Profiles

Director of Compliance Vanessa Bell has nearly a decade’s experience in data privacy law, data security, and regulatory compliance within the higher education space. She is a graduate of both Florida State University with a BS in Economics and the Florida International University School of Law. Vanessa is licensed to practice law in Florida, New York, and […]

Allison Nugent, Noodle’s first Chief People Officer, never planned to work in Human Resources. Allison initially planned a career as an engineer. Still, after her first job with an engineering company in Canada, where she was constantly pushed to answer the phones instead of going underground to do the engineering work with her male colleagues, […]

Tamisha Doublin, Director, Project Management Office, started out as a marketing professional, but ultimately marketed herself into a career in education. Tamisha, who still lives in her hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, received a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, and a Master of […]

Student Affairs Lead Demetrice Smith joined Noodle with nearly 15 years’ experience in higher education. She is passionate about student success and helping students to achieve their personal and academic goals. Prior to joining Noodle, she worked as a Student Success Director at Old Dominion University Online. She has also worked at University of North Carolina Greensboro […]

Managing Director, Enrollment Management Services, Raul A. Vazquez is experienced in operations and strategy within the higher education management space. He is skilled in training and development, as well as developing outreach strategies and systems. Raul is a graduate of Bridgewater State University with a BS in Business Management. His college experience provided him with his first […]

Academic Director Christine Levinson is an experienced teacher and after earning a B.A. in English from the University of Missouri, went on to earn a Master’s degree in Cross-Cultural Teaching from National University, as well as one in Curriculum and Instruction from California State University Dominguez Hills. She topped off her schooling– with a doctorate in Education […]

Jeff Perkins, Noodle’s first DEI specialist, started his academic journey intending to be a magazine editor, with no plans to work in higher education. But that all changed when he took a role as a College Adviser with the Missouri College Advising Corps. He served for two years within the Kansas City Public Schools system […]

Jesslyn Rodriguez is Noodle’s Director, Project Management Office. Originally from St. Louis, MO and raised in Winter Park, CO, Jesslyn is now based in Dallas TX with her family. She received her BFA in Acting from Webster University’s Sargent Conservatory of Theater Arts. Jesslyn shares that she’s spent her whole life being surrounded by educators. […]

Angelica Lafollette is Noodle’s Director of Learning and Development, Enrollment. Originally from Los Angeles, CA, she earned a degree in Nonprofit Management at Western Kentucky University and found her path to education as a culmination of multiple events. Angelica volunteered with organizations that provided youth with examples of people from diverse backgrounds and experiences  in […]