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.
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 2023 UNICON Membership Benchmark Survey
• Create several pulse surveys to track key trends in non degree executive education industry
• Continue collaborative efforts with partners to track trends in corporate learning
Benchmarking Committee Guidelines 8-16-23
Committee Members:
Mark Lewis (Co-chair, 2023-2024), Serge Lafrance (Co-chair, 2023-2024), Fatos Aksel, Luiz Buccos Silveira, Cüneyt Evirgen, Pamela Knight, Stuart Wells, Yazmin Norwood, David Kutas
What We Do:
The Communications Committee supports the internal and external communications priorities of the Organization, including web-based communications and public relations.
Goals and Objectives:
Communications Committee Guidelines_08-16-23
Committee Members:
Aldemir Drummond (Co-chair 2023-2024), Shaun Rozyn, (Co-chair 2023-2024), Jon Kaupla (Off-Board Co-Chair 2023-2024), Kate Feeney Anderson, Fareeha Muzaffar, Marta Pimentel, Kat Shanahan
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:
Conference Committee Guidelines
Committee Members:
Shalini Bhatia (Co-chair, 2023-2024), Dennis Lanham (Co-chair, 2023-2024), Nicholas Hamilton-Archer (Off-board Co-chair 2023-2024), Sharon Doopan, Keith Groya, Gene Mage
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 7-26-23
Committee Members:
Serge Lafrance, (Chair, 2023-2024), Mónica Sacristán Fanjul (Off-board Co-chair, 2023-2024), Jean Choy, Ex-officio, Gabriel Aramouni, Clark Callahan, Lise Hammergren, Peter Hirst, Peter Methot, Tina Narron, Cathleen Shea, Marco Serrato, Della Wong
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_08-23-23
Committee Members:
Jean Choy, (Chair 2023-2024), Eric Bergemann, (Vice-Chair 2023-2024), Melanie Weaver Barnett
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 seek to enrich the existing community with new
active members and advise the UNICON board on membership strategy, cultivate the pipeline of new member
schools and make recommendations regarding new and ongoing membership.
Goals and Objectives:
For the coming year we want to particularly strengthen our membership base in Asia and Africa. At the same time, we want to nurture the relations to our existing members’ schools and keep engagement level high.
We will review applications for membership and make recommendations to the board according to our guidelines.
Membership Committee Guidelines 08-16-23
Committee Members:
Jane Crombleholme, (Co-chair 2023-2024), Katharina Lange, (Co-chair 2023-24), Della Wong, (Off-board Co-chair 2023-2024), Katarzyna Kozicz Fonseca, Matthew Gibb , Kellie McCaffrey, Patricia Ivette Treviño, Stephanie Stawicki, Kristen Robillard
What We Do:
Cutting-edge research is one of UNICON’s cornerstone activities, guided and coordinated by the Research
Committee. UNICON-sponsored research seeks to deepen the understanding of the role of executive education,
while generating practical knowledge for members and other practitioners.
Members benefit from UNICON research, as it can expand their knowledge of the field, while keeping them informed
of recent developments.
Goals and Objectives:
Research Committee Guidelines 7-22-21
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Lisa Hughes, (Co-chair, 2023-2024), Aisha Azhar, (Co-chair, 2023-2024), Alan Chen, Sara Gao, Ani Kharajian, Andreas Löhmer, Matt McNeice, Meg Regan, Lisa Rohrer, Aileen Zhang
Does your business school have a serious commitment to quality executive education and development and is interested in joining UNICON? Learn more about our application process, including membership criteria, policies, guidelines, and more.
UNICON members can access their membership portal by clicking the link below.
