413: The Million Dollar Community College Challenge - with Shauna Davis & Mary Laphin of the Lumina Foundation

<p>We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, <a href="https://www.edupexperience.com/" target="_blank"><strong>The EdUp Experience</strong></a>!</p> <p>It’s YOUR time to #EdUp</p> <p>NOTE: apologies for the inconsistent audio levels - YOU might have to play around with the volume on this one.&nbsp;</p> <p>In this episode, YOUR guests are <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaunadavis/"><strong>Shauna Davis</strong></a>, Strategy Director for Community College Participation<strong> </strong>&amp;<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marylaphen/"><strong>Mary Laphen</strong></a>, Strategy Officer for Community College Participation at the <a href="https://www.luminafoundation.org/"><strong>Lumina Foundation</strong></a>,<strong> </strong>YOUR host is <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/joesallustio" target="_blank"><strong>Dr. Joe Sallustio</strong></a>, &amp; YOUR sponsor is <a href="https://commencementthebook.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education</strong></a>, coming fall 2022.</p> <p>Listen in to learn all about Lumina's Million Dollar Community College Challenge!</p> <p>Prior to joining Lumina, Shauna Davis' previous roles included serving as executive director of programs at&nbsp;Achieving the Dream; executive director of the Student Success Center &amp; Office of Professional Development for the&nbsp;Virginia Community College System; director of student services at the Extended Learning Institute (now NOVA Online) for&nbsp;Northern Virginia Community College; &amp; assistant vice-president for Workforce Development for the&nbsp;Community College Workforce Alliance.</p> <p>Mary Laphen joined Lumina from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission where she has worked the last 6 years in positions of progressive responsibility, most recently as the Navigate Reconnect Director. In this role, Mary led a team to support the Tennessee Reconnect statewide initiative, which provides high-touch, wrap-around support to &amp; th