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NAICU StaffAdministration
Government Relations
Public Affairs
Research and Policy Analysis
David L. Warren
President
david@naicu.edu
Biography
David L. Warren has been president of NAICU since 1993. A tireless crusader for America's private colleges and for increased financial aid funding for all college students, he is widely regarded as one of the most persuasive and influential voices for higher education within Washington, D.C. He is frequently asked to speak at higher education national conferences and on campuses, and is regularly quoted by the news media on national higher education issues.
Warren came to the association after nearly a decade as president of Ohio Wesleyan University, an independent liberal arts college of 1,900 students. This experience has helped him lobby successfully to eliminate intrusive regulation, restore proposed cuts to federal student aid, and gain tax relief to help families and students afford higher education.
As a member of the founding board of Campus Compact, and a member of its executive committee since 1986, Warren has been a leader in the national community service movement. He was appointed by the governor of Ohio to chair the Ohio Ethics Commission for two years. He also chaired the NCAA President’s Commission of Division III from 1989 to 1992.
Warren held a number of administrative and faculty positions at Yale University and at Antioch University, culminating in service as Antioch’s senior vice president and university provost. From 1982 to 1984, he was the chief administrative officer of the City of New Haven, Conn.
Warren earned his B.A. in English from Washington State University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned master’s degrees in both divinity and urban studies from Yale, and a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the University of Michigan. He was also a Fulbright Scholar in India and a Rockefeller Fellow at Yale.
Administration
Linda S. Allison
Director for Finance and Administration
mailto:linda@naicu.edu
Linda S. Allison directs fiscal, operational, and personnel matters for NAICU. She joined NAICU in 2002 after serving as director of finance and administration at the American Peanut Council in Washington, D.C.
She has studied at Strayer Junior College and School of Business, Northern Virginia Community College, and Tidewater Community College.
Deborah Sykes Reilly
Director for Member Relations and Conference Planning
mailto:deborah@naicu.edu
Deborah Sykes Reilly has been NAICU’s director for member relations and conference planning since 1995. She is responsible for membership recruitment and retention; manages membership activities; and plans and handles logistics for all association meetings. She has coordinated the annual meeting appearances of President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.
Reilly has been at the association since 1986, beginning as a consultant for annual meeting planning. Prior to joining the NAICU staff, she was a marketing coordinator for Reuben H. Donnelley. She received her B.S. degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Sandi McGraw
Assistant to the President
sandi@naicu.edu
Sandi McGraw serves as administrative assistant to the president and other senior staff members in administration, and maintains membership records. She attended Minot Business College in Minot, N.D.
Rita N. Dickson
Receptionist
rita@naicu.edu
Rita Dickson monitors the NAICU telephone system, receives visitors, and assists with support staff activities. She attended Virginia Union University.
Valencia Stringfellow
Staff Assistant for Administration,
Member Relations and Conference Planning
valencia@naicu.edu
Valencia Stringfellow provides staff assistance to the association's administration, and to the Director for Member Relations and Conference Planning. She attended Howard University.
Government Relations
Sarah A. Flanagan
Vice President for Government Relations and Policy
sarah@naicu.edu
Sarah A. Flanagan was appointed vice president for government relations and policy development for NAICU in 1994. She directs a comprehensive government relations effort, in coordination with related state associations, that focuses on issues of government regulation, student financial assistance, and tax policy.
Before joining NAICU, Flanagan served as staff director of the Senate Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism under Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.). Prior to her work in the Children’s Subcommittee, Flanagan was the professional staff member responsible for federal student aid programs for the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities, chaired by Sen. Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.). Before joining the education committee staff, Flanagan worked for the Close Up Foundation as an instructor, teacher trainer, and curriculum specialist.
Flanagan received her B.A. degree from Providence College and her M.A.T. degree from Rhode Island College.
Maureen R. Budetti
Director of Student Aid Policy
maureen@naicu.edu
Maureen Budetti was named director of student aid policy for NAICU in 1996. She develops legislative strategies and represents NAICU on issues of federal student aid policy with Congress, the Department of Education, and the higher education community.
Prior to joining NAICU, Budetti spent more than 10 years working with federal student aid programs and serving as a liaison with the Department of Education. Her past experience includes working as the principal legislative analyst with the University of California’s Office of Federal Governmental Relations, where she monitored such national higher education issues as federal student aid and institutional accountability. She also served as the assistant director of the Association Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development at the American Council on Education (ACE), and designed conceptual servicing models for the Department of Education’s Income Contingent Repayment Plan (part of the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program) while at a private corporation.
Budetti earned her B.A. degree at St. Mary’s College, and her M.A. degrees at Columbia University and the University of California at Berkeley.
Susan K. Hattan
Senior Consultant
susan@naicu.edu
Susan Hattan joined the NAICU staff in July 2003. She is responsible for policy development and oversight on accountability matters, including consumer information and reporting requirements, accreditation, student privacy, and institutional eligibility and certification.
Most recently, before joining NAICU in a full-time capacity, Hattan served as a consultant to the association in preparation for reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. She had retired from the federal government in 2001 after a 27-year career in the U.S. Senate, where she served on the staff of Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kan.) for 18 years. Hattan was staff director of the Labor and Human Resources Committee during Kassebaum's tenure as chair, and when Kassebaum retired in 1997, Hattan became deputy staff director for Sen. Jim Jeffords (I-Vt.). She also worked for Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas from 1973 to 1977.
Hattan is a graduate of Washburn University (Topeka, Kan.), and holds a master's degree from American University (D.C.).
Karin L. Johns
Director of Tax Policy
karin@naicu.edu
Karin L. Johns was appointed NAICU’s director of tax policy in 1998. She is responsible for developing legislative strategies and representing NAICU on tax policy issues with Congress and the higher education community. In addition, she serves as the association's liaison to the NAICU Secretariat.
Before joining NAICU, Johns was legislative director for Rep. Phil English (R-Pa.). She managed his legislative staff and was responsible for overseeing Ways and Means Committee issues, including tax policy, human resources, health care, Social Security, and trade. From 1990 to 1994, she worked for Rep. Fred Grandy (R-Iowa), including two years as a legislative assistant. Johns has a B.A. degree from Westminster College.
Stephanie Giesecke
Director for Budget and Appropriations
stephanie@naicu.edu
Stephanie Giesecke is responsible for representing NAICU on budget and appropriations issues with Congress, the administration, and the higher education community.
Before joining NAICU in 1999, Giesecke was legislative assistant for the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), where she coordinated the association's legislative advocacy network, and served as liaison to Congress on budget and appropriations matters. Prior to joining ACCT in 1992, Giesecke was a legislative assistant for Rep. Bill Alexander (D-Ark.). In addition, she has been an active member of the Committee for Education Funding, most recently serving as president in 2006. She received her bachelor's degree from Washington University, and a master's degree from George Washington University.
Robert (Bo) Newsome
Director of Outreach and State Relations
bo@naicu.edu
Robert "Bo" Newsome is responsible for coordinating projects to help NAICU members become more active in the public policy arena and to reinforce the NAICU agenda within the association's membership. He also helped coordinate the National Campus Voter Registration Project, a nonpartisan effort sponsored by the national higher education associations to register college students and employees for the elections in 2000. In addition, he serves as NAICU's liaison to the National Association of Independent College and University State Executives (NAICUSE).
Newsome graduated from Columbia University, and holds a master's degree in higher education policy from George Washington University. Before joining NAICU in 1999, he had spent at decade working in admissions, counseling, and coaching at Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington, D.C.
Cynthia R. Moore
Staff Assistant
cynthia@naicu.edu
Cynthia Moore provides staff assistance to the government relations staff. She attended Central State University.
Public Affairs
Roland H. King
Vice President for Public Affairs
roland@naicu.edu
Biography
Roland H. King, APR, Fellow PRSA, was named NAICU’s vice president for public affairs in 1998. He is responsible for developing and implementing the association’s public affairs program, including media relations, publications, and strategic planning. He also oversees the association's Web activities.
Prior to joining NAICU, King served for six years as director of university relations for the University of Maryland, College Park. Before working at Maryland, he directed communication programs at Rutgers University, Bucknell University, and Carnegie Mellon University. In seven years as a full-time higher education communications consultant, King worked with numerous independent institutions, including Bowdoin College, Lawrence University, the University of Scranton, and Washington & Lee University.
King also managed public relations programs at Coopers & Lybrand in New York City, the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa., and Ketchum Public Relations in Pittsburgh. He received his bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University.
Tony Pals
Director of Public Information
tony@naicu.edu
Tony Pals was named NAICU's director of public information in 2001. He is responsible for NAICU's media relations program, and serves as the primary staff liaison to national and regional news organizations.
Before joining NAICU in 1997 as assistant director for public affairs, Pals was senior media relations coordinator for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in Washington, D.C. At CASE, he edited an online newsletter, coordinated media relations, and administered fellowship and award programs. Pals also served as a staff writer on the metro and sports desks of the Des Moines Register and worked as a field organizer for the Iowa Democratic Party.
Pals received his B.A. degree from Drake University and his M.A. degree from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.
Libby May
Public Affairs Coordinator
libby@naicu.edu
Libby May joined the NAICU staff in early 2007, having previously served as an account executive with Strauss Radio Strategies in Washington, D.C. She provides assistance to the public affairs staff and contributes to the department's various communications projects. She received her B.A. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University.
Research and Policy AnalysisFrank Balz
Vice President for Research and Policy Analysis
frank@naicu.edu
Frank Balz has been affiliated with NAICU since 1978. In his current position, he develops and manages research, analysis, and information services on behalf of independent higher education.
In 1978 Balz joined the staff of the National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities, a research organization that was affiliated with NAICU. He was appointed executive director of NIICU in 1986, and became NAICU's vice president for research and policy analysis when the two organizations merged in 1995. He received his B.A. degree from King's College, and holds M.A. and M. Phil. degrees from George Washington University.
Gigi Jones
Senior Research and Policy Analyst
gigi@naicu.edu
Gigi Jones is responsible for conducting research to support NAICU's public policy priorities. She also serves as staff liaison to the State National Information Network.
Prior to joining NAICU in early 2008, Jones was a research associate for the Center for Policy Analysis, at the American Council on Education (ACE). She has a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Irvine, and a master's degree and doctorate in education from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Wendy Weiler
Research and Policy Analyst
wendy@naicu.edu
Wendy Weiler joined the NAICU staff in early 2008, she is responsible for researching and analyzing data relevant to policy issues affecting independent private education.
Wendy began her career in the business world responsible for the financial planning and analysis of various consumer product lines. She later moved into higher education administration, employed by a small, private college in New York. She earned a bachelor's degree from the College of William & Mary and a master's degree in higher education from SUNY Albany.
Cheryl L. Frisby
System Administrator
cheryl@naicu.edu
Cheryl Frisby is responsible for the overall operation and maintenance of computer equipment and data systems at NAICU. She received her bachelor of science degree from Northeastern University.
Marcia Brooks
Staff Assistant
marcia@naicu.edu
Marcia Brooks provides staff support to the research and policy analysis staff, and is responsible for publication order fulfillment. She attended Prince George’s Community College.
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