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ECE Leadership

The staff leadership team at ECE ranges from professionals who have dedicated their careers to ECE for 20-30 years to those who brought their expertise from other organizations to ECE to help make it a leader in the field and a great place to work.

Stacy Riley
President

Dan Benischek
Chief Operating Officier

Leigh Peine
Leigh Lane Peine
Senior Director of Marketing & Client Solutions

Naomi Spring
Senior Director of Finance

Anthony Uljanec
Senior Director of Technology

Margaret Wenger
Senior Director of Information and Knowledge

Sheree Yates
Senior Director of Human Resources

ECE Board of Directors

The board of directors at ECE is a voluntary group that includes people with experience in higher education, international education, and a variety of businesses. They are major supporters of the charitable and intellectual activities at ECE.

Kris Olds of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, captured in contemplative profile against a serene, icy lake backdrop.

Kris Olds
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Board Chair

Adria Baker from Rice University in a professional portrait, smiling with a window background.

Adria Baker
GlobalED Moments (GEMS), LLC
Rice University

Rajika Bhandari, Ph.D., of Rajika Bhandari Advisors, in a professional headshot, featuring a friendly expression with a warm, wooden background.

Rajika Bhandari, Ph.D.
Rajika Bhandari Advisors

Arthur Coren, President of University Canada West, in a professional outdoor portrait with a reflective glass building in the background.

Arthur Coren
Quest University Canada

Kimara Ellefson from KNN in a professional portrait with a nature-inspired background.

Kimara Ellefson
Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine

David Frey, former Global Head of CLOs and Broadly Syndicated Loans, in a formal headshot against a grey backdrop.

David Frey
CLOs and Broadly Syndicated Loans (retired)

Joanna Graham of DG Services LLC & JR Running LLC, pictured in a cheerful professional headshot with a simple white background.

Joanna Graham
DG Services LLC

Dave Hynek from Business Fitness, Inc., with a confident smile, in front of the iconic Houses of Parliament in London.

Dave Hynek
Business Fitness, Inc.

Head shot of Keith Kamperschoer

Keith Kamperschroer
Sikich LLP (retired)
Board Treasurer

Stacy Riley, ECE president

Stacy Riley
Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)
President

Gisele Yasmeen

Gisèle Yasmeen
Wilson Center