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
Andrés Quintanilla
Research Analyst
Adewale Adams, M.A.
Senior Accountant
Alyse Gray Parker
Research Analyst
Amanda Janice Roberson
Director of Research and Policy
Anita Guberovic
Executive Assistant
Eleanor Eckerson Peters
Associate Director of Research and Policy
Jihad D. Dixon
Communications Associate
Jennifer Pocai
Research Analyst
Katelyn DiBenedetto, Ph.D.
Research Analyst
Kimberly Dancy
Research Associate
Konrad Mugglestone, Ph.D.
Assistant Director of Research and Policy
Kathryn Gimborys
Senior Government Affairs Associate
Leanne Davis
Associate Director of Research and Policy
Nayo Thomas
Operations and Events Manager
Piper Hendricks, J.D.
Director of Communications and External Affairs
Tola Fadeyi, MS, CPA, CGMA
Director of Finance
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
Daren Briscoe
Business Narratives, Google
Ericka Miller
Partner, Isaacson, Miller
Dr. James Moore III
Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, The Ohio State University
Jacob Fraire, Chairperson
President and Chief Executive Officer, Texas Association of Community Colleges
Kristin Hultquist, Secretary
Partner, HCM Strategists
Laura Cronin
Senior Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Michelle R. Weise
Senior Advisor at Imaginable Futures, The Omidyar Group
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
