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About Us

Our Team

The CAEL team draws great strength from its varied set of backgrounds and skills. But we hold one very important quality in common: dedicated expertise in forging the connections between learning and work that adult learners—and their communities—depend on for social mobility and economic equity.

  • All
  • Leadership
  • Staff
  • Board Members
  • Advisory Council

Allymyr Atrero

Director, Initiatives

Earl Buford

President

Scott A. Campbell, Ph.D

Vice President, Higher Education Partnerships

Christine Carpenter

Chief of Staff

Beth Doyle, Ed.D.

Chief of Strategy

Gloria Mwase, Ph.D

Senior Vice President, Research, Impact, and Learning

Matt Waltz

Senior Vice President, Partnerships & Development

Ashley Wilhelm

Vice President, Initiatives

Elizabeth Warner

Senior Director, Event Operations, CMP

Lori Babyak

Digital Marketing Specialist

Patricia Wallace

Senior Vice President, Initiatives and Membership

Carlo Bertolini

Director, Marketing and Communications

Monique Tuset, Ed.D.

Director, Initiatives

Elizabeth Brandes

Vice President, Marketing, Communications, and Events

Carolyn Swabek

Senior Director of Community Engagement

Teri Buffum

Senior Director, Human Resources

Bridgett Strickler

Vice President, Coalition Strategy

Mary-Celeste Slusser

Vice President, Operations

Diana Cannon

Executive Assistant

MelissaKaye Shekoski

Vice President, Fund Development & Strategic Advancement

Angela DeVere

Senior Director, Marketing Operations

Gretchen Seidle

Director, Administrative Services

Katrina Douthit

Contracts Manager

Ashley Faubion

Director, Initiatives

Wilson Finch

Vice President, Product and Service Strategy

Christina Gaetano

Senior Director, Grants & Strategic Advancement

Doug Heckman

Vice President, Partnerships & Development

Laura Heller

Senior Director, Initiatives - Lead

Kristen Himmerick

Vice President, Technology Strategy

Rachel Hirsch

Vice President, Public Partnerships

Becky Klein-Collins

Vice President, Research and Impact

Dylan Knutson

Director, Grants & Strategic Advancement

Jeannie McCarron

Vice President, Member Engagement

Darrah M. Mugrauer

Director, Initiatives

Alicia Myrick, EdD

Director, Initiatives

Patricia Norman

Manager, Member Services

Rafael Pasillas

Senior Director, Initiatives

Brooke Pirmann

Director, Events and Professional Development

Mohona Siddique

Director of Initiatives

William McKinney

Senior Director, Initiatives

Roderick Wright

Build Better Career Director, Initiatives

Jillian Jackson

Director of Solutions

Jay Beckett

Manager of Initiatives

Aaron Culbertson

Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration

Board Members

Advisory Council