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 5,700 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 for Advocacy

Ronald Williams
Vice President

Alan Heaps
Vice President for Advocacy

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

Stephanie Coggin
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 Reed
K-12 Director, National Office for School Counselor Advocacy

Anne Sturtevant
Director, Enrollment Services and Access Initiatives

Jeff Hale
Associate Director, 
Advocacy & Government Relations

Fiona Yung
Advocacy Coordinator

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 President for Enrollment Management and Director of Scholarships and Student Aid at Syracuse University

Ex officio

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

Committee Members

Superintendent, The School District of Philadelphia
Chancellor, 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
Director of Education, Postsecondary Success & Special Initiatives, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Chancellor, The California State University
Chairman, Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls
Director for the Center for Law and Government, Washburn University
Special Advisor, The College Board
President, Northwestern University
Co-Founder and Managing Director, The SEED Foundation
Chancellor, State University of New York

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