FirstGen Forward Leadership
FirstGen Forward Leadership
FirstGen Forward recruited a team of first-gen student success experts from across the country—experts in their respective fields who know the higher education landscape and the challenges that come with it. Our team works to create evidence-based solutions and innovations that allow you to achieve your first-generation student success goals.
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Danita M. Brown Young, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Kevin Kruger, Ph.D.
President Emeritus
NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Eric Suder
President and Founder
The Suder Foundation
Deborah Suder
Director and Co-Founder
The Suder Foundation
Jeanine Ward-Roof, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Ferris State University
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Amy Baldwin, Ed.D.
Former Director and Senior Lecturer of Writing, Literacy, and Academic Success in Student Transitions
University of Central Arkansas
Claude Taylor, M.A.
Title V Project Director
Middlesex College
Daphne L. Rankin, Ph.D.
Retired Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment Management
Virginia Commonwealth University
Jacki Rodriguez, M.A.
Director, Office of First Gen Student Success
University of Memphis
James K. Winfield, Ed.D
Associate Dean for FYE, General Education and Retention Strategies
Southern New Hampshire University
Jennifer Schoen, M.Ed.
Director, Opportunity Scholarships and Outreach Programs
Northeastern University
Julie Carballo, M.Ed.
Assistant Dean for First-generation, Transfer and Veteran Initiatives
North Central College
Kelley O'Neal, M.Ed.
Executive Director, Byrne Student Success Center
Texas A&M University
Maria Dykema Erb, M.Ed.
Inaugural Executive Director
Boston University
Mary Wallace, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President of Student Experience
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Oscar Miranda Tapia, M.Ed.
Doctoral Candidate
North Carolina State University
Rashné Jehangir, Ph.D.
Professor of Higher Education and Assistant Dean of Education Opportunity Program; Robert H. Beck Chair of Ideas
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Ryan Barone, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Student Success
Colorado State University
Sonja Ardoin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs
Clemson University
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Catherine Johnson, M.Ed.
Associate Director, Data Expert Guidance & Analytics
FirstGen Forward
Rosemary Sandoval
Director, Organizational Effectiveness & Executive Assistant to the President
FirstGen Forward
Jennifer Luken Sutton, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Expert Guidance and Recruitment Strategies
FirstGen Forward
Deana Waintraub Stafford, M.Ed.
Executive Vice President, Innovation & Effectiveness
FirstGen Forward