Kevin Duff is the manager of planning and design for the University Office of Capital Programs and Real Estate Services at the University of Illinois (U of I). Over the past 22 years, he has been involved in the development of many campus master plans for the U of I, including the 2007 and 2012 updates for the Urbana campus, the 2008 and 2012 update for the Springfield campus, and the update for the Chicago campus. He has been the project manager for a diverse set of projects on the Urbana campus, including the Hallene Gateway, the Bardeen Quad, and the Hartley Garden. Duff received his bachelor of science in landscape architecture from the University of Kentucky and is a member of the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

Michael Haggans is a visiting scholar at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities. Since 1980, Haggans has worked on the facility challenges of colleges and universities. He is now an independent scholar teaching and writing on the future of higher education and campuses. A licensed architect, he earned his master of architecture degree from the State University of New York-Buffalo. He has led architectural practices serving higher education and was university architect at the University of Missouri and University of Arizona. He began his current teaching and research as visiting scholar at the University of Kansas in the 2009-2010 academic year and at North Carolina State University in 2010-2011. Since 2011, he has been teaching at the University of Minnesota. Haggans has developed and teaches an interdisciplinary course on the planning and design of the university and researches the facilities implications of the ongoing digital transformation of higher education.

Jeffrey Fenimore leads DLR Group's higher education practice and serves as a national resource for programming and facilitation, particularly on projects involving multiple user-groups and complex programs. His strong leadership abilities, award-winning designs, and solid understanding of higher education facility needs keeps his team's programming and planning activities focused on their goals. Fenimore incorporates industry best-practices research along with a wide variety of staff, faculty, students and other user groups to build consensus and prioritize issues in a way that is focused on what is best for the student. His collaborative facilitation style enables individuals to respectfully express their issues and opinions while uncovering opportunities for shared space, synergistic relationships and enhanced exposure from one program to another.

Janet Krejci serves as dean and professor of Mennonite College of Nursing Illinois State University. Previously she served as associate dean for undergraduate programs and option coordinator of the master of science in nursing in health care systems leadership and the health care administration specialization in the MA in public service at Marquette University. Her publications, presentations and funded grants are in the areas of leadership, nurse retention, work climate, workforce diversity, and change in acute care, long term care, and higher education. Krejci worked as a clinical nurse specialist and leadership consultant in both acute and long term care. She has received several honors including: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School of Nursing Alumnus Award; Wisconsin Teaching Excellence Award from Wisconsin Nurses Association; Sigma Theta Tau, International, Delta Gamma Outstanding Nurse Scholar Award; Marquette All-University Teaching Excellence Award; the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellowship; and American Council on Education Leadership Fellowship.

Edward Ramos, Jr. serves as university facilities planner at Illinois State University. He is responsible for space planning, space utilization and project development. Ramos also assists the university architect with capital development project pre-planning and execution including project designer responsibilities. Ramos came to ISU in May 2005 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previously, he served for seven years as space planner / real estate manager at Thomas Jefferson University in Center City Philadelphia. Ramos oversaw all space planning initiatives and leasing activity for the university. Previously, he practiced architecture with firms in upstate New York (Ithaca and Rochester) and Baltimore, Maryland. He earned a bachelor of architecture degree from Cornell University and a master of business administration degree from The Pennsylvania State University. He is a registered architect in New York State and a member of the Society of College and University Planning (SCUP).

Michael Carr, PhD is the chair of the Biology Department and an active professor at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois. Carr holds a BA from Olivet Nazarene University, an MA from Ball State University, and a PhD from the University of Illinois - Chicago. Carr's background is in molecular biology and he is a champion of cutting edge pedagogical approaches, collaboration, and interaction in the science lab environment. Led by Carr, Oakton Community College has had serious discussions with local health care and technology companies to determine what new courses of study will prepare the next generation of scientists for jobs in biotech/healthcare or put them on the road toward four-year, or graduate degrees in the advancing medical fields. Carr believes by coordinating Oakton's efforts with the state's four-year colleges and local industry, its students will have the necessary requirements for continuing their education. For example, Carr cites a new course "Methods in Bio Tech"to be offered at Oakton by the Biology Department while the Math and Physics Departments are looking at introductory courses in nanotechnology and materials as examples.

Mark Hartmann, AIA, LEED AP brings more than thirty-five years of planning, programming, and design experience in higher education STEM teaching, science research, academic facilities, and campus master planning. He has programmed and planned over four million square feet of teaching and research lab space for a wide variety of 2-, 4-, and 6-year higher education institutions. He is an expert in emerging trends in higher education and science pedagogy, and brings years of involvement with Project Kaleidoscope as a presenter and work shop leader, Tradelines, Labs 21, and the Society for College and University Planning. He brings a wealth of applied knowledge in the sciences planning and programming to this presentation. Hartmann is currently planning, programming, and designing several higher education science and research projects, and brings his hands-on experience in future trends in higher education science planning to this session.

Robert Robicsek, AIA, NCARB is the higher education studio leader for the Chicago office of Harley Ellis Devereaux. Robicsek has thirty years of experience with education and civic projects in the capacity of studio leadership, principal-in-charge, and project management. Robicsek has led multi-disciplinary project teams in the successful planning, design, and implementation of a variety of higher education projects including academic, student service/student life, STEM/science & research, and major capital renovation projects, including large scale renovation and adaptive re-use projects. Robicsek has actively participated in the programming and planning of several state-of-the-art community college and college/university STEM facilities, working closely with diverse user groups to create state-of-the-art collaborative learning environments. Robicsek has served on the boards of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Chicago Chapter, the AIA Illinois Council Board, served as chair of several AIA Chicago Committees, is an active member of the AIA Chicago Education Committee, and is active Society for College and University Planning member.

Barbara Allen is an account manager at Interior Investments in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and specializes in higher education solutions. She has worked in the commercial space planning and design industry for seven years, and spent more than fifteen years working in the pharmaceutical industry. Her company has been involved in creation of many student spaces throughout college campuses.

As firmwide education practice area leader for Gensler, David Broz, AIA, LEED AP is a leader, mentor and talented manager. His work focuses on urban education environments. Over the past five years, his team has completed more than 250 projects for colleges and universities across the midwest. Together with his team, Broz has worked to redefine the vertical urban campus, addressing the challenges it presents for the face-to-face social interactions that comprise such an important part of the college experience. The team's collective efforts have been rewarded with numerous design awards including the "Coolest Thing Downtown" award from Chicago's Friends of Downtown Neighborhood Association. An active leader in the community, he serves on the Executive Committee Advisory Board and the Multi Cultural Scholars Program Board at the University of Kansas, his alma mater, as a board member of the Chicago Loop Alliance and co-chair of the CLA's Placemaking Committee.

Joe Leamanczyk was creative project manager in the Office of Campus Environment at Columbia College Chicago (CCC). He was responsible for overseeing and implementing public student art installations, activating spaces on campus as student spaces, and the implementation of a campus-wide sustainability program. He recently left his post at CCC to study fashion at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago.

John Prokos, FAIA, LEED AP is the managing principal of Gund Partnership, a nationally recognized architecture and planning firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In this role he leads design exploration, guides the senior design management group, Green Design Group, and oversees the firm's business practice. He specializes in designing academic and student life facilities, corporate headquarters, performing arts centers, and green design solutions. Prokos earned his architectural degree from Cornell University, where he also received a post graduate fellowship to study Mayan architecture of the Yucatan. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Boston Society of Architects (BSA), and a LEED-Accredited Professional. He previously served on the BSA's Nominating Committee and the AIA Governmental Legislative Affairs Committee. He is also a member of the United States Institute for Theater Technology, where he frequently presents and recently served as the National Architectural Commissioner.

Bob Richardson, AIA is the senior associate university architect for the Bloomington Campus of Indiana University. As university architect, Richardson is responsible for the project management of most all of the major new capital projects being created on the Bloomington campus. This totals approximately $292 million in projects either in planning, design, construction, or recently completed. Formerly Cincinnati City Architect, he served as the overall coordinator of the Cincinnati Central Riverfront project. He is a registered architect in Indiana and Ohio and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning with a bachelor of science degree in architecture. He also has a master of business administration degree from the Xavier University Executive MBA Program.=

Ron Harrison brings extensive experience to Cannon Design by managing a wide variety of project types, including new buildings, additions and renovations. He effectively leads and integrates the efforts of in-house team members, consultants, and contractors throughout the project. He has a proven track record of achieving successful, beautiful projects that are responsive to clients' program needs, budgets and schedules.

Matthew A. Tomaszewski is associate dean for administration in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences' (LAS) Office of the Dean at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is responsible for strategic planning; long-term planning for the renovation and repair of LAS facilities, including sustainability projects; and for space allocation. He works closely with the dean, the assistant and associate deans, and LAS departments to develop strategies for meeting the planning and space needs of LAS units. He serves as the college's energy conservation liaison and staffs the LAS Student Advisory Committee.

Charles Smith is a practice leader at Cannon Design, whose 24-year career focus on strategic client and project leadership has enabled campuses to reposition their facilities for the next generation of learners, researchers and administrators. His project experience includes the broad range of building typologies including academic, student life, recreation and wellness and science facilities. As a team leader, he fosters innovation and rigor among team members with a deft hands-on approach and a bedrock commitment to client service. He partners with our clients and leads our teams to sustainable, cost effective solutions enabling the advancement of the 21st century learning environment.

John Stallmeyer is an architect and associate professor of architecture at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois), where he teaches architectural theory and design studio. He holds bachelor and master of architecture degrees from Illinois and a PhD in architecture from the University of California Berkeley. Stallmeyer's research interests are focused on the relationship of globalization, informatics, design technologies, and forms of the built environment. He is the author of Building Bangalore: Architecture and Urban Transformation in India’s Silicon Valley (Routledge 2010), and coauthor of Inconvenient Heritage: Erasure and Global Tourism in Luang Prabang Laos (Left Coast Press 2010), a study of Luang Prabang's development as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He is currently working on a book project titled Informational Urbanism that explores the influence of informatics on the conception and perception of urban space.

Kent Barnds joined Augustana College in the summer of 2005 as vice president of enrollment. Since his arrival at Augustana, Barnds has overseen the most successful enrollment in the college's history and the two largest entering first-year classes; strategies to achieve the largest applicant pool in history; greater selectivity of accepted applicants by more than 10%, from 84% in 2005 to 66% in 2010; a multicultural recruitment plan that increased first-year multicultural enrollment; development and implementation of a strategic planning process based on enterprise risk management; and a passion for using social media. At Augustana College, he oversees the offices of admissions, financial assistance, communication and marketing, and web services. He has presented annually at the Conference of Lutheran College Enrollment Officers, and Illinois Association for College Admissions Counseling (IACAC), and has served as a delegate with the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC).

Carson Durham is a licensed architect and serves as a principal at BLDD Architects. His passion lies in creating great places that make a difference in his community. His architectural designs are inspired by history, nature, technology and human behavior. He believes architecture and design are all about invention and innovation - inspiring built environment is all a part of human expression. He holds a master of architecture degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a bachelor of science in architectural design from the University of Florida. In addition, Durham serves as the director of the BLDD Architect's religious facility design group.

John Whitlock is a licensed architect and LEED-Accredited Professional who serves as a principal at BLDD Architects. It is his zest for life that he brings to his work. He works extensively with the higher education market bringing his unique personality and ability to develop creative solutions to even the most challenging projects. Whitlock holds a bachelor of science in advanced technical studies (architecture) and an associate of arts and science degree in architectural technology from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He also serves as the firm's director of the fitness and recreation design group.

Susan Hutson is assistant director for space planning at Purdue University-Main Campus. With an extensive design-oriented background, Susan Hutson has served as an architect and project manager for Purdue University. Now with Purdue's Space Management and Academic Scheduling Department, she works with academic departments to determine their space needs well before an outside consultant becomes involved in a project. Hutson is also the university liaison maintaining the vision and body of knowledge regarding the design and planning of new and renovated classrooms. She spoke at the 2011 North Central Regional Society for College and University Planning Conference on "The Evolution of Multi-Use Buildings, How Less is More."

Geoffrey Lisle is principal at BSA LifeStructures. As the project manager for many of BSA LifeStructures' STEM facility projects, Lisle has extensive experience in designing learning and research facilities. In his more than twenty-five years of experience, Lisle has led countless client presentations and discussions for both large audiences and intimate groups. He has presented on "Revolutionizing Learning in the STEM Disciplines" as well as on "Notre Dame's Investment in the Future of Engineering" at the Society for College and University Planning Annual International Conference in July 2010. In addition, he spoke at the 2007 SCUP-42 Annual International Conference on "Indiana University and Notre Dame: Sharing a Facility, Sharing Success" and at the 2005 North Central Regional SCUP Conference on "Designing a Building, Developing a Curriculum - The Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University."

Jeremy Welu is an architect at BSA LifeStructures. He has a passion for the built environment and its ability to have an impact on and interact with its users. He has been actively involved in defining the theory behind BSA LifeStructures' approach to designing active learning environments. By discovering and understanding the needs of clients, Welu has created many buildings that stimulate innovative thought. Welu is an experienced public speaker who is accustomed to speaking to a wide range of audiences. He has worked on a number of projects in the higher education realm, including Ball State University's Applied Technology Buildings.