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Gary Hauser higher education consulting director focusEDU, expertise:student finances development and administration, tuition funding programs net revenues.
Gary Hauser
Consulting Director
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Skill-Based Expertise:
Development and administration of optimization solutions for student finances and net revenues associated with tuition and funding programs; workshop development for sustainable revenue generations; integration of financial best practices administration with overall fiscal operations pertinent to student financial services; Perkins Loan administration best practices.

Dan Nussbaum-consulting-director
Dan Nussbaum
Consulting Director
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Skill-Based Expertise:
Leadership development and coaching; succession planning; academic program planning for accreditation/re-accreditation; leadership transitions; mentoring; talent management; professional development; strategic planning, opportunity, and allocation; faith-based institutions; community engagement; organizational “time management”

Profile picture of Larry Whitworth consulting director of focusEDU.
Larry Whitworth
Consulting Director
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Skill-Based Expertise:
Community college executive leadership; enrollment growth strategies; governance development issues and best practices; curricular strategies and optimizations for growth at the community college level; budget management and cost containment strategies for two year institutions; retention and graduation planning strategies; Career Focus magazine as communication vehicle.

Bob Herr
Bob Herr
Consulting Director
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Skill-Based Expertise:
Enrollment management; admissions CRM implementation and management: staff development; establishing/enhancing recruitment markets: counselor outreach programming; financial aid and scholarship leveraging strategy; marketing and communication plans; retention initiatives.

Siham Doughman, consulting director, focusEDU Higher Education Consultants.
Siham Doughman
Consulting Director
Professional Profile

Skill-Based Expertise:
Strategy development, Organizational structure evaluation, Operations assessment. Registrar reporting, Registrar best practices, Federal Compliance, Academic policy review and development, Staff development, Global campus registrar functions and compliance, Clearinghouse, Non-credit bearing programs, Student web-services and workflow assessment. Registration and records systems, Curriculum systems, Class and course scheduling, Graduation Certification, Degree Audit and Transfer Articulation, Academic Calendars, FERPA, CIP Compliance.

Herb Riley
Herb Riley
President and CEO
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Denny DeSantis
Dennis DeSantis
Vice President – Student Financial Services
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Bruce Cunningham, consulting director, focusEDU Higher Education Consultants.
Bruce Cunningham
Vice President – Registrar Services
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Glenn Munson, consulting director, focusEDU Higher Education Consultants.
Glenn Munson
Sr. Consulting Director
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Delsie Phillips, consulting director, focusEDU Higher Education Consultants.
Delsie Phillips
Consulting Director
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Assessments and evaluations of higher education operations
Forrest Stuart
Consulting Director
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Cassie Dembosky
Consulting Director
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Tim Ebner
Tim Ebner
Consulting Director
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Tim Taylor consulting director of <em><strong>focusEDU</strong></em>.
Tim Taylor
Consulting Director
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William DeWolf, consulting director, focusEDU Higher Education Consultants.
William DeWolf
Consulting Director
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Kathy Posey, consulting director, focusEDU Higher Education Consultants.
Kathy Posey
Consulting Director
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Michele Neary, consulting director, focusEDU Higher Education Consultants.
Michele Neary
Consulting Director
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Meaghan Arena
Consulting Director
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James Martak VA Benefits Consultant<br />
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James Martak
VA Benefits Consultant
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admission and financial aid expertise
Susan Kassab
Consulting Director
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