Meet Our Leadership Team
The Enrollment Management leadership team consists of individuals from direct reports in Admissions, Division of Financial Aid (DFA), Office of the Registrar, and Enrollment Management Analysis and Reporting (EMAR), as well as close campus partners in the Office of the Bursar, ITEA - Student Systems Competency Center, and Division of Financial Affairs.
Pamela T. Horne, Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admissions
Horne presents frequently at state, regional, and national meetings on such topics as the gap between college aspiration and preparation, the future of enrollment management, effective use of business intelligence and technology in enrollment management, the parent role in the college admissions process, college admissions and the media, the impact of changing demographics on higher education and much more..
Her husband Steve is a consultant in higher education systems and business processes. Their two daughters successfully navigated the college admissions process several years ago and now live and work in Washington D.C. and Chicago.
Horne states, “All of my personal and professional experience has informed my belief that education is crucial to the success not only of individuals, but also to advancing families, communities and society. Higher education changes lives and drives economic and social progress."
Brent Drake, Assistant Vice Provost and Director of Enrollment Management Analysis and Reporting
Dr. Brent M. Drake currently serves as the Assistant Vice Provost and Director of Enrollment Management Analysis and Reporting at Purdue University where he provides institutional research related to the recruitment, access, enrollment, retention, and completion of higher education students. He has been a member of Enrollment Management since 2003. Prior to this appointment he served as the assessment coordinator for the Lily Endowment retention initiatives at Purdue University. Brent earned all three of his degrees from Purdue University. His B.A. was earned in 1995 in athletic training, M.S. in 1997 in Sports Psychology, and Ph.D. in 2009 in Educational Psychology, with an emphasis in both motivational theory and psychometrics.
Brent presents and publishes on a number of topics in higher education including motivational models related to student success, retention enhancing programs, enrollment modeling, and various enrollment management topics such as recruitment, enrollment trends, and student success efforts. Brent also serves as a continuing lecturer in the Purdue department of Educational Studies where he teaches motivation theory, measurement theory, and research methods in higher education
Ted Malone, Executive Director of the Division of Financial Aid
Ted Malone is the Executive Director of the Division of Financial Aid at Purdue University. He began is financial aid career being recruited to take over a one-person shop a couple of months after he graduated. The Dean of Students believed his experience in the U.S. Navy prepared him for a role in which understanding government relations was critical. Ted’s career has encompassed financial aid positions at Simpson College (CA), Grand Canyon University, Glendale Community College (AZ), Edmonds Community College (WA), and The University of Alaska Anchorage (AK). At each stop, Ted has been committed to service and engagement in state and national professional organizations. Ted has served as President of both the Arizona and Alaska Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. He twice was President of the Western Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (WASFAA) and sat on Board of Directors of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Associations (NASFAA).
Ted has also given presentations at over eight state financial aid association meetings, two regional meetings and at the NASFAA National Conference. Training is one of his passions, having worked on multiple financial aid basic training events including the WASFAA Summer Institute.
On a personal note, Ted is married to the wittiest woman on the planet, has two post-teen children, earned a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do (although his son out ranks him as a second degree BB), and ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain with his daughter.
Robert Kubat, University Registrar
Bob Kubat has 26 years of experience in higher education and has presented at regional, state, and national conferences on critical topics such as change management, student registration, and computer technologies that are critical to student record storage and administration. In addition to his role on the Clearinghouse Advisory Committee, he also provides thoughtful leadership as a member of the AACRAO Nominations and Elections Committee and the Disney National College Advisory Board. Bob currently holds a Master's Degree in Student Personnel Services and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Mitch Warren, Director of Admissions
Mitch Warren has worked in college admissions for over 25 years. He has served at three different institutions: Butler University, the University of Delaware, and since 1996 at Purdue. He serves as Director in the Office of Admissions where he supervises a team of approximately 25 staff who are involved in student recruitment as well as admissions application review and decisions. Mitch chairs the Purdue Recruitment Council and serves on several University-wide committees. At the state level, he sits on the Indiana ACT State Council and has served on the Indiana ACT State Council Executive Committee and as Chair of the Council. He also has served on the Indiana Association for College Admission Counseling in numerous roles including: Educational Calendar Committee, Professional Development Committee, Executive Board, Secretary, Credentials Chair, and President. At the national level, Mitch has served the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) on the State and Regional Presidents' Council, Chief Delegate at the NACAC Assembly, and as a presenter at the NACAC Leadership Development Institute. He is also a regular “reader” for national scholarships at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, New Jersey.
Enrollment Management Partners:
Rita Clifford, Director of Student Systems Competency Center
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John Higgins, Assistant Comptroller and Bursar, Student Business Services
John Higgins has worked in the higher education industry for over 16 years in multiple business service roles, and currently serves as the University Bursar at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Mr. Higgins is an active member of several organizations, including the National Association for College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), and the Association of American Universities (AAU) Bursars where he serves on the Executive Board after election by peers. Mr. Higgins has served as an alternate negotiator for a Negotiated Rulemaking committee for the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) in 2009 representing the interest of NACUBO, and independently as a panelist for the Higher Education Regulation Study (HERS) in 2010. Mr. Higgins presented findings from the HERS study to the Higher Education Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance in September of 2011 with other selected panelists. In his role as University Bursar at Purdue, he has had responsibility for several strategic system implementations, and has a strong interest in advocating on behalf of students as policies and technology drive business decision-making in higher education. Mr. Higgins holds a BA with Honors in Classics from the University of Iowa and is currently pursuing an Executive Masters of Business Administration at Purdue University.
John Globoker, Division of Financial Affairs - Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
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