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.
Our Team
OVERVIEW
Nico Hall
Manager, Initiatives
Gretchen Seidle
Director, Administrative Services
Tom Dawson, Chair
President, Strada Collaborative
Strada Education Network
Earl Buford
President
CAEL
Deborah L. Ford
Chancellor
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Larry A. Lutz
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
Strada Education Network
Ruth V. Watkins, Ph.D.
President, Strada Impact
Strada Education Network
Lewis Brown
Vice President, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition and DEI
Comcast
Dr. Chris Bustamante
Executive Director
Arizona Community College Coordinating Council
Tamara Clunis
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Amarillo College
Mike D’Ausilio
Managing Director, Head of Talent – Consumer and Community Banking
J.P. Morgan Chase
Dr. Alan Davis
President and Vice Chancellor
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Dr. Deborah L. Ford
Chancellor
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Dr. Kathi Hiyane-Brown
President
Whatcom Community College
Dr. Christine Johnson
Chancellor
Community Colleges of Spokane
Kimo Kippen
President
Aloha Learning Advisors
Karen Kocher
General Manager, Talent and Learning Experiences
Microsoft
Chris Lowery
Commissioner
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Dr. William J. McKinney
Advisor for Regional Campus Affairs
Indiana University
Todd McLees
Managing Director
Innovation Outpost
Mark D. Milliron, Ph.D.
President
National University
Dr. Annette Parker (Chair)
President
South Central College
Dr. Rich Pattenaude
President Emeritus
Ashford University
David Polk
Director
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Lisa Schumacher
Director of Education Strategies
McDonald's Corporation
Amanda Wagner
Chief Operating Officer
Employ Prince George's, Inc.
Elicia Wilson
Director of Operations
GitLab Foundation