Hollie Chessman

Hollie Chessman serves as Director and Principal Program Officer at the American Council on Education since December 2017, where responsibilities include managing Innovation Labs, conducting impact assessments, and advocating for student mental health. Previous roles at the American Council on Education encompass Director of Practice & Research and Associate Director for Research, with a focus on the American College President Study and student mental health initiatives. Hollie also possesses academic experience as Adjunct Faculty at George Mason University and has held various leadership positions in higher education, including Director of Research Projects at the Council of Independent Colleges and Associate Director roles at George Mason University and Loyola University New Orleans. Hollie holds a Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Higher Education from George Mason University and has completed coursework in Higher Education at the University of New Orleans.