Speakers

• Elizabeth Davis Retired Dean, School of Economics and Business Administration, Saint Mary's College of California
  

  Elizabeth Davis

  Retired Dean, School of Economics and Business Administration, Saint Mary's College of California

  Elizabeth Davis is the Retired Dean of the School of Economics and Business Administration at the Saint Mary’s College of California. Before joining Saint Mary’s she has over 20 years experience working in higher education. Her experience goes beyond education as she has also worked in both biotech and medical fields serving as Managing Director for the National Disease Research Interchange and Director of Organizational Development of the Moss Rehabilitation Hospital. She has earned grants both nationally and internationally for her work on global sustainability.

• Joel Balzer Education Partnerships, AstrumU (Former Associate Directory of Development, Major Gifts, University of Kansas Endowment)
  

  Joel Balzer

  Education Partnerships, AstrumU (Former Associate Directory of Development, Major Gifts, University of Kansas Endowment)

  Joel Balzer is a self-directed and driven nonprofit development professional with a comprehensive background in business to business sales that have transitioned to success in major gift acquisition and building authentic and meaningful relationships with donors.

• Lance Nail Dean, University of Texas Rio Grand Valley, Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship
  

  Lance Nail

  Dean, University of Texas Rio Grand Valley, Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship

  Lance is a higher education leader with 25+ years experience in business education, entrepreneurship, innovation, economic development and financial analysis. He has improved student success and faculty research outcomes at every institution served through teamwork and collaboration and created new or elevated existing academic programs through over $80 million in philanthropic support secured.

• Larisa Genin Dean, W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University
  

  Larisa Genin

  Dean, W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University

  Larisa Genin is the Dean of the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University with 20+ years teaching and leading in academia. She strives to foster a student-centered environment is committed to supporting and empowering her faculty, staff, and stakeholders. She was also selected as 1/29 participants in the American Council of Education one-year fellowship. She exemplifies the characteristics of a strong and influential leader.

• Lisa Leander Founder & CEO
  

  Lisa Leander

  Founder & CEO
• Taleb Salhab Senior Private Partnerships & Philanthropy Officer, UNHCR
  

  Taleb Salhab

  Senior Private Partnerships & Philanthropy Officer, UNHCR

  Taleb Salhab is the Senior Private Partnerships & Philanthropy Officer for UNHCR. With a passion to inspire organizations to drive positive change through philanthropic efforts, he has spent his career leading and inspiring millions of people around the world to make positive change. He has worked to grow numerous non-profit organizations and taken on many responsibilities including fundraising, talent management, operations, and more in order to do so. He has developed expertise in international and strategic organizational leadership, stakeholder management and scaling impact, strategic partnerships, and business development and fundraising.