Former Scholar of Digital Communication and Community Engagement
Simon Fraser University
Term: 2024-2025
Established in 2024, Collaboratory’s Product Advisory Council (PAC) brings together leading scholars and practitioners from across higher education to inform the evolution of our platform. As a trusted partner to institutions documenting and advancing their community engagement and public service, Collaboratory is committed to staying grounded in the needs, values, and best practices of the field. The PAC plays a vital role in ensuring that Collaboratory continues to reflect and support higher education’s most pressing priorities – from equity and impact to strategic alignment and storytelling.
Collaboratory is more than a data tool. It’s a field-informed, values-driven platform advancing the future of community engagement in higher education. We are proud to introduce the inaugural members of the Collaboratory Product Advisory Council (PAC), whose expertise in community-engagement, commitment to institutional change, and insight into the field’s evolving needs are helping shape Collaboratory’s future. We are deeply grateful for their partnership.
Ali Applin
Director of Community Relations, Office of Government Affairs
Northern Arizona University
Ali Modarres, PhD
Assistant Chancellor for Community Partnerships
University of Washington Tacoma
Amber Cameron, PhD
Director for Public Engagement Initiatives
University of Minnesota System Office of Public Engagement
Becca Berkey, PhD
Northeastern University
Cammie Jones-Friedrichs
Director of the Carnegie Elective for Community Engagement
American Council on Education
Chris Burke
Executive Director of Community Relations
Georgia Tech University
Christin Seher, PhD
Director of Community Impact
University of Akron
Emily Janke, PhD
Director, Institute for Community and Econonic Engagement
University of North Carolina Greensboro
Gretchen Swimmer
Director of Business Operations
University of Maryland Baltimore
Holly Rowsey
Director, Center for Instructional Innovation and Distance Learning
Freed-Hardeman University
Howard Rosing, PhD
Executive Director, Steans Center
DePaul University
Jeremy Price, PhD
Associate Professor of Technology, Innovation, and Pedagogy
Indiana University Indianapolis
Lee Miller, PhD
Co-Director, Center for Community Engagement
Sam Houston State University
Julian Rogers, PhD
Associate Vice President, Local Government and Community Relations
Case Western Reserve University
Kelli Huth, PhD
Associate Vice President for Community Engagement
Ball State University
Kristin Norris, PhD
Associate Director, Office of School Partnerships
Indiana University System
Kwesi Brookins, PhD
Vice Provost for University Outreach and Engagement
Michigan State University
Laura Weaver, EdD
Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Campus Compact
Maghboeba Mosavel, PhD
Associate Vice President of Community Partnerships
Virginia Commonwealth University
Mike Nutt
Project Manager, Office of Outreach and Extension
North Carolina State University
Monica Smith, EdD
Assistant to the President for Community Engagement and Inclusion
Middle Tennessee State University
Patti Clayton, PhD
Higher Education Scholar and Consultant
PHC Ventures
Renae Barber
Community Engagement Outreach & Assessment Specialist, Center for Civic Engagement
Binghamton University
Richard Kiely, PhD
Associate Vice Provost for Engagement and Land-Grant Affairs
Cornell University
Shalom Staub, PhD
Assistant Vice Provost and Executive Director, Center for Community Engagement
UCLA
Tania Boster, PhD
Director, Program for Community-Engaged Scholarship
Princeton University
Barbara Holland, PhD
Higher Education Scholar and Consultant
Term: 2024-2025
Chris Yakimov
Former Scholar of Digital Communication and Community Engagement
Simon Fraser University
Term: 2024-2025
Elaine Ikeda, PhD
Former Executive Director
LEAD California
Term: 2024-2025
Elaine Ward, PhD
Professor of Higher Education
Merrimack College
Term: 2024-2025
Michael Rios, PhD
Former Vice President of Public Scholarship
University of California Davis
Term: 2024-2025
