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.
Our team
Mamie Voight
President & CEO
Diane Cheng
Vice President of Research and Policy
Piper Hendricks, J.D.
Vice President of Communications and External Affairs
Lacey H. Leegwater, M.Ed.
Vice President of Planning and Operations
Adewale Adams, M.A.
Senior Accountant
Kimberly Dancy
Associate Director of Research and Policy
Katelyn DiBenedetto, Ph.D.
Senior Research Analyst
Tola Fadeyi, MS, CPA, CGMA
Director of Finance
Genevieve Garcia de Mueller
Senior Research Analyst
Anita Guberovic
Senior Executive Assistant
Andrea Maertens
Human Resources Consultant
Amanda Janice Roberson
Director of Research and Policy
Eleanor Eckerson Peters
Associate Director of Research and Policy
Janiel Santos
Research Analyst
Gabrielle Smith
Research Intern
Nayo Thomas
Senior Operations, Events, & Technology Manager
Board of directors
Ajita Talwalker Menon
President and CEO, Calbright College
Cheryl A. Oldham
Vice President of Education Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Vice President, Education and Workforce Program at U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Dr. James Moore III
Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, The Ohio State University
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
Kristin Hultquist, Vice Chair
Partner, HCM Strategists
Laura Cronin
Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Michelle R. Weise, PhD
Vice Chancellor of Strategy and Innovation, National University System
MaryEllen McGuire
Founder and President, Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI)
Peter O. Nwosu Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success, Herbert H. Lehman College of The City University of New York (CUNY)
Stella M. Flores
Associate Professor of Higher Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University
