Dr. Laura M. Gambino is a Vice President for the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), where her work focuses on helping institutions and the Commission use data and conduct assessment for institutional learning and improvement.  Prior to joining NECHE in 2018, Gambino was Associate Dean for Assessment and Technology and Professor of Information Technology at Guttman Community College (CUNY) and a Visiting Scholar at the Community College Research Center (CCRC), Teacher’s College, Columbia University.  Laura also worked for 13 years at Connecticut’s Tunxis Community College as a Professor/ePortfolio Coordinator.   Gambino, a leading ePortfolio and assessment practitioner and researcher, served as a Coach for the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA). She holds an EdD in Higher Education Leadership, an M.S. in Computer and Information Science, and a B.S. in Computer Science.