Board of Directors
Dr. Julie Basler
President
Platt College
Chair
Michelle Edwards
Vice-Chair
Brooke Baran
President
Baran Strategy & Communications
Secretary
Jordan Utley
Corporate Education Director
Pima Medical Institute
Treasurer
Mary Cano
Chief Operating Officer
Western Technical College
Valerie Cimarossa
Chief Marketing Officer
University of Advancing Technology
Bill Kohlhoff
Executive Vice President of Accreditation and Compliance
The College of Healthcare Professions
Ragheb Milad
Chief Academic Officer
High Desert Medical College
Alyssa Perry
Vice President of Community Partnerships
Ember Education
Staff
Riley Burr
Director of Policy and Research at CECU
Executive Director of the CECU Research Foundation
Riley Burr is an experienced research professional currently serving as CECU’s Director of Policy and Research. In this role, Riley is responsible for conducting research and data analysis to guide the organization and its membership in understanding postsecondary education policy.
Prior to joining CECU, Riley worked as a research assistant at a non-profit organization dedicated to producing high-quality data for the National Center of Education Statistics. She is highly skilled in data collection, analysis, and reporting. In her previous role, she developed an extensive knowledge of public data sources regarding higher education outcomes and quality.
Riley attended Furman University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Spanish. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Riley now resides in Denver, Colorado.