Volunteers

The Grand Challenges in Assessment Project has relied on the generous work of many volunteers.  A full list of the plan authors and members of implementation teams can be seen below. We are so appreciative of the time, talent, and energy these volunteers have brought to the project!

Using Assessment Findings to Increase Equity Volunteers

2024 Co-Chairs

Ciji Heiser, Co-Creating Action

Beth Janetski, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Glenn Phillips, Watermark Insights


2023-2024 Team Members (Continuing Members are listed in bold)

Adebamike Adekunle, Texas Southern University 

Bridget Akpabio, Texas Southern University

Jackie Belanger, University of Washington

Jennifer Billman, HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College

Chris Blankenship, Salt Lake Community College

Joel Bloom, Hunter College

Emma Brown, Syracuse University 

Christian Cabazos, Watermark Insights 

Moreen Carvan, Rosalind Franklin University

Nichole Fehrenbach, The Johns Hopkins School of Education

Jannette Flores, Westcliff University

Jun Fu, Michigan State University

Yolanda Hardy, Palm Beach Atlantic University

Darryl Johnson, The Path: An Agent of Change, Inc.

Jamie M. Jones, Pierce College

Julene Jones, University of Kentucky

Shannon Milligan, University of California, San Diego

Pamela MacPherson, Thomas Jefferson University

Erin Milne, Berkshire Community College

Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University 

Destiny Quintero, HLC Commission 

Felicia Ramirez, Paradise Valley Community College-Maricopa Community Colleges

Mamta Saxena, Northeastern University

Jan Schumacher, West Chester University

George Still, Fresno State University 

Keirien Taylor, Arizona State University

Mary Thompson, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Sarah Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology

Xue Zhang, Clover Park Technical College


2021-2023 Co-Chairs

Ciji Heiser, Developing Capacity Coaching

Shannon Milligan, University of California at San Diego

Allison Maldonado, Tarrant County College

Renata Opoczynski, Michigan State University

Glenn Phillips, Howard University


2021-2023 Team Members (Continuing Members are listed in bold)

Kristin Abel, Valencia College

Adebamike Adekunle, Texas Southern University

John A Barnshaw, Davidson College

Tracy Bartholomew, University of the Arts

Karol Batey, Texas A&M International University

Jackie Belanger, University of Washington

Jennifer Billman, HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College

Chris Blankenship, Salt Lake Community College

Joel Bloom, Hunter College

Lisa E. Bortman, Arizona State University

Taylor Boyd, Grand Valley State University

Emma Brown, Syracuse University 

Katie Busby, University of Mississippi

Kris Byrd, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Jared R Dmello, Texas A&M International University

Stephanie Foster, University of Colorado Boulder

Jun Fu, Michigan State University

Stavros Hadjisolomou, American University of Kuwait

Yao Hill, University of Hawaii, Manoa

J. Joseph Hoey, National University

Nichole Jackson, Valencia College

Beth Janetski, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Darryl Johnson, Southern New Hampshire University

Jamie M. Jones, Pierce College

Julene Jones, University of Kentucky

Gerald Kobylski, West Point

Brian Kurisky, Virginia Wesleyan University

Lynn Letukas, SAS

Wells Ling, Arizona State University

Pamela MacPherson, Thomas Jefferson University

Erin Milne, Berkshire Community College

Debra A. Nakama, University of Hawaii Maui College

Megan Oakleaf, Syracuse University

Heather Owen,  Syracuse University 

Felicia Ramirez, Paradise Valley Community College-Maricopa Community Colleges

Mamta Saxena, Northeastern University

Amanda Davis Simpfenderfer, University of Vermont

Julia Sloan, Curry College

Matt Starcke,  Duke University

Jessica Taylor, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Roberta Teahen, Ferris State University

Kari Thierer, South Puget Sound Community College

Kimberly Thompson, Mesa Community College

Suzanne Wakim, Butte Community College

Alexa Wesley, NASPA

Tyra Wheeler-Zubia, Oklahoma State University/Wilmington University

Sarah Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology

Xue Zhang, Clover Park Technical College


2020-2021 Writing Co-Chairs

Ciji Heiser, Western Michigan University

Shannon Milligan, University of California at San Diego

Erick Montenegro, Pell Institute


2020-2021 Writing Team Members

Joel Bloom, Hunter College

Rowanna Carpenter, Portland State University

Moreen Carvan, Rosalind Franklin University

Maniphone Dickerson, Evergreen Valley College

Krishna Dunston, Delaware County Community College

Sosanya Jones, Howard University

Kimberly Long, Kansas Heath Science Center

Matthew McKay, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Jessica Nastal, PRairie State College

Renata Opoczynski, Michigan State University

Ellen Peters, University of Puget Sound

Heather Pleasants, University of Texas - Austin

Glenn Phillips, Howard University

Eric Riedel, Century College

George Still,  University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Kimberly Thompson, Mesa Community College

Terry Rhodes, American Association of Colleges and Universities

Ereka  Williams, Winston Salem State University

Using Assessment Findings to Direct Immediate Pedagogical Improvements Volunteers

2024 Chair

Jessica Taylor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga


Improve Measurement of Student Learning Over Time Team (Continuing Members are listed in bold)

Chadia Abras, Johns Hopkins University

Suzanne Carbonaro, 1EdTech

Elizabeth Carney, Clackamas Community College

Erin Cassity, University of the Incarnate Word

Ashley Charsha, University of TennesseeBri Lauka, Johns Hopkins University

Kimberly Daugherty, Spalding University

Jun Fu, Michigan State University

Bryant Hutson, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Will Miller, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Rene’ Schmauder, Clemson University

Colin Suchland, Lincoln Land Community College

Kari Thierer, Northeastern University

Xue Zhang, Clover Park Technical College


Rapid Improvement in Pedagogy Team (Continuing Members are listed in bold)

Frederick Burrack, Kansas State University

Yan Cooksey, Southern Methodist University

Elise Demeter, University of North Carolina – Charlotte

Rebecca Gibbons, University of South Florida

Deb Hokien, Palm Beach State

Yao Hill, University of Hawaii, Manoa

Bryant Hutson, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

Jarek Janio, Santa Ana College

Heather Maness, University of Florida

Brad Regier, Kansas State University

Karen White-Goyzueta, Southern New Hampshire University


2022-2023 Co-Chairs

Jessica Taylor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Yao Hill, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jarek Janio, Santa Ana College

Heather Maness, University of Florida

Karen White-Goyzueta, Ivy Tech Community College


2022-2023 Team Members (Continuing Members are listed in bold)

Chadia Abras, Johns Hopkins University

Suzanne Carbonaro, Heliocampus

Elizabeth Carney, Clackamas Community College

Ashley Charsha, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Kimberly Daugherty, Spalding University

Jun Fu, Michigan State University

Bryant Hutson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Stephanie Foster, University of Colorado at Boulder

Rebecca Gibbons, University of South Florida

Deb Hokien, Marywood University

Brianne Lauka, Johns Hopkins University

Robert Morse, Ivy Tech Community College

Sarah Park, Grand Canyon University

Sheri Popp, Weave Education

Michael Rudolph, Lincoln Memorial University

Rene’ Schmauder, Clemson University

Colin Suchland, Lincoln Land Community College

Kari Thierer, Northeastern University

Snowy Zhang, Clover Park Technical College


2021-2022 Co-Chairs

Justin Hoshaw, Waubonsee Community College

Jessica Taylor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Merideth Garcia, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Yao Hill, University of Hawaii at Manoa


2021-2022 Team Members (Continuing Members are listed in bold)

Chadia Abras, Johns Hopkins University

Chris Blankenship, Salt Lake Community College

Elizabeth Carney, Clackamas Community College

Ashley Charsha, University of Tennessee Knoxville

Carolyn Chen, University of Chicago

Kimberly Daugherty, Sullivan University

Stephanie Foster, University of Colorado at Boulder

Jun Fu, Michigan State University

Rebecca Gibbons, University of South Florida

Caroline Hilk, Hamline University

Deb Hokien, Marywood University

Bryant Hutson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Susan Kahn, Texas A&M University

Brianne Lauka, Johns Hopkins University

Heather Maness, University of Florida

Julia Metzker, Evergreen State College

Julie Morrison, Glendale Community College

Robert Morse, Ivy Tech Community College

Sheri Popp, Weave Education

Rene Schmauder, Clemson University

Kari Thierer, South Puget Sound Community College

Karen White-Goyzueta, Ivy Tech Community College

  Snowy Zhang, Clover Park Technical College


2020-2021 Writing Group Co-Chairs

Merideth Garcia, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse 

Justin Hoshaw, Waubonsee Community College

Diane Kelly-Riley, University of Idaho 

Ruth Slotnick, Bridgewater State University

Jessica Taylor, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga


2020-2021 Writing Group Members

Michael Ben-Avie, Quinnipiac University

Chris Blankenship, Salt Lake Community College

Kimberly Daugherty, Sullivan University

Yao Hill, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Bryant Hutson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Susan Kahn, Texas A&M University

Serafina Pastore, University of Bari

Visible and Actionable Assessment Findings to Drive Innovation Volunteers

2024 Co-Chairs

Becky Croxton, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

R. Joel Farrell, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Ken Gilson, Wake Forest University

Amy Svirsky, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

2023-2024 Team Members (Continuing Members are listed in bold)

Ann Arbaugh, University of Findlay

Terry Barmann, Arapahoe Community College

Chad Bebee, University of Northern Colorado

Adam Cebulski, Southern Methodist University

Bradley Coverdale, University of Maryland Global Campus

Sue Gerber, William Paterson University

Amy Heston, Walsh University

Beth Janetski, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Melissa Ko, UC Berkeley

JungHa An, California State University Stanislaus

Kelly McCarthy, University of South Florida

Kim McKeage, Greenfield Community College

Tracey Meilander, Lorain County Community College

Will Miller, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

J. D. Mosley-Matchett, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Medaline Philbert, Pace University

Ghazal Qureshi, Upbrainery

Shae Robinson, University of Alabama

Teri Schnelle, University of Iowa

Raj Sankaranarayanan, University of Texas at Austin

Ryan Smith, Illinois State University

Craig This, Xavier University


2021-2023 Co-Chairs

Advance innovative approaches to institutional excellence

Daniel Bureau, Louisiana State University

R. Joel Farrell, Air University

Ken Gilson, Wake Forest University


Advance innovative approaches to  making findings actionable

Robert Aaron, Northwestern University

Carley Platt Dear, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Eric Walsh, State University of New York at Binghamton


Advance innovative approaches to  making findings visible

Ryan Smith, Illinois State 

Amy Svirsky, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute


2021-2023 Team Members (Continuing Members are listed in bold)

Adebamike Adekunle, Texas Southern University 

Charlise Anderson, Tennessee State University

Anthony Arciero, Marine Corps University

Terry Barmann, Arapahoe Community College

Chad Bebee, Vincennes University

Taylor Boyd, Van Andel Institute

Jesse Bray, Klamath Community College

Katie Busby, University of Mississippi

Paige Butler, Middlebury Institute of International Students

Adam Cebulski, Southern Methodist University

Brad Coverdale, University of Maryland Global Campus

Becky Croxton,  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Kristen Ferris, Central New Mexico Community College

Ken Gilson, Wake Forest University

Jenny Green, State University of New York at Brockport

Kevin R. Guidry, University of Delaware

Heather Hartman, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Heather Hussey, Northcentral University

Michelle Kloss, Carroll Community College

John Lommel, Bowling Green State University

Karen D. Matthews, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Nicole Mayo, University of Cincinnati

Katie McGowan Bucci, SUNY Delhi

Kelly McCarthy, University of South Florida

Kim McKeage, Greenfield Community College

Serafina Pastore, University of Bari

Fiorella Penaloza, University of Hawaii

Ghazal Qureshi, Upbrainery

Felicia Ramirez, Paradise Valley Community College-Maricopa Community Colleges

Nicolas Santilli, SCUP

Xiaomei Song, Central Michigan University 

Roberta Teahen, Ferris State University

Craig This, Xavier University

Kimberly Thompson, Mesa Community College

Robert Wilkinson, Texas A&M University Laredo

Tracy Williams, Hamline University


2020-2021 Co-Chairs

Carley Platt Dear, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Erin Isaacson, Liberty University 

Melissa Williams, Colorado Technical University

Megan Schramm-Possinger, Winthrop University


2020-2021 Team Members

Angela Bowlus, Metropolitan State University

Angela Bryan, University of West Florida

Edward Collins, Southern Methodist University 

Lina Di Genova, McGill University 

Ashli Grabau, University of Missouri 

Gregory Lin,  Drake University 

Kirstin Moreno, Oregon Health and Science University 

Nicholas Santilli, Society for College and University Planning 

Teri Schnelle, The University of Iowa 

Xiaomei Song, Central Michigan University 

Claudia Stanny, University of West Florida 

Constance Tucker, Oregon Health & Science University 

Robert Wilkinson, Bemidji State University