Tim Westerbeck
President
Tim, the firm’s founder, has been one of the top strategic advisors to educational institutions in the world for more than 20 years. He has served as a columnist for Businessweek and a frequent commentator in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other global media. Tim is also a regular presenter at global industry forums, such as the Indian Management Conclave, AACSB International, The European Foundation for Management Development, and others.
David Mulligan
CEO
David is a successful entrepreneur who has started and operated several businesses over the past 25 years. He is the co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of First Commonwealth, Inc., which became publicly traded in 1995.
Christa Casolino
Paid Media Specialist
As a Paid Media Specialist at Eduvantis, Christa generates PPC reports that require account optimizations such as, ad copy writing, keyword expansion, and budget management for clients. She graduated Cum Laude from the University of Missouri with a BSBA in Marketing and is Google AdWords & Analytics Certified.
Phoebe Fasulo
Associate Director
SEO
Phoebe has over 6 years of experience in SEO, content marketing, social media, and analytics. Having worked for multiple agencies and the Boston Globe, she is skilled at understanding all sides of digital marketing, across industries. She holds a BA from Union College in Schenectady, NY. and is certified by Google in Google Ads Fundamentals, Google Ads Search, Google Analytics and by SEMRush in Technical SEO.
Garrett Fisher
Associate Consultant
Garrett focuses his career on positive, results-oriented solutions for his clients. Prior to Eduvantis, Garrett was a business analyst with JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he drove strategic initiatives in loss mitigation and operational inefficiencies. Garrett earned his BA in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Bryan Flory
Director
Digital Media
Bryan leads the digital team at Eduvantis and brings with him more than 10 years of digital agency experience. Previous to Eduvantis, Bryan worked at Leapfrog Online where he lead teams tasked with managing the digital campaigns for a number of enterprise-level digital advertisers. In addition, he has more than 3 years of agency-side experience managing paid digital media strategy in the Education space.
Rich Funk
Associate Director
Marketing Services
Rich has over 10 years of experience managing digital marketing engagements across a variety of industries. Previously, Rich has managed digital marketing for Bank of America, Merrill Lynch and Tribune Media Company. Rich is also an experienced educator on digital marketing. He has taught at UC San Diego and been a featured speaker at Chicago Social Media Week.
Jesse Golenberg
Consultant
Jesse is a licensed attorney in the state of Illinois with 5 years of experience working in financial planning and class action administration. Before Eduvantis, Jesse sailed with the University of Virginia Semester at Sea study abroad program as the appellate officer, sparking his interest in higher education. Jesse has a joint JD/MBA from Golden Gate University and a BS in Psychology from Indiana University.
Sean Holdmeyer
Manager
Consulting Services
Sean has over 5 years of strategic and operational experiences across various industries. Most recently, Sean was a senior associate with PwC Advisory and Strategy& where he concentrated on corporate strategy, profitability modeling, and performance management projects for Fortune 500 companies.
Kevin Krilich
Senior SEO Analyst
Kevin is a Senior SEO Analyst at Eduvantis, where he creates SEO-optimized content and provides in-depth traffic analysis for clients. He previously worked on the digital side of the automotive industry. He has a BS in Journalism from Bradley University and is Google Analytics Certified.
Steve Shriberg
Director
Consulting Services
Steve has 10 years of marketing and advertising experience in agencies and universities, including 4 years of marketing international higher education programs. Steve has an MA in International Affairs and a BA in International Business and Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis.