Lara Butler
Director - Business Development at Education Partners
Tampa, Florida, United States
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Top SchoolLara Butler is a seasoned higher education business development leader with over 25 years of experience driving enrollment, retention and online learning initiatives for institutions and edtech providers. As Director of Business Development at Education Partners and former executive at Pearson/eCollege and Copley Retention, she specializes in aligning technology, compliance and financial aid processes to make college more accessible and affordable. Known for consultative partnership across executives, vendors and regulators, Lara blends product strategy, content curation and outsourced services selection to improve student outcomes. She has a proven track record introducing scalable blended and online learning models, often leveraging LTI-compliant integrations and automation to reduce operating costs. A frequent participant at major industry conferences, she combines deep sales expertise with practical implementation insight gained from founding her own consulting practice. Based in Tampa, she brings a rare mix of market-facing business development acumen and hands-on knowledge of the operational levers that help students get funded and persist.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Literature (British and Commonwealth), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Literature (British and Commonwealth) at Northwestern UniversityGithub contributions (1)
TeselaGen/teselagen-manual
Jul 2014 - Jul 2014
Contributions:51 commits in 22 days
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