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Max is the Manager of Campus Operations on the Osceola Campus at Valencia College, serving over 12,000 students each semester. He manages campus-wide scheduling for degree-seeking programs, continuing education, and internal/external events while coordinating with college-wide liaisons. Utilizing Ad Astra, he analyzes facility usage and enrollment data to help make recommendations. Ad Astra has played a significant role in helping communications.

In his role of University Registrar, Philip Hunt collaborates with the Office of Registration and Records in the areas of Academic Affairs, Academic Policies and Procedures, FERPA Regulations, and Records Management. Before coming to NDSU, Philip was the registrar at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Prior to that, he held several positions at George Mason University, including director of access and diversity, compliance officer for FERPA and FOIA and associate registrar. His experience also includes positions at the NCAA and in secondary education. Philip is a valued member of AACRAO, where he manages marketing for the Black Caucus. 

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 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.

As the leader of Central Piedmont’s scheduling team, Chris works with curriculum and college & career readiness schedules, while also overseeing full-time faculty workload and contracts. Chris is guiding a college initiative to rethink how Central Piedmont uses data to create smart, student-centered schedules.

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.

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.

Sabrina, a University of Arizona alumna, has worked for the University of Arizona Health Sciences (UAHS) since 2019. On the Tucson campus of the Health Sciences, she supports academic scheduling and works as a data analyst. As a system administrator for Astra Schedule, she collaborates closely with the academic coordinators for curriculum placement each semester, offering end-user support and training. Sabrina’s objective is to develop reporting in an effective manner so that leadership can analyze and enhance campus space utilization.

Terri coordinates and leads a team of six professionals responsible for academic catalog, calendar, schedule, enrollment, transcripts, records, and verification of degrees. She was part of the implementation team for Astra Schedule in 2009 and was committed to utilizing data as a decision driver. As Registrar, Terri is an active participant on university committees such as Academic Petitions, Curriculum and Degree Requirements, and Provost’s Council. She currently serves as the President of the Missouri Association for Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers for 2020-21.