Our Team

CU Consulting brings together seasoned higher education leaders in enrollment, financial aid, compliance, and advancement who step in as consultants and interim leaders.

Leadership

Todd Martin

Founder & CEO, CU Consulting; currently full-time Interim Director at Elms College

Todd Martin is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CU Consulting and a nationally recognized higher education consultant with nearly three decades of experience in enrollment management, financial aid, compliance, fundraising, and institutional strategy. Since founding CU Consulting in 2014, he has advised public, private, faith-based, and proprietary institutions on enrollment, Title IV compliance, interim leadership, advancement, and student success. Earlier campus roles include senior financial aid leadership at Palm Beach Atlantic University, East Central College, Mid-America Christian University, and Newman University, and service as Senior Development Officer at Missouri University of Science and Technology. His leadership includes a key role in a five-year fundraising campaign that achieved $423 million against a $150 million goal. He is currently serving as full-time Interim Director at Elms College.

Advancement

Kitty Nangle Lohrum, M.A.

Lead Advancement Consultant

Kitty Nangle Lohrum, M.A., is a nonprofit executive leader and strategic philanthropy advisor with more than 20 years leading high-stakes fundraising, strategic planning, and organizational change across education, health, workforce development, and social innovation. She co-led a $150 million capital campaign at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon—the most ambitious fundraising effort in the hospital's history—and helped bring more than 5,000 first-time donors to St. Vincent de Paul. A fluent Spanish speaker, returned Peace Corps volunteer, and group relations facilitator, she builds trust across lines of difference and partners closely with boards and fellow leaders. She has taught philanthropy and nonprofit strategy in the graduate classroom at the University of Missouri–St. Louis for more than a decade. She holds a master's in Leadership & Organizational Development from Saint Louis University and a B.S. in Biology from Regis University.

Gregg Alan Fort

Senior Consultant | Advancement Strategy, Fundraising & Organizational Transformation

Gregg Alan Fort is a nationally recognized advancement and nonprofit executive with more than three decades of leadership in fundraising, strategic planning, organizational restructuring, and revenue growth. He helps mission-driven organizations, associations, and higher education institutions strengthen operations, expand revenue, and execute high-impact capital and comprehensive campaigns. As Vice President of Regional Operations for the Epilepsy Foundation of America, he has overseen national field operations and revenue development across ten regions and 28 state affiliates, including a restructuring that moved performance from a $1.2 million deficit to a sustained annual surplus. As campaign manager for The Campaign for Hartwick Students, he helped raise $34.7 million—the largest fundraising total in Hartwick College's history. He has also led advancement programs at Hilbert College and DePaul University.

Enrollment

Darren L. Bush, M.S.Ed.

Senior Principal Consultant, Enrollment Management

Darren L. Bush, M.S.Ed., has dedicated more than 30 years to higher education strategic enrollment management. An Indiana native who now calls San Diego home, he has held progressively responsible leadership roles and has served in interim executive leadership and consulting assignments since 2012, with a focus on enrollment growth. Institutions in his career include Ball State University, Indiana University, University of Illinois, Vanguard University, Stockton University, and 11 years in the California State University System, including CSU San Marcos and CSU Fullerton. He views strategic enrollment management as a campus-wide responsibility—aligning recruitment, retention, student service, and graduation goals across offices rather than in silos—and pairs that approach with careful attention to financial aid staffing and student access.

Dr. Derry Ebert

Enrollment Management Consultant

Dr. Derry Ebert is an enrollment management consultant and higher education executive with more than three decades of experience leading admissions, financial aid, marketing, retention, and enrollment strategy. He has served in senior leadership roles at multiple public and private institutions—including Vice President, Vice Chancellor, Dean, and cabinet-level positions—helping colleges achieve record enrollment growth, improve operational effectiveness, and develop high-performing enrollment teams. A recipient of the Noel-Levitz Recruitment Excellence Award and a frequent presenter at national enrollment conferences, he specializes in strategic enrollment planning, recruitment effectiveness, leadership development, and organizational transformation. As a consultant, he partners with colleges and universities on practical, data-informed solutions that increase enrollment and strengthen long-term institutional capacity.

Dr. Brittany Sansagraw

Senior Principal Consultant, Enrollment Management

Dr. Brittany Sansagraw is an enrollment management leader passionate about helping colleges and universities grow enrollment through effective strategies while advancing their mission. With more than a decade of experience in enrollment leadership roles, she has led recruitment and strategic enrollment initiatives at a faith-based university, delivering growth across undergraduate, graduate, and online programs—including the institution's largest freshman, main-campus, and online classes—and reversing years of graduate enrollment decline through recruitment planning, digital marketing, and strategic partnerships. Her expertise spans enrollment growth strategy, admissions leadership, team development, and the campus visit experience. She is dedicated to building hospitable, student-centered environments and high-performing enrollment teams, and collaborates with institutions on practical, mission-aligned plans for sustainable growth.

Financial Aid

Steven J. McDowell, MBA, FAAC®

Financial Aid & Title IV Compliance Consultant

Steven J. McDowell, MBA, FAAC®, is Associate Vice President for Financial Aid Services & Title IV Compliance for Connecticut State Community College, where he has led merger-related financial aid work across 12 legacy institutions for a staff of more than 55 serving over 40,000 students. With more than 20 years in the field, he bridges financial aid administration and strategic enrollment management and has presented nationally on topics including satisfactory academic progress, verification, gainful employment, free college programming, and organizational change. He has served NASFAA, AACC, and AACRAO in volunteer public-policy roles and is the author of Basic Guide to Financial Aid. He is one of only three individuals nationwide holding both AACRAO Strategic Enrollment Management certification and NASFAA Certified Financial Aid Administrator® credentials, and he received NASFAA's Robert P. Huff Golden Quill Award in 2023.

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