InsideTrack Announces Formation of Advisory Board
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 29, 2007 — The President Emeritus of Stanford University, Donald Kennedy, and the President Emeritus of the American Council on Education, Robert Atwell, are among 14 leaders in education and business who have joined the Advisory Board of InsideTrack, the company announced today.
The Advisory Board will provide guidance to InsideTrack, a company that provides Coaching services for colleges and universities to enhance student engagement, effectiveness and success.
"We are fortunate to have such a high-level group of experienced and talented executives as part of the InsideTrack team," said Alan Tripp, the company's co-founder and CEO. "The Advisory Board has already provided us with valuable insights as to how to serve the higher education community best and to fulfill our mission of increasing student success."
According to Robert Atwell, "InsideTrack is dedicated to helping students meet their educational and career goals through degree completion. The members of the Advisory Board believe in this mission and are pleased to be able to offer the company our counsel."
The members of InsideTrack's Advisory Board are:
- Tom Abrahamson, Managing Director & Principal, Lipman Hearne
- Lloyd Armstrong, Jr., University Professor & Provost Emeritus, University of Southern California
- Robert Atwell, President Emeritus, American Council on Education
- David Breneman, University Professor and Dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia
- Ann Duffield, Principal, The Presidential Practice
- Ellis Gedney, Past Chair, Career College Association; Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Ex'pression College for the Digital Arts in Emeryville, California
- Albert "Hank" Greenstone, Director Emeritus, Education Management Corp.
- Don Hossler, Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Indiana University
- Paul Jansen, Director of the Global Non-Profit Practice, McKinsey & Co.
- Donald Kennedy, Editor-in-chief, Science Magazine; President Emeritus, Stanford University
- Ted Marchese, Senior Consultant, Academic Search
- Margaret "Peg" Miller, Director, Center for the Study of Higher Education, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia; President Emerita, American Association for Higher Education; Editor-in-chief, Change magazine
- Michael Nettles, Senior Vice President for Policy Evaluation and Research, ETS
- Muriel Oaks, Dean, Center for Distance and Professional Education, Washington State University; President Emerita, University Continuing Education Association
About InsideTrack
InsideTrack's mission is to promote student engagement, persistence, retention and success. Since 2000, the company has provided Coaching services to more than 50,000 students of all ages, enabling partner colleges to increase student retention, total enrollment, graduation rates and tuition revenue. To learn more about InsideTrack, visit www.insidetrack.com.