As the Content Strategy Manager, Autumn is the lead storyteller, transforming AACRAO’s industry-leading work into a consistent voice. Autumn strives to build narratives that connect people across roles and industries. Her commitment to higher education and professional development drives her passion to support the AACRAO community in advancing the future of learning mobility.
No stranger to professional development associations, Autumn has served on the conference executive committees and presented sessions for the Middle States Association of Collegiate Registrars and Officers of Admission (MSACROA) and the Delaware Valley Association of Collegiate Registrars and Officers of Admission (DVACROA). Her first AACRAO conference was the 101st Annual Conference in Baltimore, and one year later, she presented at the 102nd in Phoenix. She also presented at the American Marketing Association (AMA) Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education during her membership years.
Autumn has dedicated her career to education, most recently at Charter School Growth Fund as a data and technology systems lead and in higher education as a communications strategist specializing in marketing technology and operations. She is also a Salesforce Certified Administrator. She has held roles at Villanova University, West Chester University, and the University of Pennsylvania, building expertise in brand and reputation management, digital marketing, enrollment management, web development, systems implementation, content strategy, and nonprofit and philanthropy research. She began her career as one of the founding members of the Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania.
Other side quests include her business consulting practice, Clarity, Hope, and Luck, LLC. Autumn is also the co-founder, lead singer, and singer-songwriter of the Philadelphia-based folk band Kicking Down Doors. She earned a BS in education from Temple University and an MA in humanities from Arcadia University.