Annual Conference Committee

Our community is about learning together and rethinking age-old and new challenges. The Annual Conference Committee members lead the program design and selection process for the biggest, cross-disciplinary higher education planning conference of the year. Working to create a rich experience grounded in integrated planning, the Annual Conference Committee ensures the 1,500+ attendees return home with an inspired mind and the tools in hand to move higher education forward.

The Annual Conference Committee’s work supports SCUP’s strategic plan adopted by the board of directors. The committee’s efforts support the following initiative:

Engage our Communities in Creating and Delivering Value

Strategy: Engagement – Enhance and expand opportunities to connect individuals, institutions, and organizations that advance higher education.
Strategy: Community Building – Develop approaches that broaden our communities and SCUP’s reach.

Deliver Learning that Strengthens and Transforms Higher Education Planning

Strategy: Collaborative Learning – Create stakeholder networks designed to improve collaboration, share effective practices, and solve critical problems facing our stakeholders.

SCUP 2024 Annual Conference Committee

Ashley Flintoff

Director, Planning and Space ManagementWayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Kate Herbolsheimer

Education Facility Project PrincipalAECOM
Denver, Colorado

Jillian Kavanagh

Manager, Office of the Vice President, Marine InstituteFisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University
St John's, NL, Canada

KenDra McIntosh

Corporate Relations ManagerSociety for College and University Planning
Ann Arbor, MI

Megha Sinha

Principal, Urban Design and PlanningNBBJ
Columbus, OH

Chuck Thompson

Associate Chief Information Officer, FAS and SEASYale University
New Haven, Connecticut

R. Umashankar

Executive Director, Physical and Environmental PlanningUniversity of California, Irvine
Irvine, California

Karen Verhey

Senior Director, Operations and EventsSociety for College and University Planning
Ann Arbor, MI

Leigh Ann Voulgaris

Education ManagerThe Society for College and University Planning
Ann Arbor, MI

Mickey Williford

Vice President for Institutional EffectivenessAugusta University
Augusta, Georgia

Sadie Wutka

Senior Director, Content and LearningThe Society for College and University Planning
Ann Arbor, MI

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