Our People

Senior Leaders and Staff

Michelle Asha Cooper, Ph.D., is a nationally recognized leader and advocate for college access, affordability, and value in higher education. With more than two decades of experience spanning policy, advocacy,…

Michelle Asha Cooper

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

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

Patrick Crane, Ph.D., is the strategy director for state policy for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis committed to making learning opportunities beyond high school available to all.…

Patrick Crane

State Policy Director

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

Courtney B. Francis, Ph.D., is the strategy officer for state policy for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis, committed to making learning opportunities beyond high school available to all.

Courtney B. Francis

Strategy Officer for State Policy

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

Celine Pierre-Louis

Executive Support and Facilities Associate