CAPSTONE HIGHERED SERVICES - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• CEO
• President
• Chairman of the Education Committee for the Greater Houston Women 's Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Diana Pino is the President and CEO of Capstone HigherEd Services. With over 20 years of experience in higher education, she has served in senior leadership roles as dean of student services at Lone Star College and more recently vice chancellor of student services at Houston Community College. Dr. Pino has worked at the university level as well as large, multi-campus community colleges. She holds a Ph.D. in higher education administration and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. She also earned an M.S. in counseling psychology from Our Lady of the Lake University and holds Texas licensure as a professional counselor (LPC) and credentialed as a distance counselor (DCC). Dr. Pino is a professional coach and mediator and is trained to provide ombuds services. She has also taught psychology and student success courses as an adjunct professor. Dr. Pino serves as the chair of the education committee for the Greater Houston Women's Chamber of Commerce and is on the board of the Houston Hispanic Forum. She is also a member of the American Leadership Forum - Houston Chapter.

Dr. Paul Donaldson has 13+ years of higher education leadership experience with areas of expertise to include institutional effectiveness, assessment, accreditation, enrollment management, and academic advising. Throughout his career, he has served in leadership roles at large urban community colleges and rural technical community colleges as well large private universities and regional universities. Dr. Donaldson earned a Ph.D. from the University of Houston in Measurement, Quantitative Methods, and Learning Sciences. He currently serves as the Associate Provost of Planning and Academic Initiatives at Northshore Technical Community College.