Center Leadership

The Leadership Team develops the Center's mission, including assembling a strong Advisory Board of representatives from business, community organizations and higher education.

Leadership Team

Julie Benish, Ph.D.

Catherine Marienau, Ph.D.
Pamela Meyer, Ph.D. (Director)
Regina Spellers Sims, Ph.D.
Ann Stanford, Ph.D. (member-at-large)

Coordinator
Mercedes Wurm

Advisory Board Members
Marisa Alicea, Ph.D., DePaul University, Dean, School for New Learning
Tom Barr, Ph.D., Enablon

Julie Benesh, Ph.D., Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Cheryl Cornell-Powers, Corporate & Professional Training

Tiffany Dotson, Significant Living
Susanne Dumbleton, Ph.D., DePaul University, Frmr. Dean, School for New Learning (Emeritus CAEA Advisory Board)

Rachael Hudak, Neighborhood Writing Alliance
Heidi Massey, Consultant
Mary McGuinness, DePaul University, Human Resources/ Workplace Learning and Performance
Kelli McMiller, The Kaleidoscope Group
Carol Semrad, C. Semrad & Associates
Lisa Schumacher, Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
Carol Taylor, Discover Card
Dirk Tussing, Executive Learning Exchange
Roy Whitmore, W Consulting & Mentoring Group and GRN of Warrenville
Vincent Wiggins, City Colleges of Chicago