Association of American Colleges & Universities

AAC&U Offices and Staff Members

All AAC&U staff members can be reached through the main AAC&U switchboard number: (202) 387-3760 (see direct lines below).

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• AAC&U Senior Fellows
• AAC&U Distinguished Fellows

Office of the President

• Lynn Pasquerella, President
  commish@aacu.org; (202) 884-0810
• Ashley Finley, Senior Advisor to the President and Secretary to the Board
  finley@aacu.org; (202) 516-9419
• Will McDonnell, Assistant to the President
• mcdonnell@aacu.org; (202) 884-0810

Office of Undergraduate STEM Education (PKAL/STEM)

• Kelly Mack, Vice President for Undergraduate STEM Education and Executive Director of Project Kaleidoscope
  mack@aacu.org; (202) 884-0804
• Tykeia Robinson, Howard Hughes Policy Research Fellow 
• robinson@aacu.org; (202) 884-0806
• Christina Shute, Program Coordinator, Project Kaleidoscope
  shute@aacu.org, (315) 727-8018
• Tania Siemens, Research Coordinator
  siemens@aacu.org
• Lisa Wills, Senior Director for Undergraduate STEM Education 
  wills@aacu.org; (202) 884-7406

Office of Quality, Curriculum, and Assessment

• Terrel Rhodes, Vice President for Quality, Curriculum, and Assessment, and Executive Director of VALUE
  rhodes@aacu.org; (202) 884-0807
• Wende Morgaine Garrison, Director of VALUE Institute Training
  garrison@aacu.org; (503) 577-7712
• Erin Horan, Postdoctoral Research Analyst
  horan@aacu.org; (202) 884-7414
• Kate McConnell, Assistant Vice President for Research and Assessment
  mcconnell@aacu.org; (202) 999-8395
• Na'ilah Metwally, Program Assistant and Assistant to the Vice President
  metwally@aacu.org; (202) 516-9417
• C. Edward Watson, Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Quality, Advocacy, and LEAP Initiatives
  watson@aacu.org; (202) 884-0819
• Bethany Zimmerman, Research Associate
  zimmerman@aacu.org; (202) 884-7404

Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success

• Tia Brown McNair, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Student Success
  mcnair@aacu.org; (202) 884-0808
• JoEllen Alberts, Administrative Assistant and Assistant to the Vice President
  alberts@aacu.org; (202) 516-9414
• Siah Annand, Director of the Network for Academic Renewal
  annand@aacu.org; (202) 884-0814
• Connor Cleary, Program Associate
  cleary@aacu.org; (202) 884-7436
• Jacqueline Martin, Program Manager of the Network for Academic Renewal
  martin@aacu.org; (202) 884-0802
• Vida Rivera, Program Coordinator 
  rivera@aacu.org; (202) 884-0812
• Jacinta Saffold, Associate Director for Diversity, Equity and Student Success
  saffold@aacu.org; (202) 516-9412

Office of Integrative Liberal Learning and the Global Commons

• Amy Jessen-Marshall, Vice President for Integrative Liberal Learning and the Global Commons
  jessen-marshall@aacu.org; (202) 884-7437 
• Jasmine Epps, Program Assistant and Assistant to the Vice President
  epps@aacu.org; (202) 884-7429
• Caryn McTighe Musil, Senior Scholar and Director of Civic Learning and Democracy Initiatives
  musil@aacu.org; (202) 884-7426
• Carol-lynn Swol, Program Associate
  swol@aacu.org; (202) 884-0816
• Dawn Whitehead, Senior Director, Global Learning and Curricular Change
  whitehead@aacu.org; (202) 884-7431

Bringing Theory to Practice

• Caitlin Salins, Executive Project Manager
  salins@bttop.org; (202) 884-0805
• Mercedes Yanora, Project Associate
  yanora@bttop.org; (202) 516-9411
• David Scobey, Director
  dscobey@bttop.org; (202) 516-9416

Office of Advancement and Member Engagement

• Andrew Flagel, Vice President for Advancement and Member Engagement
  flagel@aacu.org; (202) 387-3760
• Renee Gamache, Assistant Director for Advancement and Member Engagement
  gamache@aacu.org; (202) 884-0809
• Cindy Koebke, Manager, Event Registration and Database Services
  koebke@aacu.org; (202) 884-7428
• Dennis Renner, Director for Membership
  memberservices@aacu.org; (202) 884-7435

Annual Meeting

• Suzanne Hyers, Senior Director, Annual Meeting
  hyers@aacu.org; (202) 884-7425

Communications

• Dawn Whitehead, Interim Senior Director, Communications
  whitehead@aacu.org; (202) 884-7431
• Shelley Johnson Carey, Director of Publications and Editorial Services; Editor, Peer Review
  carey@aacu.org; (202) 884-7416
• Ben Dedman, Associate Editor/Staff Writer
  dedman@aacu.org; (202) 884-7420
• Seth Jacobs, Technology Associate
  jacobs@aacu.org; (202) 884-0813
• Carrie Johnson, Communications Liaison
  johnson@aacu.org; (202) 516-9415
• Barbara McCuen Jones, Website and Digital Content Director
  mccuen@aacu.org; (202) 884-7423
• Emily Schuster, Staff Editor and Editor, Diversity & Democracy
  schuster@aacu.org; (202) 516-9413
• Michele Stinson, Senior Designer and Production Manager
  stinson@aacu.org; (202) 884-7405

Information Systems

• Karthik Devarajan, Senior Director of Information Technology Services
   devarajan@aacu.org; (202) 516-9420
• Robin Campbell, Information Technology Assistant
  rcampbell@aacu.org; (202) 516-9410
• Seth Jacobs, Technology Associate
  jacobs@aacu.org; (202) 884-0813

Database Services

• Zuzana Kelyman, Director, Database Services
  kelyman@aacu.org; (202) 884-7418

Office of Finance and Administration

• Janet McLaughlin, Senior Director, Finance and Administration
  jdm@aacu.org; (202) 884-7402
• Rudy Bazemore, Facilities Assistant and Mail Clerk
  bazemore@aacu.org; (202) 884-7408
• Chiffon Haggins, Director, Finance
  haggins@aacu.org; (202) 884-7412
• Saidi Harerimana, Accounting Assistant
  harerimana@aacu.org; (202) 884-7411
• Patrice McMath, Receptionist and Office Services Assistant
  mcmath@aacu.org; (202) 884-0818
• Melvina Norried-Thomas, Director, Human Resources and Administrative Services
  thomas@aacu.org; (202) 884-7410
• Brooke Payne, Accountant
  payne@aacu.org; (202) 884-7424