This week I am joined by Dr. Jacob Bonne, Analytics Consultant for Steppingblocks.com. Prior to joining the team at Steppingblocks, Dr. Bonne worked in Higher Education for 10 years in Housing and Residence Life and student success. He completed his Ed.D. in Education Leadership-Higher Education from the University of Central Florida where his dissertation explored first-year student transitions and parental engagement via smartphone. His last position was as the director of the office of data and strategic projects where he led first-year student retention efforts. It was through this position he discovered his love of data, analytics, and technology to support student success. Despite not directly working for a university any longer, he is very excited to remain in Higher Education through his work at Steppingblocks.