Home / Our Story / Who We Are Who We Are Meet the team of directors and advisors for the externship program. Christie Nelson, PhD Externship Exchange Director Karen Bemis, PhD Assistant Director – Student Experience Abbe Rosenthal, MA, PCC, LCOP, DYL Certified Coach Senior Advisor Deborah Silver, PhD Executive Director, MBS Suzanne Wasilko Externship Operations Coordinator Lori B. Dars, MBA Senior Advisor Jay Goldring, PhD Advisor Brian Petrus, PhD Advisor Ben Nelson Advisor Ivan Mera, MBS Advisor Alissa Bookwalter, MEd Advisor Ryan Maiorano, MBS Advisor Alexis Shellow, DBA Advisor Virginia Petraglia Advisor Bianna Cruz Advisor Rupa Misra, EdD Associate Teaching Professor, User Experience Design Coordinator, Product Design Coordinator Faisal Khan, PhD Analytics Practicum Professor