BENNINGTON COLLEGE
Director First-Year Forum
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Barbara Alfano, Ph.D., is the Director of Bennington College's First-Year Forum and a faculty member in Cultural Studies and Languages.

A native of Italy, Alfano specializes in 20th- and 21st-century Italian fiction, with a focus on women’s writing, representations of America, issues of identity, love studies, and ethics and literature. She is the writer of The Mirage of America in Contemporary Italian Literature and Film (University of Toronto Press, 2013) and the co-editor of Italian Quarterly’s special issue, “Projecting Americanism Abroad: Italy in the Cold War” (2019).

Her essays have appeared in Italica, Forum Italicum, Oblio, Quaderni d’Italianistica, and Romance Studies among other journals. She curates Stanford’s Arcade’s literary salon on Elena Ferrante. In 2009, she published her first collection of short stories in Italian, Mi chiedevo. Before moving to the United States in 1999, Alfano worked in Naples as a journalist and translator.

RANDOLPH COLLEGE
Dean of Innovation & MFA Director
(Curriculum)

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RANDOLPH COLLEGE
Dean of Students
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BENNINGTON COLLEGE
Associate Dean & Director of Integrated Wellness
(Expanded Service)

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WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
Assistant Professor Outdoor Leadership
(Place-based Experiential Education)

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Dr. Matt Vosler has been working in the outdoor industry for the past 20 years. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Outdoor Leadership at Warren Wilson College. Matt graduated from Ohio University with an undergraduate degree in Adventure Recreation, Outdoor Education and Camping. He earned his first Masters in Experiential Education at Minnesota State University, Mankato. After working a period of applied work and teaching at Ohio University, he continued his education, gaining a second Master’s degree in Recreation Studies and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction in Education at Ohio University. His research focuses on developing more creative and empowered leaders both in and out of outdoor spaces. As a part of the Endeavor Collaborative, Dr. Vosler focuses his efforts on connecting students with outdoor spaces through Nature Rx and nature-based programming to develop opportunities to empower leaners with understanding and skills to support their mental health and wellbeing. This spring, he has been able to help other schools in the Endeavor Collaborative to develop new Nature Rx programs, focused on connecting students with Nature, through his new speaking series “The Healing Power of Nature.” Along with the Endeavor Lab Collaborative, Matt has had the great privilege to work for world class organizations such as Outward Bound, Five Rivers MetroParks, Ohio University, Ithaca College, Wingate Wilderness Therapy, and Naturalist at Large and utilize those experience to support his students and student learning.

COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC
Coordinator of Community Engagement
(Place-based Experiential Education)

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ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE
Vice President of Student Affairs
(Purposeful Life and Work)

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Danielle Lico joined the Annapolis campus as executive director of campus health and wellness in October of 2018 and was promoted to Vice President of Student Affairs in March 2023. In her role, she oversees residence life, public safety, student conduct and community standards, new student orientation, parent and family engagement, the Student Health and Wellness Center, Title IX, and ADA compliance. She holds a BA from the George Washington University in Psychology and an MA from the George Washington University in Sociology. Specific areas of interest include college student wellness, addiction and recovery, and suicide prevention.

BLACKBURN COLLEGE
Director of Institutional Research
(Purposeful Life and Work)

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STERLING COLLEGE
Interim Dean of Students
(Expanded Services)

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Interim Dean of Students Scott C. Brown is the officer responsible for Student Life at Sterling. He provides leadership for Student Life, Health and Wellness, Residential Life, Student Activities, Student Affinity Groups, Athletics, and Accountability procedures.

Prior to coming to Sterling College, Dr. Brown served as the Dean of the College at Dartmouth College, Interim Associate Vice President and Dean of Students at Northern Arizona University, Vice President and Dean of Students at The College of Wooster, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students at Colgate University, and Director of the of the Daniel L. Jones Career Development Center at Mount Holyoke College.

Dr. Brown has been active in higher education through leadership involvement in state associations and national conventions, publications, and presentations on a wide range of topics such as creating powerful learning environments, understanding complex issues of identity, and examining student affairs as a profession. His work has appeared in the American Journal of Sexuality Education, the International Journal of Aging and Human Development, the Journal of College Student Development, and the Journal of Colleges and Employers. A first-generation college student, he received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Irvine, his master’s degree in education from Indiana University, and his doctorate from the University of Maryland. He was named an Inaugural Senior Impact Fellow for the Aspen Institute.

ST. JOHN’S COLLEGE
Director of Career Development
(Purposeful Life & Work)

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WARREN WILSON COLLEGE
Dean, Center for Experiential Learning & Careers
(Purposeful Life & Work)

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BENNINGTON COLLEGE
Assoc. Dean, Career Development & Field Work Term
(Purposeful Life & Work)

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COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC
Director of Career Development
(Purposeful Life & Work)

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Dr. Jeffry Neuhouser is the Director of Career Development at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, where they oversee the college’s career education curriculum, internship program, employer relations, community service, fellowships and pre-professional advising, and serves as a member of the advising team and the core course instructor team. An innovative and student-centered leader in the field, Jeffry brings over a decade of experience in higher education as an advisor, coach, and instructor. A passionate storyteller, Jeffry built their career foundations through a BA in History from Taylor University and an MA in History from Memorial University of Newfoundland. After completing an MA in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education from Ball State University, Jeffry fell into career education at Earlham College, and has realized their calling for this work ever since. Their deep commitment to authentic and purposeful career foundations translated into their doctoral work at Ball State, where they completed an EdD in Higher Education. Jeffry’s dissertation research “Using participatory constructivist grounded theory to understand how queer college graduates build professional identity” has implications throughout the field of career development and how universities and colleges support the professional foundations and transition to careers of all underrepresented and minoritized students. 

Building off of their research, Jeffry works with campuses to adopt what they call a Career Ecology framework of career education, weaving developmental touch points skill building throughout students' full experience—from their first semester through their lives as alumni—to build purposeful careers and fulfilling lives. You can find out more about this frame in their TED talk on "The power of authentic human ecosystems." They have held positions across the United States (Maine and Indiana) and internationally (Kuwait and Canada), and have taught at the associate’s, bachelor’s, and graduate levels. Jeffry has particular experience building and implementing career curriculum from a Design Thinking framework. In addition to being a certified Global Strengths Coach through Gallup and serving as a Founding Partner of MNM Equity Consulting, Jeffry has served as the President of the College Career Center Consortium of Indiana and as the Director of Professional Development and Education for the Career Development Professionals of Indiana, where they were the host of the Career Champions podcast and oversaw the development of the “Fostering, Diversity, Equity, and Belonging through Career Development” certificate program. You can often find Jeffry presenting at conferences, working to advance social justice frameworks of career development, exploring Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island, hanging out in museums and libraries, and spending quality time with their three cats Scout, Jem, and Harper.  

PRESCOTT COLLEGE
Director of Student Wellness
(Place-based Experiential Learning & Expanded Services)

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NORTHLAND COLLEGE
Dean of the Faculty
(Curriculum)

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I have had the privilege of teaching in many different positions during my career that have given me a broad range of perspectives on the field of education.  I started teaching as a middle school science teacher, an environmental educator, and an elementary science specialist, before moving into higher education teaching undergraduate and graduate students.  I also have experience leading middle/high school and undergraduate students on international trips throughout Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. I currently am the Director of the Educator Preparation Program and an Associate Professor of Teacher Education at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin.