Beyond Kickoff: Sponsor Tactics That Keep Change Visible

Thursday, October 01, 2026 | 10:45AM–11:30AM MT
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Panel Session
Executive sponsorship often fades after launch announcements, leaving directors and front-line teams to carry the change alone. Through an anonymized campus modernization case affecting student, finance, and HR services, institutional leaders and change partners will show how they defined sponsor roles for cabinet members, deans, and operational directors and built visible sponsor moments across the life cycle by using a simple scorecard to spot when sponsorship was slipping before momentum did.

Presenters

  • Stephanie Galo

    IT Project Manager & Business Analyst, Brooklyn Law School
  • Samantha Kessler

    Principal Strategic Specialist, Ellucian
  • Carrie Rachal

    Solutions Specialist, Ellucian
  • Colette Rodgers

    Vice President of Operations, Brooklyn Law School