CCRC Staff

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

Mycaeri Atkinson

PEAR Fellow

Madeleine Balliete

Research 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

Carmen Cortez Morales

Research Assistant

Hollie Daniels Sarica

Research Associate

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

Ayesha Khatun

Research Assistant

Serena C. Klempin

Research Associate

Carl Lewandowski

Research Assistant

CJ Libassi

Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow

Andrea Lopez Salazar

Research Associate

Daniel March

PEAR Fellow

Pascale Mevs

Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow

Tia Monahan

PEAR Fellow

Bianca Onwukwe

Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow

Sarita Oré Quispe

Senior Research Assistant

Katelyn Perruc

Project Assistant

Astrid Pineda

PEAR Fellow

Zaakirah Rahman

Research Assistant

Julia Raufman

Research Associate

Mindy Rosengarten

PEAR Fellow

Victor Sanchez

Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow

Jessica Steiger

Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow

Joshua Thomas

Research Assistant

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