Board and Committees

Board & Committees

Board Members

UNICON’s board members provide innovative insights to keep the organization at the forefront of industry trends. Through taking a comprehensive business approach, our board members equip UNICON’s member schools with the resources and initiatives they need to improve their performance globally. Thanks to their diverse backgrounds and experience in executive education, our board members create a community that is open to collaboration and supports the growth of all members.

Aldemir Drummond

Fundação Dom Cabral, UNICON Board Chair 2026-2027

Aldemir is a professor of Strategy and Organizations at Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), where he teaches at both Executive Education and Degree Programs. In his career at FDC, Aldemir has led, designed and delivered programs in Latin America, North America, Europe and Asia, several of them in partnership with local schools.

Katarina Hagg, Stockholm School of Economics, UNICON

Katarina Hägg

Stockholm School of Economics, UNICON Board Vice-Chair 2026-2027

Katarina currently serves as the CEO of SSE Executive Education at the Stockholm School of Economics. Her primary focus is on driving innovation of education and development of responsible leaders in all career stages.

Mohamed (MAS) AbdelSalam

Onsi Sawiris School of Business Executive Education, AUC

MAS is currently the Executive Director of Onsi Sawiris School of Business Executive Education at The American University in Cairo. With over three decades of experience, MAS has dedicated his career to challenging the status quo and obsessing with future potential—not just what has been or currently is.

Bryan Benjamin

Western University, Ivey Business School

Bryan Benjamin is the Executive Director of Executive Education at Ivey Business School at Western University. He is based in Canada and leads Executive Education and Lifelong Learning for Ivey globally. Previous roles include Vice President at The Conference Board of Canada and Managing Director of the Canadian Talent Leadership & Development practice at Lee Hecht Harrison.

Alan Chen

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business

Alan Chen is a seasoned executive education leader with a proven track record in strategic partnerships, program innovation, and global business development. As Assistant Dean at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB), he leads Global Programs, designing and delivering world-class executive education that bridges China with the international business community.

Anna Dunand

IMD Business School

Anna is a senior executive with 22+ years at IMD Business School — one of the world’s top-ranked management institutions — leading global business development. She is recognized as a strong enterprise leader who creates results through cross-functional and cross-cultural collaboration, building trust across teams, geographies, and the C-suite.

Nicholas Hamilton-Archer

University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Nicholas Hamilton-Archer serves as the Chief Executive Education Officer for the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He came to Michigan Ross from Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, where he was Executive Director of Executive Education.

Jon Kaupla, Associate Dean and Executive Director

Jon A. Kaupla

Associate Dean for Lifelong Learning, Muma College of Business, University of South Florida (USF)

Jon A. Kaupla is the Associate Dean of Lifelong Learning at the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida (USF). With over 25 years of leadership experience in human resources and learning and development, he was previously President and Executive Director of the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development at the University of Wisconsin.

Dennis Lanham

University of Georgia - Terry College of Business

Dennis Lanham serves as Executive Director of Executive & Professional Education at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. He is a seasoned learning and development executive leader with 20+ years of combined experience in university-based executive education, global member services and program management.

Nathalie Nawrocki

INSEAD

Nathalie is the Executive Director of Corporate Partnerships at INSEAD. She oversees custom programmes and leads the global business development teams dedicated to building corporate partnerships within Executive Education. She also heads INSEAD’s Executive Coaching (IEC). Her team is responsible for the sales, development and design of Custom Executive Education programmes to over 15k participants annually.

Marta Pimentel

Nova School of Business and Economics

Executive Director at Nova SBE Executive Education since 2019. Leads a team of more than 70 people and a business that is consolidating and growing consistently in quality, revenue, and margin. Marta has more than 32 years of professional experience in the education sector, particularly in executive education.

Shaun Rozyn

Duke Corporate Education

Shaun has over 17 years of experience in global higher and executive education. Notable career achievements include establishing the GIBS/Harvard Business School partnership program for African executives, which is now in its fifth year of delivery. He also designed the Bloomberg Financial Journalism Program for Africa and the General Electric African Leaders program.

Melanie Weaver Barnett

UNICON Executive Director, Secretary, Treasurer

Before joining UNICON, Melanie Weaver Barnett was chief executive education officer at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. She has served as chair of the board of directors for UNICON and on the boards of the Alumni Association and the Advisory Board for Intercollegiate Athletics.

Committees

There are several standing committees that are responsible for driving specific areas of the UNICON membership experience. The committees cover a wide range of areas from Finance to Marketing and Communications. Please click each committee link to learn more.

Benchmarking Committee

What We Do:
The Benchmarking Committee commissions periodic surveys of member schools. These surveys include metrics, trends and strategic insights into the University-based Executive Education industry that can enable members to improve the quality of their work in the field of non-degree executive education.
Goals and Objectives:
For the coming year:
– Publish the 2026 UNICON Membership Benchmark Survey
– Create pulse surveys on an as-needed basis to track emerging issues and trends to assess how they impact the non-degree executive education industry
– Continue collaborative efforts with strategic partners to track trends in corporate learning
Benchmarking Committee Guidelines 7-19-24
Committee Members:
Mohamed (MAS) AbdelSalam (Co-chair, 2026-2027), Nicholas Hamilton-Archer (Co-chair, 2026-2027), Cüneyt Evirgen (Off-Board Co-Chair 2026-2027), Fatos Aksel, Luiz Buccos Silveira, Pamela Knight, David Kutas, Yazmin Norwood, Stuart Wells

Communications Committee

What We Do:
The Communications Committee supports the internal and external communications priorities of the Organization, including web-based communications, social media and public relations. The committee also collects data on membership engagement and reports insights and findings to other UNICON Committees and the leadership to inform decision-making and planning.
Goals and Objectives:
Communications Committee Guidelines_8-08-25
Committee Members:
Nathalie Nawrocki (Co-Chair 2026-2027), Shaun Rozyn (Co-Chair 2026-2027), Kate Feeney Anderson, Fareeha Muzaffar

Conference Committee

What We Do:

The Conference Committee maintains a pipeline of potential host schools and supports them in the planning and execution of relevant and high-quality conferences.

Goals and Objectives:

Share industry best practices.
Discuss current issues affecting the industry.
Build relationships to expand network and promote collaboration.

Conference Committee Guidelines

Committee Members:

Jon Kaupla (Co-chair, 2026-2027), Marta Pimentel (Co-chair 2026-2027), Mohamed (MAS) AbdelSalam, Marcelo Altoe, Bryan Benjamin, Faith Dalzell, Anna Dunand, Eman Nasr, Jessica Silva, Michelle Vaillancourt, Pam Williams

Continuity Committee

What We Do:
The Continuity Committee focuses upon strategies and processes for uninterrupted succession to the Board.
The Continuity Committee oversees the Leadership Academy for aspiring individuals at the director level.
Goals and Objectives:
Continuity Committee Guidelines 12-19-24
Committee Members:
Shaun Rozyn (Chair 2026-2027), Marco Serrato (Off board Co-chair 2026-2027), Aldemir Drummond, Ex-officio, Clark Callahan, Jean Choy, Peter Hirst, Peter Methot, Tina Narron, Della Wong

Finance Committee

What We Do:
The Finance Committee provides budget oversight and direction and oversees the organization’s financial and accounting practices.
The committee is responsible for developing the financial strategy for UNICON, monitoring financial transactions, various financial reports, and the annual audit. The committee also monitors our investments and makes investment recommendations to the board.
The committee is comprised of the board chair, board vice chair, and the executive director.
Goals and Objectives:
Finance Committee Guidelines_08-08-25
Committee Members:
Aldemir Drummond (Chair 2026-2027), Katarina Hägg (Vice-Chair 2026-2027), Melanie Weaver Barnett

Membership Committee

What We Do:
We aim at representing the multiple facets and different perspectives of global university-based executive education through our membership base. As the membership committee, we strive to ensure that UNICON continually maximizes membership value by advising the UNICON board on membership strategy, enriching the existing community with new active members through the cultivation of a pipeline of new member schools, and making recommendations regarding new and ongoing membership.
Goals and Objectives:
For the coming year we want to nurture our existing members and keep engagement levels high. We are also looking to strengthen our international membership base.
We will review applications for membership and make recommendations to the board according to our guidelines.
Membership Committee Guidelines 08-16-23
Committee Members:
Anna Dunand (Co-chair 2026-2027), Dennis Lanham (Co-chair, 2026-2027), Della Wong (Off-board Co-chair 2026-2027), Jean Choy, Katarzyna Kozicz Fonseca, Matthew Gibb, Kellie McCaffrey, Kristen Robillard, Stephanie Stawicki, Patricia Ivette Treviño, Judy Henry Scinto

Research Committee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Bryan Benjamin (Co-chair 2026-2027), Alan Chen (Co-chair 2026-2027), Lisa Rohrer, Sheryl Axline, Sara Gao, Ani Kharajian, Meg Regan, Julie Hawthorne, Celine Ye, Amy Kuebler, Georgii Aleksandrov

Interested in Joining or Contacting a Committee?

Contact UNICON and learn more about the work committees do and how to contribute.

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