About the Center

The College Board Advocacy & Policy Center was established to help transform education in America.

Guided by the College Board’s principles of excellence and equity in education, we work to ensure that all students have the opportunity to succeed in college and beyond. We make critical connections between policy, research and real-world practice to develop innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges in education today.

Addressing the broad needs of our membership of education professionals from more than 6,000 institutions, our priorities include:

College Readiness & Access
College Affordability & Financial Aid
College Admission & Completion

Download our brochure. Read the College Board mission and learn more about our organization.

Our Team

Stefanie Sanford
Chief of Policy, Advocacy, and Government Relations
The College Board

Policy Research

Jessica Howell Executive Director of Policy Research Advocacy & Policy Center	Matea Pender Senior Policy Research Analyst Advocacy & Policy Center
Michael Hurwitz Associate Policy Research Scientist Advocacy & Policy Center	Jonathan Smith Associate Policy Research Scientist Advocacy & Policy Center

Operations

Annika Many Senior Director Advocacy & Policy Center	Jeff Hale Associate Director Advocacy & Government Relations
Lisa Ciacci Assistant Director Advocacy & Policy Center	Rohit Tandon Senior Director Strategy & Project Management

Communications

Carly Lindauer
Director
Advocacy Communications & Marketing

Website Optimization

Tara Goldman
Site Optimization Manager

College Readiness

Katherine Hughes
Senior Director
College Readiness Initiatives

Fiona Yung
Assistant Director
Advocacy & Policy Center

National Association for School Counselor Advocacy (NOSCA)

Patricia Martin Assistant Vice President	Vivian Lee Director
Jennifer Dunn K-12 Director	Dominique Jones Assistant Director

College Affordability

Kathleen Little Senior Advisor Student Aid Policy	Sandy Baum Independent Policy Analyst for The College Board
Jennifer Ma Independent Policy Analyst for The College Board	Kathy Payea Independent Policy Analyst for The College Board

College Admission & Completion

Ronald Williams Vice President	Bradley Quin Executive Director Higher Education Advocacy and Special Initiatives
Marilyn Cushman Assistant Director

Affinity Network

Heather Ayres
Senior Facilitator

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Advisory Committee

View the members of our Advocacy & Policy Center Advisory Committee

Contact Us

The College Board Advocacy & Policy Center
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023
cbadvocacy@collegeboard.org