Faculty
Chair
Jeff Liebermann
Jeff Liebermann is the senior director of development at the University of Iowa Center for Advancement. In addition to his role as a major gifts officer, he is responsible for overseeing Iowa's fundraising programs in the College of Law, university non-collegiate programs and the regional development team.
He joined the UICA in 1998 as an associate director of development for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), then in 2005 became the executive director of development for CLAS. At Iowa, he has worked through two $1+ billion comprehensive campaigns, including four building projects. Prior to the UICA, he served as the director of alumni programs at the University of Iowa Alumni Association (1995-1998) and the assistant director of alumni relations at the University of Northern Iowa (1989-1995).
Liebermann has a deep background in CASE service, including serving as the chair of the board for CASE V, five years on the faculty of the CASE Summer Institute in Alumni Relations, three years on the CASE V conference committee, participation on numerous CASE conference faculties, and presenting educational sessions at the CASE IV, V and VI conferences. He received the CASE Crystal Apple Award for excellence in teaching in 2016.
He received his bachelor's degree in public relations from Northern Iowa and his master's degree in journalism from Iowa.
Faculty
Kristin Anderson
Kristin Anderson serves as Assistant Vice President for Corporate and Foundation Relations at Norwich University, leading strategy for corporate partnerships, foundation engagement, and cross-institutional collaboration. With more than 20 years of experience—including advancement roles at Emory University, Colby College, and Duke University—she brings extensive expertise in cultivating high-impact, mission-aligned partnerships that strengthen academic priorities and institutional strategy.
At Norwich, Kristin oversees initiatives that support key areas such as cybersecurity and AI, engineering, nursing and health sciences, experiential learning, and military/ROTC leadership development. She is committed to building sustainable alliances and developing innovative engagement frameworks that advance Norwich’s Fueling the Future campaign.
Kristin is also the founder of CFRSpark, a mentoring and professional learning network that evolved from her leadership of the CASE CFR Newcomers program. Through CFRSpark, she helps emerging and established CFR professionals expand their skills, share practice, and build collaborative, supportive professional communities.
Kayla K. Hale
Dr. Kayla Hale became the 13th president of the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma on Aug. 1, 2023.
With 35 years of experience in higher education advancement in both the public and private sectors, Hale served 25 years at The University of Tulsa, most recently as Vice President of University Advancement and Alumni Engagement where she led a team responsible for securing more than $800 million for the university.
Hale also held the position of assistant vice president for university development at OU-Tulsa. She has also served as director of development and alumni relations at Rogers State University in Claremore and director of public relations and publications at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.
Actively involved in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education for 32 years, Hale has served CASE District IV in several leadership capacities and is a regular speaker for the organization at the national and district level. She has served as a board member for the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice, the Sanford and Irene Burnstein Foundation, and A New Leaf. She volunteers for the Shining Honor Project and is an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Eastern Oklahoma Chapter.
Hale studied communications at USAO from 1983-85 before completing her bachelor’s degree at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. She earned a master’s degree in business management from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, in 1995. In 2008, she received a Ph.D. in organizational leadership from the University of Oklahoma.
Lance C. Pérez
Dr. Lance C. Pérez was named dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering in May 2018, following two years as interim dean. An experienced academic and campus leader, Pérez previously was associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and dean of graduate studies at the university. He has been a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering since 1995.
As the Fred Hunzeker Dean of Engineering, he has led the college to record enrollments, retention and graduation rates, and research expenditures. He has also hired 110 faculty and raised more than $200M in philanthropic funds for the college.
In his previous administrative positions, Pérez was responsible for faculty and leadership development, promotion and tenure, instructional technology and classroom facilities’ improvements, and graduate education. He led the implementation of $30 million in improvements to the academic facilities and played a pivotal role in the university’s entrance into the Big Ten Committee on Institutional Cooperation.
As a faculty member, he has won numerous teaching awards and has been principal investigator or co-principal investigator on more than $20 million in federally funded research. His research interests include signal and information processing, engineering education, and faculty leadership development. From 2008-10, Pérez was a program director in the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation.
Pérez is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). In 2016, he received the IEEE Education Society Edwin C. Jones, Jr. Meritorious Service Award. In 2019, he received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Education Society Distinguished Member Award.
He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame.
Scott Rabenold
Scott Rabenold was appointed senior vice president for university advancement on Feb. 1, 2023. In this capacity, he leads the university’s comprehensive efforts to build relationships with its philanthropic communities, including alumni, friends, corporations and foundations, and to secure resources to ensure the university’s global leadership in higher education.
As the leader of the Advancement Division, Rabenold works closely with the deans and advancement professionals across every USC school and unit to advance the university’s strategic priorities and raise financial support for students, faculty and research, health care, the arts, athletics, community programs and many other initiatives. The USC Alumni Association, which builds programs to engage more than 463,000 USC alumni worldwide, is also a major focus of the Advancement Division.
An accomplished development leader with a history of building high-performing teams, Rabenold comes to USC from the University of Texas at Austin, where he served as vice president for development since 2016. During his tenure, the university launched the $6 billion “What Starts Here” campaign.
Previously, he served as vice chancellor for development and alumni affairs and in other leadership roles at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Earlier in his career, he worked at Wake Forest University and the University of Memphis.