Archives: Team
Rich Nickel
Rich Nickel is president and CEO of Education Forward Arizona. His career has centered on advancing educational opportunities for low-income students. For the past decade, Nickel has worked to advance educational opportunity and excellence in Arizona...
Patricia Welborn – Secretary
Patricia has devoted a significant portion of her life working toward educational reform and advancing educational excellence for low-income children. She currently serves as the board chair for “Empower College Prep,” a start-up college preparatory charter school that serves low-income families in central Phoenix...
John Fees – Chairman
John Fees is the Founder and Managing Director of NGI Group LLC an insurance technology firm that has quickly become a national leader in building and operating innovative digital insurance distribution platforms. The business is recognized as a leader in affinity and higher education markets, the company owns and operates: Bindable and GradGuard – College […]
Dr. Paul Koehler
Paul Koehler is director of the Policy Center at WestEd. The Policy Center is a voice at the state, regional and national levels, keeping members of the U.S. Congress and other policy leaders informed of developments in research and practice...
Vince Roig – Past Chairman
Vince Roig is the founding chairman of Helios Education Foundation. Before forming the foundation, Roig was chairman of the board and president and chief executive officer of Southwest Student Services Corporation and its affiliates for more than 20 years...