The future of our country requires that we strengthen our communities by relentlessly addressing systemic inequities within higher education to increase social and economic mobility for all students and families.

ATD leads America’s largest network of community colleges working to become strong engines of student and community growth.

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Achieving the Dream

Achieving the Dream's headquarters in Silver Spring, MD, United States

Dr. Karen A. Stout

Karen Stout

Emily Froimson

Khalisa Jacobs

Jaqueline Cortez Wang (she/her/ella)

The Coaching and Educational Support Team at Achieving the Dream is dedicated to empowering community colleges through tailored coaching and strategic support. By focusing on leadership development, equity initiatives, and data-driven strategies, the team aims to enhance institutional capacity, foster inclusive educational environments, and ultimately drive student success and social mobility.

Coaching and Educational Support Team

The Finance and Administration Team at Achieving the Dream is responsible for managing the organization's financial resources, ensuring accurate accounting practices, and supporting human resources functions. They optimize budget allocation and administrative processes to facilitate effective operations, which enables the organization to advance its mission of promoting equity in higher education. Their work underpins the strategic initiatives that empower community colleges to foster student and community growth.

Finance and Administration Team

The Research and Evaluation Team at Achieving the Dream focuses on collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to inform initiatives aimed at addressing systemic inequities in higher education. By evaluating program effectiveness and fostering partnerships for data sharing, the team aims to enhance student outcomes and support community colleges in their mission to promote social and economic mobility for all students.

Research and Evaluation Team

The Leadership Team at Achieving the Dream guides the organization’s strategic vision and operational execution, fostering collaboration across community colleges to combat systemic inequities in higher education. Comprising key executives, they drive initiatives that enhance student success and economic mobility, ensuring that community colleges serve as vital engines for growth and opportunity within their communities.

Leadership Team

The Marketing and Communications Team at Achieving the Dream is responsible for developing and executing strategic campaigns to elevate the organization's mission and enhance its visibility. This team crafts compelling narratives that highlight systemic inequities in higher education and promotes the success of community colleges as vital contributors to social and economic mobility. Through various communication channels, they engage stakeholders, build brand awareness, and drive collaboration within the network.

Marketing and Communications Team

The Operations and Technology Team at Achieving the Dream is responsible for streamlining internal processes and enhancing technological capabilities to support community colleges in promoting equity and access in higher education. By managing systems and data projects, this team ensures efficient operations that empower colleges to focus on student success and community development.

Achieving the Dream

Org chart

Teams

Coaching and Educational Support Team

Finance and Administration Team

Research and Evaluation Team

Leadership Team

Marketing and Communications Team

Operations and Technology Team

Offices

Achieving the Dream

Org chart

Teams

Coaching and Educational Support Team

Finance and Administration Team

Research and Evaluation Team

Leadership Team

Marketing and Communications Team

Operations and Technology Team

Offices

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