
Conference Hosts

Chris Coons
Chris brings nearly 30 years of enrollment management experience to clients and has a proven track record of helping institutions increase new student and total enrollment. He has worked for five different small colleges and was chief enrollment officer for two of them. After leaving the campus side, he joined Underscore, a dedicated Slate development and optimization company, as business development and enrollment consultant. After Underscore merged with Carnegie, Chris worked with several small colleges in helping them exceed new student enrollment goals. Chris is an experienced facilitator for admissions trainings and workshops and brings to the team his unrivaled knowledge of enrollment best practices and enrollment strategy.

For the last 30 years, Scott has been an authority on market trends in the industry, with an unrivaled ability to anticipate the marketing needs of small colleges and universities across the country. Scott was the founder of Underscore, a dedicated Slate development and optimization company, which became part of Carnegie in 2021. As Chief Development Officer at Carnegie, Scott started the Carnegie "Small College Initiative" and serves as the MC of the National Small College Enrollment Conference, hosted by Carnegie. You can listen to his podcast, Small College Movement and follow him on social channels. Scott has worked with more than 300 small colleges and universities in his career in helping them achieve their marketing and enrollment goals.
Small College Movement Podcast
Small College Movement - YouTube

Keynote Speaker

David Mammano
David Mammano has started several businesses from scratch and now he uses those experiences to make a positive impact in the world of business.
David’s experiences in comedy, television, radio, podcasting, magazine/book publishing, professional speaking, events and business groups has been instrumental in his business journey.
David is currently a show host, professional speaker, inspirational humorist and always involved in numerous entrepreneurial endeavors.
His successes have included being a three-time Inc. Magazine 5000 Growth Company winner, a Rochester Top 100 Company, a two-time TEDx speaker, Founder of his local EO Chapter, and an adjunct professor at the University of Rochester.
David is a graduate of the University at Buffalo and of the MIT Entrepreneurial Master’s Program, an executive education program offered through the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO).
His most recent book “Crash and Learn: Lessons in Business” quickly rose to the top of the Amazon best seller lists. Other books include “Make Love in the Workplace” and “101 Things You Can Do to Become an Outstanding Young Adult.”

Presidential Spotlight Presentations

Dr. Jeff Docking

Dr. Wayne F. Lesperance, Jr.

Dr. Collen Perry Keith

Dr. Chris Domes

Conference Presenters
Aaron Basko

Aaron Meis

Anthony Jones

Brad Pochard

Brogan Boles

Caitlin Douglas

Chip Edmonds

Dylan Klim

George Wolf

Jess Snover

Joseph Miller, EdD

Kristin Flora, PhD
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Maria Gentile

Sarah Kotlinski

Tony Turner, EdD

Victoria O'Malley
