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John Stanley is an institutional researcher at the University of Hawaii at West Oahu, and led institutional research efforts at the University of Hawaii at Manoa during its peer selection process in 2012. He is a frequent presenter and workshop instructor at the Association for Institutional Research Annual Forum. His interests include higher education data analysis and institutional research studies. Stanley’s work was recognized at the 2012 California Association for Institutional Research (CAIR) Conference in Anaheim/Orange County as an “example of a significant contribution to the practice and understanding of institutional research.” He received his B.A. in mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin and M.Ed. in higher education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Wendy Kilgore serves as director of research for AACRAO with more than 19 years of experience as a higher education administrator and consultant in the United States and Canada. She brings expertise in recruitment, admissions, financial aid, academic advisement, curriculum support, registration, records management, veterans’ education services, technology, organizational restructuring, student-centric business practice development, policy development and managing comprehensive collaboration to support enrollment efforts. Prior to joining AACRAO full-time in 2009, Dr. Kilgore served as state dean of enrollment services for the Colorado Community College system, and the director of admissions and registrar for the Pima County Community College district. Her professional and consulting experience spans a wide array of institutions, including large public universities, small private colleges, small private faith based colleges, private for-profit institutions, technical colleges, a large two-year multi-campus community college district, and a state community college system.

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