CBO Speaks

Lori Beaty is Chief Financial Officer/Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. In this episode, Lori joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about transitioning from grant accounting, being a lifelong learner, and why it's important to remember that you don't have to understand every detail of the work you oversee. "I have needed to...

Glen Nakata is the Vice Chancellor for Financial and Administrative Affairs at Purdue University Fort Wayne in Indiana. In this episode, Glen joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about the value of attracting international students, building a team with people that bring something new to the discussion, and being inquisitive.   "I want to bring people from different backgrounds, different regions,...

Geoff Chatas is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In this episode, Geoff joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about his learning curve coming from the corporate world, thinking about the world in different ways, and developing great teams, before getting out of their way.   "It's okay to innovate. It's okay to take risks. It's ok...

Lisa Rulney is Senior Vice President for Business Affairs and CFO at University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. In this episode, Lisa joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about the benefits of longevity, the value of constructive criticism, and the importance of focusing on financial sustainability.   "More than ever, we have to have a focus on efficient operations and innovation," she says. She ta...

Manish Kumar is Vice President of Finance and Administration at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. In this episode, he joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institutions, strategies to help grow enrollment, and the importance of understanding shared governance for the academic system.   "Like every institution during the Pandemic, it has affecte...

William Nunez is Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration and CFO at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. In this episode, he joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about stepping into well-run programs, moving to a private sector university, and learning you can't do it all.   "You're not the expert on all the things that are reported to you," he says. He talks about the importanc...

Jim Matteo is Vice President for Finance and Treasurer for Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. In this episode, Jim joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about figuring out your 'edge', being a team player, and working in a state versus a private university.   `"How do we help advance what I'll call excellence and equity at Princeton?" he asks. He talks about how this is a key question t...

Julee Gard is Vice President for Administration and Finance and Chief Financial Officer at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois. In this episode, Julee joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about following your dreams, transferrable skills, and retention.   "I'm just as responsible for making sure that our current students remain and feel welcomed as anybody else in a leadership role,"...

Doug Schantz is Vice President for Business Affairs for Clark State College in Springfield, Ohio. In this episode, Doug joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about working in his hometown, the importance of affordability, and the positives of the pandemic.   "It catapulted us much further in evolving as an industry than I think we would've achieved within even the next five to ten years," he says....

Chris Martin is Vice President for Finance and Administration / CFO at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah. In this episode, Chris joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about figuring out secondary education's role in the industry, working with the local municipalities, and creating a more flexible system that allows for more innovative thinking.   "We're a place where all students...

Dr. Ruth Johnston is Vice Chancellor, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief COVID-19 Officer at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. In this episode, Johnston joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about being nimble, challenges ahead for higher education, and why understanding the system from all perspectives is critical for a CBO.   "To be a successful CBO or COO, you really need to...

Kelli Shomaker is Vice President for Business and Finance and CFO at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. In this episode, Shomaker joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about spending time on the University's vision, maintaining their mission through the pandemic, and the importance of town and gown. "It's really important that we take into careful consideration changes that we might make here on...

Christopher Lee is Vice President for Administration and Finance at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. In this episode, Lee joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about learning to prioritize without panic, optimizing your choices, and being a CBO in a faith-based institution.   "We are here as professionals not to panic but to simply anticipate as much as we can, prepare for the fact that b...

Maisha Williams is Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer at Marymount Manhattan College in New York, NY. In this episode, Williams joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about her family history in education, the pros and cons of working at a small arts college in the heart of the city, and the artistic view of pairing majors.   "Our location is so rich in...

Welcome to this special bonus episode of CBO Speaks. We've asked our recent interviewees about important topics for our listeners and collected their responses to share with you in these mini topical episodes. In this episode, our CBOs share resources, including readings, podcasts, and organizations, that they've found helpful in their roles.

Welcome to this special bonus episode of CBO Speaks. We've asked our recent interviewees about important topics for our listeners and collected their responses to share with you in these mini topical episodes. In this episode, our CBOs give suggestions for supporting creative solutions and finding a way to say "yes" to new ideas.

Welcome to this special bonus episode of CBO Speaks. We've asked our recent interviewees about important topics for our listeners and collected their responses to share with you in these mini topical episodes. In this episode, our CBOs discuss collaboration, both within and outside the institution, and ways to build new collaborative relationships.

Welcome to this special bonus episode of CBO Speaks. We've asked our recent interviewees about important topics for our listeners and collected their responses to share with you in these mini topical episodes. In this episode, our CBOs reflect on how to advocate for student success and what impacts student success at their institutions.

Welcome to this special bonus episode of CBO Speaks. We've asked our recent interviewees about important topics for our listeners and collected their responses to share with you in these mini topical episodes. In this episode, our CBOs give their views on advocacy and what they work to advocate for on their campuses.

Welcome to this special bonus episode of CBO Speaks. We've asked our recent interviewees about important topics for our listeners and collected their responses to share with you in these mini topical episodes. In this episode, our CBOs discuss how to put action towards diversity, equity, and inclusion... or DEI.

Welcome to this special bonus episode of CBO Speaks. We've asked our recent interviewees about important topics for our listeners and collected their responses to share with you in these mini topical episodes. In this episode, our CBOs share their thoughts on governance and the CBO's role within the institution.

Welcome to this special bonus episode of CBO Speaks. We've asked our recent interviewees about important topics for our listeners and collected their responses to share with you in these mini topical episodes. In this episode, our CBOs talk about analytics and how to do meaningful and collaborative work with data that answers the right questions.

Dr. Kim Hadley is the Vice President of Finance & Administration and Assistant Professor of Business at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. In this episode, Dr. Hadley joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about how her background as a professor informs everything she does, keeping up to date with the pulse of the students, and the role of faith for her as a CBO.   "It's been a refre...

In this very special 100th episode, our host, Donna Schiele, joins NACUBO president and CEO Susan Whealler Johnston to welcome back three interviewees from our first season of CBO Speaks to see where they are now:   * Bronté Burleigh-Jones, chief financial officer at American University ( listen to Bronté in episode 4 ) * Gregg Goldman, vice chancellor and chief financial officer at the University...

Mitchell Wein is the Senior Vice President for Finance and the Chief Administrative Officer for Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania. In this episode, Wein joins our host Donna Schiele to talk about his passion for the mission of academia and transforming lives, spreading your time across multiple goals, and how there are many differences between the private and public sectors but that the...