Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION (ACE) IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION THAT MOBALIZES THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY TO SHAPE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY AND FOSTER INNOVATIVE, HIGH-QUALITY PRACTICE. ACE IS THE MAJOR COORDINATING BODY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. FOUNDED IN 1918, ACE SEEKS TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND A UNIFYING VOICE ON KEY HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES AND TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY THROUGH REPRESENTATION, RESEARCH, AND PROGRAM INITIATIVES. ACE AIMS TO FOSTER GREATER COLLABORATION AND NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY TO HELP COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ANTICIPATE AND ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY AND CONTRIBUTE TO A STRONGER NATION AND A BETTER WORLD. ACE VALUES INCLUSIVENESS AND DIVERSITY, RECOGNIZES HIGHER EDUCATION'S RESPONSIBILITY TO SOCIETY, AND EMBRACES THE BELIEF THAT WIDESPREAD ACCESS TO EXCELLENT POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IS THE CORNERSTONE OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.
CONSENSUS LEADER ON HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES & COORDINATING BODY FOR UNITED STATES HIGHER ED.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Continuing the American Council on Education's (ACE) decade's long role as a provider of leadership development and educational programming for campus leaders, ACE continues to offer a suite of professional learning services delivered through in person programming and a digital learning platform. The work centers around three critical areas of focus: Equity Minded Leadership, Institutional Transformation, and Student Success. The ACE Fellows program is a year-long, cohort-based apprenticeship experience designed to prepare mid-career professionals for executive leadership positions. ACE also offers additional cohort-based content to facilitate institutional change. ACE conducts original quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research, translates scholarly research to practice, and produces a range of major research studies on critical trends in higher education, including the college presidency and the higher education leadership pipeline, internationalization at American colleges and universities, race and ethnicity in higher education, and alternative pathways to postsecondary education.
Adult Learning and Educational Credentials:ACE's College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT) connects workplace learning and corporate training programs with college credit. ACE CREDIT reviews a wide variety of training programs from courses to examinations, including languages, certifications, and apprenticeship programs. Its work ensures the validity of non-traditional learning and access to and success in postsecondary education and the workforce. Through a contract with Department of Defense, ACE also evaluates military training and experiences to bridge the gap between professional military education and postsecondary education. Through these services, ACE helps adults obtain academic credit for formal courses, training, and experiences taken outside traditional colleges and universities. In conjunction with these services, ACE provides official transcripts to learners through the registry and transcript service.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS: COORDINATES AND PUBLICIZES THE EFFORTS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY IN REPRESENTING ITS CONCERNS TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ACE PREPARES TESTIMONY FOR CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS, COMMENTS ON PROPOSED FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS, AND FILES AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS ON COURT CASES WITH IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. A KEY BENEFIT OF ACE MEMBERSHIP IS ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS. ACE PUBLISHES PAPERS, MONOGRAPHS, RESEARCH REPORTS AND BOOKS ON THE TOPICS OF STUDENT FINANCIAL AID, DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, ACADEMIC PREPARATION FOR COLLEGE, AND THE COLLEGE PRESIDENCY, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. ANOTHER MEANS OF DISSEMINATION OF THIS INFORMATION IS THE ACE ANNUAL MEETING WHICH IS AN IDEAL SETTING FOR NET WORKING WITH COLLEAGUES AND ADDRESSING FUTURE CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Terry Hartle - See Schedule J | SVP, DGPA | 35 | $1,012,340 |
| Theodore Mitchell | President, Ex Officio | 35 | $726,307 |
| Kara Lee | VP, Administration & CIO | 35 | $361,609 |
| Peter Mcdonough | VP, General Counsel | 35 | $346,413 |
| Louis Soares | Chief Learning & Innovation Officer | 35 | $327,334 |
| Philip Rogers | SVP | 35 | $324,180 |
| Sonya Williams | VP, Chief HR Officer | 35 | $297,644 |
| Daniel Madzelan | AVP, Government Relations | 35 | $239,989 |
| Andrea Burnett | AVP, ITS | 35 | $233,043 |
| Margaret Broad | Former President | 35 | $192,111 |
| Cathy Jones | VP, Chief Financial Officer | 35 | $137,908 |
| Suzanne Ortega | Director - until 03/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Noland | Director - until 03/19 | 1 | $0 |
| James H Mullen Jr | Director - until 03/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Judy C Miner | Director - until 03/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Justin S Draeger | Director - until 03/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Judith C Areen | Director - until 03/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah F Stanley | Director | 1 | $0 |
| A Clayton Spencer | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jackson N Sasser | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Curry Santora | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark C Reed | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Edward J Ray | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Rao | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Quillen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Pulsipher | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Gp Bud Peterson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard J Pappas | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Eloy Ortiz Oakley | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Juan Sanchez Munor | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Javier Miyares | Director | 1 | $0 |
| James B Milliken | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Elaine Maimon | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Linda A Livingstone | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Kruger | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Raynard S Kington | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Kimball | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy L Killeen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Shirley V Hoogstra | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dianne F Harrison | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Harper-Marinick | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew D Hamilton | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Howard Gillman | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter M Donohue | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Waded Cruzado | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald A Crutcher | Director | 1 | $0 |
| James P Clements | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rebecca Chopp | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Roger N Casey | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lawrence Bacow | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan R Alger | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Gail O Mellow | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara R Snyder | Immediate Past Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Paul J Leblanc | Vice Chair/Chair Elect | 1 | $0 |
| Mark P Becker | Chair | 1 | $0 |
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