Leadership

With decades of experience working in higher education and workforce development, Strada’s leadership team is dedicated to strengthening education-career pathways for all Americans.

Thomas C. Dawson

Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
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Ruth V. Watkins, Ph.D.

President, Strada Impact
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Larry A. Lutz

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & President, Strada Collaborative
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Christina Clark

Interim General Counsel and Acting Secretary
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Michael G. Austin

Senior Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis
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Dave Clayton

Senior Vice President, Consumer Insights
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Amy Dunham

Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications
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Tom Ertel

Chief Accounting Officer
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Daryl A. Graham

Senior Vice President, Philanthropy
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Leonard Gurin

Senior Vice President, Cash & Investments
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Jessica Hinkle

Senior Vice President, Strategic Investments
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Terry Holloway

Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer
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Courtney McBeth

Senior Vice President, Strada Impact Operations
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Christopher Meyer

Senior Vice President, Network Collaboration and Market Impact
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Affiliate Leadership

Earl Buford

President
CAEL
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Jaime Nunez

President
Education at Work
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Ruth Bauer White

President
InsideTrack
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Mike Marriner

Co-Founder and President
Roadtrip Nation
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Board of Trustees

Marlene V. Coulis

Chair of the Board
Strada Education Network
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Aminta H. Breaux, Ph.D.

President
Bowie State University
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Sureel A. Choksi

President and Chief Executive Officer
Vantage Data Centers
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Wade T. Dyke, Ph.D.

President
American Public University System
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Marshall C. Grigsby, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Grigsby & Associates LLC
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Nicole Thorne Jenkins, Ph.D.

John A. Griffin Dean of the McIntire School of Commerce
University of Virginia
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Michael D. King

Vice President and General Manager Global Education industry (Retired)
IBM
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Thomas B. Mangas

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Centerfire Capital
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Jack A. Markell

Former Governor
State of Delaware
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Erik I. Moreno

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and M&A
Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Ilene H. Nagel, Ph.D.

President
Education Executives, LLC
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William R. Neale, Esq.

Senior Counsel
Krieg DeVault LLP
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Ernest J. Newborn II

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
USI Insurances Services LLC
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The Rev. Gerard “Gerry” J. Olinger, C.S.C.

Vice President for Student Affairs
University of Notre Dame
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Edward R. Schmidt, Esq.

Chief Executive Officer
Silver Creek Partners LLC
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Miriam “Mimi” Wolfe Strouse

Private Equity Investor
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