Joe Levy, Ed.D.
Joe Levy has led academic and student affairs assessment efforts with multiple institutional types throughout his career. Joe earned a B.A. in English from Baldwin-Wallace College, an M.S. in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University, and his Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership from National Louis University. Joe is a member of the Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) Board of Directors, an endorsed speaker for the National Institute of Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA).
Ciji A. Heiser, Ph.D.
Ciji Heiser is the Founder of Co-Creating Action, an award winning researcher and seasoned professional in education, evaluation, and strategic planning. She teaches antiracist methodologies at American University, contemporary issues in higher education at New England College, and Applying and Leading Assessment in Higher Education for the Student Affairs Assessment Leaders. She holds degrees from Bucknell University, Kent State University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
She has led assessment, evaluation, and strategic planning initiatives across sectors. Recently, she contributed to NSF grants supporting underrepresented students in STEM and conducted qualitative research on factors influencing students’ choices in pursuing postsecondary education. Currently, she collaborates on reducing racial disparities in prison diversion programs across Illinois and is researching how policies shape equity work across a state system of community colleges.
As a volunteer, Ciji co-leads the Grand Challenges in Higher Education plan, leveraging data to promote equity. She also shared her expertise as a faculty member at the ACPA Assessment Institute and as past-chair of the Student Affairs Assessment Leaders.
Kevin Wright, Ed.D.
Kevin was raised in the Historic Westside of Las Vegas, NV. With the love and labor of multiple Black womxn, his upbringing is rooted in Louisiana southern values. Born from a lineage of African, Creole, and Indigenous ancestry, Dr. Wright currently serves as a Senior Racial Equity Facilitator and Consultant for the Center for Equity and Inclusion (CEI). Kevin is responsible for raising consciousness, building skills and developing strategies to socialize and operationalize equity efforts throughout organizations. Wright's commitment to racial justice, equity, and inclusion is rooted in his approach with shifting cultures and processes one system at a time to advocate for individuals with historically marginalized identities. Kevin earned a bachelor's in Business Communications with a minor in Sociology from Northern Arizona University, a master's in Student Affairs Administration from Lewis & Clark College, and a doctorate of education in Organizational Leadership from Northcentral University.
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