Who We Are

Our board of directors, coaches, investors, partners, and staff play a vital role in advancing the student success agenda. Together with our colleges and states we make up the most comprehensive national reform network for student success in higher education history.

Board of Directors
President & CEO
Staff
Coaches
Investors
Partners

Board of Directors

Leah Meyer Austin

Director
Dr. Pam Eddinger

Chair of the Board
Marc S. Herzog

Treasurer of the Board
Dr. Christine Johnson

Governance Committee Chair and Secretary of the Board
Dr. Alex Johnson

Director
Dr. Mary Alice McCarthy

Director
Dr. Nicole Melander

Director
Javier Miyares

Director
Wes Moore

Director
John M. Mutz

Development Committee Chair
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón

Director
Dr. Robert G. Templin, Jr.

Director
Lou Testoni

Audit and Finance Committee Chair
Mike Villarreal

Program Committee Chair
Dr. Gregory D. Williams

Director

President & CEO

Dr. Karen A. Stout

President & CEO

Staff

Joanne C. Anderson

Executive Director of Marketing & Communications
Fiyinfolu (Folu) Awotoye

IT Director
LaShonne Barnes

Development Officer
Nekeisia Booyer

Associate Director, Network Engagement
Diane Bosak

Vice President for Workforce Development
Bonita J. Brown, J.D.

Vice President of Network Engagement
Kelli Bryant

Executive Assistant to the President and CEO
Francesca I. Carpenter

Associate Director, OER Degree Initiative
Molli Chang

Junior Accountant
Shara Davis

Strategic Data and Technology Coach
Shauna Davis

Holistic Student Supports Coach
Zarina Durrani

Human Resources Director
Dr. Laurie Fladd

Holistic Student Supports Coach
Lorenzo Frausto

Assistant Director of HR and Operations
Sherece Fullerton

Assistant Director of Meetings and Learning Events
Dr. Ruanda Garth-McCullough

Associate Director of Teaching & Learning
Andrew Harris

Interim Chief Operating Officer
Meredith Archer Hatch

Senior Associate Director for Workforce and Academic Alignment
Laurie T. Heacock

Vice President of Data, Technology and Analytics
John Heiman

Accounting Manager
Maricel M. Herrera

Associate Director of Meetings and Learning Events
Leon Hill

Strategic Data and Technology Coach
Dr. Mei-Yen Ireland

Executive Director of Holistic Student Supports
Jonathan Iuzzini

Director for Teaching & Learning
Khalisa Jacobs

Director of Development
Dr. Ryan Kelsey

Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
C. Ryan Knight

Associate Director of Network Recruitment and Retention
Julia Lawton

Director of Holistic Student Supports
Carol Lincoln

Senior Vice President
Cindy Lopez

Director of Tribal College and University Programs
Dr. Terri Manning

Strategic Data and Technology Coach
Stephanie Marshall

Executive Director of Meetings and Learning Events
Susan Mayer

Chief Learning Officer
Destineé Mitchell

Program Coordinator
Cammille Powell

Assistant Director, Holistic Student Supports
Lynn Reddy

Director of Communications and Media Relations
Dr. Elayne Reiss

Director of Research
Talisha Rogers

Coordinator, Operations & Technology
Dr. Richard Sebastian

Director, OER Degree Initiative
Terianne Sousa, J.D.

Director of Data, Tech & Analytics
Shanah Taylor

Program Coordinator
Alice Welanetz

Budget Specialist