The Hotel Ivy skyway over a lively downtown Minneapolis street at dusk

Thank You for Joining Us at NACAC 2026

Thank You for Recharging With 3E.

Thank you for spending your Friday evening with us at the Hotel Ivy Private Skyway. After a full day of sessions and conversations on the convention floor, you chose to unwind, connect, and recharge with 3 Enrollment Marketing.

We’re grateful you were part of it — and we hope you left recharged.

If you were unable to attend, you can still receive your institution’s complimentary AI Visibility Review.

Request Your AI Visibility Review

Unwind. Recharge. Connect.

No presentation. No sales pitch. No crowded conference booth.

It was just that: a comfortable place to get off your feet, grab a drink and something substantial to eat, reconnect with colleagues, and meet other higher education leaders.

The Hotel Ivy skyway glowing above a downtown Minneapolis street at dusk, with 3E banners visible through the glass — The skyway, seen from the street below.

Guests seated in lounge chairs and standing in small conversation groups along the glass-walled Hotel Ivy skyway — The people who made the evening.

The glass Hotel Ivy skyway seen from the street below, with 3E Enrollment Marketing banners hanging inside — Banners up, lights on, doors open.

The Hotel Ivy skyway lounge set with a beige sofa, leather armchairs, and yellow 3E throw pillows — A comfortable place to get off your feet.

Guests receiving complimentary hand massages from spa practitioners at stations along the Hotel Ivy skyway — Ten minutes of calm from the Hotel Ivy Anda Spa team.

Your Friday Night, Recharged.

Cocktails & Mocktails

Guests settled in with a cocktail, mocktail, or something in between. Drinks were on us.

Dinner-Worthy Bites

No one went hungry. The evening featured jumbo shrimp, hamachi, Angus beef sliders, prosciutto and fig flatbread, arancini, chicken skewers, and more.

Complimentary Hand Massages

Conference hands got a well-earned break with 10-minute hand massages from the massage therapists at Hotel Ivy’s Anda Spa.

A Few Things to Keep You Going

Guests picked up a Recharge Kit stocked with thoughtful conference essentials for the rest of NACAC and the trip home.

Fully Recharged

A charging station kept phones and other devices powered, so guests could head into their evening fully recharged.

Conversations Worth Having

3E leaders who have sat on your side of the table talked enrollment, traded ideas, and worked through challenges. No pitch required.

3E Difference Makers at NACAC

Meet the People Worth Talking To.

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the skyway to talk enrollment — no badges to scan and no booths to dodge. If you didn’t get the chance to connect, hover over a photo to get to know the team, and click to connect on LinkedIn.

Mary advises presidents, boards, and senior leadership teams when enrollment pressure, program decisions, mission, and market realities collide. With decades of higher education leadership and executive advisory experience, she helps institutions identify where they can compete, differentiate, and grow. Connect with Mary at NACAC for a candid perspective on what the market is signaling and what your institution should do about it.

Mary Grondahl

Senior Vice President of Strategy and Positioning

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Ale brings more than two decades of enrollment leadership experience and a track record of turning strategy into measurable growth. Before joining 3E, she led enrollment, marketing, and student success at Georgia Southern, where the university achieved 16% total enrollment growth, record incoming classes, and record retention. If enrollment growth is on your agenda, a few minutes with Ale could change how you think about getting there.

Alejandra C. Sosa Pieroni, Ed.D.

Senior Vice President of Partner Strategy & Success

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Mondy has spent his career on both sides of the enrollment table, including nearly two decades inside higher education and twice serving as a Vice President for Enrollment Management. Now, he helps institutions connect enrollment strategy with the data, analysis, and performance insights needed to make smarter decisions. Connect with Mondy at NACAC for a practical conversation about what’s working, what isn’t, and where your institution should focus next.

Mondy Brewer, Ph.D.

Vice President of Enrollment Strategy & Success

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Mavia knows enrollment from both sides of the table, with more than two decades of experience spanning admissions, enrollment leadership, and institutional partnership. She helps institutions turn enrollment priorities into action, bringing a practitioner’s perspective and a deep understanding of what it takes to move from strategy to results. If you’re navigating an enrollment challenge, Mavia is someone you’ll want to find at NACAC.

Mavia F. Lee, MBA

Assistant Vice President, Client Partnership Success

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Christina has spent more than 20 years in higher education building the systems, teams, and operations that turn ambitious ideas into executable strategy. As a member of 3E’s Executive Team, she specializes in bringing clarity to complexity and helping leaders build organizations that can actually deliver on their goals. Connect with Christina to talk about what it takes to move from a great strategy to an organization capable of executing it.

Christina Phillips

Director of HR & Company Operations

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And Leave With a Look at How AI Sees Your Institution.

Even if you weren’t able to join us, your institution can still receive a complimentary AI Visibility Review.

Visibility alone doesn’t tell you whether AI is helping your institution compete.

Tell us a little about your institution and where enrollment growth matters most. A member of the 3E team will connect with you for a brief conversation about your priorities. From there, we’ll evaluate your AI visibility in the context of your enrollment strategy and prepare a customized AI Visibility Report.

Your review will help uncover:

Where and how your institution is appearing in relevant AI conversations
How AI is representing your institution, programs, and differentiators
Where competitors may be gaining visibility
Opportunities to strengthen your position in the markets and programs that matter

Consider it one more way to recharge your enrollment strategy while you’re with us.

Request Your AI Visibility Review

Missed Us at NACAC?

You can still recharge your enrollment strategy.

If you were unable to attend the 3E Recharge Lounge but are still interested in your institution’s complimentary AI Visibility Review, please complete the form. A member of the 3E team will connect with you for a brief conversation about your priorities.