The following group of interested stakeholders convened during the 2024–25 academic year to determine where collaborative efforts would be most viable and would yield the greatest impact.
Eric Boynton
President
Beloit College (WI)
Brandon Busteed
CEO
BrandEd
Nancy Cable
Executive Director
William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust
Andrea Chapdelaine
President
Connecticut College
Brittany Corde
Senior Program Officer
Ascendium Education Group
Sandra Doran
President
Bay Path University (MA)
Peter Eckel
Senior Fellow
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Tracy Espy
President
Mitchell College (CT)
Marcheta Evans
President
St. Catherine University (MN)
Barbara Farley
President
Illinois College
Kyle Farmbry
Former President
Guilford College (NC)
Damian Fernandez
President
Warren Wilson College (NC)
Ashley Finley
Vice President for Research and Senior Advisor to the President
American Association of Colleges and Universities
Glynis Fitzgerald
President
Alvernia University (PA)
Thomas Foley
President
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania
Wes Fugate
President
Wilson College (PA)
Susan Hassler
President
Muskingum University (OH)
Catharine Bond Hill
Managing Director
Ithaka S+R
Debra Humphreys
Vice President of Strategic Engagement
Lumina Foundation
Lisa Jasinski
President
Associated Colleges of the Midwest
Doug Lederman
Co-Founder
Inside Higher Ed
Glenell Lee-Pruitt
President
Jarvis Christian University (TX)
Hilary Link
President
Drew University (NJ)
John MacIntosh
Managing Partner
SeaChange Capital Partners
Timothy McDonough
Senior Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Communications
National Association of College and University Business Officers
Alison Morrison-Shetlar
President
University of Lynchburg (VA)
Ajay Nair
President
Arcadia University (PA)
Scott Ochander
Chief Leadership Strategist
Carnegie
Daniel Porterfield
President
Aspen Institute
Sonny Ramaswamy
Former President
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Isabel Roche
Executive Director of Special Programs in Higher Education
Endeavor Foundation
Eric Runestad
Vice President and Treasurer
Carleton College (MN)
Kate Sutherland
Managing Director
Tyton Partners
Melva Wallace
President
Huston-Tillotson University (TX)
Bob Wise
Commissioner
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Leocadia Zak
President
Agnes Scott College (GA)