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.
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Our team
Mamie Voight
President & CEO
Diane Cheng
Vice President of Research and Policy
Lacey H. Leegwater, M.Ed.
Special Advisor to the President
Adewale Adams, M.A.
Senior Accountant
Lauren Bell
Communications Associate
Kimberly Dancy
Associate Director of Research and Policy
Tola Fadeyi, MS, CPA, CGMA
Director of Finance
Genevieve Garcia Kendrick
Senior Research Analyst
Anita Guberovic
Senior Executive Assistant
Andrea Maertens
Human Resources Consultant
Amanda Janice Roberson
Senior Director of Strategic Engagement, Planning, and Operations
Eleanor Eckerson Peters
Associate Director of Research and Policy
Netasha K. Pizano
Research Intern
Charles Sanchez
Research Analyst
Janiel Santos
Research Analyst
Gabrielle Smith
Research Intern
Jessica Vivar
Government Affairs Associate
Board of directors
Jacob Fraire, Chairperson
Director of policy and strategy at the Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success at the University of Texas at El Paso
Peter O. Nwosu Ph.D., Vice Chair
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success, Herbert H. Lehman College of The City University of New York (CUNY)
Laura Cronin
Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Denisa Gándara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at The University of Texas at Austin
Mike Krause
Senior Advisor at the John M. Belk Endowment
James Larimore
Co-founder and Chairperson of the EdSAFE AI Alliance
Ajita Talwalker Menon
President and CEO, Calbright College
MaryEllen McGuire
Founder and President, Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI)
Rob Olcott
Founder and CEO of the olcott group
Amanda R. Tachine
Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership & Innovation at Arizona State University
Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Owner of Rise & Design, LLC
