2010 Convention - Featured Speaker Bios
Dr. Michael J. Cuyjet I Back to featured speaker page 
Michael J. Cuyjet is an associate professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, where he has been teaching in the College Student Personnel program and mentoring master’s and doctoral students since 1993. Prior to that, he served as a student affairs practitioner at Northern Illinois University and at the University of Maryland - College Park for more than twenty years, most of which were working in student activities. During his 16 years at UofL he has also served as Associate Dean of the Graduate School and Acting Associate Provost for Student Life and Development.
Dr. Cuyjet received a bachelor’s degree in speech communications from Bradley University and a master’s degree in counseling and a doctorate in counselor education from Northern Illinois University. Dr. Cuyjet is the editor and one of the authors of the 2006 book, African American Men in College, and a coauthor of the 2002 book, How Minority Students Experience College. Dr. Cuyjet has edited two other books, including the 1997 publication, Helping African American Men Succeed in College; published more than twenty other journal articles or book chapters; and has made more than 100 presentations at national and regional conferences. His published writing also includes chapters on program planning and development in four different books and the 1994 monograph, Developing Student Government Leadership. He currently serves on the editorial board of the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP) Journal, on the editorial board of the Journal of College and Character, and as an associate editor of the Books and Media Board of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).
Dr. Cuyjet has received the American College Personnel Association’s “Annuit Coeptis” award as an exemplary student affairs professional twice, once as an emerging professional in 1981 and again as a senior professional in 1998, and has received the Bob E. Leach Award for Outstanding Service to Students from Region III of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). In 2006 he was named a Diamond Honoree by the ACPA Educational Leadership Foundation and in spring 2007 the College Personnel Association of Kentucky (CPAK) named its annual award for outstanding graduate student of the year for him. In March 2009, he was named one of ACPA’s Senior Scholars.
He has been married to Carol Lawson Cuyjet for 32 years and has three grown daughters.
Dr. Gwendolyn Dungy l Back to featured speaker page
An accomplished speaker, leader, and educator, Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy has been executive director of NASPA since 1995. In her capacity as a national advocate for students and the primary spokesperson for student affairs administrators and practitioners, she draws on more than 30 years of experience in higher education.
Before joining NASPA, Dr. Dungy was associate director of the Curriculum and Faculty Development Network and coordinator of the National Diversity Network at the Association of American Colleges & Universities. Previously, she was a senior administrator at the County College of Morris (NJ), Montgomery College (MD), and Catonsville Community College (MD), and a counseling faculty member at St. Louis Community College (MO).
Dr. Dungy represents NASPA in national forums such as the Washington Higher Education Secretariat, which includes the leaders of approximately 50 higher education associations. While at NASPA, she has pursued a number of initiatives designed to enhance the association's role in public policy, research, professional development, and student learning and assessment, with a particular interest in the increasing veteran student population. Dr. Dungy is called on frequently to speak on a wide range of topics at conferences nationally and internationally.
In the international arena, Dr. Dungy has increased alliances and collaborations between NASPA and associations and non-profit groups in other nations. At the behest of the Department of Education and the State Department, she traveled to Jordan in order to represent student affairs and moderate a panel addressing community colleges in the Middle East and North Africa. She also served as a consultant to the Center for Higher Education Transformation in South Africa in its work to facilitate the establishment of a national association for student services professionals in that country. She spent several months in Mexico creating strategic professional relationships and exploring how NASPA can learn from international communities and provide unique value to the lives of students abroad. After Mexico, she represented US student affairs at the 50th anniversary of the National Academy of Education Administration in Beijing, Peoples Republic of China.
Dr. Dungy has served as a member of the board of directors of HEADS UP – A University Neighborhood Initiative in Washington, DC, the Association Mutual Health Insurance Company, Berkeley College-New York and New Jersey, the American Association of University Women's Legal Advocacy Fund, the AAUW Educational Foundation, the Morris Shelter and Morris Museum, and as a trustee of the California Institute of Integral Studies and Gettysburg College.
Dr. Dungy is the author of numerous articles in higher education books, journals and magazines, including the oft-cited Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience, which she also initiated. She is also a contributing author of Learning Reconsidered II: A Practical Guide to Implementing a Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience. She consults regularly for colleges, universities, corporations, and government agencies on strategic planning and leadership and has given frequent presentations at national association meetings, institutes, conferences, and professional development events.
A licensed psychologist and a nationally certified professional counselor and career counselor, Dr. Dungy earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from Eastern Illinois University, a M.A. degree from Drew University in New Jersey, and a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Susan Komives l Back to featured speaker page
Susan R. Komives is Professor of College Student Affairs at the University of Maryland. She is president of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education and a former President of the American College Personnel Association. She served as Vice President of two colleges and is the author of a dozen books or monographs including Student Services, Exploring Leadership, and Leadership for A Better World. A recipient of both the ACPA and NASPA outstanding research and scholarship awards, her research includes an international Multi-institutional Study of Leadership involving 104 campuses and over 115,000 responders in Spring 2009.
Dr. Gail DiSabatino l Back to featured speaker page
As Vice President of the Division of Student Affairs at Clemson University, Dr.Gail DiSabatino brings over 30 years of Student Affairs experience to the University. She currently oversees the following areas under the Student Affairs umbrella, including Career Services, Health Services, Campus Life Facilities, Major Events, Harvey and Lucinda Gantt Center for Student Life, New Student and Sophomore Programs, Community and Ethical Standards, Law Enforcement, Fire/EMS, Municipal Court, Public Safety, Counseling and Psychological Services, Campus Recreation, Housing, Student Organizations, Parking and Student Affairs Development.
Dr. DiSabatino’s unique vision – to ensure Clemson has the nation’s most engaged, satisfied and successful student body – began by implementing a division-wide reorganization during her first year as vice president. This reorganization uses assessment and accountability to enhance the student learning environment and demonstrate the value of Student Affairs programs and services to the overall Clemson Experience. Under the direction of Dr. DiSabatino, Clemson has received several achievements, including a #2 ranking for "happiest students" and a #3 ranking of career services by the 2010 Princeton Review, national recognition for Clemson’s living and learning communities and the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for the third consecutive year. In addition, the University has seen a significant decrease in conduct code violations, growth in graduate student participation in Student Affairs programs and dramatic increases in student participation in health and wellness activities.
Prior to coming to Clemson, Dr. DiSabatino was the first female Dean of Students at the Georgia Institute of Technology where she spearheaded a number of initiatives to enhance the college experience for students. Initiatives include the Academic Honor Code, the creation of the Office of Diversity Programs and Services and the establishment of the Women’s Resource Center.
Dr. DiSabatino is a native of Delaware, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree, and has enjoyed a thriving career with many well-respected colleges and universities, including Marshall University, the University of Nebraska, Emerson College in Boston and California State Polytechnic University – Pomona. She earned a Master's degree from Colorado State University and a Doctorate of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to participating in the Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education at Bryn Mawr College and the Oxford International Round Table on Residential Colleges in Oxford, England, Dr. DiSabatino has been active with the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators and served as Program Chair for the 2008 National Conference. Other notable positions include serving as past Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Campus Activities and as a consultant for the Department of Defense/University of Maryland's European Division. In addition to consulting for numerous colleges and organizations throughout the country and Canada, Dr. DiSabatino and her husband, Anush Showghi, lead a very full life with two young teenagers.
Dr. Robert Nash l Back to featured speaker page
Robert J. Nash has been a professor in the College of Education and Social Services,
University of Vermont, Burlington, for 41 years. He specializes in philosophy of
education, applied ethics, higher education, and religion, spirituality, and education. He
holds graduate degrees in English, Theology/Religious Studies, Applied Ethics and
Liberal Studies, and Educational Philosophy. He holds faculty appointments in teacher
education, higher education administration, and interdisciplinary studies in education. He
administers the Interdisciplinary Master’s Program, and he teaches applied ethics,
religion, higher education, and philosophy of education courses, as well as scholarly
personal narrative writing seminars (a genre of writing that he created), across four
programs in the college, including the doctoral program in Educational Leadership and
Policy Studies. He has supervised over 100 theses and dissertations.
He has published more than 100 articles in many of the leading journals in
education at all levels. He has also published several book chapters, monographs, and
essay book reviews. He is a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Religion &
Education, and one of its frequent contributors.
Since 1996, he has published ten books (all still in print), several of them national
award winners:
~ “Real World” Ethics: Frameworks for Educators and Human Service Professionals (1st edition);
~ “Real World” Ethics: Frameworks for Educators and Human Service Professionals (2nd edition);
~ Answering the “Virtuecrats”: A Moral Conversation on Character Education;
~ Faith, Hype, and Clarity: Teaching About Religion in American Schools and Colleges;
~ Religious Pluralism in the Academy: Opening the Dialogue;
~ Spirituality, Ethics, Religion, and Teaching: A Professor’s Journey;
~ Liberating Scholarly Writing: The Power of Personal Narrative;
~ How To Talk about Hot Topics on Campus: From Polarization to Moral Conversation, first-author with DeMethra L. Bradley and Arthur W. Chickering.
~ Teaching Adolescents Religious Literacy in a Post-9/11 World, first-author with Penny Bishop;
~ Helping College Students Find Purpose: The Campus Guide to Meaning-Making, firstauthor
with Michele Murray.
He has done a variety of consultancies throughout the country for a number of
human service organizations, public schools, and colleges and universities. He is a
frequent, featured speaker at the national level.
In 2003, he was named the Official University Scholar in the Social Sciences and
the Humanities at The University of Vermont, only the second faculty member in the
history of the College of Education and Social Services to be so honored. In 2009, he
received the Joseph Anthony Abruscato Award for Excellence in Research and
Scholarship at the University of Vermont.
Dr. DeMethra L. Bradley l Back to featured speaker page Dr. DeMethra LaSha Bradley is a scholar and practitioner at the University of Vermont. She serves as an instructor in the College of Education and Social Services (CESS) and holds a dual-appointment in the Division of Enrollment Management and the Division of Student and Campus Life. Her scholarly personal narrative dissertation earned her the CESS Outstanding Academic and Service Award.
Dr. Bradley is the second author of the national best seller, How to Talk About Hot Topics on Campus: From Polarization to Moral Conversation (co-authors Dr. Robert J. Nash and Dr. Arthur W. Chickering), published by Jossey-Bass/Wiley in 2008. She has also co-authored book chapters in Searching for Spirituality in Higher Education (2007) and The American University in a Postsecular Age: Religion and the Academy (2007). The latter title was a recent recipient of the highly prestigious Lilly Fellows Program Book Award.
Dr. Bradley received the American College Personnel Association’s Annuit Coeptis award for outstanding achievements as a scholar and a practitioner, and has been recognized by NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education with an Outstanding New Professional Award. She is a national speaker on the topics of moral conversation, applied ethics, religion and spirituality, and scholarly personal narrative methodology.
In the near future, Dr. Bradley (along side Dr. Robert J. Nash) will begin writing a “how-to” manual for scholarly personal narrative writers. Although she hails from Los Angeles, California, Dr. Bradley has called Vermont home since 2003.
Tricia Nolfi I Back to featured speaker page
Tricia Nolfi has spent the past 20 years working in higher education at both public and private institutions. Her professional travels have allowed her to work in the areas of student centers and student activities, judicial affairs, student governance, leadership education, and human resources.
She currently serves as the Associate Director of Human Resources at Rutgers University providing leadership for employee professional development programs, divisional marketing and outreach, employee recognition efforts, and new employee programs. She works with academic and administrative units on a wide range of topics including performance management, team development, and organizational planning. Tricia has authored numerous articles on the topic of student development and is editor of Advising Student Governments: Models for Practice and Strategies for Success and co-author of Assessing and Improving Student Organizations (February, 2010, Stylus Publications).
Tricia Nolfi received both her Bachelor of Science in Communication and Masters of Education from The Ohio University and is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Education at Rutgers University.
Dr. Adrianna Kezar I Back to featured speaker page
Adrianna Kezar is associate professor of higher education and associate director of the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis at the University of Southern California. She is author of 12 books and over 100 articles and chapters on higher education issues ranging from leadership, diversity, campus-community partnerships, and the public purposes of higher education.
Dr. David Meabon I Back to featured speaker page Dr. David L. Meabon is Director of the Russel Center for Educational Leadership and associate professor of higher education in the Judith Herb College of Education at The University of Toledo.
Most recently, he served as vice president for student affairs at The University of Toledo (1991–2000). He has served as an associate vice president for academic affairs at Wichita State from 1986 to his appointment at the University of Toledo in August 1991. Between 1976 and 1986, he was assistant vice president for student affairs and dean of student life and services at Wichita State.
A 1964 graduate of West Virginia State College with a bachelor’s degree in technical science and business administration, he earned his master’s degree in student personnel services from the University of South Carolina in 1971 and a doctor of philosophy degree in higher education from Florida State University in 1973.
He has worked as coordinator of programs in higher education and assistant professor of education, as assistant director of admissions at the University of South Carolina, as an academic adviser for Florida State University’s College of Education, and as a research assistant with Associated Consultants in Education Inc. of Tallahassee.
He is a former member of the board of directors and a regional vice president of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. He has service as editor of its national monograph board and was chairman of the association’s national conference in St. Louis in 1988.
Dr. Meabon has served as consultant-evaluator and member of the Accreditation Review Council for the Higher Learning Commission, a consultant for student affairs programs, enrollment management, financing and student activity fees, housing for colleges and universities, institutional strategic planning, and professional staff development.
He and his wife, Nancy, reside in Perrysburg, OH. He enjoys hiking, reading, and playing the banjo (more grinning than picking).
Dr. Dennis Pruitt I Back to featured speaker page Dr. Dennis A. Pruitt, Sr., is the Vice President for Student Affairs, Vice Provost for Academic Support, and Dean of Students at the University of South Carolina. Appointed as a senior Student Affairs officer for the University of South Carolina in 1983 at the age of 32, Dr. Pruitt has clearly demonstrated recognized abilities that are reflective of his rich intellectual, athletic, and humanitarian experiences.
During his tenure as Vice President, Dr. Pruitt has engaged in many fulfilling activities unique to the University of South Carolina, with his colleagues and superb associates, and student leadership, many of which have greatly contributed to the quality of campus life, acknowledged nationally. Included among those activities are the following unique endeavors:
The Division of Student Affairs at the University of South Carolina was once the only division in the country to publish its own refereed journal, the Carolina View; the University of South Carolina has been nationally recognized for the development of a social honor code called the Carolinian Creed; Dr. Pruitt designed the Enrollment Management concept for the University of South Carolina; champion of the installation of telephone registration and other voice-response systems, web-based virtual student services, and front-loading concept at the University which includes a Carolina Camp, Carolina Preview, Summer Orientation, Freshman Faculty Dinners, Carolina Preview Week, and The Freshman Reading Experience to augment the nationally recognized Freshman Year Experience and University 101 course; administered a study of women student services' needs and implemented as a result of those studies the Office of Women Student Services; implemented a Minority Student Affairs Office; developed a Parent's Association into a strong advocate and fundraising group of the University; developed what is widely regarded as one of the earliest and most thorough strategic planning processes for a Student Affairs Division; directed the development of Community and Volunteer Services programs, Academic Student Success and Student Engagement programs, Professional Development program, special programs to address the development of a University of South Carolina produced film to address date rape and gender issues, and the production of a play entitled "Risque Business" to deal with the issues of alcohol and drug abuse.
As a result of his contributions to the profession, Dr. Pruitt has received numerous awards and honors, including the John Jones Award for Outstanding Performance as a Dean. Among those most endeared to him are the Armstrong State College Distinguished Alumni Award and the NASPA Bobby E. Leach Award for Outstanding and Dedicated Service to Students. Both awards were given as inaugural awards. His dissertation, An Analysis of the Chief Student Affairs Officer as a Boundary Spanner: The Relationship of Boundary Spanning to Perceived Environmental Uncertainty, Job Conditions (Role Conflict, Role Ambiguity, and Job Related Tension) and Job Outcomes (Job Satisfaction and Role Legitimacy), was the NASPA runner-up for the Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year.
Dr. Pruitt has provided a wide scope of services and made extraordinary contributions to the University of South Carolina, serving at times simultaneously, as Vice President for Student Affairs and interim Director of Alumni Affairs; and Vice President for Student Affairs and interim Vice President for Advancement, and interim Director of Enrollment Management. Dr. Pruitt has chaired or participated in numerous University search committees including those for Provost, Registrar, Chief Information Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Provost for Regional Campuses, and Athletics Director. Dr. Pruitt chaired the University's first NCAA Athletic Certification program for the NCAA, SACS self-study committee. Currently, Dr. Pruitt sits on twenty-two University of South Carolina strategic and ad hoc committees, as well as teaching a graduate level course, "Trends and Issues in Higher Education," for the Department of Higher Education and Leadership Programs, and the Freshman UN101 class. He has overseen the construction and renovation of numerous residence halls, one of which has been recognized nationally for its environmentally friendly design, a fifty million dollar wellness and fitness center, and a new Greek village with seventeen new houses for Greek life at Carolina.
Dr. Pruitt has numerous published and unpublished papers, has consulted and been an invited speaker at over 300 colleges and universities, has presented papers and education seminars at over 150 professional conferences, and is often called upon as a motivational speaker.
Dr. Pruitt is a member at Shandon United Methodist Church. He donates countless hours of community service to various philanthropies, and has served on the boards of the Rape Crisis Network of the Midlands, and CrimeStoppers, and the South Carolina Student Loan Corporation.
Dr. Pruitt is an avid reader of current events, performs non-professional trend analysis as a hobby, loves athletics (of all kinds), music, his job, and his students!
Dr. Sara Boatman I Back to featured speaker page Sara Boatman is Professor Emerita of Communication and Retired Vice President for Student Life and Campus Community at Nebraska Wesleyan University. From 1990-1994 she was Chair of Wesleyan's Department of Communication and Theatre Arts. From 1978-1990, she was Director of Campus Activities and Programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to that time she taught communication and theatre arts courses at UNL, Doane College, Lincoln Southeast and Dorchester, Nebraska, High Schools. She retired from NWU in May, 2008.
Sara has consulted widely and has made several hundred presentations at local, regional and national conferences on leadership, communication, student and staff development, volunteerism and organizational development. She has published 40 articles and book chapters, has served as editor for the book Supporting Student Leadership, and as author of the monograph Student Leadership Development: Approaches, Methods and Models. Her current scholarly interests are in leadership education.
She has served on a number of community, state, and national boards. She served as Chair of the National Small College Network of the National Association for Student Personnel Administrators, and was Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Campus Activities. She was the first recipient of that association's "Sara Boatman Award for Outstanding Volunteerism." She received the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sue Tidball Award for Creative Humanity, the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Outstanding Dean Award and Pillar of the Profession Recognition, Leadership Lincoln’s Distinguished Service Award, Nebraska Wesleyan's Alumni Achievement Award, and the Roy Story Award for Enhancing the National Stature and Prestige of Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Her doctoral studies were at the University of Nebraska in organizational communication, where she also received her MA in instructional communication. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Speech and Theatre from Nebraska Wesleyan University.
Sara and her husband Tom, retired President of Cabela’s World’s Foremost Bank, have lived in Lincoln since 1967. Their daughter and son in law, Elizabeth and Bradley Allen, and their grandson Benjamin live in Boulder, Colorado.
Steve Westbrook I Back to featured speaker page
Steve Westbrook is the Vice President for University Affairs at Stephen F. Austin State University (TX), providing leadership for the divisional departments of Campus Recreation, Counseling and Career Services, Disability Services, Housing and Residence Life, Student Rights and Responsibilities, SFA Student Center, Student Activities, Student Affairs, Student Life, Student Publications, University Health Services, and University Police.
Steve has been involved with professional organizations during most of his 28-year career, including serving as the Chair of the Board of the National Association for Campus Activities based in Columbia, SC. In addition to his work in the Student Affairs field, Steve has also presented at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design regarding student union design and financing.
Steve began his first job in the student affairs field in July of 1981, serving all 29 years at Stephen F. Austin State University, first as University Center Program Advisor from 1981-85, Coordinator of Programs from 1985-89, Director of Student Activities from 1989-2001, as Director of Student Affairs from 2001-2005 and as Executive Director of Student Affairs 2005-2006. Steve served as Interim Vice President for University Affairs beginning August 2006 with that appointment being made permanent in April 2007.
Steve is a member of the American College Personnel Association, National Association for Campus Activities, Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators, and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.
Steve holds a B.A. in History and a M.Ed. in Counseling from Stephen F. Austin State University and is currently ABD in the Higher Education Supervision, Curriculum and Instruction program at Texas A&M University - Commerce.
Steve has been married to his wife Dayna, who teaches and coaches at Douglass, for 18 years. Steve and Dayna have two sons, Reed (15) and Bryce (13).
Sam Hunt I Back to featured speaker page
Sam Hunt has been an agent at the Windish Agency in Chicago, IL for over 5 years. He currently books acts such as Girl Talk, Animal Collective, Chromeo, Matt & Kim, Yeasayer, and many more. He has put in time in all corners of the music industry, having worked at a label (Thrill Jockey Records), a venue (the Empty Bottle) and a record store (Rasputin Records).
Panos Panay I Back to featured speaker page Panos is the founder and CEO of Sonicbids, a website that makes it easy for bands to connect with people who book, license or broadcast music.
Sonicbids' current membership consists of 220,000 bands and 19,000 promoters from over 100 countries. Last year, the site facilitated some 60,000 deals between its two groups of users.
The idea for Sonicbids came to Panos while reading the book "Blur," and he decided to go for it in September of 2000. Before that, he was a talent agent for seven years, working as Vice President of the International Division at a boutique Boston-based agency that represents over 55 world-renowned musicians. Panos was born and raised on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus and is a self-described "voracious" reader, usually traveling with more magazines than clothes.
He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1994 with a degree in Music Business. In 2005, Panos was named one of Fast Company Magazine's "Fast 50" entrepreneurs and was recently recognized with a Berklee Distinguished Alumni Award. He is currently serving on a number of non-profit boards including Boston Young Entrepreneurs (which he co-founded); Berklee College of Music's Presidential Advisory Council; and Boston World Partnerships, chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
He is a diehard supporter of English football club Arsenal. He loves his coffee extra strong and blames Elvis for his lifelong fascination with America.
Bob Hallett I Back to featured speaker page
Bob Hallett is a multi-instrumentalist, performer, singer-songwriter and all-around musical renascence man. In 1993 he started the band Great Big Sea with fellow Memorial University Students Alan Doyle and Sean McCann. Together they took their unique Celtic folk-pop sound from the rowdy dockside pubs in their home town of St. John's Newfoundland to arenas and theatres around the world. Despite operating entirely under the radar of MTV and the national media, the band has amassed record sales in the millions, is a top concert draw in the USA, plays to huge audiences everywhere, and has inspired hundreds of aspiring Irish style pub bands. Their music has appeared in countless TV shows, and has provided the soundtracks to several major Hollywood movies. The band has released nine albums and two concert DVDs, and has a huge catalogue of videos and other releases, most gold or multi-platinum. In his spare time Hallett runs a booking agency which exports Newfoundland acts internationally; he also produces radio documentaries for the Canadian Broadcasting network, operates a professional recording studio, and has written several books.
Denise Kirk I Back to featured speaker page Denise Kirk has been a National Concert and Comedy promoter since 1984. A graduate of Boston University, Denise also served as the undergraduate concert chair before embarking on her professional career.
Originally working in the field of Stand-Up Comedy, Denise started as a booking agent for the Comedy Connection in Boston, where she helped build the careers of many of the country’s top comedians. She joined Pretty Polly Productions in 1988 - and later Live Nation in 1996 - booking National music and comedy, and over the past 20 years has acted as a “middle agent” for hundreds of Colleges and Universities across the country. (Denise was also a member of NACA for almost 25 years, and attended well over one hundred regional and National conferences. Yikes).
Denise still works for Live Nation where she is the Director of Special Events, and focuses predominantly on building sponsored tours, many targeted specifically at the college market. Some of the programs she has produced include tours for MTV Campus Invasion, PlayStation, Volkswagen, Panasonic, Ford, and many others.