CCRC Staff

Leadership Team

Thomas Brock

Director

Expertise: Program evaluation, guided pathways, developmental education

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

Hoori Santikian Kalamkarian

Senior Research Associate

Expertise: Advising

Serena C. Klempin

Senior Research Associate

Expertise: Guided pathways and student supports

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 Balliette

  • Research Assistant

Mariel Bedoya-Guevara

  • Senior Research Assistant

Amy E. Brown

  • Research Associate

Selena Cardona

  • PEAR Fellow

Selena Cho

  • 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

Carl Lewandowski

  • Research Assistant

CJ Libassi

  • Senior Research Assistant and PEAR Fellow

Andrea Lopez Salazar

  • Research Associate

Jared Mahoney

  • Research Assistant

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 Ore-Quispe

  • Senior Research Assistant

Katelyn Perruc

  • Project Assistant

Astrid Pineda

  • PEAR Fellow

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

  • Senior Research Assistant

Amanda Wahlstedt

  • Research Assisstant

Ellen Wasserman

  • Research Associate

Professional Staff

Elizabeth Ganga

  • Senior Communications Manager

Linda Hickman

  • Senior Grants and Contracts Manager

Juliette Isaacs

  • Graphic Designer and Website Manager

Shayleah Jenkins

  • Communications Associate

Mathilda Lombos

  • Grants and Contracts Manager

Danielle Rocha

  • Administrative Assistant

Anjanay Spence

  • Grants and Contracts Assistant

Research Affiliates

Rachel Baker

Sade Bonilla

Kevin Dougherty

James Jacobs

Richard Kazis

Jordan Matsudaira

Lauren Schudde

Adela Soliz

Daniel Sparks

Cameron Sublett

Renzhe Yu