OCICU Staff

Tom Kennedy CEO, New Ventures Inc and Associate VP for Institutional Partnerships
Darlene Scollon Associate Director of Partnership Services
Adam Samhouri, PMP Associate Director, Partnership Services (Online Curriculum Design and Management)
Reneé Lovato Business Manager
Samantha Lawson Administrative Manager of OCICU
Maureen Hencmann Associate Director, Partnership Services
Jennifer Scollon Staff Support

Tom came to Regis College in June 1986 from the College of St. Francis (1978-86) in Joliet, Illinois where he served as Director of Graduate Studies and Corporate Education. He was Vice President for University Services and Dean of Students at Lewis University (1967-78) and taught and coached high school students from 1962-67. Tom holds a Bachelor's Degree in English from Lewis University (1962) and received his M.A. in Cultural Studies from Governors State University (1972). He was named to the Basketball All-American Team while attending Lewis University and maintains his interest in sports and recreational activities. He was the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award and named Administrator of the Year and Outstanding Alumnus during his time at Lewis. He was also selected as the Lewis University “Distinguished Alumnus” for 2002.

Darlene specializes in the development and improvement of administrative processes within institutions of higher education. She has over fifteen years experience in higher education management and has held the titles of Director of Student Accounts at Regis University and Director of Student Administrative Services at the University of Bridgeport. During her career she managed the operational areas of the Registrar, Financial Aid, and the Business Office. In addition, she has significant interface experience with Admissions, International Services, Campus Housing, and Career Services. Darlene received her BA in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Management from Regis University in Denver, Colorado in 1994.

Educated at Brigham Young University, Adam received his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering. He attended Utah State University where he earned his MS in Instructional Technology in 1994. Since that time he has worked with several professional companies as a Lead Instructional Designer and or as a Project Manager. He worked for the USAF, Ameritech Library Services, Arthur Andersen, MicroStrategy, Jones International University, University of Phoenix, and as an independent Education Consultant. Certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) with PMI, Adam applies the project management methodologies in the design, development, and implementation of educational and training programs.

Maureen comes to New Ventures with eleven years of Distance Learning experience. She received her undergraduate degree in Special Education from member school, Avila University. Advanced degrees are from University of Denver (MBA) and University of Colorado Denver (MA Instructional and Learning Technology). She is an active affiliate faculty in the School of Education and Counseling. Maureen has worked with a wide array of courses and has trained online facilitators from all four schools in Regis University College of Professional Studies. She has lent her design expertise to such Regis programs as Computer Science, Teacher Education Reading and Educational Technology specializations, Organizational Leadership, MBA and worked with the National University of Ireland, Galway to develop an Irish Studies certificate program and a joint degree MS in Software Information Systems.

Reneé joined New Ventures in 2000. She provides administrative support to New Ventures’ Partnership Services staff, and coordinates the annual and regional conferences. Reneé is currently enrolled in Regis University's School for Professional Studies Program. She is working toward a BS in Business Administration with a minor in accounting and an emphasis in finance, with plans to earn an MBA.

Samantha (Sam) has been with Regis University since 2004. She began working with New Ventures of Regis University when the online consortium was launched in spring 2005. Currently, Sam provides OCICU support for student service issues and directly oversees the registrations and support for all students enrolled in consortium courses offered by Regis University. Sam graduated from Colorado State University in 2002 with a B.A. in Liberal Arts and a major in History. She is currently working toward a Master's of Arts degree at Regis University, with an emphasis in History.

As a community member of Regis University since 1991 and a student since 1999, Jennifer is excited to have joined the Regis staff as Administrative Assistant with New Ventures. She received a BA in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in Education from Regis and is expected to graduate with a Masters of Education in 2008. Jennifer’s role is to support the staff at New Ventures under the guidance of Renee Lovato.