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Janet Marling, Ph.D., is the executive director of the NISTS, where she leads a team committed to ensuring today’s diverse and mobile learners have equitable and inclusive access to educational opportunities and the ongoing resources needed to achieve their academic goals. An associate professor of education at the University of North Georgia, Marling coordinates and teaches in the post-master’s certificate in transfer leadership and practice and is a major advisor in the Higher Education Leadership and Practice Ed.D. program. 

Marling's career portfolio includes executive and practitioner roles in student affairs and enrollment management, orientation and transition programs, personal and career counseling, peer mentoring, leadership, and learning support. In addition to her speaking, writing, and consulting activities, Marling currently serves on College Board’s Community College Advisory Panel, the advisory board of the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, and the Council for Standards in Higher Education; and she is a past appointed board member for the National Association for College Counseling. 

Marling holds a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of North Texas, a M.S. in counseling psychology from the University of Southern Mississippi, and a B.S. in psychology from Texas Christian University—Go Frogs! Her proudest accomplishment is parenting three amazing children—Jackson, Cooper, and Andersen—alongside her favorite human, David.