# Colleen Worthington

> Colleen Worthington is a Huron, Ohio-based higher-education executive whose work for Risepoint, formerly Academic Partnerships, connects Youngstown State University's online healthcare programs with working professionals across Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan. A public YSU board presentation identifies her as an Executive Director with an MBA and 19 years of higher-education experience, and documents a field strategy built on hospital visits, nurse orientations, webinars, community-college presentations and direct conversations with prospective students.

- **Role:** Executive Director at Risepoint
- **Organizations:** Risepoint, Academic Partnerships, Youngstown State University
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration
- **Known for:** Built a field calendar spanning onsite hospital department events, nurse orientations, nursing-leader presentations, cohort events, education fairs, application days, conferences and community-college presentations., Led healthcare-program outreach across Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan., Targeted outreach for YSU's MSN Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program to major regional health systems and facilities in nursing-improvement networks.

## Career timeline

- **2023-11** — Started as the new Youngstown State University healthcare representative for Academic Partnerships, covering Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
- **2024-03** — Presented in YSU board materials as an Executive Director leading targeted healthcare-program outreach through onsite events, webinars, direct consultation and social engagement.
- **2024** — Academic Partnerships combined with Wiley University Services and became Risepoint.

## Achievements

- Built a field calendar spanning onsite hospital department events, nurse orientations, nursing-leader presentations, cohort events, education fairs, application days, conferences and community-college presentations.
- Led healthcare-program outreach across Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
- Targeted outreach for YSU's MSN Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program to major regional health systems and facilities in nursing-improvement networks.
- Brought 19 years of higher-education experience and an MBA to the YSU healthcare field assignment.

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — YSU board materials documented targeted MSN outreach to major health systems in Ohio and nursing-focused facilities across Pennsylvania and Michigan.
- **2024-03** — YSU described Worthington's mix of onsite events, virtual outreach, direct consultation and social engagement for its healthcare programs.
- **2024-05** — Her employer was publicly operating under the Risepoint name, with company materials identifying it as formerly Academic Partnerships.

## Links

- Website: https://risepoint.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cspansglobal

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Last updated: 2026-09-27