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