OUR TEAM

The Kentucky Student Success Collaborative Team

Helping drive The Kentucky Student Success Collaborative forward

Assistant Vice President

Lilly Massa-McKinley, Ed.D.

Lilly received her bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University, a master’s degree in Student Affairs Administration from Indiana University, and a doctorate in Higher Education Leadership and Policy from Vanderbilt University.

Associate Director

Stephanie Cheung, M.Ed.

Strategy Lead: Transfer

Stephanie holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Toronto Metropolitan University, an M.Ed. from York University, and a Project Management Certificate from the University of Toronto.

Associate Director

Arion Jett-Seals, MSSW

Strategy Lead: Student Basic Needs

Arion holds a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Social Work from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Science in Social Work from the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville.

Associate Director

Ashley O’Neil, MPH

Strategy Lead: Gateway Course Success

Ashley is a two-time graduate of the University of Louisville, earning her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and her master’s degree in public health, with a specialization in Biostatistics.

Associate Director

Tracy Teater, MS

Strategy Lead: Adult Attainment

Tracy holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Kentucky in English Education and a Master of Science in Adult Education from Western Kentucky University.

Research Fellow

Olivia Morris-Bush, M.Ed.

Olivia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Kentucky and a Master’s of Education from Vanderbilt University.

Senior Associate

Nan Harnice, MPA

Nan holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Louisville and a Bachelor of Science from Centre College.

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The Kentucky Student Success Collaborative is an initiative of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education made possible by support from the James Graham Brown Foundation.

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