Our Team
Managing Partners
Jimmy Atkinson President
jimmy.atkinson@bestonlineuniversities.com
Jimmy is the principal day-to-day manager at Best Online Universities, and works with other managers and key employees to maintain and grow the number of Web sites in the Best Online Universities portfolio. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Andy Hagans Chief Executive Officer
andy.hagans@bestonlineuniversities.com
As CEO, Andy is responsible for developing high-level strategy and vision of the company. His talents include online marketing and finance. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Scott Hawksworth Chief Financial Officer & Chicago Branch Manager
scott.hawksworth@bestonlineuniversities.com
Scott manages much of the day-to-day administrative operations at Best Online Universities, as well as the financial and accounting operations. His talents include online marketing, administration, and accounting. He holds a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University.
Advisory Board Partners
Ron Denny Advisory Board Member
ron.denny@bestonlineuniversities.com
Ron advises the company in its domaining and link building strategies. His areas of expertise include advanced SEO, advanced link building, and domaining. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota.
Rich McIver Advisory Board Member
rich.mciver@bestonlineuniversities.com
Rich advises the company in its SEO stategy as well as relationships with lead buyers, schools, and other clients. His expertise encompasses online marketing and legal subjects. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a law degree from the University of Chicago.
Brian Thibault Advisory Board Member
brian.thibault@bestonlineuniversities.com
Brian advises the company in its technology strategy. His areas of expertise include process improvement, usability, and business analysis. He holds a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University.
Full-Time Staff
Sarah Bass Senior Editor
sarah.bass@bestonlineuniversities.com
Sarah manages the editorial operations for Best Online Universities. Her responsibilities include proofing, editing, and developing content for the company’s Web sites. Sarah holds a bachelor’s degree from Drake University and an MA in writing from DePaul University.
Adam Crouch Assistant Director of Link Building
adam.crouch@bestonlineuniversities.com
Adam implements link building strategies at Best Online Universities. His responsibilities include marketing with a goal towards website rankings improvement and traffic acquisition. Adam holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.
Amy Evans Link Building Specialist
amy.evans@bestonlineuniversities.com
Amy implements link building strategies at Best Online Universities. Her responsibilities include marketing with a goal towards website rankings improvement and traffic acquisition. Amy holds a bachelor’s degree from Plymouth State University.
Erin Gantner Content Marketing Specialist
erin.gantner@bestonlineuniversities.com
Erin provides support to the monetization team, handling client relations, maintaining site accounts, and managing inventory. Her responsibilities also include assisting with proofing and editing content for the company’s Web sites. Erin holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.
Chase Gugenheim Director of Link Building & Houston Branch Manager
chase.gugenheim@bestonlineuniversities.com
Chase manages the day-to-day operations of multiple key link generation strategies for Best Online Universities. He specializes in link building and online marketing. Chase holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona.
Lauren Licata Director of Content Marketing
lauren.licata@bestonlineuniversities.com
Lauren manages communications for Best Online Universities. Her responsibilities include content creation, editing, social media management and multimedia. Lauren holds a bachelor’s degree from the University at Buffalo.
Allison Mathis Link Building Specialist
allison.mathis@bestonlineuniversities.com
As a guest post writer, Allison’s responsibilities include marketing with a goal towards website rankings improvement and traffic acquisition. She has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
Angela Miller Office Manager
angela.miller@bestonlineuniversities.com
Angie is responsible for managing many of the day-to-day operations at BOU headquarters and provides administrative support for the finance department. She holds a bachelor’s degree in HR from Northeastern University and is currently pursuing her MBA from Concordia University Chicago.
Farha Mukri Director of Technology
farha.mukri@bestonlineuniversities.com
Farha helps oversee the technology operations at the company. She is responsible for coordinating and planning the development team’s activities as well as exploring new technologies to improve the company’s functioning. She holds an MS in Computer Science from the The Ohio State University.
Jennifer Pelaez Web Developer & Designer
jennifer.pelaez@bestonlineuniversities.com
Jenn manages Web Development for Best Online Universities. Her responsibilities include front-end coding and user interface design. Jenn holds a bachelor’s degree from The Sage Colleges.
Brandi Poss Editor
brandi.poss@bestonlineuniversities.com
Brandi helps the company in all of its content generation efforts. Her responsibilities include editing, optimizing, assigning, tracking, and creating content for the company’s Web sites. Brandi holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas.
Chase Snyder Assistant Editor
chase.snyder@bestonlineuniversities.com
Chase writes and edits copy for Best Online Universities. He works with the content team to produce info-packed resources for visitors to BOU sites. Chase holds a bachelor’s degree from Goshen College.
Josh Weikel Director of Monetization
joshua.weikel@bestonlineuniversities.com
Josh manages Web development for Best Online Universities. His areas of focus include managing the company’s front-end code as well as achieving efficiencies through developing proprietary business process software. Josh holds a bachelor’s degree from The Art Institute of Houston.
