Who We Are
We are a diverse and dedicated team of experienced practitioners driven by our passion for improving college access and success in higher education for today’s students.
IHEP experts are available to provide evidence-based and data-driven analysis and trusted expertise that shape federal, state, regional, and institutional policies to improve access and success in higher education for all people, regardless of background, race, or circumstance.
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Our team
Mamie Voight
President & CEO
Diane Cheng
Vice President of Policy
Kelly Leon
Vice President of Communications and Government Affairs
Amanda Janice Roberson
Vice President of Operations
Erin Dunlop Velez
Vice President of Research
Adewale Adams, M.A.
Finance Manager
Lauren Bell
Communications Manager
Kim Dancy
Director of Research
Rosario Durán
Research Intern
Anita Guberovic
Senior Executive Assistant
Edgar Lopez
Research Analyst
Andrea Maertens
Human Resources Consultant
Amber McKowen
Director of Finance
Lauren McLeese
Research Analyst
Taylor Myers
Associate Director of Research
Daniella Paradise
Research Analyst
Eleanor Eckerson Peters
Senior Director of Research
Janiel Santos
Assistant Director of Research
Dahlia Tarver
Communications Intern
Michael Tidwell
Research Intern
Joana Vargas
Operations Manager
Marián Vargas
Assistant Director of Research
Board of directors
MaryEllen McGuire, Chairperson
Founder and President, Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI)
Ajita Talwalker Menon, Vice Chair
President and CEO, Calbright College
Denisa Gándara, Ph.D., Secretary
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at The University of Texas at Austin
Brian Bridges, Ph.D.
Secretary of Higher Education for the state of New Jersey
James Larimore
Co-founder and Chairperson of the EdSAFE AI Alliance
Peter O. Nwosu Ph.D.
President of State University of New York-Oswego (SUNY)
Rob Olcott
Founder and CEO of the olcott group
Amanda R. Tachine
Assistant Professor in Educational Studies at University of Oregon
