Spencer Welcomes Tandeka Nomvete as Program Director and Ken Goldstein as University Partnerships Director
The Spencer Educational Foundation is excited to announce the addition of two new staff members - Tandeka Nomvete as Program Director and Ken Goldstein as University Partnerships Director. Tandeka began her role at Spencer on July 18, 2022 and Ken will begin his new role on August 15, 2022.
As Program Director, Tandeka Nomvete will manage Spencer’s Scholarship, Internship, and General Grants Programs. She will also lead external relations efforts with the Foundation’s various stakeholder groups including managing the mentorship program, webinar series for students, local RIMS chapters, Spencer alumni, and more.
Ken Goldstein is joining Spencer in a newly created role as University Partnerships Director and will be responsible for overseeing and cultivating relationships with higher education institutions, including RMI Course and Program Development through Spencer’s Course Development Grants and Spencer’s Risk Manager on Campus Program.
“The value that the Spencer Educational Foundation brings to the insurance industry through its student-centered programming is more critical than ever,” said Spencer Executive Director Megan Miller. “Tandeka and Ken bring essential skills to the team with their insurance backgrounds and their hands-on experience in educating and recruiting the next generation of talent. I could not be more thrilled to welcome them to our small but mighty team.”
Tandeka Nomvete joins Spencer with a wealth of risk management, insurance, and nonprofit experience. Prior to joining Spencer, she worked as an Associate Account Executive at Marsh. After her role with Marsh, she worked as the Director of Chapter Engagement at Gamma Iota Sigma, where she managed national resources for 90+ local chapters to foster effective chapter management and inclusive membership. Most recently, Tandeka worked as Director of QGrads at Questpro Consultants, leading their internship and early career hiring efforts. In addition to her work experience, Tandeka has received several industry awards, the most recent being the 2022 RISE Award: 35 under 35.
Prior to joining Spencer, Ken spent five years in higher education at the University of Hartford’s Barney School of Business, managing robust teaching, professional development, and service obligations associated with risk management and insurance. Ken is licensed to practice law in Connecticut and New York, and during his seventeen years in the insurance industry, worked his way up at Chubb from Claims Attorney to holding positions that included Vice President & Worldwide Cyber Security and Media Liability Manager and Vice President & Media Segment Manager.
For more information on the Spencer Educational Foundation, please visit www.spencered.org.
###
About Spencer Educational Foundation
The Spencer Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funding the education of tomorrow’s risk management and insurance leaders through scholarships, grants, internship opportunities, on and off campus experiential learning, and support of risk management/insurance curricula. Since Spencer was founded in 1979, we have awarded nearly $9 million in scholarships and over $7 million in grants to universities and professional institutions impacting an estimated 70,000 students through our programming. For more information, please visit us at www.spencered.org.