Staff Directory

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Quintina Barnett Gallion

Associate Executive Director
Strategy & Planning
202-355-1052
gallionq@aacrao.org

Joseph Beam

Manager
Marketing
Strategy & Planning Division
202-355-1043
beamj@aacrao.org

Michael Bilfinger

Associate Director
Membership & Awards
Operations Division
202-263-0297
bilfingerm@aacrao.org

Brittany Brown

Associate Director
IT and Business Operations
Operations Division
202-263-0295
brownb@aacrao.org

Drew Carlisle

Assistant Director
EDGE Development
Research & Policy Division
202-355-1063
carlisled@aacrao.org

Tina DeNeen, Ed.D.

Associate Executive Director
Education & Member Development
202-263-0288
deneent@aacrao.org

Becky Fowkes

Director
Meetings & Events
Education & Member Development Division
fowkesb@aacrao.org

Julia Funaki

Director
International
Research & Policy Division
202-355-1054
funakij@aacrao.org

William Gil

Senior Director
Government Relations
Research & Policy Division
202-355-1080
gilw@aacrao.org

Jody Gordon

Managing Consultant
AACRAO Consulting
Business Development Division
gordonj@aacrao.org

Melanie Gottlieb

Executive Director
202-355-1055
gottliebm@aacrao.org

Charles Han

Director
Information Technology
Operations Division
202-263-0291
hanc@aacrao.org

Martha Henebry

Associate Executive Director
Operations
202-263-0285
henebrym@aacrao.org

Tiffany Hsu

Executive Assistant & Board Liaison
202-263-0290
hsut@aacrao.org

Natalia Jimenez

Associate Director
Exhibits & Events
Education & Member Development Division
202-263-0287
jimenezn@aacrao.org

Chris Kalavsky

Director
Corporate Partnerships
Business Development Division
kalavskyc@aacrao.org

Wendy Kilgore, Ph.D.

Senior Director
Research
Research & Policy Division
202-355-1066
wendyk@aacrao.org

Alex Lojko

Director
Membership & Operations
Operations Division
202-355-1053
lojkoa@aacrao.org

Corinne MacIntire

Director
Marketing and Communication
Strategy & Planning Division
202-355-1098
macintirec@aacrao.org

Matt MacIntire 

Associate Director
Information Technology
Operations Division
202-355-1074
mattm@aacrao.org

Orlando Mayorga

Assistant Director
Membership & Operations
Operations Division
202-263-0284
mayorgao@aacrao.org

David Mihalyi

Associate Director
International
Research & Policy Division
mihalyid@aacrao.org

Michelle Mott

Director
Public Policy
Research & Policy Division
202-355-1051
mottm@aacrao.org

Jill Orcutt

Global Lead
Consulting
Business Development Division
202-263-9161
orcuttj@aacrao.org

Mariana Patterson

Coordinator
Marketing & Communication
Strategy & Planning Division
202-263-0283
pattersonm@aacrao.org

Marisella Reyes

Coordinator
Education & Member Development Division
202-263-9161
reyesm@aacrao.org

Mickey Reynolds

Associate Director
Consulting Operations
Business Development Division
541-619-0978
reynoldsm@aacrao.org

LeRoy Rooker

Senior Fellow
Education & Member Development Division
202-355-1059
FERPA@aacrao.org

Belma Sadikovic

Coordinator
Content and Curriculum
Education & Member Development Division
202-355-1069
sadikovicb@aacrao.org

Michele Sandlin

Consulting & SEM
Business Development Division
541-619-0978
sandlinm@aacrao.org

Paige Selman Boucher

Community & Volunteer Manager
Impact & Engagement
Strategy & Planning Division
202-355-1043
selmanboucherp@aacrao.org

Mike Simmons, Ph.D.

Associate Executive Director
Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
simmonsm@aacrao.org

Michael Sisson

Associate Director
Content and Curriculum
Education & Member Development Division
202-355-1069
sissonm@aacrao.org

Nicole Spero Cunnick

Director
Consulting Operations
Business Development Division
202-355-1049
speron@aacrao.org

Annetta Stroud

Director
Content & Curriculum
Education & Member Development Division
202-355-1064
strouda@aacrao.org

Erika M. Watts

Assistant Director
Meetings & Events
Education & Member Development Division
202-263-0286
wattse@aacrao.org

Heather Zimar

Associate Director
Publications & Journals
Education & Member Development Division
zimarh@aacrao.org

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Introducing AACRAO’s Interim Executive Director, Melanie Gottlieb

Mar 9, 2021

Gottlieb to serve as Interim Executive Director beginning May 1

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AACRAO Executive Director search update

Feb 23, 2021

Candidate to be announced before the 2021 (106th) AACRAO Annual Meeting.

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Meet Joseph Beam, AACRAO’s new Marketing Coordinator

Feb 23, 2021

Help us welcome him to our team.

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AACRAO approves new Strategic Plan

Jan 25, 2021

Next step: develop strategies and tactics.

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Meet Anita Nuñez Cepollaro, AACRAO’s new Director of Corporate Partnerships

Jan 11, 2021

Help us welcome her to the team.

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3 goodbye lessons: On becoming a statistic, and embracing it

Dec 12, 2020

Connect editor Brooke Barnett says goodbye to AACRAO.

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Update on AACRAO’s Strategic Planning process

Sep 5, 2020

New 10-year plan to be released in the coming months.

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AACRAO staff to present on international credential evaluation at TAICEP

Sep 5, 2020

Conference to be held virtually in October.

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Meet Jonathan Cao-Nguyen, new International Educational News Content Curator for EDGE

Sep 5, 2020

Researching and documenting education news from around the world.

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In memory of Edward Devlin

Jul 25, 2020

Ed’s groundbreaking work and advocacy enriched AACRAO and higher education.

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8 tips for keeping your team connected from the home office

Mar 23, 2020

Remote work is the new normal, but physical distancing doesn’t have to mean social isolation.

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AACRAO welcomes Tina DeNeen as Associate Executive Director

Mar 17, 2019

The University Registrar, basketball aficionado, and long-time AACRAO volunteer will become the new AED of Meetings and Partnerships on May 1.

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AACRAO’s Janie Barnett to retire in 2019

Oct 29, 2018

After nearly 50 years in service to higher education, the Associate Executive Director and “heart of AACRAO” is ready for her next adventure.

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AACRAO welcomes William Gil as the Director of Government Relations

Feb 7, 2017

AACRAO's seat at the table with the presidential administration and Congress.

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Meet the AACRAO Staff: Melanie Gottlieb, Deputy Director

Aug 25, 2015

Melanie talks about the transition from institution to association and confesses to "a serious book habit."

Meet the AACRAO Staff: Nicole Spero, Assoc. Dir. of Consulting

Mar 23, 2015

She oversees the task flow of consulting projects -- and has been known to frequent throwback 80s parties.

Meet the Staff: Heather Zimar, Managing Editor, C&U and SEM Quarterly

Mar 17, 2015

Meet AACRAO's resident polo fan, yogini and C&U wordsmith.

Meet the AACRAO Staff: Dr. Tom Green, Associate Executive Director, Consulting and SEM

Jan 13, 2015

AACRAO's art and theater enthusiast, classical musician and practicing SEM doctor.

Meet the Staff: Julia Funaki, Associate Director, International Education Services

Dec 2, 2014

This issue, promenade with avid reader, chef and practiced square dancer Julia Funaki.

Meet the Staff: Charles Han, Assistant Director of Information Technology

Oct 21, 2014

Meety AACRAO's resident IT guru, pool shark, and dance pro!

Meet the AACRAO Staff: Michelle Cormier Mott

Oct 23, 2013

Meet the AACRAO Staff: Natalia Jimenez -- Asst. Director, Marketing and Exhibits

Oct 22, 2013