The Presidents’ Alliance has established core Advisory Groups, composed of leading experts, campus stakeholders, and impacted community members, to help guide and inform our work. We deeply appreciate the advice and contributions of our advisory group members.
Federal Policy Advisory Table
The Federal Policy Advisory Table, composed primarily of federal relations officers of members’ institutions, provides early input, feedback, guidance, and advice on the President Alliance’s federal policy priorities and advocacy. Membership in the Federal Policy Advisory Table does not indicate endorsement of the Presidents’ Alliance advocacy, positions, or statements.
Katy Button, Associate Vice President for Federal Relations, Georgetown University
George Conant, Legislative Director, California State University
Adam DeGuire, Vice President Governmental Affairs, Arizona State University
Ashley Dominguez, Assistant Director, Federal Relations, University of California Los Angeles
Michael Flores, Director of Government Relations and Community Engagement, University of Nevada, Reno
Jesse Poon, Assistant Director of Government Relations, Brown University
Jess Goode, Vice President for External Affairs, Illinois Institute of Technology
Julie Groeninger, Associate Director of Governmental Affairs, Princeton University
Ian Grubman, Federal Relations and Communications Associate, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Kara Haas, Director of Federal Relations, Harvard University
Crystal Martinez, Director (Education), Federal Governmental Relations, University of California
Paul Weinberger, Director of Federal Relations, University of Illinois System
Legal Advisory Council
The Council provides input, insights and recommendations on all types of legal issues and litigation actions that the Presidents’ Alliance should pursue and support as part of its mission to support undocumented, other immigrant and international students and scholars in higher education. Membership in the Legal Advisory Council does not indicate endorsement of the Presidents’ Alliance advocacy, positions, or statements.
Angela Adams, Adams Immigration Law, LLC
Sioban Albiol, Senior Professional Lecturer and Director, Asylum & Immigration Law Clinic, Depaul University College of Law
Dan Berger, Partner, Curran, Berger & Kludt, LLP
Ishan Bhahba, Partner, Litigation Department, Jenner & Block
Kelli Duehning, Partner, Berry, Appleman & Leiden, LLP
Natasha Fain, Human Rights Lawyer, Legal Consultant
David Fine, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board of Trustees, Metropolitan State University, Denver
Stephanie Gold, Partner, Education Practice, Hogan Lovells
Jeff Goldman, Founding Partner & CEO, Goldman & Partners and Co-Founder & General Counsel, Open Avenues Foundation
Paul Hughes, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery
Lisa Loo, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Arizona State University
Hiroshi Motomura, Susan Westerberg Prager Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California Los Angeles School of Law
Omar A. Syed, Vice President and General Counsel, Rice University
Steven Yale-Loehr, Professor of Immigration Law Practice, Cornell Law School, Attorney of Counsel, Miller Mayer, LLP
Student Strategy Tables
The Student Strategy Tables, are groups of student leaders from undocumented, refugee, other immigrant, and international student communities, that help the Presidents’ Alliance by ensuring our work and objectives are informed by and responsive to the priorities, needs, experiences, and expertise of those who are directly impacted by immigration policies. Membership in the Student Strategy Tables does not indicate endorsement of the Presidents’ Alliance advocacy, positions, or statements.
