P-CARDS & PAYMENTS ON CAMPUS CONFERENCE

Misty Andrus began her career at Utah State University in 2010 in the Travel Office before moving into Accounts Payable, where she developed a strong understanding of the university's financial processes and campus operations. In 2013, she took over management of the university’s P-Card program and began working to expand and modernize the program across campus.

Over the years, Misty has focused on improving processes, strengthening training and compliance, and helping departments transition more purchases to card payments. By collaborating with campus leadership, IT teams, and business officers, she has helped grow the program into a valuable financial tool that increases efficiency while generating additional revenue for the university.

Today, Misty serves as Manager for the P-Card program while supporting Accounts Payable and Travel operations. She is passionate about creating practical solutions, improving service experiences for campus partners, and sharing strategies that help institutions get the most value from their payment programs.

“Accomplished Procurement professional, well versed in financial processes and procedures, within both the private and public sectors. Strong critical thinker who completes challenging assignments with accuracy and accountability. Visionary leader who uses creativity and flexibility to problem-solve in order to streamline processes and reduce costs.”

Matthew Brown is the Bursar at Roane State Community College, where he leads student financial operations with a focus on payment strategy, compliance, and receivables prevention. He specializes in aligning institutional policy with practical operational processes that reduce delinquency and improve student engagement.

With a background spanning enrollment, student success coaching, and finance, he brings a distinct, student-centered perspective to business operations in higher education. He holds degrees from Roane State Community College (2015) and Tennessee Technological University (2018).

Audrey Ellison is a dedicated higher education professional with twelve years of experience at Mississippi State University, where she has built a career specializing in financial audit procedures, card program growth and organization, and data-driven process improvement.

Audrey began her tenure with MSU as a ProCard Specialist, then moved into a Senior Specialist position, before shifting into her current role as Data Management Coordinator. Over the past twelve years, she has been deeply involved in MSU’s Procurement Card Program—helping develop, refine, and implement policies and procedures that strengthened compliance, efficiency, and accountability across the University.

In addition to her extensive ProCard knowledge, Audrey played a key role in implementing, expanding, and driving the University’s Travel Card Program, contributing two years of dedicated guidance to its successful and continued growth. She also collaborated with the Procurement Manager to development and implementation of a university wide Gift Card Policy, helping establish clear guidance and controls for departmental use.

In her current role, Audrey oversees data analytics for all card purchases across the university. She leverages data to support informed decision making, identify departmental spending trends, maintain policy compliance, and improve operational processes across financial services.

Audrey holds a Bachelor of Accounting, a Bachelor in Risk Management and Financial Planning, and a Master’s in Business Administration.

Lesley serves as card services manager at Iowa State University, with over 25 years of experience in program management.  She has a Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree from Iowa State University with an emphasis in business communications.   In 2006, she earned the Certified Purchasing Card Professional credential from the National Association of Purchasing Card Professionals, now the Institute of Commercial Payments (IOCP).  As a speaker for Cards and Payments on Campus, IOCP, and the National Association of Educational Procurement, Lesley has presented on e-procurement, card fraud and misuse, gift card programs, study abroad card programs, evaluation and focus groups, and effective communication.  In 2022, Lesley was recognized as the IOCP Outstanding Contributor of the Year.

Brinda Nirmal is a Business Analyst in ProCard and Procurement Systems at the University of Louisville, specializing in procurement analytics, financial systems optimization, and compliance driven reporting. She has experience working with Workday financial systems and has contributed to enhancing reporting accuracy, strengthening internal controls, and enabling data driven decision making across institutional operations.

Brinda serves as Cohort President of the Professional MBA Class of 2027 and holds leadership roles as President of the Women 4 Women Student Board and Vice President of the United Nations Association at UofL. She is a graduate of the YPAL Emerging Leaders Program and a current participant in the Global Louisville Leadership Academy, a competitive program by Louisville Metro Government. Through her professional impact, elected leadership, and community engagement, she demonstrates a strong record of credibility, leadership, and growing influence.

“A self-motivated program administrator, Vanessa brings extensive experience improving processes and aligning policy, values, and institutional goals within higher education. With a background in the arts, she approaches complex challenges with creativity, adaptability, and a strong problem-solving mindset. Known for her commitment to continuous learning, she is deeply dedicated to delivering high-quality work and meaningful service to colleagues and organizations.”

Kerri Reece is a Business Systems Analyst supporting the Procure-to-Pay process for the University of Memphis, where she grew a struggling afterthought of a card program into a revenue stream for the University. With over 20 years’ experience in accounting, procurement, and systems administration, she is familiar with internal controls, accounting procedures, and compliance considerations that need to be addressed when looking at growing and expanding a card program portfolio. Kerri has worked in the Private, Public, and Non-profit sectors.

Joe Weglarz began his tenure at Marist University over 30 years ago as College Bursar. In 1999, he was appointed Director of Financial Aid, and was promoted to Executive Director of Student Financial Services in 2006.

As Executive Director, he implemented a “one stop shop” approach by combining student billing, financial aid, and student employment operations. As Executive Director, he manages these operations for the University. Recently, Student Financial Services has expanded to include financial literacy and the student loan center.

In 2014 and 2024, Joe was selected to participate in Negotiated Rulemaking and was engaged in negotiations on the proposed regulatory language for the Department of Education.

He currently serves on the COHEAO Board of Directors as treasurer. In addition, he served as the Vice President of Finance for the Northeast Association of Student Employment Administrators (NEASEA), and was appointed President in 2014. He also served on the NACUBO Student Financial Services Counsel. He currently is on NYSFAAA Executive council as past treasurer.

He has presented at various national and regional conferences on regulatory issues, and student financial services topics, such as college affordability, financial aid and bursar operations.

Jason M. Williams was selected as the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the United States Department of Education, Office of Inspector General in January 2024.

Williams leads a team of talented professionals responsible for investigative operations, including information technology-based crimes and all criminal activity nationwide involving ED programs and operations. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigation Services. Williams began his Federal career in 2001 with the U.S. Department of Transportation as an Operations Research Assistant in Washington, DC. During that time, he worked on loss-of-life quantitative studies and participated in a white paper group that analyzed potential terrorism scenarios involving the use of hazardous materials. That experience led Williams to pursue a career in law enforcement, and in 2004, he became a Hazardous Materials Enforcement Investigator with the U.S. Department of Transportation and later a Senior Investigator and Program Manager. In 2008, Williams joined ED OIG as a special agent, rising to the position of Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge of the Southeastern Regional office in 2016. In 2019, Williams became the Special Agent-in-Charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture OIG Southeast Region, a position he held until returning to ED OIG. Williams holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Howard University, a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati, and a certificate in Strategic Management from Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies.