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Cate Baskin
Aspiring environmental and civil rights lawyer. Occasional satirist. Law student @northwesternlaw
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Matthew C Jenkins
Matthew Christian Jenkins, Indianapolis, USA.
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Go to the profile of Kara Bowen
Kara Bowen
Ithaca College Integrated Marketing Communications major. Intern at Lumina Foundation. At eight years old, my dream job was to be Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Go to the profile of Kevin Corcoran
Kevin Corcoran
Strategy director at Lumina Foundation. Former investigative journalist, Statehouse bureau chief, and public safety reporter. Husband, father, son. Avid reader.
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Writers
Go to the profile of Jamie Merisotis
Jamie Merisotis
President and CEO of Lumina Foundation, committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all
Go to the profile of Zakiya Smith
Zakiya Smith
Strategy director for finance and federal policy at Lumina Foundation, where I develop new models of student financial support for higher education
Go to the profile of John Strauss
John Strauss
I work in digital communications to support efforts to increase post-high school learning in America.
Go to the profile of Haley Glover
Haley Glover
Strategy director at Lumina Foundation, leading mobilization strategies focused on communities and institutions of higher education
Go to the profile of Dewayne Matthews
Dewayne Matthews
Lumina Foundation fellow and former vice president of strategy development until 2016
Go to the profile of Susan Johnson
Susan Johnson
Director of organizational development and philanthropic practice, guiding data-informed decisions in Lumina’s efforts to achieve the 60% attainment goal.
Go to the profile of Scott Jenkins
Scott Jenkins
Strategy director for Lumina Foundation, where I lead development and advancement of the Foundation’s state policy agenda
Go to the profile of Courtney Brown
Courtney Brown
Vice president of strategic impact at Lumina Foundation, where I oversee efforts in the areas of strategic planning, impact and learning
Go to the profile of Holly Zanville
Holly Zanville
Senior advisor for credentialing and workforce development at Lumina Foundation, with a focus on large-scale projects that directly impact operations
Go to the profile of Matthew C Jenkins
Matthew C Jenkins
Matthew Christian Jenkins, Indianapolis, USA.
Go to the profile of Jesse O'Connell
Jesse O'Connell
Jesse is the Strategy Director for Federal Policy at Lumina Foundation, leading the development & advancement of the foundation’s federal policy priorities.
Go to the profile of Dakota Pawlicki
Dakota Pawlicki
Servant Leader, Community & Regionalism Advocate, Semi-Pro Tubist, Full-Pro Husband, Director of Talent Hubs at CivicLab. www.talenthubs.org
Go to the profile of Gretchen Syverud
Gretchen Syverud
Gretchen is a strategy officer at Lumina Foundation, supporting state efforts to increase postsecondary attainment through Lumina’s state policy agenda.
Go to the profile of Terri Taylor
Terri Taylor
Strategy Director for Innovation and Discovery at Lumina Foundation
Go to the profile of Jasmine Haywood
Jasmine Haywood
Jasmine Haywood, Ph.D., is a strategic impact and learning officer for Lumina Foundation.
Go to the profile of Wayne Taliaferro
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Go to the profile of Frank Swanzy Essien Jr.
Frank Swanzy Essien Jr.
Swanzy is responsible for Lumina’s work around identifying and synthesizing existing research and evidence as well as commissioning new research.
Go to the profile of Debra Humphreys
Debra Humphreys
Debra Humphreys leads Lumina Foundation’s stakeholder engagement and strategic communications work and directs Lumina’s substantive work on quality assurance.
Go to the profile of Paola Santana
Paola Santana
Santana is Lumina’s strategy officer for state policy supporting state efforts to increase post-high school attainment and eliminate equity gaps.
Go to the profile of Dakota Pawlicki
Dakota Pawlicki
Dakota leads Lumina’s community mobilization work, which focuses on leveraging cross-sector partnerships to make major gains in postsecondary attainment.
Go to the profile of Debra Humphreys
Debra Humphreys
Educator Devoted to Expanding Opportunity and Equity Through Quality Higher Education; Vice President for Strategic Engagement, Lumina Foundation
Go to the profile of Wendy Sedlak
Wendy Sedlak
Sedlak is the strategy director for research and data at Lumina Foundation.
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Go to the profile of Elizabeth Garlow
Elizabeth Garlow
Lumina’s impact investment officer. She served as a community solutions fellow and domestic policy advisor at The White House during the Obama Administration.
Go to the profile of Wayne Taliaferro
Wayne Taliaferro
Lumina Foundation’s strategy officer for finance and federal policy.
Go to the profile of Zainab Okolo, Ed.D.
Zainab Okolo, Ed.D.
Lumina Foundation Strategy Officer for Competency-Based Learning
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Lauren Runco
Lauren Runco is Lumina’s strategy officer for military-based learning. Previously she served at the Military Family Research Institute at Purdue University.
Go to the profile of Brad Kelsheimer
Brad Kelsheimer
Lumina Foundation’s vice president for finance and investments and chief financial officer.
Go to the profile of Chauncy Lennon
Chauncy Lennon
Workforce expert and leader in corporate philanthropy. Vice President for the Future of Learning and Work at Lumina Foundation.
Go to the profile of Jesse O'Connell
Go to the profile of Kara Bowen
Kara Bowen
Ithaca College Integrated Marketing Communications major. Intern at Lumina Foundation. At eight years old, my dream job was to be Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Go to the profile of Doug Richardson
Doug Richardson
Doug Richardson is a journalist and communications professional with decades of experience.
Go to the profile of Susan Headden
Susan Headden
Susan Headden is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and communications professional with many years of experience covering education issues.
Go to the profile of Amanda DeLaRosa
Amanda DeLaRosa
Amanda DeLaRosa is a strategy officer for state policy at Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis.
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Christopher M. Mullin
Christopher (Chris) Mullin, Ph.D, is strategy director of data and measurement for Lumina Foundation.
Go to the profile of Kermit Kaleba
Kermit Kaleba
Strategy director of employment-aligned credential programs for Lumina Foundation
Go to the profile of Bob Caylor
Bob Caylor
Bob Caylor is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience at newspapers in Minnesota, Ohio, and Indiana.
Go to the profile of Suzette Brewer
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Go to the profile of Georgia Reagan
Georgia Reagan
Georgia Reagan serves as strategy officer for employment-aligned credentials for Lumina Foundation.
Go to the profile of Autumn A. Arnett
Autumn A. Arnett
Education equity advocate, leader, researcher. equity, justice, diversity facilitator. ​communications strategist. keynote speaker/author.
Go to the profile of Holiday Hart McKiernan
Holiday Hart McKiernan
Holiday Hart McKiernan, J.D., is executive vice president and chief operating officer at Lumina Foundation.
Go to the profile of Katy Launius
Katy Launius
Katy Launius is a strategy officer for student success at Lumina Foundation where she helps to shape and drive Lumina’s community college success strategy.
Go to the profile of Shari Finnell
Shari Finnell
Journalist Shari Finnell has reported extensively on education and government for United Press International, The Indianapolis Star, and other publications.
Go to the profile of Katie Berger
Katie Berger
Strategy Director for Federal Policy at Lumina Foundation