Rich Majerus
Vice President of ExpeditionS
NOLS
Rich Majerus joined National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in August 2024 as their Vice President of Expeditions, leading a global team and 13 campus locations and several support departments. Rich brings years of experience in college and university operations, from enrollment and advancement to strategic planning and capital projects. Most recently, Rich served as the Vice President of Planning and Strategy at Queens University of Charlotte, where he led the university’s strategic planning efforts in addition to overseeing other operational areas, including campus safety, human resources, and technology. Prior to his work at Queens, Rich led an advancement strategy at Colby College as Assistant Vice President for Advancement Strategy and Donor Relations that helped increase the college’s fundraising from $21.8 million in 2015 to $203.1 million in 2018. For five years, prior to its acquisition in 2016, Rich led a higher education start-up, Third Coast Analytics, that developed predictive modeling platforms for higher education clients. We’re thrilled for Rich to embark on this adventure, and impressed he plans to jump right in with a NOLS course his first month as Vice President.