2023 Conference Presenters
Our 2023 presenters list is updated regularly and subject to change.
Conference Speakers
Nathan Adams, IV, Ph.D., M.A., B.C.S., Partner, Holland & Knight LLP; Chair, Florida Bar Education Law Committee
Jonathan R. Alger, J.D., M.B.A., President, James Madison University
Daniel J. Altieri, J.D., Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP Jahanna Azarian, J.D., Solutions Specialist and Manager of Marketing Solutions, Grand River Solutions
Marylin Batista, J.D., Interim General Counsel, Broward County School District
Scott Bearby, J.D., Interim Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, NCAA
Blaze Bowers, J.D., Assistant Vice President for Academic and Student Support Services, Lincoln Memorial University
Daan Braveman, J.D., Senior Higher Education Counsel, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Elizabeth Brenner, M.S., M.F.A., Protect Students Abroad
Melissa Carleton, J.D., Senior Consultant at INCompliance Consulting; Partner, Bricker & Eckler
Joseph Casion, J.D., Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Christine Cerniglia, J.D., Director of Clinical and Experiential Education, Stetson University College of Law
Karen Chastain, J.D., Deputy General Counsel, Florida Virtual Schools
Chantelle Cleary Botticelli, J.D., Director of Strategic Partnerships and Client Relations, Grand River Solutions
Crystal Coombes, M.A., M.Ed., 504 Practice Lead, Grand River Solutions
Tyler Coward, J.D., Senior Legislative Counsel, FIRE Foundation
David J. D’Agata, J.D., Ph.D., General Counsel, Florida Virtual School
Gene Deisinger, Ph.D., President, Deisinger Consulting, LLC
Jean Demchak, Managing Director, Marsh, Inc.
Susan Llewellyn Deniker, J.D., Chair, Labor and Employment Department, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
John Dunkle, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Knowledge and Advising, The Jed Foundation
Allana ForteĢ, Esq., SVP, Chief People & Culture Officer, CCO & Legal Counsel, Jacksonville University
Russell Froman, J.D., Title IX Coordinator, University of Florida
Julia Green, J.D., Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Paul Greene, J.D.,CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Oren Griffin, Ph.D., J.D., Dean, University of Tulsa College of Law
Kyle Griffis, J.D., Associate General Counsel, Florida State University
James F. Haggerty, J.D., President and CEO, PRCG / Haggerty LLC
Jennifer Hammat, Ph.D., Dean of Students, University of Southern Indiana
Adam Hark, J.D., Counsel, Maxient LLC
Neal Hutchens, Ph.D., J.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Higher Education, University of Mississippi
Carmen Johnson, J.D., Executive Officer for Diversity, Collaboration, and Inclusion, Stetson University College of Law
Micah E. Kamrass, J.D., Partner, Manley Burke
Timothy Kessler-Cleary, B.A., Assistant Dean, Student Engagement and Retention, Caldwell University
Peter F. Lake, J.D., Professor of Law, Charles A. Dana Chair and Director, Center for Excellence in Higher Education Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law
Rhea Law, J.D., President, University of South Florida
Frederick M. Lawrence, J.D., Distinguished Lecturer, Georgetown Law Center; Secretary and CEO, Phi Beta Kappa Society
Thomas Major, J.D., Associate General Counsel, Lumina Foundation
Joy Elizabeth Mosley, J.D., M.B.A., Senior Director of Government Relations
Zainab Okolo, Ed.D., Strategy Officer, Lumina Foundation
Francisco “Cisco” Ortiz, M.A., Director of Public Safety and Emergency Management Coordinator, Stetson University
Nathan Perry, J.D., Supportive Measures/Informal Resolution Manager, Vanderbilt University
John R. Przypyszny, J.D., Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Christopher Roellke, Ph.D., President, Stetson University
Jacob H. Rooksby, J.D., Ph.D., Dean, Professor of Law and Leadership Studies, Gonzaga University School of Law
Laura Rothstein, J.D., Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law - University of Louisville
David Rowe, Ph.D., President, The Windermere Group, LLC
Jacob Sapp, J.D., Staff Attorney, Bricker & Eckler
Dr. Cherie A. Scricca, Ed.D, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Grand River Solutions
Shalin Shah, M.S., Senior Client Support Specialist, Maxient LLC
Jody Shipper, J.D., Co-Founder & Managing Director, Grand River Solutions
Donna Smith, J.D., Assistant Vice President for Equal Opportunity & Title IX, Title IX/ADA Coordinator, University of North Dakota
Frank Spano, J.D., M.B.A., Director of Education Security Services, Allied Universal
Glen Stewart, J.D., Employee Resolution Specialist for the Hillsborough Association of School Administrators (HASA); Adjunct Professor, School of Law at University of Tampa
Jonathan Tarnow, J.D., Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
Ros Thackurdeen, M.S., Protect Students Abroad
William “Bill” Thro, J.D., M.A., General Counsel, University of Kentucky
Kimberley Timpf, M.Ed., Education Strategy Lead & Senior Director of Impact, Vector Solutions
Julian Williams, J.D., Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, University of South Carolina