynn McKinney

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Sarah McMaster

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Sarah McMaster is a seasoned marketing and communications professional with two decades of experience across higher education, B2B, and nonprofits. She focuses on prospect marketing, enrollment management, persistence and retention initiatives, internal communications, strategic planning, authentic leadership, and project management. As Executive Director of Marketing and Enrollment Management for Champlain College Online, she leads marketing and enrollment management strategies from the start of the prospective student lifecycle through enrollment and beyond. McMaster also serves as an adjunct instructor at Clark University and Brandeis University, teaching courses in marketing communications, strategic marketing, marketing ethics, and digital citizenship.

What are your hobbies?

Reading, Kayaking

Favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

Cycling the bike paths is my favorite activity in Burlington.

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Erin Meenan

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With nearly two decades of experience in higher education, Erin has enjoyed working in the field through various roles. She began their career as a Career Counselor at Champlain College. She then transitioned to the Community College of Vermont (CCV) as an Academic Coordinator, advising students and managing online programs.

Demonstrating a passion for instructional technology, Erin joined Norwich University as an Instructional Developer. Her interest in the field led her back to Champlain College, where she has been working in the eLearning department for the past seven years, improving the online learning experience for students.

In addition to her work in eLearning, Erin has been teaching online courses at CCV for 12 years helping student find internships and gain career development skills prior to graduation.

Outside of her professional life, Erin lives in Central Vermont with their husband Evan and their beloved pets, Cricket the cat and Joy the dog. They enjoy gardening, walking, cooking, and spending time on their pedal boat.

What are your hobbies?

Gardening, reading, cooking, walking

Favorite local eateries and things to do in Vermont:

We love Blackback Pub, Pearl Street Pizza for grandma pizza, Pho Capital, and any place we can get a maple creemee!

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Robert Melasky

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Rob has over 10 years experience with working in the technology industry. He has worked as a Graphic Designer, Web & Application Developer, along with teaching courses.

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Christine Melicharek

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Tracy Mendham

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Tracy is an aspiring instructional designer with a background in higher education teaching, advising, and academic support. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, an MEd in Special Education from Franklin Pierce University, and a BA in Psychology from Smith College. Based in southern New Hampshire, she lives with her partner and their Australian Shepherd, Cache. In her free time, Tracy enjoys gardening and reading.

Hobbies

Gardening and reading

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Mitchell Miller

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Dr. Mitchell Miller, CFP®, is an entrepreneur, educator, author, and practicing Certified Financial Planner®, currently residing in Florida.

In a previous career, he was a corporate executive and senior manager for twenty-plus years with such global, integrated professional service firms such as KPMG LLP, Arthur Andersen LLP, and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Dr. Miller is privileged to have served as a vice president for a private, Miami-based, $150 million financial services organization and for more than 14 years was a regional consultant and manager for a publicly held corporation.

Dr. Miller’s most memorable corporate accomplishment, though, was being recognized by his corporate sponsors on numerous occasions for leadership excellence, and for receiving manager of the year awards for the ability to manage, recruit, hire, train and develop people.

Academically, Dr. Miller earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Brooklyn College, Master of Business Administration in Corporate Finance from Pace University’s graduate school of business, and attended the College for Financial Planning, completing the CFP® Professional Education Program. Dr. Miller’s DBA in finance was earned from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business & Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University. His dissertation subject was Modern Portfolio Theory.

As a practicing Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Dr. Miller provides investment advisory and financial planning services for his clientele. He’s also actively involved with scholarship activities, researching, writing, and publishing investment-related articles.

Dr. Mitchell Miller, DBA, CFP®

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Mike Miller

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His pedagogical objective is to awaken the “sociological imagination” in students, to engage them in observing, analyzing, and thinking critically about conditions of life, work, and relationships.

He is an adjunct professor for Empire State College’s (ESC) On-line Adult Education program. At ESC he teaches a 4-credit Television and Culture class. Class size has ranged from 15 to 25 students. ESC is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

He also teaches online for Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont USA. Before moving to Canada, he taught on campus classes for two years at Champlain College. His current classes with Champlain College are:

• Small Group Communication
• Introduction to Sociology
• Organizational Communication

Education

2006 certificate: faculty development course in on-line adult education instruction.

2002 Master of Science in Communications Roy H. Park School of Communications Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY USA

2000 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, minor in Anthropology Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY USA 1998 Induction into the National Honorary Management Fraternity

The focus of his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology was class, work, and gender with a concentration in organizations and institutions. His choice to pursue a Master of Science in Organizational Communica­tion, Learning and Design aided his understanding of communicative theories in relation to learning environments and institutional communication relationships.

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Chris Miller

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Chris started his studies in the Biological Sciences. He earned a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Plant Pathology. His research focus was on the impact of air pollution on Forest Trees. He switched career paths and earned an MBA from Boston University with a focus on Accounting and Finance. He worked in public accounting and met the experience requirements and passed the exam to become a CPA. He left public accounting and worked for a number of different firms, primarily with a focus on manufacturing. His longest tenure was with a publicly-traded, high-tech, multinational firm that grew from annual revenues of tens of millions to hundreds of millions while he worked there. He has held the positions of: corporate controller, CFO, and VP of Services during his career. The growth that he dealt with piqued his interest in operations. He earned a Ph.D. in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Pennsylvania State University. His research focused supply chain performance and measurement systems. He has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at a number of universities.

Favorite Quote

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.”

—Mark Twain

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Emily Ann Miller

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Shaffick Mohammed

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James Monroe

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Jim Monroe has taught for over 20 years and been an accountant for over 30 years teaching both online and ground classes. He is married and has a son with autism and that has made him realize that not everyone learns the same way, so that is something he incorporates whenever possible. In spare time, he loves to travel, play golf and go to concerts and baseball games.

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Christa Montagnino

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Chris Montagnino is Vice President of Champlain College Online. Chris has experience in building successful teams, executive leadership, launching and scaling online programs, marketing, and enrollment management. Additionally, Chris has taught online courses in political science and gender studies, while serving on multiple education and social justice, non-profit boards in New York and Rhode Island.

Chris is most passionate about building teams that will maximize student success by delivering high-quality, online programs to those often under-served in traditional higher education. She believes that online higher education is life changing for students, leading to greater educational, economic, and social equity.

Prior to joining Champlain College Online, Chris worked as a Vice President of University Partnerships with Academic Partnerships, the Vice President of Strategic Enrollment Management and Vice President of Extended Education at Excelsior University, a regional Vice President for Herzing University, and a Campus Director at University of Phoenix. Chris earned a B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Master of Arts in Organizational Management from University of Phoenix.

What are your hobbies?

Ballet, Ballroom dancing, Tap, Jazz, Bellydancing, Dressage and Yoga

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Tanesha Morgan

Biography

BS Finance
Master of Business Administration
MS Healthcare Administration
PhD Public Policy

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Janet Morrison

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As Department Chair for the General Education program, the undergraduate Applied Psychology, Sociology, Criminal Justice and Integrated Studies programs, Dr. Janet Morrison manages curriculum, assessment, and a team of faculty.

Dr. Morrison was an adjunct instructor of interpersonal communication for most of her higher ed career, and began teaching exclusively for Champlain College in the online division in 2002. From 2013-2021 she was on the academic advising team for Champlain College Online, and led the team as Associate Director of Advising and Success Advisor till 2021 when she moved to the role of Director for the General Education Program.

Her doctorate is in speech communication with a focus on instructional communication. Dr. Morrison’s research examined the ways in which teachers and students navigate classroom communication that is emotionally charged in response to an inclusive and diverse curriculum. Her thinking and writing these days are devoted to supporting students who are returning to higher ed, and promoting the value of general education, the liberal arts and interdisciplinarities.

Publications & Abstracts

The Benefits of Online Learning Are Also Its Weaknesses. That’s Where Advisors Help

Building a community of support for remote students through academic advising

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