About Us
Our Team
The CAEL team draws great strength from its varied set of backgrounds and skills. But we hold one very important quality in common: dedicated expertise in forging the connections between learning and work that adult learners—and their communities—depend on for social mobility and economic equity.
- All
- Leadership
- Staff
- Board Members
- Advisory Council
Board Members
Tom Dawson, Chair
President, Strada Collaborative
Strada Education Foundation
Larry A. Lutz
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
Strada Education Foundation
Daryl Graham
Senior Vice President, HBCU and Engagement
Strada Education Foundation
Rhonda Powell
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Strada Education Foundation
Ruth V. Watkins, Ph.D.
President, Strada Impact
Strada Education Foundation
Advisory Council
Gina Breukelman
Senior Manager, Global Engagement
Boeing
Lewis Brown
Vice President, Talent Management, Talent Acquisition and DEI
Comcast
Tamara Clunis
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Amarillo College
Mike D'Ausilio
Managing Director, Head of Talent - Consumer and Community Banking
J.P. Morgan Chase
Dr. Alan Davis
President and Vice Chancellor
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Dr. Deborah L. Ford
Chancellor
Indiana University Southeast
Chris Graham, Ed.D.
Executive Vice President, Workforce and Community Education
National University
Dr. Kathi Hiyane-Brown
President
Whatcom Community College
Su Jin Jez
CEO
California Competes
Dr. Christine Johnson
Chancellor (retired)
Community Colleges of Spokane
Mark Kessenich
Chief Executive Officer
Associated General Contractors of Greater Milwaukee (AGC-GM)
Kimo Kippen
President
Aloha Learning Advisors
Karen Kocher
General Manager, Talent and Learning Experiences
Microsoft
Chris Lowery
Commissioner
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Todd McLees
Managing Director
Innovation Outpost
Annette Parker (Chair)
President
South Central College
David Polk
Director
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Lisa Schumacher
Director of Education Strategies
McDonald's Corporation
Amanda Wagner
Vice President of Workforce
San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center
Elicia Wilson
Director of Operations
Gitlab Foundation