The division collaborates with public institutions in developing and implementing new policies and communicates broadly to stakeholders affected by these changes.
The division oversees academic and student success initiatives including admissions, retention, persistence, transfer, reverse transfer, remedial education, concurrent enrollment and completion.
It also drives initiatives to get more students into college and save them money in the process through programs such as the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative, GEAR UP and Open Educational Resources. The division provides oversight and support for the state’s 22 educator preparation programs in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Education and P-20 alignment efforts.
Staff List:
- Einhaus, Carl, Chief Student Success and Academic Affairs Officer
- Anderegg, James, GEAR UP Full Stack Developer
- Annan, Crystal, COSI Program Director
- Armendariz, Cynthia, COSI Managing Director
- Bouayad, Amina, COSI Federal Program Manager
- Bowley, Chealsye, Director of OER Education and Learning Innovation
- Carrillo, Christina, Academic Policy Officer and Advocate
- Cave, Meghan, GEAR UP Director of College Pathways and Communications
- Delange, Heather, Director of Office of Private Postsecondary Education
- DelMonte-Gladstone, Mariana, COSI Program Manager
- Diaz Solodukhin, Liliana, Senior Director of Student Success and P20 Alignment
- Esquibel, Trisha, Director of Budget and Grant Compliance
- Fritz, Peter, Director of Student Transitions and Degree Completion Initiatives
- Fogleman, Sam, Director of Educator Pathways and Workforce Policy
- Gedney, Ryan, Talent Pipeline Senior Analyst/Shared with CWDC
- Granados, Jacqueline, COSI Program Manager
- Green, Earl, COSI Applications and Database Developer
- Grendahl, Alison, COSI Program Manager
- Griffith, Brad, Senior Director of Academic Pathways and Innovation
- Ingrum, Christina, GEAR UP Program Director
- Jones, Beverly, Director of Industry Partnerships
- Pearce, Michael, COSI Budget and Contract Manager
- Snow, Marie, COSI Program Coordinator
- Welch, Renee, Director of Career Connected Learning and Workforce Development
- Wolflink, Jack, Coordinator of Innovation Programs
Contact the Student Success and Academic Affairs Team: Student.Success@dhe.state.co.us