Jean McLaughlin is an associate director at the American Council on Education, where she has worked since 2006. During her time there, ACE has received an additional $1.8 million in funding, out of a total of $3.3 million, from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to advance career flexibility for faculty through national awards programs and to disseminate best practices throughout higher education. Lauren Duranleau is a research analyst at the American Dental Education Association. She earned her M.P.A. from George Mason University, and her B.A. in Journalism and Sociology from the University of Maine. Claire Van Ummersen is senior advisor at the American Council on Education (ACE), where she served for 5 years as vice president of ACE's Center for Effective Leadership, and for 4 years as vice president and director of the Office of Women in Higher Education. Van Ummersen is President Emerita of Cleveland State University, having served as president from 1993-2001. Prior to that, Van Ummersen was Chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire, and has also served with the Massachusetts Board of Regents of Higher Education.