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Shaun Harper Professor of Business & Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership, USC Race & Equity Center Executive Director Greater Los Angeles Area Dr. Shaun R. Harper is a Provost Professor in the Rossier School of Education and Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He also is the Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership, USC Race and Equity Center founder and executive director, and an Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) past president. Dr. Harper’s research focuses primarily on racial and gender equity and inclusion in educational, corporate, social, and organizational contexts. He also studies Black and Latino male student success in high schools and in higher education, college student engagement, and intercollegiate athletics. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and other academic publications. Review of Research in Education, Teachers College Record, Harvard Educational Review, Journal of Higher Education, and Review of Higher Education are some journals in which he has published. His research has been cited in more than 10,000 published studies across numerous academic disciplines. His books include Advancing Black Male Student Success from Preschool through Ph.D. and Scandals in College Sports. Johns Hopkins University Press is publishing his 13th book, Race Matters in College. Atlantic Philanthropies and the Lumina, Ford, Kellogg, and Open Society foundations have funded Professor Harper’s research. He has been interviewed on CNN, ESPN, and NPR, and featured or quoted in The New York Times, Washington Post, Education Week, Chronicle of Higher Education, and several thousand other news outlets. He has testified to the U.S. House of Representatives, and presented his research at various White House and U.S. Department of Education convenings. He was appointed to President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper advisory council in 2015, and recognized in Education Week as one of the 10 most influential professors in the field of education in 2017. Professor Harper serves on the Journal of Higher Education editorial board, and was previously associate editor of Educational Researcher. He was named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in 2017. AERA also presented him its 2010 Division G Early Career Award and 2014 Relating Research to Practice Award. Additionally, he received the 2008 ASHE Early Career Award, the 2012 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators Robert H. Shaffer Award for Faculty Excellence, and the 2014 American College Personnel Association Contribution to Knowledge Award. Governors State University awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2017. sharper@usc.edu ​

Jared Colston Doctoral Researcher, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Jared Colston is a second year Ph.D. student in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is passionate about studying equity in access to higher education and how education plays a role in economic and social mobility, as well as how overall educational attainment impacts workforce and economic development and public welfare. His research focuses on state-level policies surrounding “brain drain”, labor market development, and the geography of opportunity. ​ ​

Laurie Carter President, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Joining Shippensburg University in 2017, Laurie A. Carter, J.D. leads the regional public university of 6,000 students as its 17th President. In her first two years, Carter has provided strong vision for enhancing the institutional priority of student success; reorganizing the institutional structure to meet student needs, opening a comprehensive Student Success Center, and launching a program for first generation college students. Under her leadership, the university established its First Year Experience program and the first School of Engineering in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Prior to Shippensburg, Carter served as the executive vice president and university counsel for Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY. She provided leadership for 33 departments, including the University Counsel’s Office and the Division of Student Success. Previously, Carter spent about a year as vice president for arts education at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, where she was responsible for providing strategic leadership, external relations and administrative management of the third largest arts education program in the United States. Earlier in her career, she held various positions over almost 25 years at The Juilliard School, considered the nation’s premiere performing arts college. Carter began her tenure at Juilliard as director of student affairs, then went on to hold positions as assistant dean for student relations and legal adviser, associate vice president, and lastly vice president and general counsel and executive director of jazz studies. She co-created Julliard Jazz and created, implemented and supervised diversity initiatives, resulting in a 10 percent increase in under-represented students and a doubling of under-represented faculty. Carter has taught at Eastern Kentucky, Juilliard and Seton Hall University. She served as director of residence life at Fairleigh Dickinson University and a residence hall director at William Paterson. She is a member of the Kentucky and New York State bar associations; the PA Chamber of Business & Industry, the National Association of College and University Attorneys; the Millenium Leadership Institute Steering Committee; and chairs the Women’s Committee for AASCU. Carter was also appointed by Governor Wolf to serve on the PA Tuition Account Program (TAP) Advisory Board. In addition to the Bachelor of Science degree in communications she earned from Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Carter also has a Master of Arts degree in communications from William Paterson College, a Doctor of Law degree from Rutgers School of Law-Newark, and an Honorary Doctorate from Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. LACarter@ship.edu ​

Cristina Rivera Director of Engagement, Young Invincibles Cristina has over 10 years of experience in educational programming for non-profits with a specific focus on creating curricula for training programs on issue-based campaigns and youth leadership development. Her experience began in her home city of El Paso, Texas where she organized and educated the El Paso community on LGBTQ issues and assisted youth with organizing Gay-Straight Alliances at their high schools. Cristina continued her work on engaging youth by working with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) of New Mexico where she created youth educational programming on DWI and underage drinking prevention. Cristina worked as a Community Training Specialist at the Advocacy arm of Consumer Reports where she built member engagement training programs and consumer education workshops on a variety of issue areas. She now serves as the Director of Engagement for Young Invincibles, where she leads the young adult engagement strategy for and supports the programs in YI’s regional offices. Cristina also serves on a volunteer capacity as the Board President for the Borderland Rainbow Center (El Paso's LGBTQ Center). She has a Bachelor’s in Communications Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso and a Master’s, in Educational Leadership and Organizational Learning, from the University of New Mexico. On her spare time, Cristina enjoys cooking (she sells a mean pozole verde during the holidays), spending time with her dog, Churro (#chucotownchurro), and her family. cristina.rivera@younginvincibles.org ​

Harry Williams President & CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund Harry L. Williams made history when he became the first sitting university president to serve as President & CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.During his eight-year tenure leading Delaware State University (DSU), Williams proved himself to be a prolific fundraiser, passionate advocate, and strategic planner for the school. He increased student enrollment every year, made incredible partnerships with government and private organizations resulting in several multi-million dollar grants and investments into the campus. Under Williams, the University successfully completed their five-year $20 million Greater Than One Campaign for Students. As the most successful fundraising campaign in DSU history, the raised money was used for scholarships, to strengthen the University’s endowment and for other student success initiatives. Williams’ extensive leadership background in the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) and higher education spheres earned him the National TRIO Achiever Award, TMCF Education Leadership Award, and HBCU Digest named him one of the “Top 10 Influential HBCU Presidents” in the country. He has served in senior positions at the University of North Carolina General Administration, Appalachian State University, and North Carolina A&T State University. He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. A native of Greenville, N.C., Williams has a Bachelor of Science in Communication Broadcasting and a Master of Arts in Educational Media, both from Appalachian State University, as well as an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from East Tennessee State University. He is married to Dr. Robin S. Williams and the father of two sons. harry.williams@tmcf.org ​

David Tandberg Vice President for Policy Research and Strategic Initiative, SHEEO David Tandberg joined SHEEO in July 2016 and serves as vice president for policy research and strategic initiatives. In this role, Dr. Tandberg leads SHEEO’s policy evaluation and research initiatives and SHEEO’s efforts to connect empirical research to state practice and policy. He also helps lead SHEEO’s strategic direction and partnerships. He is the lead editor of a book dedicated to the investigation of the state higher education executive officer that was published July 2018 by Teachers College Press. Previously, Dr. Tandberg served as an associate professor of higher education and an associate director of the Center for Postsecondary Success at Florida State University. As an academic researcher, his research was published in numerous peer-reviewed outlets. Before joining Florida State University, Tandberg served as a special assistant to the secretary of education in the Pennsylvania Department of Education, focused on postsecondary policy development and implementation. Dr. Tandberg earned a B.A. in history and government and secondary education/social studies from Adams State College, and a master’s in political science and a Ph.D. in higher education from Penn State University. dtandberg@sheeo.org ​

Ann Lichter Director, Strategic Partnerships Center on Rural Innovation Ann is leading the Rural Innovation Initiative, a new project to bridge the opportunity gap in rural America by helping communities build the capacity to create resilient, innovation-based jobs and businesses and fully participate in the digital economy. Ann has led multiple efforts to design, implement, and scale new programs at the national level. As an executive at the U.S. Department of Labor, Ann piloted new approaches to promote labor law compliance, including expanding the use of data to drive strategic and operational decision-making. She has broad experience managing partnerships, communications, and intergovernmental relations. As an attorney at Hogan Lovells, she advised clients on managing their federal research grants and contracts. Ann grew up in Elkins, West Virginia. She is a Truman Scholar and has a B.A. in cultural anthropology from Wellesley College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. ann@ruralinnovation.us ​

Jamienne S. Studley President, WASC Senior College & University Commission Jamienne S. Studley became the sixth president of the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), a higher education association committed to student success and a regional accrediting agency recognized by the US Department of Education to approve institutions at the bachelor’s degree level and above in California, Hawaii, and the Pacific Rim, in January 2018. Throughout her career in higher education leadership and policy, public service, civil rights advocacy, and nonprofit management, she has worked to advance equity, access and opportunity, and public engagement and is respected for listening, collaboration, and building bridges. Ms. Studley was deputy undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Education from 2013 to 2016 and acted as under secretary and assistant secretary for postsecondary education. She was on the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) from 2008 to 2013 (chair, 2011-13), and earlier was the department’s deputy and then acting general counsel (1993-1999). She also served as president of Skidmore College and Associate Dean & Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School. She has been professor of practice (public policy), Mills College; adjunct faculty, UC Berkeley and Stanford Law Schools; board member, Association of American Colleges & Universities; and Visiting Committee, Harvard Law School. A graduate of Barnard College (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) and Harvard Law School, Ms. Studley also served as National Policy Advisor for Beyond 12 and a consultant on institutional effectiveness, accreditation, and leadership. Ms. Studley's nonprofit experience includes CEO and now President Emerita of Public Advocates Inc. and executive director of the National Association for Law Placement. She serves on the boards of KQED and the Foundation for Student Success. Her volunteer activities have included chair of the San Francisco Ethics Commission and Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund; co-chair, California Civil Rights Coalition; co-founder, Washington Area Women’s Foundation and Collectors of Wood Art, and board member, SF Education Fund, Mills College, American Craft Council, and Museum of Craft and Design (SF). jstudley@wscuc.org ​

Greg Fowler President, SNHU Global Campus As President of SNHU’s Global Campus, Dr. Fowler has oversight for academic functions in support of the university’s learning experiences and modalities—online, competency-based and hybrid—meeting the rapidly changing demands of the workforce and global communities. A two-time Fulbright Senior Scholar (Germany and Belgium) with 25+ years of experience in higher education management, Dr. Fowler has published and presented at events throughout the world, including Germany, where he also taught at the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies at Freie Universitat-Berlin. He has held senior level academic and administrative positions at numerous institutions including Western Governors University, Penn State University and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In addition to a Ph.D. (SUNY-Buffalo), an M.B.A. (Western Governors University), Dr. Fowler has also completed an M.A. (George Mason University), a B.A. (Morehouse College) and was a Charles A. Dana Scholar (Duke University). He has also completed several higher education and executive leadership/negotiation programs at Harvard University. You can find him on LinkedIn and Twitter. g.fowler@snhu.edu ​

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