Meet Our Leadership & Staff

leadership team

Co-Founder & CEO

BRETT HARRIS

Co-Founder & President

Kara swanson

Director of Operations & Admissions

Josiah DeGraaf

Director of Finance & Administration

Diana Crowe

Academic success team

We don’t let students fall by the wayside. These team members help our students have the best experience they can within the program.

Student Success Director

cassie porath

Academic Success Advisor

alyssa guthrie

Academic Success Advisor

kellyn roth

Academic Success Advisor

julia naus

Academic Success Advisor

sequoyah branham

Academic Success Advisor

zach sollie

Academic Success Advisor

esther pipkin

Academic Success Advisor

Lillianna joy

Admin & IT

Our Admin and IT teams make sure the Author Conservatory experience is as smooth as possible for our students.

Program Administrator

Cj milacci

IT Director

Sam sheridan

HR Manager

kristy Brendle

Executive Assistant to the President

abi lyn voss

Community Manager

Ruth Nyugen

Administrative Assistant

faith blum

Administrative Assistant

Brianna tibbetts

ADMIssions & Marketing

Our admissions & marketing team members love answering questions from prospective students to decide if the Author Conservatory would be the right fit for you.

Admissions Advisor

Sarina white

Admissions Advisor

Sarah pagel

Admissions Advisor

julia naus

Marketing Advisor

Becky kopitzke

Social Media Manager

naomi sowell

Multimedia Editor & Producer

zach sollie

SEO Specialist

charis rae

Email Marketing Intern

sarah Rye

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