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 Research and Policy

Tola Fadeyi, MS, CPA, CGMA
Chief Financial Officer

Kelly Leon
Vice President of Communications and Government Affairs

Amanda Janice Roberson
Vice President of Operations

Adewale Adams, M.A.
Finance Manager

Lauren Bell
Communications Manager

Sydney Carroll
Communications Intern

Kim Dancy
Director of Research and Policy

Jessica Elias
Government Affairs Associate

Anita Guberovic
Senior Executive Assistant

Edgar Lopez
Research Analyst

Andrea Maertens
Human Resources Consultant

Lauren McLeese
Research Analyst

Taylor Myers
Assistant Director of Research and Policy

Daniella Paradise
Research Analyst

Eleanor Eckerson Peters
Senior Director of Research and Policy

Janiel Santos
Senior Research Analyst

Vallery Valle
Research Intern

Joana Vargas
Operations Manager

Marián Vargas
Senior Research Analyst
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

Mike Krause
Senior Advisor at the John M. Belk Endowment

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

Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Owner of Rise & Design, LLC