NACUBO Student Success Hub Toolkit Series
Live Event: 11/14/2024 at 2:00 PM (EST)
Recorded On: 10/10/2024
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Join us for an insightful three-part webinar series designed to help higher education professionals enhance institutional effectiveness through the NACUBO Student Success Hub's innovative toolkits. Each session will explore the purpose and application of a specific toolkit—Data Ecosystem Assessment, Budget Builder for Grant Development and Sustainability, and Budget Equity Blueprint—providing practical strategies for implementation. Featuring firsthand insights from institutional leaders who played key roles in the development and testing of these tools, this series is a must-attend for those committed to advancing student success and financial sustainability.
Recording
All sessions will be recorded. Registrants will receive an email when each recording is available.
Session Info
Part 1: Strategic Grant Development: Building Sustainable Budgets
September 26, 2024 | 2–2:30 pm ET
Explore the Budget Builder for Grant Development and Sustainability toolkit, a vital resource for creating robust and sustainable grant budgets. Gain insights from a leader who successfully integrated this toolkit into their grant development process.
Speakers: Peter S. Elliott, Kelli Rainey
Part 2: Promoting Equity Through Budgeting: A Blueprint for Success
October 10, 2024 | 2–2:30 pm ET
Unpack the Budget Equity Blueprint toolkit, which supports institutions in developing equitable budget practices. Hear from a leader who applied this toolkit to ensure fairness and equity in resource allocation at their institution.
Speakers: Kari Christiansen, Kelli Rainey
Part 3: Understanding Your Data Ecosystem
November 14, 2024 | 2–2:30 pm ET
Dive into the Data Ecosystem Assessment toolkit, designed to help institutions evaluate and enhance their data systems for better decision-making. Learn from an institutional leader's experience in using this toolkit to drive strategic data initiatives.
Speakers: Scott Stenmark, Kelli Rainey
Kari Christiansen
Vice President of Administrative Services
Central Lakes College
Kari Christiansen is the vice president of administrative services/chief financial officer at Central Lakes College, having served in this position since 2002. Her entire career, beginning in 1989, has been in higher education finance at two Minnesota community/technical colleges, serving as business manager/director of business services and most recently as VP of administrative services/CFO.
Christiansen has her B.S. in accounting from Valparaiso University and her M.A. in management from the College of St. Scholastica. She is actively involved at Central Lakes College and the Minnesota State System, serving on various finance and facility workgroups, taskforces, and advisory committees. She strongly advocates for students and values engagement and transparency in her work.
Peter S. Elliott
Vice President for Administrative Services
South Florida State College
Peter S. Elliott is vice president for administrative services at South Florida State College (SFSC). Elliott, who is a certified public accountant (CPA), earned his bachelor’s of science in accounting and master’s of accounting from Florida State University. He earned his associate’s in arts from Santa Fe College. Prior to coming to SFSC, he was vice president for administration and chief financial officer at Polk State College for 14 years. Previously, he worked at Broward College as associate vice president of financial operations, director of financial operations, and adjunct instructor in accounting. For 11 years, he served as an auditor with the state of Florida’s office of the auditor general.
Scott Stenmark
Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
North Park University
Scott Stenmark has served North Park University as the vice president for finance and administration and CFO since 2017. In this position, Stenmark is responsible for finance, human resources, risk management, auxiliary service,s and physical plant activities at the university. Prior to joining North Park, Stenmark was the chief financial officer for BMO Global Asset Management U.S.; senior manager of financial planning and analysis for the U.S. Personal & Commercial segment of BMO Financial Group; and director of financial planning and analysis at Belden Inc. He also held numerous financial positions for Kraft Foods. Stenmark serves on the Board and Investment Committee of Covenant Trust Company and the Board of Trustees for Swedish Hospital.
Stenmark received his bachelor's in accounting from North Park University and his MBA from DePaul University.
Terri Dautcher
Consultant
NACUBO Consulting
Terri Dautcher has 20+ years of leadership experience in for-profit and non-profit service sector organizations, followed by 8 years as a full-time faculty member at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire.
For the past 4 years she has worked as a practice consultant to colleges and universities. Terri has supported and coached leadership teams across a wide range of operational and structural transformations. She is a systems thinker who offers practical approaches to navigating the complexities of people and organizational processes. Terri has extensive experience designing and delivering programs in organizational change management, diversity, equity and inclusion, student recruitment and retention, and implementation of margin driven strategic and operational plans.
At Plymouth State, Terri was a faculty leader, chairing a range of faculty governance committees and serving as Faculty Speaker. Within the College of Business, where she taught courses in marketing and entrepreneurship, Terri played a material role in the development of new majors and the redesign and adoption of equity-driven advising models.
Terri Dautcher has a BA from Dickinson College and an MBA from Temple University. She has also completed extensive graduate course work in organizational dynamics, finance, and risk management.
Kelli S. Rainey
Senior Director, Grants Management
NACUBO
Kelli S. Rainey, Ed.D., serves as the senior director for grants management at NACUBO. In her current role, she is leading a multi-foundation, multi-campus project to develop frameworks, tools, and models that will change how higher education institutions strategically and sustainably finance equitable student outcomes. With more than two decades in higher education, Rainey has an extensive background in institutional effectiveness, data analytics, and student development. Most recently, she provided strategic leadership as a senior-level university administrator and focused on strategies and initiatives to support student retention and completion, service delivery, and organizational effectiveness. Rainey holds a doctorate in higher education and organizational change and a graduate certificate in institutional research.