Meet Our Team | Ascendium Education Group, Inc.

EDUCATION PHILANTHROPY DIVISION OF ASCENDIUM EDUCATION GROUP

Evan
Benedict

Business Systems Analyst

Angel
Bowen

Administrative Coordinator –
Education Philanthropy

Valerie
Crespín-Trujillo

Program Officer –
Streamline Key Learner Transitions

Sue
Cui

Senior Program Officer –
Remove Structural Barriers to Success

Scott
Davis

Learning and Impact Officer

Erika
Foster

Programs Associate

Amy
Girardi

Senior Program Officer –
Remove Structural Barriers to Success

Jillian
Jarvis

Project Management Supervisor

Molly
Lasagna

Senior Program Officer –
Expand Postsecondary Education in Prison

Carolynn
Lee

Senior Program Officer –
Streamline Key Learner Transitions

Bethany
Miller

Director –
Learning and Impact

Chaz
Mohr

Grants Management Associate

Sydney
Nelson

Grants Management Associate

Stephanie
Nichols

Grants Management System Administrator

Ashley
Parker

Associate Program Officer –
Expand Postsecondary Education in Prison

Maryann
Rainey

Senior Program Officer –
Streamline Key Learner Transitions

Jessa
Valentine

Senior Learning and Impact Officer

Nikki
Wachter

Director –
Grants Administration

Keith
Witham

Vice President –
Education Philanthropy

Kirstin
Yeado

Senior Program Officer –
Support Rural Postsecondary and Workforce Training

Ascendium’s education philanthropy grant program operates within Ascendium Education Solutions, Inc., a member company of Ascendium Education Group, Inc. & Affiliates. Ascendium Education Group has helped millions of learners pursue postsecondary education since 1967, when it was formed to help fulfill the promise of the landmark Higher Education Act of 1965. Over the years, Ascendium has grown to become not only the nation's largest federal student loan guarantor, but also one of the most active postsecondary education philanthropies.

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