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Looking for information on a particular part of the federal education budget?
You’ve come to the right place! Contact one of our experts — CEF members have the education continuum covered!
Pre-K
- National Education Association
Corey Williams
Federal Lobbyist, Government Relations
cwilliams@nea.org
K-12 Education
- AASA, The School Superintendents Association
Noelle Ellerson Ng
Associate Executive Director, Policy and Advocacy
nellerson@aasa.org - National Association of Federally Impacted Schools
Leslie Finnan
Director, Policy and Advocacy
leslie@nafisdc.org
Special Education
- National Association of State Directors of Special Education
Valerie Williams
Deputy Director of Government Relations
valerie.williams@nasdse.org
Post-Secondary
- American Council on Education
Jon Fansmith
Director of Government Relations
jfansmith@acenet.edu - Council for Opportunity in Education
Maureen Hoyler
President
maureen.hoyler@coenet.us
Kimberly Jones
Vice President for Public Policy and Communications
kimberley.jones@coenet.us - National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Stephanie Giesecke
Director for Budget and Appropriations
stephanie@naicu.edu - National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs
Frank Ballmann
Director of Federal Relations
frank@nassgap.org - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Rachel Gentry
Assistant Director of Federal & State Relations
gentryr@nasfaa.org
Career and Adult Education
- National Association of Workforce Boards
Ron Painter
CEO
PainterR@NAWB.org - National Council of State Directors of Adult Education
Patricia H. Tyler
Executive Director
ptyler@naepdc.org - Association for Career and Technical Education
Alisha Hyslop
Senior Director of Public Policy
ahyslop@acteonline.org
Cross-Educational
- American Educational Research Association
Christy Talbot
Senior Program Associate, Government Relations
CTalbot@aera.net - American Library Association
Kevin Maher
Assistant Director, Office of Government Relations
kmaher@alawash.org - National Association for Music Education
Tooshar Swain
Associate Director of Public Policy
ToosharS@nafme.org
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