The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) announces the promotion of Jessica Colorado and Kelsey Kunkle to the position of Senior Policy Analyst. Both Colorado and Kunkle have previously served SHEEO as policy analysts.
Jessica Colorado joined SHEEO in 2021. Colorado assists in a variety of policy areas, including research and data, finance, and student success projects. Colorado primarily oversees the development, administration, and analysis of SHEEO’s Strong Foundations survey of state postsecondary data systems to highlight the value of student unit record systems and promote the use of the survey data for increased advocacy for data collaborations across state agencies and nationally among peers. Colorado also contributes to the development of technical assistance and professional development materials for state practitioners attending SHEEO’s Community of Practice convenings. In addition to Strong Foundations, Colorado also supports the SHEEO Tuition and Fee survey administration.
Kelsey Kunkle also joined SHEEO in 2021, first starting as a state policy intern. Kunkle currently leads the State Higher Education Finance (SHEF) project, which examines the trends, context, and consequences of state higher education funding decisions using detailed data on state and local funding, tuition revenue, and enrollment, with interactive data visualization materials. In her role, Kunkle also supports several other finance and policy projects at SHEEO, including Examining Funding Models for Unintended Disparities and Communities of Practice for Supporting Student Borrowers.
Learn more about our team at https://sheeo.org/about/sheeo-staff/.
