Ann is a founding principal of The Presidential Practice, which is a part of The Learning Alliance, and provides counsel to newly appointed first-time and transferring presidents of colleges and universities. Prior to forming this practice, she was with Marts & Lundy, Inc.--the fundraising firm--from 1999 through 2004 as a senior consultant and head consultant for their new communications and strategic planning practice. Ann spent 25 years at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was an associate vice president of university relations, and as such, was responsible for both the University’s and the Medical Center’s communications marketing and media needs. During the University’s $1 billion campaign in the early 1990's, Ann was responsible for all campaign communications strategies.

Ann has also served as associate director of the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Research on Higher Education (IRHE) and as program director of the Higher Education Roundtable—a national laboratory of 165 colleges and universities involved in the development of new academic models. In this capacity, she facilitated strategic discussions and developed programs for participating institutions.

Ann serves on the Board of The Development Exchange, Inc., a fund-raising service for public radio stations. She is a member of the faculty for Executive Education in Higher Education, a program offered by The Wharton School’s Aresty Institute in conjunction with the Higher Education Roundtable.

Education: Brownell-Talbot School; Chatham College; University of Nebraska