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I Can Do Hard Things: Resilience, Leadership, and the Long Game with New England College of Optometry CBO Rich Kelley
Ep 35749131May 1, 2026
39 min
I Can Do Hard Things: Resilience, Leadership, and the Long Game with New England College of Optometry CBO Rich Kelley

Rich Kelley is chief financial officer at New England College of Optometry in Boston. In this episode, Kelley joins host Melissa Farley to talk about the leadership philosophy he c...

Relationships Are the Strategy: Building Career and Institution with Vassar College CBO Bryan Swarthout
Ep 35749130Apr 3, 2026
41 min
Relationships Are the Strategy: Building Career and Institution with Vassar College CBO Bryan Swarthout

Bryan Swarthout is vice president for finance and administration at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. In this episode, Swarthout joins host Melissa Farley to talk about nav...

Beyond the Balance Sheet: Creating Trust-Based Leadership with Oregon State University CBO Carla Hoʻā
Ep 35749129Feb 6, 2026
41 min
Beyond the Balance Sheet: Creating Trust-Based Leadership with Oregon State University CBO Carla Hoʻā

Carla Hoʻā is vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. In this episode, Hoʻā joins host Melissa Fa...

The Office of 'Let's Figure It Out': Transforming Financial Leadership with Wofford College CBO Chris Gardner
Ep 246699Jan 23, 2026
37 min
The Office of 'Let's Figure It Out': Transforming Financial Leadership with Wofford College CBO Chris Gardner

Chris Gardner is chief financial officer at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. In this episode, Gardner joins our host Melissa Farley to discuss the evolving role of h...

Students First, Always: A Leadership Journey with Lafayette College CBO Audra Kahr
Ep 246700Nov 21, 2025
44 min
Students First, Always: A Leadership Journey with Lafayette College CBO Audra Kahr

Audra Kahr is executive vice president for finance and administration at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. In this episode, Kahr joins our host Melissa Farley to discuss h...

The Heart of Higher Ed Finance: Building Trust-Based Teams with Brooklyn College CBO Alan Gilbert
Ep 246701Nov 7, 2025
48 min
The Heart of Higher Ed Finance: Building Trust-Based Teams with Brooklyn College CBO Alan Gilbert

Alan Gilbert is senior vice president for finance and administration at Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York system in Brooklyn, New York. In this episode, Gil...

The Modern CBO: Expanding Beyond Finance with Forsyth Technical Community College CBO Kizzy Lea
Ep 246702Oct 24, 2025
40 min
The Modern CBO: Expanding Beyond Finance with Forsyth Technical Community College CBO Kizzy Lea

Kizzy Lea is chief financial and operations officer at Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In this episode, Lea joins host Melissa Farley to discu...

Data Meets Mission: Transforming Higher Ed Finance with Xavier University CBO Kevan Buck
Ep 246703Oct 10, 2025
39 min
Data Meets Mission: Transforming Higher Ed Finance with Xavier University CBO Kevan Buck

Kevan Buck, president of finance and administration and chief financial officer, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, joins host Melissa Farley to discuss mission-driven leadership...

Passing the Mic: Meet Melissa Farley
Ep 246704Sep 12, 2025
5 min
Passing the Mic: Meet Melissa Farley

In this special transition episode of CBO Speaks, longtime host Donna Schiele welcomes incoming host Melissa Farley, former corporate journalist with USA Today Network and current ...

Strategic Storytelling in Finance: University of Puget Sound CBO Kimberly Kvaal on Communicating Complex Change
Ep 246705Apr 18, 2025
27 min
Strategic Storytelling in Finance: University of Puget Sound CBO Kimberly Kvaal on Communicating Complex Change

Kimberly Kvaal is executive vice president and vice president for administration and finance at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. In this episode, Kvaal joins ou...

Growth and Strategic Scale: Texas A&M University CBO John Crawford on Stewarding Financial Success
Ep 246706Apr 4, 2025
34 min
Growth and Strategic Scale: Texas A&M University CBO John Crawford on Stewarding Financial Success

John Crawford is vice president for finance and chief financial officer at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. In this episode, Crawford joins our host Donna Schiel...

Mission-Driven Management: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee CBO Robin Van Harpen on Leading Through Change
Ep 246707Mar 21, 2025
24 min
Mission-Driven Management: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee CBO Robin Van Harpen on Leading Through Change

Robin Van Harpen is senior vice chancellor for finance and administrative affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In this episode, Van Harpen join...

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