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Senior Leaders and Staff

Jamie Merisotis, an international leader in higher education, human work, philanthropy, and public policy, has been Lumina’s president and CEO since 2008.

Jamie Merisotis

President and CEO

Erin Archer is a VP and chief financial officer for Lumina Foundation directing the investment strategies for Lumina’s nearly $1.4 billion endowment.

Erin Archer

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Courtney Brown, Ph.D, is vice president of impact and planning for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to…

Courtney Brown

Vice President of Impact and Planning

Michelle Asha Cooper leads the development and implementation of state and federal policy initiatives for Lumina Foundation. She works to advance the foundation’s support for today’s students at community colleges…

Michelle Asha Cooper

Vice President for Public Policy and Executive Director of Lumina’s Washington, D.C., Office

Debra Humphreys, Ph.D., directs Lumina Foundation’s efforts related to student success in attaining high-quality four-year college degrees. She also oversees the foundation’s strategic communications team, working to influence national narratives…

Debra Humphreys

Vice President of Strategic Engagement

Chauncy Lennon, Ph.D., is the New York-based vice president for learning and work and senior strategy advisor at Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to…

Chauncy Lennon

Vice President for Learning and Work and Senior Strategy Advisor

Linh C. Nguyen leads Lumina's racial equity efforts and works to embed equity in Lumina's grantmaking and operations and nurtures the foundation’s organizational culture to increase diversity, improve inclusion and…

Linh C. Nguyen

Vice President for Equity, Culture, and Talent

Tim Robinson is the vice president, general counsel, and chief of staff at Lumina Foundation, where he brings 25 years of legal and investment management experience. Before Lumina, he was…

Timothy P. Robinson

Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief of Staff

Investment Associate Apra Arnold administers Lumina's investment database and auditing interface tool. She also maintains operational and administrative investment functions to create strategic capacity for the investment director and CFO.

Apra Arnold

Investment Associate

Debbie Babcock is director of information technology for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all.…

Debbie Babcock

Director of Information Technology

Amy Bartner is the audience engagement editor at Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. She…

Amy Bartner

Audience Engagement Editor

Katie Berger is Lumina's strategy director for federal policy, developing Lumina's federal policy portfolio of grants to increase credential attainment and student preparedness for today’s global economy.

Katie Berger

Strategy Director for Federal Policy

André Callot is a New Mexico-based digital media producer who helps grow Lumina's audience engagement strategy through on-demand and online video production.

André Callot

Video and Online Event Producer

Tracy Chen is director of media strategy for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. In…

Tracy Chen

Director of Media Strategy

Micky serves as the human resources and facilities associate assisting in the administration of assigned benefit programs, maintenance of personnel data files, and staffing activities. She also manages a number…

Micky Clymore

Human Resources and Facilities Associate

Cody Coppotelli serves as Lumina's director of investments leading internal diligence efforts in documentation and approval facilitation, and investment reporting. Cody also directs the Foundation's portfolio management and leads the…

Cody Coppotelli

Director of Investments

Kevin Corcoran leads Lumina Foundation's strategic communications team. Before assuming this role in late 2016, he spent eight years overseeing design and policy work that promoted development of new higher…

Kevin Corcoran

Strategy Director

As senior accounting officer, Monique oversees the data entry, reconciliation, and maintenance of all financial activity at the Foundation. From the general ledger to the annual audit, she ensures the…

Monique Crowell

Senior Accounting Officer

Shauna Davis is the strategy director for community college participation leading a portfolio of work designed to increase enrollment and re-enrollment in AA degree and short-term credential programs.

Shauna Davis

Strategy Director

DeLaRosa leads and manages Lumina's state policy work allowing the foundation to collaborate closely with our key state policy partners.

Amanda DeLaRosa

Strategy Officer

Julie is the administrative assistant supporting Lumina's finance and investments team. She also manages the workflow and scheduling for Lumina Impact Ventures. Julie brings over 20 years of experience in…

Julie Peters Dillman

Administrative Assistant

Lisa Dunham supports the vice president for strategy development and employees of this department. Lisa loves time with family and spends as much time boating as possible.

Lisa Dunham

Administrative Assistant

Jonathan Dunn is the IT applications manager for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. …

Jonathan Dunn

IT Applications Manager

Frank Swanzy Essien Jr. is responsible for Lumina’s work around identifying and synthesizing existing research and evidence as well as commissioning new research to inform Lumina and the broader field.

Frank Swanzy Essien Jr.

Strategy Officer for Research

Ernest Ezeugo is a strategy officer for federal policy for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available…

Ernest Ezeugo

Strategy Officer for Federal Policy

Jasmine Haywood leads a portfolio of work that supports the creation of a system in which student success and credential attainment are scaled up significantly, particularly at four-year institutions. .

Jasmine Haywood

Strategy Director

Melanie Heath is strategy director for participation leading a portfolio of work designed to increase enrollment and re-enrollment of students in bachelor’s degree programs.

Melanie Heath

Strategy Director

Beverly is responsible for the completion of financial closing procedures. This includes overseeing accounts payable, personnel expenses, the financial reporting process and the implementation and maintenance of accounting controls. These…

Beverly W. Hudson

Accounting Officer

Matthew creates online content highlighting the work of the Foundation and its partners with a focus on illustrating the reality facing today's students and clarifying policy imperatives for a broad…

Matthew Jenkins

Digital Content Producer and Editor

Scott Jenkins serves as strategy director for state policy at Lumina Foundation.

Scott Jenkins

Strategy Director

Susan D. Johnson, Ph.D., is director of grants administration at Lumina Foundation.

Susan D. Johnson

Director of Grants Administration

Kermit Kaleba is the director of employment-aligned credential programs for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available…

Kermit Kaleba

Strategy Director

Shyvon Lacy is Lumina's front desk and facilities assistant. Shyvon brings experience in the areas of customer service, and project and financial management from her previous roles at Liberty Mutual…

Shyvon Lacy

Grants Management Associate

Katy Launius, Ph.D. is a strategy officer for student success at Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school…

Katy Launius

Strategy Officer for Student Success

Shelley Lloyd leads Lumina's human resources team. Her expertise includes talent acquisition, staff development, compensation, performance, employee relations and benefits.

Shelley Lloyd

Director of Human Resources

Wendy Lopez is the administrative assistant for Lumina's Learning and Work team. Wendy brings extensive facilities and administrative experience having worked as an office manager at Veolia North America and…

Wendy Lopez

Executive Assistant

Thomas Major Jr. serves as Lumina's legal lead on strategic and programmatic matters, private foundation tax issues, and matters involving employee benefits, employment, intellectual property, reputational risk and a broad…

Thomas Major Jr.

Associate General Counsel

Amie Michael is Lumina's grants management associate responsible for executing grantee payments, processing matching gifts, length of service awards and assisting in the grant and contract process.

Amie Michael

Grants Management Associate

Cristen Moore is Lumina's director of equity and inclusion. She guides the foundation's overarching equity strategy to advance equitable outcomes in postsecondary education, leads our organizational equity learning journey, and…

Cristen Moore

Director of Equity and Inclusion

Christopher (Chris) Mullin, Ph.D., is strategy director of data and measurement for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high…

Chris Mullin

Strategy Director

Jackie Nichols is executive assistant for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. Nichols provides general administrative…

Jackie Nichols

Executive Assistant

Celine Pierre-Louis is an administrative support and facilities associate at Lumina supporting Lumina's staff in Washington, D.C.

Celine Pierre-Louis

Administrative Support and Facilities Associate

Mary Laphen Pope serves as strategy officer for participation for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all.

Mary Laphen Pope

Strategy Officer

Janai Raphael is the strategy officer for participation for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis committed to making learning opportunities beyond high school available to all. Raphael oversees a…

Janai Raphael

Strategy Officer for Participation

Ratliff ensures accurate reporting of the foundation’s general accounting and financial reporting functions, including budget analysis and financial reporting. He develops communications protocols and touch points for internal and external…

James Ratliff

Financial Accounting Officer

Dominique (Domy) Raymond is the strategy director for partnerships at Lumina Foundation. In that role, she is responsible for amplifying Lumina’s thought leadership, developing new relationships and coalitions, and identifying…

Dominique Raymond

Strategy Director

Georgia Reagan serves as strategy officer for employment-aligned credentials for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available…

Georgia Reagan

Strategy Officer

Monica Robinson is the convenings manager for Lumina Foundation. she oversees all of Lumina's virtual, hybrid, and in-person events.

Monica Robinson

Convenings Manager

With 16 years in the non-profit sector, Barbara provides highly-specialized mentoring, training, and guidance personalized to her colleagues needs to help lead them on paths to success.

Barbara Rodriguez

Administrative Assistant

Wendy oversees the strategic direction and implementation of Lumina's research and data portfolio. This includes establishing and synthesizing the evidence and data necessary to advise Lumina’s strategic direction, documenting effective…

Wendy Sedlak

Strategy Director

Amber Shelton is Lumina's human resources manager. She provides strategic, operational, and administrative support in all functional areas of human resources including recruitment, benefits, compensation, and employee relations, and helps with…

Amber Shelton

Human Resources Manager

Sharon Shickel is an executive assistant in the office of the president providing organizational and administrative support to Lumina’s executive vice president, chief operating officer, and general counsel.

Sharon Shickel

Executive Assistant and Board Relations Officer

Terri L. Steward is an executive assistant for Lumina Foundation where she brings over 30 years of administrative support experience. Terri provides organizational and administrative support to Lumina’s vice president…

Terri Steward

Executive Assistant

John helps tell the story of Lumina through blogs, multimedia, and other content, helping manage the foundation's social media channels and digital storytelling. He is a former editor with the Associated…

John C. Strauss

Senior Editor

Gretchen works closely with the vice president of impact and planning to coordinate cross-team integration and improve overall strategy development and execution.

Gretchen Syverud

Strategy Director

Wayne Taliaferro is director for student success at Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all.…

Wayne Taliaferro

Strategy Director

Taylor leads the foundation’s efforts to develop new strategies to respond to the increasingly common question, education for what?

Terri Taylor

Strategy Director

Stephanie Wang is the communications strategy officer elevating Lumina’s work with nonprofit and public news organizations, coordinating writing and editing projects, and leading other high-profile comms projects such as Lumina’s annual…

Stephanie Wang

Strategy Officer

Steven Williamson is Lumina's data and knowledge manager. Steven works with the impact and planning team to support the implementation of the Foundation's framework for measuring and reporting progress on…

Steven Williamson

Data and Knowledge Manager

Elise Zhao is Lumina's impact investing officer working on program integration, investee engagement, transactions, and developing and improving LIV systems and policies.

Elise Zhao

Impact Investing Officer