About

Mission

PNPI’s mission is to increase the knowledge, capacity, and diversity of federal postsecondary policymakers, leaders, and thinkers.  We provide our community with a substantive and collegial foundation on which to build federal higher education policies that drive positive outcomes for students and their families.

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Our Team

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MaryEllen McGuire

President of PNPI

MaryEllen McGuire is the Founder and President of the Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI). Prior to creating and launching PNPI…

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Betsy Prueter

Senior Director of Programming

Betsy Prueter is the Senior Director of Programming for the Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI). Betsy came to PNPI…

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Austin Birchell

Communications Associate

Austin Birchell is the Communications Associate for the Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI)…

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Jared Colston

Associate Director of Research

Jared Colston is the Associate Director of Research for the Postsecondary National Policy Institute (PNPI). Prior to joining…

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Aalyhia Shillow

Operations Associate

Aalyhia “Lyhia” Shillow is the Operations Associate for PNPI where she oversees logistics and provides administrative support. She is a Texas native…

Our Board

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Terrell Halaska Dunn

Chair

Terrell Halaska Dunn is one of the founding partners of HCM Strategies, a mission-driven public policy firm that works hand in hand with…

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Denise Forte

Denise Forte is the CEO at The Education Trust. With more than two decades of experience in the federal legislative and executive branches advancing progressive education…

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Dr. Adrian Haugabrook

Dr. Adrian K. Haugabrook has committed his over three-decade career to influencing access, equity and opportunity by leading strategy, growth, policy…

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Laura Perna

Laura W. Perna is Vice Provost for Faculty, GSE Centennial Presidential Professor of Education, and Executive Director…

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Crystal Green

Crystal Green is a policy manager on Jobs for the Future (JFF) Policy and Advocacy team. She manages and assists…

PNPI is a 501(c)(3) funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lumina Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, and ECMC Foundation. PNPI’s Summer Scholars Program receives additional funding through our Scholars Campaign and from individual donors including Terrell Halaska Dunn and David Dunn and Fiona Hollands and Ethan Berman.

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