Foundation Partners
CCBA Foundation Partners are organizations with missions and goals that closely align with that of the CCBA and who support the work of the CCBA through grants, gifts and project and conference support. The CCBA is proud to partner with world-renowned foundations that invest in organizations and strategies that advance higher education, racial equity and economic mobility for the next generation. Current projects include:
- ECMC Foundation Grant: $500,000 grant to scale up CCB degrees across the country
- Ascendium Education Group Seed Grant: $50,000 to explore quality indicators for CCB degree programs
National Advisory Task Force The National Advisory Task Force guides the work and provides valuable insight for the CCBA’s grant projects.
| Name | Role | Organization | State |
| Joyce Hammer | Chair | CCBA Advisory Task Force | WA |
| Debra Bragg | Co-Chair | CCBA Advisory Task Force | IL |
| Cheryl Cicotti | Staff | CCBA | FL |
| Tim Harmon | Ad hoc | Bragg & Associates | IL |
| Aisha Lowe | Vice Chancellor for Ed Services & Support | California Community College Chancellor’s Office | CA |
| Amardeep Kahlon | Vice President Academic Affairs | Paradise Valley College | AZ |
| Carmen Dones | Dean, Business & Health Sciences, Academic Affairs | West Los Angeles College | CA |
| Cynthia Spiers | President | Rhodes State College | OH |
| Donna Lewelling | Director, Office of Community College & Workforce Development | Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Board | OR |
| Esther Nair | Graduate | Mira Costa College | CA |
| Hans VanSumeren | Director, Great Lakes Water Studies Institute | Northwestern Michigan College | MI |
| Jamelle Conner | Student Affairs | St. Petersburg College | FL |
| Kristi Wellington-Baker | AWS Higher Education Strategy Leader | Amazon Web Services | WA |
| Mike Potter | Dean | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | WA |
| Richard N. Woodfield, Jr. | Chief Academic Officer | Ohio Association of Community Colleges | OH |
| Roberta Teahen | Ex-Officio | Ferris State University (retired) | MI |
| Sunaina Virendra | Faculty & BAS -AM Program Chair | Skagit Valley College | WA |
| Valerie Sundby | Director of Transfer at state board | Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges | WA |
| Walt Tribley | President | Northern WY CC District | WY |
