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
Interim President

Lacey H. Leegwater, M.Ed.
Vice President of Planning and Operations

Andrea Maertens
Human Resources Consultant

Adewale Adams, M.A.
Senior Accountant

Kimberly Dancy
Research Associate

Leanne Davis
Associate Director of Research and Policy

Katelyn DiBenedetto, Ph.D.
Research Analyst

Jihad D. Dixon
Communications Associate

Tola Fadeyi, MS, CPA, CGMA
Director of Finance

Kathryn Gimborys
Senior Government Affairs Associate

Anita Guberovic
Executive Assistant

Piper Hendricks, J.D.
Director of Communications and External Affairs

Konrad Mugglestone, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Research and Policy

Alyse Gray Parker
Research Analyst

Eleanor Eckerson Peters
Associate Director of Research and Policy

Jennifer Pocai
Research Analyst

Andrés Quintanilla
Research Analyst

Amanda Janice Roberson
Director of Research and Policy

Nayo Thomas
Operations and Events Manager
Board of directors

Daren Briscoe
Business Narratives, Google

Laura Cronin
Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Stella M. Flores
Associate Professor of Higher Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University

Ericka Miller
Partner, Isaacson, Miller

Jacob Fraire, Chairperson
President and Chief Executive Officer, Texas Association of Community Colleges

Kristin Hultquist, Secretary
Partner, HCM Strategists

MaryEllen McGuire
Founder and President, Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI)

Ajita Talwalker Menon
President and CEO, Calbright College

Dr. James Moore III
Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, The Ohio State University

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

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)

Michelle R. Weise
Senior Advisor at Imaginable Futures, The Omidyar Group