CLIENT ADVISORY BOARD 

Angela coordinates and leads scheduling efforts and registration activities across 20 campuses. As Manager of Academic Operations, she provides training and best practices to the campus registrars and ensures the accuracy of data in the student information systems. She provides operational support, data reporting, and directly oversees the implementation of new systems. Her focus is primarily to ensure scheduling efficiencies across the College.

Antonia’s responsibilities include providing visionary direction and strategic planning for campus events and services. She also directs and manages the implementation of Astra Schedule and its upgrades; providing group and one-on-one training. Additionally, she serves as the liaison for Instructional Technology and Services.

Brett is the Manager of Scheduling for the University of Arizona Health Sciences. He and his team are the system administrators for Astra Schedule and provide campus support for the application. For the past six years, he has worked to enhance scheduling practices, analyze trends, and provide robust reporting for both the Phoenix Biomedical Campus and Tucson Health Sciences in Arizona.

Christie is an Assistant Registrar with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC), where she coordinates and leads a team and the institution providing knowledge and expertise in academic scheduling. A big believer in data-driven decisions and teamwork, Christie supports projects that help students and the university achieve success. Christie works in different facets within the Registrar’s office such as budget development, student and athletic certification, as well as academic and event scheduling.  

Christina serves as Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Letters at Sacramento State, where she oversees the College’s budget and instructional resources, including enrollment management, space allocation and utilization, schedule management, assessment, and accreditation. She also serves on several university strategic planning committees focusing on the implementation and utilization of data analytics, enrollment management tools, block scheduling, and student success initiatives.

Diane is Director of Food Services and Event Management at Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville, Arkansas, a position she has held since 2011. She serves on the College’s Culinary Advisory Board, Space Utilization Task Force, and the Land Use Committee, just to name a few. Diane has been instrumental in the re-implementation of Astra Schedule and the addition of Dashboards. She is currently chair of the Astra Steering Committee and manages event scheduling for the College.

Hunter manages and leads a team in strategic planning and campus space utilization. She coordinates internal and external scheduling of events for all campus facility use, including the theater, summer residential spaces, and sports facilities. Her team serves as the administrative and implementation team for Astra Schedule, Platinum Analytics, and all Ad Astra aspects.

 

Jill leads all credit and non-credit academic areas, including degree and certificate programs, library services, distance education, and academic support services. She managed the implementation of Ad Astra and continues to work with the Academic Affairs leadership team in scheduling and implementing additional features of the software, such as align and momentum year. She serves on the President’s Cabinet connecting academic areas to all other areas of the College in making institutional decisions.  

Kara is currently the Director of Financial Information Systems and Business Intelligence Solutions at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she has worked since 2002. Kara holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and History as well as an MBA, Master’s in Technology Management. Additionally, Kara has served as a part-time faculty member for the Business and Accounting Department at CPCC since 2010.

Kelly oversees the college's catalog, maintaining courses and program requirements in multiple software systems. She is also responsible for creating the college's academic calendar and reviewing the class schedule for registration and regulatory compliance. In collaboration with the Events Office, Kelly shares college-wide Astra Schedule administrative responsibilities. 

Kristina oversees the team responsible for academic and event scheduling at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Kristina was the driving force behind Astra Schedule’s implementation as well as the creation and development of a front-end interface for clients. Using API and in partnership with Wharton Computing, she and her team created a dynamic request portal for client space requests. They have also developed a unique workflow that connects client requests and communications to the reservation number within Astra Schedule.  

Luke is a Sr. Application Developer in Wharton Computing and serves as the technology solutions partner to Wharton Operations Department at University of Pennsylvania. Together with Wharton Operations, he and his team have developed and maintain a custom front end for users to submit space requests to Astra Schedule via API; submit class tech requests to the Class Tech team’s salesforce instance. Luke also authors custom reports in Crystal and Wharton’s own reporting software. 

As an Associate Registrar at the University of Kentucky, Nathan oversees and supports areas concerning catalog and curriculum, as well as course and room scheduling. He serves as the campus administrator for Astra Schedule, which he utilizes to provide information about scheduling trends and room utilization in support of campus improvement and scheduling initiatives.

Sarah is an Associate Director in the Office of Classroom Management at the University of Minnesota. In this role, Sarah provides strategic leadership for scheduling and operations in campus learning spaces. She manages academic and final exam scheduling, day-to-day facility operations, customer support, and both the scheduling and the utilization of general-purpose classrooms, computer labs, and study spaces. Her team also provides system administration for Astra Schedule.

Terri oversees all of Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s course scheduling, registration, and student records. She also leads the Systems Team, which provides functional oversight of the SIS and related computer systems used by the Office of the Registrar. This may include implementing new enterprise systems, keeping up-to-date with version upgrades, and leading projects that improve processes and extend functionality.