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Meet the AASCU team.

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202.293.7070

Charles L.

Welch

President and CEO

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José A.

Cabrales

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

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Sandra

Armenta

Director, People and Culture Department

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Morgan

Taylor

Director, Research and Business Intelligence

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Yasemin

Washington

Membership Director

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Leticia

Maldonado

Director of Postsecondary Value Initiatives

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Prateek

Basavaraj

Senior Research Analyst, Student Success

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Tonja

King

Senior Executive Associate

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Emil

Trinidad

Membership Marketing Coordinator

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Division of Academic Innovation and Transformation

Terry

Brown

Vice President of Academic Innovation and Transformation

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Lisa

Hunter

Associate Vice President for Academic Innovation and Transformation

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Jacquelyn

Jones

Assistant Vice President for Student Success

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Lynn

Brabender

Senior Director, Student Success and Service Provision

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Melissa

Rivas

Director, Student Success and Coaching

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Andrés

Quintanilla

Director of Student Success and Institutional Transformation

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Randy

Bumpers

Assistant Director, Student Success and Learning Experience Design

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Jody

Dixon

Assistant Director, International Education

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Sufei

Li

Assistant Director of China/Asia Programs

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Nyala

Watkins

Assistant Director, Student Success and Operations

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Ellen

Knutson

Acting Manager, American Democracy Project

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Hizbullah

Baryal

Executive Assistant and Project Manager, Academic Innovation and Transformation

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Division of Administration and Finance

Jean

Cibuzar

Vice President of Administration and Finance

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Minh

Nguyen

Director of IT Infrastructure Services

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Nhu

Duong

Controller

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Allyson

Lords

Senior Accounting Associate

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Division of Communications and Public Relations

Kellee

Edmonds

Vice President of Communications and Public Relations

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Liz

Martin

Senior Creative Director of Print and Digital Media

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Nikki

Lyon

Digital Marketing Manager

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Julia

Guevara

Marketing Specialist

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Division of Government Relations and Policy Analysis

Luis

Maldonado

Vice President of Government Relations and Policy Analysis

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John Patrick

Walsh

Director of Federal Relations and Policy Analysis

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Kiersten

Wills

Government Relations Division Coordinator

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Division of Leadership Development and Partnerships

Kathleen

Scott

Vice President of Leadership Development and Partnerships

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Danita

Young

Assistant Vice President of Meetings and Conferences

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Sheden

Alsaaty

Assistant Vice President of Advancement and Partnerships

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Karusha

Naidoo

Assistant Vice President of Leadership Development

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Sara

Gassman

Assistant Director of Leadership Development and Partnerships

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Felicia

Durham

Senior Meetings and Membership Associate

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Peggy

Lotfi

Advancement and Partnership Coordinator

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Division of Strategic Development

Matt

Ceppi

Vice President of Strategic Development and Executive Director, AASCU Consulting

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Erika

Thompson

Director, Grants Resource Center

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Richard

Wellons

Assistant Director, Grants Resource Center

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Marta

Spangler

Program Manager, Grants Resource Center

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Kenneth

McDonald

Program Associate, Grants Resource Center

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