About Colleen Villa

I am a senior higher education marketing and communications executive with more than a decade of experience working inside public universities, private colleges and multi-campus systems.

 

​I have served in executive and senior leadership roles where decisions carried enrollment, financial, reputational and political consequences  — and where the cost of misalignment was high. 

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My advisory work exists because many institutions do not need more ideas or activity. They need help deciding:

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• What matters

• What can wait

• What will actually help

• What will not help

 

​I bring an internal leader's perspective — informed by experience, not theory — and operate independently of agencies, vendors or long-term consulting models.

 

My work is confidential, judgment-driven and intentionally scoped. ​

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This Work is Grounded In:​

• Experience working inside multiple institutions, not just advising them

• Understanding of governance, authority and decision flow

• Respect for institutional complexity

• A commitment to independence and clarity