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2023 Presenters

Richie Hunter, a communications leader with more than 25 years of experience in higher education, healthcare and business serves as the University of Oregon’s vice president of communications.

Jaime Hunt is a confident, creative and award-winning strategic communications executive with 17 years of progressive experience in higher education and more than four years of experience as a print journalist.


Mallory Willsea is an innovator with a keen ability to develop processes that support client success and effectiveness within organizations.

Zac Vineyard is the Director of Enrollment Marketing Technology at Miami University.

Equal parts straight-shooting pragmatist and stalwart client advocate, Jarrett draws on his extensive digital marketing experience both inside and outside the world of higher ed to help Echo Delta’s clients drive enrollment, increase yield, and attract right-fit students.

As an experienced marketing leader, my marketing toolbox includes extensive experience in: building and growing marketing teams, driving marketing strategy, content marketing and digital storytelling, lead and demand gen strategy, social media, digital advertising, blogging, content management systems, systems mapping, data-driven marketing, and website development.

Kinnari “Kin” Sejpal is the Vice President of Marketing and Communications at University of Redlands where she oversees brand management, enrollment marketing, and communications and digital teams.

Over the course of his 16 year campus visit consulting career at TargetX, Render Experiences, RNL and now (very happily) with Echo Delta, Jeff has worked with more than 300 colleges and university campuses across the country to create compelling visit experiences.

In addition to his work experience, Jeff is also the founder of EdTech Connect. EdTech Connect is a crowd-sourced initiative dedicated to helping college and university technologists find and implement solutions for administrative functions and classroom learning.







Ned is an experienced sales and marketing professional with 35 years of leading teams and creating change that have advanced Siena College.

Integrated marketing communications specialist with expertise in driving strategic growth and brand awareness through developing, implementing and analyzing successful campaigns relevant to target audiences.

Seth Odell is Founder & CEO of Kanahoma, a San Diego-based education marketing agency. Widely considered one of higher ed’s leading enrollment marketing experts, Seth brings over 15 years of education marketing experience at some of our industry’s top organizations, including Southern New Hampshire University, UCLA, National University System, and more. Seth's work is Emmy-award winning and has been heralded by the Chronicle of Higher Education as "Exhibit A of marketing success."

Jason Simon became SimpsonScarborough’s CEO in 2020 and has led the agency’s growth while championing the value of higher education and ensuring our work has a lasting impact.

Jessica currently oversees the Graduate and Online Marketing at NJIT. She has over 22 years of marketing experience, with 10+ of those years in Higher Education.

Raman Bhalla is Associate Vice President, University Web Services at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). In this role, he’s responsible for the strategic vision, design, development, and maintenance of the university’s web properties.

Wesley Rupar specializes in business development for Orange142, a boutique digital advertising agency based in Austin, specifically for the Higher Education arm of the company where she specializes in enrollment marketing.

Cassandra Razzi is a business development specialist and account director at Orange142, a digital advertising agency based in Austin, specializing in both higher education and travel and tourism verticals in the north east/mid-Atlantic region.

Jesse has worked in Higher Education for the past 15 years, both at the school level and later transitioning to the private sector in sales and account management.
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