People
Meet the CEP team.
Leaha Wynn
Leaha collaborates in the strategy and implementation of talent management at CEP. In this capacity, she plays a major role in staff recruiting, events, professional development, and the incorporation of talent analytics; and works closely with the President, Director...
Senior Manager, People and Culture; Diversity and Inclusion Strategist
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Liz Kelley Sohn
Liz leads the creation and presentation of assessment insights for CEP’s clients. Previously, Liz worked at CEP from 2010 – 2013. Prior to rejoining CEP in 2022, Liz worked in healthcare as an analytic manager at Kaiser Permanente, where she delivered reporting and...
Senior Manager, Assessment and Advisory Services
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Manaal Syed
Manaal designs, maintains, and improves data tools and pipelines utilized by CEP. Prior to joining CEP, she worked as a software engineer and data analyst. She has also worked as a math teacher and served with the Peace Corps. Manaal graduated with...
Data Systems Engineer, Technology
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Mauricio Teles
Mauricio delivers technology expertise and support. Before joining CEP in 2022, Mauricio spent 20+ years in IT and Banking consulting where he performed in both management and leadership roles. His passion for math and education led him to pursue a Bachelor’s in...
Senior Manager, Technology
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Max Miller
Max analyzes quantitative and qualitative data, writes reports, and provides assessment insights to CEP clients. Before Max joined CEP in January of 2022, he began as a Teaching Fellow with the Aga Khan Development Network in Mombasa, Kenya, focusing on building and...
Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services
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Megan Hallisy
Megan helps the Client Services team foster an excellent experience for school and district clients during all stages of their engagement with YouthTruth. Before joining YouthTruth in 2021, Megan worked in development at a nonprofit organization in San Francisco,...
Associate Manager, Client Services, YouthTruth
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Mena Boyadzhiev
Mena leads relationships with funders using CEP’s assessments and custom advisory services. She oversees the design and presentation of CEP assessments and the implementation of CEP’s advisory services practice. Mena is a frequent speaker to foundation staff and...
Director, Assessment and Advisory Services
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Mercedes De La Riva
Mercedes stewards participant engagement and designs and facilitates Learning Institute offerings; bringing together individuals looking to improve philanthropic practice and maximize positive impact on partners, fields, and communities. Prior to joining CEP in 2023,...
Engagement Lead, Learning Institute
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Minji Park
Minji evaluates student feedback and assists in the generation of client reports. Prior to joining YouthTruth in 2023, Minji graduated from Yale University with a degree in Neuroscience and a specialization in Neuro-Economics and Decision Making. She also has...
Analyst, YouthTruth
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Molly Heidemann
Molly supports CEP’s president. She provides administrative support to the president while also coordinating several operational initiatives in the president’s office. Prior to joining CEP in December 2019, Molly worked as executive assistant in higher education...
Special Assistant to the President
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Naomi Rafal
Naomi supports the Programming and External Relations team’s fundraising, stewardship, and events work. Prior to joining CEP in August 2021, Naomi served as the Corporate and Foundation Relations Coordinator at the Museum of Science, Boston. She also gained experience...
Associate Manager, Programming and External Relations
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Natalia Kiryttopoulou
Natalia leads relationships with funders based in Europe as well as globally outside the US. She conducts assessments and presents insights to CEP’s international clients and delivers custom advisory services. Prior to joining CEP in 2022, Natalia worked as an...
Lead for Global Assessment and Advisory Services Based in Madrid, Spain
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Nina Groleger
Nina analyzes quantitative and qualitative data, writes reports, and provides assessment insight to CEP clients. Prior to joining CEP in January 2022, Nina graduated from University of California, Berkeley with a B.A in Applied Mathematics and a minor in Data Science....
Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services
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Phil Buchanan
Phil Buchanan, president of CEP, is a passionate advocate for the importance of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Hired in 2001 as the organization’s first chief executive, Phil has led the growth of CEP into the leading provider of data and insight on...
CEP President
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Pranathi Posa
Pranathi analyzes quantitative and qualitative data, writes reports, and provides assessment insights to CEP clients. Prior to joining CEP in July of 2022, Pranathi graduated from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in Public Policy and a minor in Statistics. During...
Senior Analyst, Assessment and Advisory Services
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Rachel Dietert
Rachel analyzes student feedback and assists in the production of surveys and client reports at YouthTruth. Before joining the YouthTruth team in 2023, Rachel graduated from Elon University with a degree in Data Analytics and minors in both Human Services Studies and...
Analyst, YouthTruth
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Rihab Babiker
Rihab works closely with the President on CEP’s finances, operations, and technology, ensuring accurate and useful financial reporting and modeling to guide decision-making and contributing to the overall strategic direction of the organization. She also leads efforts...
Vice President, Finance, Operations, and Technology
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Sarah Martin
Sarah works closely with the vice president of Programming and External Relations and the President’s office to support the execution of CEP’s fundraising, communications, and programming efforts. She is also the executive producer of Giving Done Right, CEP’s podcast...
Senior Manager, Programming and External Relations
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Seara Grundhoefer
Seara supports the research team at CEP in designing studies, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, and writing reports. Prior to joining CEP in October 2023, Seara worked in international development, contributing to program and impact evaluations of...
Analyst, Research
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Sohail Kamdar
Sohail first joined CEP in 2017 as an analyst, where he played a key role in refining YouthTruth’s rigorous analytical processes. In 2021, Sohail left CEP to pursue a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. Since then, he has...
Manager, Data, Systems and Analytics, YouthTruth
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