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 students from all backgrounds 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 Preparation & Access
  • College Affordability & Financial Aid
  • College Admission & Completion

Download our 2010 brochure. Read the College Board mission and learn more about our organization.

 

Our Team

Tom Rudin
Senior Vice President, Advocacy, Government Relations & Development

Christen Pollock
Vice President, Advocacy & Policy Center

Ronald Williams
Vice President

Patricia J. Martin
Assistant Vice President, National Office for School Counselor Advocacy

Sandy Baum
Independent Policy Analyst for The College Board
Bradley Quin
Executive Director, Higher Education Advocacy and Special Initiatives

Carly Lindauer
Director, Advocacy Communications & Marketing

Vivian Lee
Director, National Office for School Counselor Advocacy

Kathie Little
Senior Advisor, Student Aid Policy

Jennifer Ma
Independent Policy Analyst for The College Board

Kathy Payea
Independent Policy Analyst for The College Board

Jennifer Dunn
K-12 Director, National Office for School Counselor Advocacy

Jessica Howell
Executive Director of Policy Research, Advocacy & Policy Center

Annika Many
Senior Director, Advocacy & Policy Center

Nikole Collins-Puri
Director of Outreach, Advocacy & Policy Center

John Michael Lee, Jr.
Policy Director, Advocacy & Policy Center

Rosalina Colon
Project Manager, 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
Jeff Hale
Associate Director,
Advocacy & Government Relations
April Bell
Associate Director,
National Office for School Counselor Advocacy

Lisa Ciacci
Assistant Director,
Advocacy & Policy Center

Dominique Jones
Assistant Director,
National Office for School Counselor Advocacy


Fiona Yung
Assistant Director,
Advocacy & Policy Center


Marilyn Cushman
Executive Assistant


 

Advisory Committee

Our Advisory Committee of distinguished and engaged scholars, educators, policymakers and business leaders works to further the vision of the Center. The Advisory Committee plays an important role in shaping our agenda and developing a sustainable long-term plan to ensure that the Center has a substantial positive impact on the direction of education in the United States.

Chair

Chancellor, University System of Maryland

Vice Chair

Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management at UCLA

Ex officio

President, The College Board
Senior Presidential Advisor, The College Board

Committee Members

Former Superintendent, The School District of Philadelphia
Teacher, AP World History, Honors Social Studies at Rich East High School
Vice President, Education and STEM Learning, Battelle Memorial Institute and Former Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents
Chancellor, The City University of New York
Co-chair, Walter & Evelyn Haas, Jr. Fund, Levi Straus & Co.
President, The Spencer Foundation
President, Miami Dade College
Chancellor, The California State University
Chairman, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls
Special Advisor, The College Board
President, Northwestern University
Founder, Chair of the Board, and President at Young Women's Leadership Network
Co-Founder and Managing Director, The SEED Foundation
Chancellor, State University of New York

Learn More about the Advocacy & Policy Center's mission, vision and goals. View Video.

Contact Us

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

Policy Areas

College Preparation & Access
All students deserve the highest quality education and an opportunity to participate in...
College Affordability & Financial Aid
All students should have access to an affordable and successful college experience. We offer...
College Admission & Completion
Making the benefits of higher education available to more people improves lives and strengthens our...

“Education is the foundation for achieving a better quality of life, economic prosperity, and greater opportunity. Now more than ever, practical, research-based solutions are needed to improve our education system and enable millions more students to graduate from college prepared for 21st-century success. The College Board Advocacy & Policy Center is dedicated to helping fill that need.”

Gaston Caperton
President, The College Board