Knowledge Development Steering Committee

The educators, researchers, practitioners, and advocates who comprise the knowledge development steering committee contribute to a statewide Knowledge Development Agenda aimed to improve community college practice and to inform policy benefiting colleges’ pathways reform strategies. These esteemed partners advise the overall knowledge development strategy. The Texas Success Center directs and implements the strategy while providing opportunity for committee members to contribute to or collaborate on commissioned new knowledge development activities.

The Knowledge Development Agenda is organized to examine the college and student experience within the comprehensive Texas Pathways framework. An examination of equity within the college implementation and student experience of Texas Pathways will be a theme throughout each project. The Center will engage a research collaborative composed of Center staff, KDSC members, Research Fellows, Mentors, and consultants.

Members
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Josie Brunner, M.A.
Data Strategist, Texas Education Agency
Bio
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Tamara Clunis, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Amarillo College
Bio
Jenna Cullinane-Hege
Jenna Cullinane-Hege, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor, Institutional Research & Analytics, Austin Community College
Bio
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Lindsay Daugherty, Ph.D.
Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
Bio
Jen Esterline, M.P.Aff.
Jen Esterline, M.P.Aff.
Senior Vice President, Child and Family Strategy, Meadows Institute
Bio
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John Fink
Senior Research Associate, Community College Research Center
Bio
Linda Garcia
Linda García, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Center for Community College Student Engagement
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Melissa Humphries, Ph.D.
Director of P-16 Data Analytics and Research, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Bio
Tina M. Jackson, Ph.D.
Tina M. Jackson, Ph.D.
Assistant Commissioner for Workforce Education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Bio
Davis Jenkins
Davis Jenkins, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scholar, Community College Research Center Research Professor, Education and Social Policy Analysis, Columbia University, Teachers College
Bio
Kasey Klepfer
Kasey Klepfer, MPAff
Senior Research and Policy Analyst, The University of Texas System
Bio
Jeffrey Parks
Jeffrey Parks, M.S.
Senior Director for Workforce Education Partnerships, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Bio
David Mahan, Ph.D.
David Mahan, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Research Institute at Dallas College
Bio
Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Director, Postsecondary Education Policy, MDRC
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Kay McClenney, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor to the President and CEO, American Association of Community Colleges
Consultant and Partner, Mc2 Consultants
Bio
Tia Brown McNair
Tia Brown McNair, Ed.D.
Executive Director, Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers, American Association of Colleges and Universities
Bio
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Luis Ponjuán, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Higher Education Administration, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University
Bio
Stephen J. Handel, Ph.D.
Stephen J. Handel, Ph.D.
Director, Strategy, Postsecondary Education Transformation, ECMC Foundation
Bio
Connie Richardson, Ph.D.
Connie Richardson, Ph.D.
Principal, Connie Richardson Consulting
Bio
Nate Simpson
Nate Simpson
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