Leadership

Michael B. Poliakoff

President & Chief Executive Officer

https://www.goacta.org/staff/michael-b-poliakoff/

Lauri Kempson

Chief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President of Finance

https://www.goacta.org/staff/lauri-kempson/

Armand Alacbay

Chief of Staff & Senior Vice President of Strategy

https://www.goacta.org/staff/armand-alacbay/

Programs

Academic Affairs

Bradley Jackson

Vice President of Policy

https://www.goacta.org/staff/bradley-jackson/

Veronica Mayer Bryant

Curricular Improvement Fellow

https://www.goacta.org/staff/veronica-mayer/

Gabriella Hsu

Senior Program Manager for Curricular Improvement

https://www.goacta.org/staff/gabriella-hsu/

Trustees & Government Affairs

Kyle Beltramini

Policy Research Fellow

https://www.goacta.org/staff/kyle-beltramini/

Anna Sillers

Data Analyst Fellow for Trustee & Government Affairs

https://www.goacta.org/staff/anna-sillers/

Nick Down

Senior Program Officer for Trustee & Government Affairs

https://www.goacta.org/staff/nick-down/

Clare Doyle

Program Associate for Trustee & Government Affairs

https://www.goacta.org/staff/clare-doyle/

Campus Freedom

Steven McGuire

Paul & Karen Levy Fellow in Campus Freedom

https://www.goacta.org/staff/steven-mcguire/

Alexander Wolf

Research Fellow for Campus Freedom

https://www.goacta.org/staff/alexander-wolf/

College Debates & Discourse Alliance

Doug Sprei

Vice President of Campus Partnerships & Multimedia

https://www.goacta.org/staff/doug-sprei/

Sadie Webb

Program Manager for College Debates & Discourse Alliance

https://www.goacta.org/staff/sadie-webb/

Wm. Bryan Paul

Director of Alumni Advocacy and Curricular Fellow, College Debates & Discourse Alliance

https://www.goacta.org/staff/wm-bryan-paul/

Fund for Academic Renewal

Rebecca Richards

Director of Fund for Academic Renewal (FAR)

https://www.goacta.org/staff/rebecca-richards/

Operations

Development

Emily Koons Jae

Vice President of Development & Philanthropy

https://www.goacta.org/staff/emily-koons-jae/

Jimmy Lewis

Major Gifts Officer

https://www.goacta.org/staff/jimmy-lewis/

Tracy Pang

Senior Program Officer for Foundation Relations

https://www.goacta.org/staff/tracy-pang/

Grant Vargo-Willeford

Program Associate for Development

https://www.goacta.org/staff/grant-vargo-willeford/

Communications

Leslie Paige

Vice President of Communications

https://www.goacta.org/staff/leslie-paige/

Gabrielle Anglin

Senior Program Manager for Communications

https://www.goacta.org/staff/gabrielle-anglin/

Graham Andreae

Program Associate for Communications

https://www.goacta.org/staff/graham-andreae/

Operations

Hanna Hotes

Senior Operations Officer

https://www.goacta.org/staff/hanna-hotes/

Greta Wagley

Senior Researcher / Editor

https://www.goacta.org/staff/greta-wagley/

Gregory Brice

Program Administrator of Database Operations

https://www.goacta.org/staff/gregory-brice/
WHO WE ARE

Launched in 1995, we are the only organization that works with alumni, donors, trustees, and education leaders across the United States to support liberal arts education, uphold high academic standards, safeguard the free exchange of ideas on campus, and ensure that the next generation receives an intellectually rich, high-quality college education at an affordable price.

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