PSEO Coalition Summit 2025
April 30 - May 1, 2025 | Denver, CO
Photo courtesy of Larry Johnson
Welcome to the PSEO Coalition Summit 2025!
Our Mission
The PSEO Coalition powers informed decisions through comprehensive, collaborative, and sustainable integration of nationwide postsecondary graduate outcomes data, driving strategic enhancements across educational and employment landscapes.
Our Vision
The PSEO Coalition supports the growth, sustainability, and use of data to demonstrate how higher education can change a person’s life
Summit Participants
Scan or visit PSEOCoalition.org/summit-participants to access contact information for all attendees.
Venue Information
Location:
Pinnacle Club | 38th Floor
Wifi:
Network: Hyatt Meetings
Password: pseosummit25
Venue Map
PSEO Coalition Summit 2025 Program
Wednesday, April 30th
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
Breakfast
Prefunction
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
Welcome
Capitol Peak
David Troutman, Chair, PSEO Coalition & Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
9:00 AM
10:15 AM
Orientation to PSEO Summit 2025
Capitol Peak
Gina Johnson, Director, PSEO Coalition
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
U.S. Census PSEO Update
Capitol Peak
Andrew Foote, Lead Economist, U.S. Census Cody Orr, Labor Economist, U.S. Census
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
State Opportunity Index Clear Outcomes Elements
Capitol Peak
Jonathan Furr, Senior Vice President & Chief Data Ecosystem Officer, Strada Education Foundation
Dana Brandt, Vice President, State Data System Advancement, Strada Education Foundation Gina Johnson, Director, PSEO Coalition
12:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch
Prefunction
1:00 PM
1:40 PM
Breakouts | State Opportunity Index Clear Outcomes
Exploring Foundations of Integrated Education-to-Employment Data
Crystal Peak C
Participants will be introduced to the primary functions of education-to-employment data systems as a framework to support additional decision making. By focusing on advancing these systems through the Clear Outcomes framework, they will work together to identify barriers, challenges, supports, and early wins, and enhance implementation by anchoring around a primary function.
Kate Akers, Vice President, Policy Implementation and Best Practices, Data Quality Campaign
Laia Tiderman, Associate Director, Data Integration Support Center, WestEd
A State Playbook for Enhancing Wage Records
Crystal Peak B
Learn how your fellow state leaders have enhanced their unemployment insurance wage records. In this session, leaders from Strada will share a how-to guide and case studies, detailing strategies to build coalitions, to engage industry, and ultimately to fund and staff implementation.
Jonathan Furr, Senior Vice President & Chief Data Ecosystem Officer, Strada Education Foundation
Dana Brandt, Vice President, State Data System Advancement, Strada Education Foundation
L/Earner Credential Data for Learning Mobility
Crystal Peak A
This session examines how states can develop shared standards and data systems to improve learning mobility and ease transitions between education and work, focusing on learners facing the biggest barriers. We’ll discuss key principles like interoperability, accessibility, collaboration, and skills-centered approaches to empower learner agency.
Holly Custard, Deputy Director, Institute Partnerships and Outreach, Strada Education Network
Jonathan Gagliardi, Vice President for Economic Mobility and Social Impact, Northern Arizona University
Mike Simmons, Associate Executive Director of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, AACRAO
1:40 PM
1:50 PM
Transition Between Breakouts
1:50 PM
2:30 PM
Breakouts | State Opportunity Index Clear Outcomes Elements
Exploring Foundations of Integrated Education-to-Employment Data (Session offered twice)
Crystal Peak C
Participants will be introduced to the primary functions of education-to-employment data systems as a framework to support additional decision making. By focusing on advancing these systems through the Clear Outcomes framework, they will work together to identify barriers, challenges, supports, and early wins, and enhance implementation by anchoring around a primary function.
Kate Akers, Vice President, Policy Implementation and Best Practices, Data Quality Campaign
Laia Tiderman, Associate Director, Data Integration Support Center, WestEd
Generating Education-to-Employment Insights
Crystal Peak B
WestEd and the Strada Institute for the Future of Work will present examples of insights that emerge from collaborations between states and research organizations, using education-to-employment data to inform policy and decision-making, as well as highlight best practices for establishing education-to-employment research capabilities. The facilitators will also lead a discussion of questions that states are seeking to answer drawing on these types of data.
Todd Oldham, Vice President, Education Analytics and Technical Services, Strada Education Foundation
Peter Bahr, Vice President & Research Director, Strada Institute for the Future of Work
Ravinder Singh, Senior Program Manager, WestEd
Building Nondegree and Noncredit Data into State Data Ecosystems
Crystal Peak A
Join leaders from the State Noncredit Data Project who will discuss what states are doing to build the data infrastructure on noncredit education and non-degree credentials. They will share the project’s research findings from across states, national taxonomy for noncredit data, and efforts to promote sharing of practices across states.
Michelle Van Noy, Director, Rutgers, Education and Employment Research Center
Paula Nissen, Director of the Institutional Research Collaborative, North Iowa Area Community College, Iowa Lakes, and Iowa Central Community Colleges
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
Break
2:45 PM
3:45 PM
Breakouts | Utilizing PSEO and Related Data to Inform Audiences
Beneath the Buzzwords: The Real Work of Defining and Delivering Credentials of Value
Crystal Peak B
This session offers a deep dive into how the Credentials of Value (COV) framework is being applied within states to align postsecondary education with labor market outcomes. Drawing on lessons learned from Texas, participants will examine practical methodologies for measuring credential value, informing funding models, and helping audiences navigate and understand COV in practical terms.
David Troutman, Chair, PSEO Coalition & Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Research to Inform Decisions with PSEO Data
Crystal Peak C
This session will explore utilization of PSEO data to inform decision making. Using the PSEO Explorer, we will simulate the process from identifying a research question to providing information to decision makers.
Alli Bell, Research Manager, PSEO Coalition
Elise Miller McNeely, Senior Program Manager, Ithaka S+R
Elizabeth Davidson Pisacreta, Director, Educational Transformation, Ithaka S+R
Communicating PSEO to Multiple Audiences
Crystal Peak A
This session will focus on the audiences for PSEO data and information. Participants will collaborate to identify audience needs and develop communication methods to highlight findings from PSEO.
Gina Johnson, Director, PSEO Coalition
Gretchen Wieland, Owner, Buoy Marketing
3:45 PM
4:00 PM
Transition Between Breakouts
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
Sharing Employment Outcomes Insights with Postsecondary Students: Perspectives from Career Advising Professionals
Capitol Peak
Panel Discussion
Moderator: Angela Bell, Board Member, PSEO Coalition &Vice Chancellor for Research and Policy Analysis, University System of Georgia
Panelists: Will Simpkins, Vice President for Student Affairs, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Liz Lierman, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Career & Professional Development Advancement, University of Denver
Kelly Chastain, MySkills Program Manager, Comprehensive Career Team, University of Colorado, Boulder
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
Networking Reception
Prefunction
PSEO Coalition Summit 2025 Program
Thursday, May 1st
7:30 AM
8:30 AM
Breakfast
Prefunction
8:30 AM
8:45 AM
Introduction to Day 2
Capitol Peak
Rachel Boon, Vice Chair, PSEO Coalition & Chief Academic Officer, Iowa Board of Regents
8:45 AM
9:45 AM
Measuring Value: PSEO and the Postsecondary Value Framework
Capitol Peak
David Troutman, Chair, PSEO Coalition & Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Colin Chellman, Board Member, PSEO Coalition & Senior University Dean, City University of New York (CUNY)
9:45 AM
10:15 AM
Break
10:15 AM
11:30 AM
Group Insights/Call to Action
Capitol Peak
Gina Johnson, Director, PSEO Coalition
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
Wrap-up
Capitol Peak
David Troutman, Chair, PSEO Coalition & Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Thank you!
Sponsor Acknowledgment
Thank you to Strada Education Foundation for their sponsorship of PSEO Coalition Summit 2025. Your commitment to strengthening education-to-career pathways helps advance our shared mission of improving data-driven education and workforce policies.
