Executive Bio: David R. Glezerman

David R. Glezerman has been employed in the collections industry for 28 years, with 24 years in educational receivables management. A 1976 graduate of Rutgers University, David received his M.B.A. from Temple University in 1991.

David was named Student Loan Coordinator at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) in 1979, where he initiated the collection effort for the National Direct and Nursing Student Loan programs. While at CCP, David was responsible for reducing default rates by more than 60 percent and for initiating a tuition receivables collection program for the college.

In 1984, David founded the Educational Accounts Receivable Management Association (EARMA), an organization designed for institutional debt collection personnel in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, and served as its founding president until 1989.

David has been employed at Temple University since 1986, where he is currently University Bursar. He has overall responsibility for handling over $325 million annually in loans and accounts receivables.

A speaker at numerous conferences and seminars throughout the United States, David has worked with the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) as a faculty and program committee and faculty member and currently chairs ACA International’s Government Services Program committee.

He also served as a member of the Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations (COHEAO) Steering Committee and its Perkins Loan Task Force. Currently, David also serves on several industry task forces and advisory committees for student loan, tax credit, customer service and minority faculty development issues.

The author of "Student Loan Program Partnering: A Recipe for Helping Schools Help Themselves", David also is a co-creator of the Higher Education Collection Specialist certificate program for ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collections Professionals, for whom he is a certified trainer.

David also was honored by ACA International in July, 2004 as the association’s 2003-2004 Member of the Year.