Our People

Learning and Work

Wendy Lopez is the executive 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

Wayne Taliaferro leads a grantmaking portfolio focused on enhancing student success at two- and four-year colleges. He previously supported a portfolio focused on affordability.

Wayne Taliaferro

Strategy Director

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

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

Kermit Kaleba is the director of strategy director for credentials of value for Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis that is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond…

Kermit Kaleba

Strategy Director

Mary Laphen Pope serves as strategy officer for access 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

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

Georgia Reagan

Strategy Officer

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