Mary Bates

Program Associate

Mary Bates serves as a program associate for Higher Learning, where she works with grantees in developing new grants.

Previously, Mary was a founding member and marketing manager for the Emeriti Retirement Health Solutions Consortium.

She holds a BA in art from Carnegie Mellon University.

Other Higher Learning Staff

Ramy Abbady

Research Associate

Higher Learning

Armando I. Bengochea

Senior Program Officer

Higher Learning

Maria Sachiko Cecire

Program Officer

Higher Learning

Kris Choe

Program Associate

Higher Learning

Carolyn Dinshaw

Senior Program Officer

Higher Learning

Elizabeth Foley

Senior Program Associate

Higher Learning

Ashley Garner

Senior Program Associate

Higher Learning

Phillip Brian Harper

Program Director

Higher Learning

Logan Heiman

Program Associate

Higher Learning

Yoona Hong

Program Assistant

Higher Learning

Renee Johnson-Thornton

Senior Program Associate and Associate Director of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program

Higher Learning

Jeffrey James Keyes

Senior Executive Assistant

Higher Learning

Ava McLaughlin

Program Assistant

Higher Learning

Dale Rejtmar

Senior Executive Assistant

Higher Learning

Camilla Somers

Manager of Strategic Initiatives and Planning

Higher Learning

Kurtis Tanaka

Senior Program Associate

Higher Learning

SJ Waldman

Program Assistant

Higher Learning

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