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
Executive Assistant
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
Dr. Chris Bustamante
Executive Director
Arizona Community College Coordinating Council
Dr. John Cavanaugh
President & CEO (Retired)
Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
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
David Fike, Ph.D.
President
Golden Gate 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
Teresa Lubbers
Commissioner
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Dr. William J. McKinney
Advisor for Regional Campus Affairs
Indiana University
Mark D. Milliron, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President & Executive Dean of the Teachers College
Western Governors University
Dr. Annette Parker (Chair)
President
South Central College
Dr. Rich Pattenaude
President Emeritus
Ashford University
Brenna Preisser
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Brunswick Corporation
Michael Wright
President
The Wright Group, Inc