Stuart is the Director of Gentian Events, a crowd safety management company. He has managed crowds of up to 1.1 million and trained hundreds of crowd safety practitioners across the US, Canada, and the UK. He was the Chief of Staff for the planning and delivery of the 2010 London Olympic Torch Relay. His experience and knowledge will leave all commencement officers with valuable take aways.
Claudia Dávila
President Elect
Director, Commencement and Ceremonies
University of Arizona
treasurer@naaco.org
Claudia Dávila is the Director, Commencement and Ceremonies at the University of Arizona where she directs the overall production and execution of the main commencement ceremony along with other academic ceremonies. She has been working with commencement operations for over 23 years. Claudia is responsible for budgetary and logistical operations for the department. As well as, she serves on campus committees and assists with campus events that include large scale events.
Sariah Tillotson, Education Committee Co-Chair – Conference
University of Nevada, Reno
stillotson@unr.edu
Sariah currently serves as the Graduation Services Coordinator housed in the Admissions & Records Office at the University of Nevada, Reno. She has been involved with the commencement ceremonies as a coordinator on the main Commencement Operations team since she joined the University in 2012. In addition to commencement Sariah is responsible for graduation procedures, quality control measures, data reporting and analysis associated with undergraduate and graduate degree awarding and certification. She attended and presented at her first NAACO Conference in 2018. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies from Utah State University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno.
