Graphic Designer
Candy Allen303.541.0262Programs and Services
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Executive Assistant to the President
Erin Barber303.541.0204Office of the President
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Senior Accounting Specialist
Robin Berlin303.541.0281Accounting Services
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Research Analyst
Peace Bransberger303-541-0257Policy Analysis and Research
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Budget Coordinator
Joanne Brothers303 541 0312Mental Health Program
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Research and Technical Assistant
Mariah Coe303-541-0250Mental Health Program
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Margo Colalancia-
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Margo Colalancia directs the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s three Student Exchange Programs – the Professional Student Exchange Program, the Western Regional Graduate Program, and the Western Undergraduate Exchange – which provide a broad range of higher education options for more than 30,600 students. She joined WICHE in 1994; and prior to her current position, she served as the associate project director of CONAHEC, a trinational consortium of Mexican, Canadian, and U.S. universities and colleges. She received her bachelor's degree in business French from the University of Colorado and the Université de Bordeaux III and a master's degree in international policy studies with an emphasis in intercultural communication from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Prior to her graduate studies, Colalancia spent seven years in Gabon in Central Africa, teaching English as a foreign language with the Peace Corps and on private contract with the Gabonese Ministry of Education.
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Renae Dahiya-
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University of Texas @ Austin Graduate, performing Web/Database Development services at WICHE. I started my career in 1989 and have developed n-tier solutions in a wide range of languages on various platforms over the years.
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Beth Davis-
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Beth Davis, Business Strategist for WCET. Beth is Partner and Managing Director of Sage Road Solutions. She is responsible for company oversight, as well as for the company's market development services and solutions practice. She has been providing business consulting services to technology companies since 2005. As Vice President and General Manager of Macromedia, Inc. Beth had responsibilities for managing all products, including Flash, Dreamweaver, Flash Communication Server, Contribute, Director and Authorware, as well as vertical-specific roles managing Higher Education, Students and the Non-Profit markets. She was actively involved in M&A activities at Macromedia including the acquisition of Presidia, (the creators of Macromedia Breeze/Adobe Connect), Allaire, and eHelp Corporation, [the developers of Adobe Captivate]). She was a major contributor in the efforts associated with Macromedia's acquisition by Adobe Systems, Inc. Beth's early career in marketing and technology includes product management and marketing roles at Sega, Knowledge Adventure, Mattel, and the Walt Disney Company where she was responsible for managing product lines that include licenses from Barbie, Hot Wheels, Marvel Comics, DC Comic, and properties from Steven Spielberg. She is a graduate of Rutgers University and holds an MBA from the Anderson School of business at UCLA.
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Research and Technical Assistance Associate
Tamara Dehay303.541.0254Mental Health Program
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Administrative Assistant III
Laura Ewing303.541.0270Programs and Services
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Communications Manager
Annie Finnigan303.541.0273Programs and Services
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Sherri Artz Gilbert-
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Sherri Artz Gilbert, Manager, Operations, has been with WCET since 1999. Her principal responsibilities include preparing and managing the budget, coordinating the membership effort, and database maintenance. Prior to joining WCET, she worked for the Reading Musical Foundation, a non-profit that promotes and facilitates music education and appreciation in order to preserve and develop musical experience and culture in Berks County, Pennsylvania. There she was responsible for donor management and administrator of the Blues in the Schools program. She received a B.S.B.A from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania with a major in Management and Marketing. Originally from Pennsylvania Dutch country, Sherri currently resides above 9200 feet in the Colorado Mountains with her husband and four dogs.
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Research and Technical Assistance Associate
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Cheryl Graves-
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Cheryl Graves is an administrative assistant in the Policy Analysis and Research unit at WICHE. She works closely with the two unit directors as well as provides administrative support for three unit project coordinators. Cheryl has over fifteen years experience in administrative support as well as ten years experience in Information Technology support, networks, and project management. She is currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems from Colorado Christian University.
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Human Resources Coordinator
Tara HickeyOffice of the President303.541.0292Mental Health Program
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Administrative Coordinator
Kay Hulstrom303.541.0294Programs and Services
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Web Design Manager
Deborah Jang303.541.0275Programs and Services
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Project Coordinator
Carl Krueger303.541.0263Policy Analysis and Research
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Project Coordinator
Patrick Lane303-541-0266Policy Analysis and Research
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David Longanecker-
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David A. Longanecker is the president of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education in Boulder, Colorado.
Previously he served for six years as the assistant secretary for postsecondary education at the U.S. Department of Education, developing and implementing national policy and programs that provided more than $40 billion annually in student aid and $1 billion to institutions. Prior to that he was the state higher education executive officer (SHEEO) in Colorado and Minnesota.
He was also the principal analyst for higher education for the Congressional Budget Office. Dr. Longanecker has served on numerous boards and commissions and has written extensively on a range of higher education issues.
His primary interests in higher education are: access and equity; promoting student and institutional performance; finance; the efficient use of educational technologies; and internationalizing American higher education. He holds an Ed.D. from Stanford University, an M.A. in student personnel work from the George Washington University, and a B.A. in sociology from Washington State University.
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Associate Director
Mimi McFaul303.541.0288Mental Health Program
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Project Director
Chuck McGee303.541.0298Mental Health Program
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Mollie McGill-
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Mollie McGill serves as Deputy Director, Programs and Membership for WCET. She assists with the overall management of member services and communications that inform the e-learning community of relevant policy, practices and developments. She facilitates the advancement of several committee projects, such as those dealing with academic integrity and student identity authentication, student retention in online learning, institutional policies and practices for adjunct online faculty, and ownership of learning management systems. In 2009-2010, she has worked with the WICHE Policy Analysis unit on the Statewide Articulation and Transfer project, specifically to study state transfer web portals. Mollie spent nearly 20 years working for WICHE in the early part of her career and, among other accomplishments, was instrumental in founding WCET in 1989. Most recently she directed learning innovations and technology initiatives for the University of Colorado System and served in leadership roles for several Colorado statewide e-learning projects. She received her education degree from Emporia State University. As the parent of twin teenage boys, she has first-hand experience with the technology and study habits of today's millenials.
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Demarée Michelau-
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Demarée K. Michelau is the director of policy analysis at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). The author of numerous education reports, policy briefs, and magazine articles, she has experience in higher education policy on issues such as accelerated learning options, adult learners, college affordability and access, articulation and transfer, and K-16 reform. Previously, she worked for the National Conference of State Legislatures as a policy specialist. Michelau received her bachelor's degree in public law from Northern Illinois University and her master's degree and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
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Chief Financial Officer
Craig Milburn303.541.0282Accounting Services
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Software Developer
Patrick Mitchell303.541.0304IT Services
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Vice President
Jere Mock303.541.0222Programs and Services
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Vice President for Behavioral Health, and Director
Dennis Mohatt303.541.0256Mental Health Program
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Cali Morrison-
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Cali Morrison, Manager, Major Grants, is responsible for the Transparency by Design initiative at WCET, which produces the College Choices for Adults website. Cali also has responsibility in improving WCET's communications strategies. Cali holds a BA in Public Relations from Western Kentucky University and a M.Ed. in Adult & Higher Education from Montana State University. In December 2008, she completed a fully-online graduate certificate in Women's Studies from Western Kentucky University thus bringing to her work with TbD and WCET the perspective of an online, adult learner. Previous to WCET, Cali worked at Montana State University in various positions for over seven years. Cali lives in Bozeman, MT with her husband and dogs, where she is active in the community, and has been a CAP mentor for over 10 years.
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Director, Bridges to the Professorate
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Russell Poulin-
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As Deputy Director, Research and Analysis for WCET, Russ Poulin organizes information-sharing activities among WCET's members. Recently, Russ has lead national responses on new federal distance education regulations regarding 'state authorization' and 'last day of attendance.' Russ directs the Transparency by Design project and its CollegeChoicesforAdults.org website, which provides consumer information for adult learners. He also coordinates WCET's efforts in sharing information about the management, financing, and services of elearning consortia; directs WCET role with the Campus Computing Project on the new Managing Online Education survey; and consults on WICHE's Adult College Completion Network. Previously, Russ coordinated distance education activities for the North Dakota University System. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Coloado Denver and a Master's in Statistics and Research Methodology from the University of Northern Colorado.
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Brian T. Prescott-
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Brian T. Prescott is the director of policy research in the Policy Analysis and Research unit at the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). In this role, he has primary responsibility for obtaining and analyzing quantitative data with public policy relevance. He is the author of the 7th edition of Knocking at the College Door, WICHE’s widely-used projections of high school graduates by state and race/ethnicity. Additionally, he oversees an annual report on tuition and fees charges at public higher education institutions in the West, annually prepares a regional benchmarks report, maintains a web-based statistical fact book, and authors occasional policy briefs and chapters. Prescott also has experience working with states on issues of access, success, affordability, accountability, workforce development, and accelerated learning options. Prior to joining WICHE in August 2004, Prescott worked in the Office of State Governmental Relations at the University of Virginia, where he also earned a Ph.D. in higher education. He also holds degrees from the University of Iowa and the College of William and Mary.
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Megan Raymond-
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Megan Raymond, Manager, Events and Programs, has been with WCET since 2007. Her primary responsibility is the coordination of the program and logistics for WCET's Annual Conference. Prior to joining WCET, she was the Assistant Director of housing and conference services at Fort Lewis College, a small liberal arts college in Durango, CO. Megan oversaw a successful conference services program and supervised 22 student staff members and two full-time professional staff. She also adjudicated resident discipline cases and coordinated staff development programming. Megan received a Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Marketing from Fort Lewis College and a Masters in Nutrition and Health Education from Hawthorn University. Running, biking, and trail marathons help Megan burn off stress and occupy her spare time.
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Pat Shea-
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Patricia (Pat) Shea is the director of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Internet Course Exchange (WICHE ICE), a consortium of regionally accredited institutions of higher education exchanging high quality e-learning courses and programs in response to student, state, and workforce needs. Shea also directs WICHE's Western Academic Leadership Forum (the Forum), providing academic leaders at master’s level and doctoral institutions in WICHE’s 15 member states with the opportunities to exchange ideas and information, share resources and expertise, and collaborate on regional initiatives.
Prior to these positions, Shea was assistant director of WCET, a WICHE initiative consisting of member colleges and universities working together to advance the effective use of technology in higher education. For WCET, Shea headed its research efforts in best practices in student services online including its FIPSE-funded project to design model web services. She also provided oversight for WCET’s annual conference. Before coming to WICHE in 1996, Shea managed special projects for the technology division of the National School Boards Association, directed information services for the Association of Telemessaging Services International, and was the executive director of the Alexandria Bar Association (VA).
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Help Desk Technician
Penne Siedenburg303.541.0301IT Services
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Peggy Stevens-
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Peggy Stevens, Coordinator, Web Services for WCET and Accounts Payable Specialist for WICHE is involved with creation of and data input for WCET's wikis, and is responsible for web editing and page formation for the WCET website. Peggy is tasked with information organizing, meeting arranging, and communications for the WOW Awards. She edits and proofs announcements including the news digest and newsletter. For WICHE, Peggy is responsible for all Accounts Payable functions including proofing and coding check requests, writing and monitoring checks, and tracking all staff credit card charges. Peggy has an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Secretarial Technology with Administrative Emphasis and has over 20 years experience in the secretarial and accounting field for diverse Colorado and Nebraska companies. Volleyball and Softball are enjoyed year round by this team player!
Accounting SpecialistWCET303.541.0280Accounting Services
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Administrative Assistant
Sabrina Tang303.541.0311Mental Health Program
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Research and Technical Assistant
Jessica Tomasko303.541.0308Mental Health Program
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Postdoctoral fellow
Jeremy Vogt303-541-0261Mental Health Program
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Ellen Wagner-
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Ellen Wagner, Executive Director for WCET. She continues in her role as Partner and Founder of Sage Road Solutions, LLC, providing advisory oversight for industry intelligence and enablement services and solutions practices.
Ellen is the former senior director of worldwide e-learning, Adobe Systems, Inc. and was senior director of worldwide education solutions for Macromedia, Inc. Prior to working in software solutions marketing and product development, Ellen was Chief Learning Officer and Director of Education for Viviance New Education, a Swiss-based elearning company with offices in 10 North American and European countries. She was Chief Learning Officer and Vice President of Consulting Services for Informania, Inc., prior to its acquisition by Viviance.
Before joining the private sector, Ellen was a tenured Professor and Chair of the Educational Technology program at the University of Northern Colorado, and held a number of administrative posts, including Director of the Western Institute for Distance Education and Coordinator of Campus Instructional and Research Technologies, Academic Affairs. She was a Visiting Scholar with WCET while on sabbatical leave from UNC. Her Ph.D. in learning psychology comes from the University of Colorado - Boulder. Her M.S. and B.A. degrees were earned at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.
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NANSLO Project Coordinator
Catherine Weldon303.541.0220Programs and Services
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Chief Technology Officer
Jerry Worley303.541.0299IT Services
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