CCRC Staff

Leadership Team

Thomas Brock
Director
Expertise: Program evaluation, guided pathways, developmental education
Nikki Edgecombe
Senior Research Scholar
Expertise: Developmental education, equity, teaching and learning
John Fink
Senior Research Associate and Program Lead
Expertise: Dual enrollment, transfer, guided pathways
Corinne Herlihy
Senior Operations Strategist
Davis Jenkins
Senior Research Scholar
Expertise: Guided pathways, institutional effectiveness, dual enrollment
Hana Lahr
Assistant Director of Research and Director of Applied Learning
Expertise: Guided pathways, advising, student onboarding
Veronica Minaya
Senior Research Associate and Program Lead
Expertise: Developmental education, financial aid, returns to education
Doug Slater
Communications Director
Sandra Spady
Director of Finance and Administration

Senior Researchers and Fellows

Thomas Bailey
Director Emeritus and Senior Fellow
Expertise: Guided pathways, student persistence, returns to education
Susan Bickerstaff
Senior Research Associate
Expertise: Developmental education, teaching and learning
Maria S. Cormier
Senior Research Associate
Expertise: Workforce development and training
Maggie P. Fay
Senior Research Associate
Expertise: College readiness, developmental education, guided pathways
Hoori Santikian Kalamkarian
Senior Research Associate
Expertise: Advising
Elizabeth M. Kopko
Senior Research Associate
Expertise: Student experiences and engagement, developmental placement, high school to college transition
Judith Scott-Clayton
Senior Research Scholar
Expertise: Financial aid, developmental placement, returns to education
Tatiana Velasco
Senior Research Associate
Expertise: Dual enrollment, transfer, returns to education

Research Staff

Megan Anderson
Project Assistant
Mariel Bedoya-Guevara
Senior Research Assistant
Amy E. Brown
Research Associate
Selena Cardona
PEAR Fellow
Selena Cho
Senior Research Assistant
Kaylee Converse
Senior Research Assistant
Hollie Daniels Sarica
Research Associate
Ariel Deutsch
Senior Project Assistant
Cindy Do
Research Assistant
Thea Dowrich
Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow
Aurely Garcia Tulloch
Senior Research Assistant
Sarah Griffin
Research Associate
Melissa Herman
Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow
Erin Huffer
PEAR Fellow
Serena C. Klempin
Research Associate
Carl Lewandowski
Research Assistant
CJ Libassi
Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow
Andrea Lopez Salazar
Research Associate
Jorge Mahecha
Research Associate
Daniel March
Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow
Pascale Mevs
Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow
Tia Monahan
PEAR Fellow
Nicole Mora
Research Assistant
Bianca Onwukwe
Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow
Katelyn Perruc
Project Assistant
Astrid Pineda
PEAR Fellow
Zaakirah Rahman
Research Assistant
Julia Raufman
Research Associate
Victor Sanchez
Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow
Jessica Steiger
Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow
Akilah H. Thompson
Senior Research Assistant
Ellen Wasserman
Research Associate

Professional Staff

Paul Bisagni
Associate Editor
Elizabeth Ganga
Senior Communications Manager
Linda Hickman
Senior Grants and Contracts Manager
Grazyna Hulacka
Senior Grants and Contract Manager
Juliette Isaacs
Graphic Designer and Website Manager
Shayleah Jenkins
Communications Assistant
Mathilda Lombos
Grants and Contracts Manager
Danielle Rocha
Administrative Assistant
Anjanay Spence
Grants and Contracts Assistant