Ben Williams (He/Him) CSAed  serves as Associate Dean of Students and Deputy Title IX Coordinator at Trinity University. In this role, he co-chairs the university’s Student Success Team, oversees Student Engagement & Development, including student organizations, fraternity and sorority life, and leadership development, advises the Student Government Association, and leads key strategic initiatives that advance student engagement and success. With more than a decade of experience in higher education, Ben has held student affairs leadership roles at Miami University, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, and the University of Colorado Boulder.  Outside of his day job, he serves on the NASPA Foundation Board of Directors, co-chaired the NASPA Mid-Level Administrators Steering Committee, and contributes to the NUFP Advisory Board and AER KC. He has presented nationally on student success, equity, and the mid-level leadership experience, and has published on topics including diversity and inclusion, family engagement, and organizational leadership.

Dr. Leonard Brown Jr. serves as the Vice President for Students Affairs at Norfolk State University and has been in the position since July 2020. His responsibilities broadly include the out-of-class experience for all graduate and undergraduate students. The Division of Student Affairs portfolio includes Housing and Residential Life, Student Activities and Leadership, Campus Life and Diversity, The Dean of Students Office, Military Services, Student Support Services, Accessibility Services and International Student Services, Career Services, Student Advocacy, and Wellness (Counseling and Health Services).  

Dr. Brown’s entire professional career has been in Student Affairs in higher education. Prior to NSU, he served as the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at St. Mary’s College in Maryland. Prior to that Dr. Brown served as the Dean of Students at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania which is his alma mater. Dr. Brown holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, a Master’s degree in Theology, and a Doctorate in Management.

Dr. Brown is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he grew up and was educated through high school. He resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia and has three wonderful daughters who mean the world to him. 

Annie Henning (she/her) currently serves as an Academic Advisor at Southeast Missouri State University - Sikeston Regional Campus. She has experience in campus programming, co-curricular honors programming, and orientation/transition experiences. She currently serves as a Co-Chair of NASPA's New Professional and Graduate Student Steering Committee (NPGS SC), which she has been a member of since 2020. She received certificate in University Teaching Skills from Saint Louis University; her master's degree is in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Missouri State University. She received her undergraduate degree in Corporate Communication with a minor in Business Administration from Southeast Missouri State University. You can connect with her on LinkedIn and at the upcoming 2024 NASPA Annual Conference in Seattle!

Miguel Pacheco is a Puerto Rican-Mexican-American from El Paso Texas and is currently a second year graduate student at Florida International University studying Higher Education Administration. Pacheco currently serves as an Assistant Residential Experience Coordinator where he co-oversees one of eight residence halls on campus. Additionally, Pacheco serves on the Higher Education Student Association executive board as the Director of Programming planning and coordinating events for his fellow cohort and is a member of the Student Conduct Committee. Pacheco is a NASPA GAP member and NODA member where he completed a NODA internship with the New Student and Transition Program at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Pacheco completed his undergraduate studies at Texas State University earning a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Secondary Education. During his time at Texas State, Pacheco was actively involved as a Resident Assistant and Orientation Leader for four years through the Housing and Residential Life and New Student Orientation departments. Pacheco has interests in Social Justice, Equity and Access, Housing and Residential Life, as well as New Student Orientation Programs. Post graduation, Pacheco hopes to work in one of these functional areas and become a Residential Director on the west coast.

Joey (he/him/his) serves as the inaugural executive director of the Consortium and leads its efforts to promote and advance the field through Student Affairs Educator Certification. This new certification program recognizes student affairs educators who demonstrate competency in established domains, commit to ongoing learning and professional development, and comply with the code of ethics.

Joey has also held numerous professional roles with NASPA including founding director of NASPA Advisory Services, assistant vice president for organization development, directing professional development programs, and managing volunteer engagement efforts. Over the course of his 20-year career, he has led or participated in approximately 50 external reviews of student affairs divisions, programs, and services at public and private colleges and universities of various sizes in the United States and Canada.

He holds an M.Ed. in College Student Personnel and a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park.