Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

As Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. King provides campus leadership in a wide array of strategic, academic and budgetary planning and decision-making activities. Specific duties include leadership at the campus level for programs related to

• Student recruitment/enrollment/retention

• Access to Success initiatives

• Articulation agreements and transfer policies

• Administrative and academic policies

• STEM initiatives

Dr. King is a UWM liaison to the University of Wisconsin System, City of Milwaukee and state for initiatives related to educational reform, STEM, health, and food and beverage industry entrepreneurship and innovations. She is a professor in Occupational Therapy, and previously served as Program Director and Department Chair for Occupational Therapy before assuming the Associate Dean position for the College of Health Sciences (CHS) in 2008. As Associate Dean, Dr. King had administrative oversight responsibilities for instructional budget, program development, professional accreditations, and community partnerships. She currently serves on the CHS Advisory Board as well as community schools and leadership boards.

Dr. King's research focuses on the science and practice of ergonomics. She is the Director of Campus Ergonomics Services and the Associate Director of the UWM Center for Ergonomics.

NYT Best Selling Author

Jeff Selingo is a New York Times bestselling author of three books. For more than twenty years, his in-depth reporting and powerful storytelling has provided insight about the inner workings of universities and a practical roadmap for higher ed’s future to students, parents, college leaders, and business executives. Jeff's newest book, Who Gets In & Why: A Year Inside College Admissions, was published in September 2020 and was named among the 100 Notable Books of the year by the New York Times. It takes readers on a journey through the selection process from inside three admissions offices, revealing what really matters to the gatekeepers and how the ultimate decision is often based on a college’s priorities. As both an observer of higher education and an insider with an academic appointment at one of the largest public universities in the country, Jeff occupies a unique position to explain this critical and influential sector of the world economy. He writes regularly for The Atlantic, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education and is co-host of the podcast, FutureU. His reporting and research focuses on the changing nature of work and its impact on education, paying for college, the financial sustainability of the residential campus, and shifting expectations for what the public wants from colleges. Jeff is a special advisor for innovation and professor of practice at Arizona State University, where he is the founding director of the Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership. He has also served as a visiting scholar at Georgia Tech’s Center for 21st Century Universities. In addition, Jeff regularly counsels universities and organizations on their innovation strategy and storytelling. Previously, Jeff was the top editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education, where he worked for sixteen years in a variety of reporting and editing roles. His work has been honored with awards from the Education Writers Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and the Associated Press.

Director, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University

Dr. Larsen is President-Elect of ASAHP and board liaison to the Leadership Committee, as well as Co-Chair of the biannual Leadership Development Program. She is also the Director, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, as well as Associate Dean, College of Medicine, and Associate Vice President for Health Sciences at Ohio State University. Dr. Larsen’s research has focused on addressing the impact of CNS injury, rehabilitation methods, and natural recovery on neural networks and reorganization. She has a secondary educational scholarship and training focus on preparing professional students to work as interdisciplinary teams to provide healthcare services to at risk populations, living in poverty.

President, National Society of Allied Health

Dr. Mary Simmons serves as the President of the National Society of Allied Health and is an assistant professor and coordinator of clinical education in the Division of Cardiopulmonary Science in the School of Allied Health. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in cardiopulmonary science, and Master of Public Health Degree (MPH) at Florida A&M University. Simmons is responsible for the coordination of clinical education at affiliated hospitals and other health care and related agencies. Her practice background includes respiratory therapy in adult critical care, pediatrics, trauma and chronically diseased patients such as HIV/AIDS, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), sarcoidosis and Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Professor Simmons also credentialed in public health and has experience in the fields dealing with child hood obesity, needlesticks in the work place, and community health as a whole. Her research interests include adolescent obesity, occupational health, diversity in allied health sciences and behavioral health.

Interim Chairperson, Nutrition and Dietetics; Program Director, Athletic Training, Saint Louis University

Dr. Anthony Breitbach is a tenured Professor and serves as Interim Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics as well as the Director of the Athletic Training Program in the Doisy College of Health Sciences at Saint Louis University (SLU). A native of Dubuque, Iowa; Dr. Breitbach received a BS from the University of Iowa (1985), Master’s degree from the University of Florida (1987) and a PhD from SLU (2007). He is the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) liaison to the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP). He is an ASAHP Fellow and chairs their Partnerships, Alliances and Advocacy committee, their Interprofessional Task Force as well as representing them on Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Core Competencies Revision Work Group. He serves as Secretary-Historian and is on the Advisory Board of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC). In March 2021, he was named as a Distinguished Fellow and Chair of the newly formed Athletic Training Academy in the National Academies of Practice. He is on the Steering Committee for Interprofessional Research.Global; is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care; is a Peer Reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission and serves as Public Member on the CAE Commission of the American Society of Association Executives.

Psychologist, speaker, consultant and author

Dr. Paul White, PhD, is a psychologist, speaker, consultant and author whose passion is “making work relationships work.” For over 20 years, he has assisted businesses, government agencies, schools and non-profit agencies: improve staff morale and create positive work environments; learn how to communicate individualized authentic appreciation among team members; reduce the sarcasm, cynicism and negativity associated with toxic work environments; and build positive work cultures by discovering how to overcome the most common obstacles faced. Additionally, Dr. White is a high-energy, humorous speaker who provides practical daily life tips for improving work-based relationships. In addition to speaking across North America, he has spoken in Europe, Central Asia, the Caribbean, China, and South America.

Founder and Publisher, Partners in Digital Health

Tory Cenaj is the Founder and Publisher of Partners in Digital Health (PDH), a forward reaching publishing and communications company. PDH publishes Blockchain in Healthcare Today, the world’s first OA peer reviewed journal disseminating distributed ledger technology research and innovations in healthcare, and Telehealth and Medicine Today OA peer reviewed journal, examining the value of telehealth and clinical automation. The portfolio includes the companion Converge2Xcelerate (#ConV2X) annual symposium, pitch competition, and PDH Institute. Her leadership experience reflects all facets of healthcare publishing and communications heading a premier MM dollar multispecialty portfolio including digital and international licensing in Europe, Asia, Middle East and Latin America. Her industry experience includes clinical trials management, P&L, publication planning, and medical education. She currently serves as executive advisor to the IEEE SA in telehealth and DCT verticals.

Ms. Cenaj received her BA from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and is a former certified medical publication professional. Tory's passion is harnessing breakthrough innovations in the health communications and technology sectors leading an international community dedicated to accelerating health technology innovation. She’s inspired by the hope and change discovery brings to communities in science and health worldwide - especially if they provide affordable, quality care and cure.

Dean Emerita, School of Health and Human Sciences, UNC Greensboro

Celia R. Hooper retired in August, 2020, as Interim Dean, School of Health Sciences, Winston-Salem State University, and Dean Emerita, School of Health and Human Sciences at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She received her B.A. from Wake Forest University in Classics and Communication Studies, her M.A. from UNC Greensboro in Speech-Language Pathology, and her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She has been a clinical speech-language pathologist and gerontologist since 1974 and has worked in the schools, nursing homes, and long term care facilities with the rehabilitation team before returning for her Ph.D. She has been a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University, the University of Kansas, UNC Chapel Hill, before returning to UNC Greensboro in 2003 to become a department chair, then dean of the School of Health and Human Performance. When UNCG restructured to form a health school in 2007, the School of Health and Human Sciences, she became the founding dean. She has consulted at UNC Pembroke, a native American serving university, as they formed a new health school Dr. Hooper is a Fellow and received Honors of the American Speech Language Hearing Association and the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions. She has been Vice President of ASHA and on the ASAHP Executive Board. Her research over forty years has been in the area of adult neurogenic disorders and voice, and she published some of the first work in transgender voice in her field. She has taught leadership course for many years and is currently on the faculty of ASAHP’s Leadership Institute. Her mission is to encourage others, especially women and people of color, to enter the fabulous world of administration in a culture of care. She is married to Dr. Craig Smith, a retired child psychologist and they are the parents of two adult children.