Thank you to our 2025 Speakers!
Opening Keynote Speaker
Peter Felten, Ph.D.
Elon University
Peter Felten is executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning, professor of history, and assistant provost for teaching and learning at Elon University. He has published seven books about undergraduate education, including Connections are Everything: A College Student’s Guide to Relationship-Rich Education (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023) co-authored by Isis Artze-Vega, Leo Lambert, and Oscar Miranda Tapia – with an open access online version free to all readers. His next book, The SoTL Guide: (Re)Orienting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, is co-authored with Nancy Chick and Katarina Mårtensson, and will be published (open access) in October 2025. He is on the advisory board of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and is a fellow of the Gardner Institute.
Closing Keynote Speaker
Heather Maietta, Ed.D.
Regis College
Dr. Heather N. Maietta is an Associate Program Chair and Professor in the Higher Education Doctorate Program at Regis College. Heather’s research portfolio centers around adult learners, college to career transitions, and workforce readiness. She has researched, published, and presented widely on these topics.
Through executive and career coaching, Heather works with career professionals to strengthen their coaching knowledge and practice. She helps them identify their coaching niche, develop frameworks for more effective coaching, and create toolkits that serve their population more comprehensively. Her private practice, Career In Progress was established in 2005.
Heather is a long-standing member and award recipient of the National Career Development Association’s Career Practitioner of the Year award. She is a graduate of the Leadership Academy and has held positions as a Training & Education Council Board Member and editor for the Higher Education section of the Career Developments Magazine.
Heather received her doctorate of Higher Education Leadership from Central Michigan University. In 2025, she was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award for her contributions to the field of higher education and achievements in the career development space. She is a ICF and BCC Certified Coach, a Certified Master of Career Services, a Facilitating Career Developments instructor.
She lives in Westford with her husband Bill, children, Emily and Jack, Dug the dog, and Teddy the cat.
To see full bio and connect with Heather, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermaietta