BSMIS Faculty

Scott Lawrence - Program Director

Scott has worked in information technology since 1994. His early work was focused on technical support and IT project management in various engineering and manufacturing arenas. More recently, project portfolio selection and planning has taken his focus, particularly around financial and strategic management initiatives.

Since 2004, Scott has worked with Marlboro College's Graduate School in several capacities. Starting with Capstone advising in 2004 and adjunct faculty positions in 2005, he is now the program director for the graduate school's only undergraduate program - the Bachelor of Science in Managing Information Systems.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Resource Economics from the University of Vermont, a Master of Science degree in Management (Systems Integration Management) from the Marlboro College Graduate School, and a Master's Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University. 

Shawn Coe

Shawn works as the Director of Technology for the Londonderry School District and has been in IT since 1996.  He has worked as a software engineer, database administrator, project and department manager, prior to assuming his current role. 

Shawn teaches classes at Marlboro on database administration, strategic planning and IT Leadership.  His Marlboro experiences have inspired him to encourage online and blended learning opportunities in K-12 public schools in which he is involved. 

Shawn holds a BS in Business Administration from Colby-Sawyer College and an MA from Dartmouth College. 

Peter Crowell

Peter is the founder of Context 360, Inc. Prior to founding the company; Peter held senior positions in various Fortune 500 companies. He was the SVP of Technology for the McGraw-Hill media companies, the CIO of CBS, Inc., the President of Chase Access Services a Chase Manhattan Bank, NA subsidiary, the Technology Architect for Chase Manhattan Bank, NA, and a Partner in CSC Consulting. He started his career as a computer programmer and moved into his first CIO position in 1976. In 1998, after working on Web strategies at McGraw-Hill and CBS, he moved completely into the Web world when he founded and ran an Internet Systems Integration firm, Spider Partners, LLC. During that time he also acted as the President of an Internet community building company, UniverseONE, Inc. An aggressive adopter of new technology to drive business results; Peter's work is currently focused on Leading Corporate Performance Transformations by consultatively applying his broad experience. He typically does this utilizing the roles of strategist, mentor, coach, teacher, advisor, program designer and implementer.

Peter holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University and an MBA in Finance from Adelphi University. He has held Chairman and President positions for the New York Chapter of the International Society for Information Management. He has taught courses in Information Technology Management, Business Strategy, Information Technology Strategy, eCommerce, Corporate Finance, and Process Reengineering in the MBA programs at Fordham University in New York City, Stevens Institute in New Jersey, and Metropolitan College in New York City.

Jill Hart

With more then two decades of experience spanning Marketing, Training, Technology and Project Management, Jill has been influencing change in organizations for most of her professional career. Her involvement in the development and implementation of enterprise wide technology solutions fueled her passion surrounding the principles of learning and Human Computer Interaction. As a result she successfully pioneered corporate technology training programs that supported the unique characteristics of the adult learner. Her experiences have also lead her to establish two evolving companies: Brain Logic, whose mission is to provide businesses and non-profits marketing direction to succeed in the marketplace and Open Sesame Designs, focused on delivering easy to use, and accessible, technology solutions.

Jill earned her Masters of Teaching with Technologies and Masters of Science in Management from the Marlboro Graduate Center. She is currently the President of the Monadnock Chapter PMI and is a Project Manager focused on managing an application development project in the insurance industry.

Jonathan Hildrey

Jonathan is currently CFO and finance director for Janos Technology, Inc. He earned his Master of Arts (Honors) in computer science from Magdalene College, Cambridge University, England.

Meg McCarthy

Meg is a graphic designer and Web developer working out of Marlboro, Vermont. After many years working in print design, she earned an Advanced Certificate in Web Design from Marlboro College Graduate Center in 2006. Working primarily in Joomla, she also builds sites in Wordpress and static HTML.

In addition to teaching Web Design in the Marlboro College Graduate School's BSMIS program, she teaches Web Fundamentals in Marlboro's MSIT program. She is co-manager of the New England Adobe User Group.

Lisa Sieverts

Lisa Sieverts runs Facilitated Change, an independent project management consulting company. She is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI), a global leader in the development of standards for the practice of project management, and in 2009 is the President of the regional PMI chapter. Previously, she worked for Hewlett-Packard in California and Idaho from 1990-2002. Lisa holds an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA.

Carolyn Stevenson

Carolyn has over ten years of teaching and administrative experience in online learning. She has taught as an adjunct instructor for the graduate school since 2006. She currently serves as the academic program director for communication degree programs for Kaplan University. Prior to pursuing a career in education, Carolyn worked as technical writer/consultant for Kraft General Foods, an employee benefits writer for Spencer & Associates, developmental editor overseeing accounting textbooks at Irwin-McGraw Hill and as assistant managing editor for Mosby in Chicago. She holds a Doctor of Education in educational leadership and organizational change with a concentration in higher education; a Master of Arts in communications; and a Bachelor of Arts in English.

Chris Wood

Chris teaches Web Infrastructures and Information Security in the BSMIS program and is an IT professional working in higher ed. Among his other technical interests are online security, privacy, and usability. Prior to his work in IT, Chris had a succesful career as a technical writer which means his code is extremely well documented. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and has taught at the Graduate School since 2007.