Departments and Positions:

Office of Communications & Marketing, Vice President of Marketing

Administration, Vice President of Marketing

Phones:

School Extension 316.2123

degermanre@guilford.edu

Biography:

Roger is responsible for creating a consistent and compelling brand presence that gives Guilford competitive distinction in the marketplace. His marketing team collaborates College-wide to conceive and execute effective strategies for growing and sustaining success in student recruitment and retention, as well as donor support. 

For 14 years, Roger served at the cabinet level at Concordia College (Minnesota), as senior director of communications and marketing. He was communications director and news bureau director in his first three years at the college, 1998-2001, and worked under four presidents. 

At Concordia, Roger championed major repositioning initiatives to elevate the college’s brand and developed marketing communication strategies that contributed to 4 percent gains in the freshmen academic profile and first- to second-year student retention. His leadership also included brand development for Concordia’s Offutt School of Business and co-founding a new employee brand orientation program.

In addition to his work in higher education, Roger was sports director and anchor at KXJB-TV in Fargo, N.D., 1991-98.

A 1984 graduate of Concordia with a bachelor’s degree in communications, Roger earned his master’s degree in organizational leadership from the University of Denver in 2013. His master’s thesis focused on the urgent need for private higher education institutions to re-imagine and retool their marketing strategies based on research.

Sign Language Interpreter for president of Guilford College

johnsonjb@guilford.edu

Free Lance Interpreter

Interpreter, School for the Deaf - Wilson, NC

Designated Interpreter, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC

Jennifer Boyd Johnson, M.Ed, CI, CT, NIC

Jennifer first joined the field of interpreting in 2002 upon receiving her B.S. in English/ASL Interpreting from Bloomsburg University.  After holding several staff interpreter positions, including five years as the designated interpreter for the Director of the NC Division of Services for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (DSDHH), she returned to school to earn her Master of Education in Interpreting Pedagogy from Northeastern University.  During her studies at Northeastern, Jennifer connected with her passion for teaching and working alongside colleagues to assist them in assessing their work and developing their skills.  Her favorite areas of discussion and development relate to ethics, decision-making and language. 

Jennifer held the position of Communication Access Manger with DSDHH for two years.  In this role, she created professional development trainings for working interpreters and served as a mentor and lead interpreter.  She currently works as the designated interpreter for the Guilford College President in Greensboro, North Carolina.  Originally from outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jennifer is happy to now call North Carolina home.