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who we are
At Acamar Associates, we understand the unique challenges that universities and colleges face today in supporting student success, process effectiveness, and faculty initiatives. This effort spans new systems implementations and integrations as well as managing change and improving business processes.
Our mission is to provide a light touch but high-impact alternative that supports your institution in navigating these complexities seamlessly. Our team of seasoned professionals brings a wealth of experience in the higher education sector, ensuring that our solutions are both innovative and effective.
Dr. Kathy Bader
Managing Partner
Dr. Kathy Bader is an experienced and creative administrative leader and consultant, who has familiarity with all aspects of the academy. Kathy’s leadership in academic and technology initiatives provides her with a uniquely robust perspective. She prioritizes the student and faculty experience as core to the mission of higher education, utilizing her strengths in collaboration and consensus building. With a deep understanding of universities and colleges, Kathy has experience in policy development and innovation to drive transformation. She has extensive experience in project management, change management, business process assessment and reengineering, systems optimization, and cloud planning. Kathy also has a particular passion for supporting the mission of community colleges across the country, which she has been doing for the last decade.
Lew Conner
Managing Partner
Lew Conner is a higher education industry executive and consultant who has experience as an administrator on college and university campuses, in the private sector, and as a non-profit leader in the industry. Lew has worked with faculty, students, staff, and campus administrators to leverage technology for the benefit of students and administrators in various areas such as information services, administration, recruitment, undergraduate and graduate admissions, enrollment, student financial aid, and academic services.