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 Vice President of Strategic Planning and Partnerships
  finley@aacu.org; (202) 516-9419
• Will McDonnell, Assistant to the President
  mcdonnell@aacu.org; (202) 884-0810
• Caryn McTighe Musil, Senior Director of Civic Learning and Democracy Initiatives
  musil@aacu.org; (202) 884-7426
• Carol-lynn Swol, Program Associate
  swol@aacu.org; (202) 884-0816

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
• Ariel Kirkland, Program Coordinator
  kirkland@aacu.org; (202) 884-7439
• Sasha Kolomensky, Program Associate and Assistant to the Vice President
  kolomensky@aacu.org; (202) 516-9406
• Maria Qadri, Scientific Communications Postdoctoral Fellow
  qadri@aacu.org; (202) 884-7409
• Tykeia Robinson, Assistant Director for Research and Policy 
  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

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
• Kate McConnell, Assistant Vice President for Research and Assessment
  mcconnell@aacu.org; (202) 999-8395
• C. Edward Watson, Associate Vice President for Quality, Pedagogy and LEAP Initiatives in the Office of Quality, Curriculum, and Assessment
  watson@aacu.org; (202) 884-0819
• Bethany Zimmerman, Program Coordinator
  zimmerman@aacu.org; (202) 884-7404

Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success

• Tia Brown McNair, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the TRHT Campus Centers
  mcnair@aacu.org; (202) 884-0808
• JoEllen Alberts, Program Associate and Assistant to Vice President
  alberts@aacu.org; (202) 516-9414
• Siah Annand, Director of the Network for Academic Renewal
  annand@aacu.org; (202) 884-0814
• Teneisha Brown, Program Coordinator
  brown@aacu.org; (202) 884-7407
• 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

Office of Global Citizenship for Campus, Community, and Careers

• Dawn Whitehead, Vice President
  whitehead@aacu.org; (202) 884-7431
• Jasmine Epps, Program Assistant and Assistant to the Vice President
  epps@aacu.org; (202) 884-7429

Bringing Theory to Practice

• David Scobey, Director
  dscobey@bttop.org; (202) 516-9416
• Katie Altman, Intern
  altman@bttop.org; (202) 884-0815
• Caitlin Salins, Executive Project Manager
  salins@bttop.org; (202) 884-0805
• Mercedes Yanora, Project Associate
  yanora@bttop.org; (202) 516-9411

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
• Kennya Porter-El, Membership & Events Coordinator
  porter-el@aacu.org; (202) 884-7403
• 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 Vice President, Communications
  whitehead@aacu.org; (202) 884-7431
• Christen Aragoni, Academic Editor and Editor, Liberal Education
  aragoni@aacu.org ; 202-884-0811
• Shelley Johnson Carey, Director of Publications and Editorial Services; Editor, Peer Review
  carey@aacu.org; (202) 884-7416
• Ben Dedman, Associate Editor and Staff Writer, Print and Digital Content
  dedman@aacu.org; (202) 884-7420
• Carrie Johnson, Communications Liaison
  johnson@aacu.org; (202) 516-9415
• 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

• C. Edward Watson, Chief Information Officer
  watson@aacu.org; (202) 884-0819
• 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
• Zuzana Kelyman, Director, Database Services
  kelyman@aacu.org; (202) 884-7418

Office of Finance and Administration

• Melvina Norried-Thomas, Senior Director, Human Resources and Administrative Services
  thomas@aacu.org; (202) 884-7410
• 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
• Brooke Payne, Accountant
  payne@aacu.org; (202) 884-7424