Executive Vice President
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Kelley Blanchard has served on the executive team for Career Education Colleges and Universities for the last 10 years. As the Executive Vice President, she leads the strategic development for all membership initiatives and partnership engagement for the association.
Ms. Blanchard oversees the growth and implementation of all onsite meetings, membership services, and new association initiatives including the Alliance for Career Education in the States, which is a subsidiary of CECU and oversees 16 state associations.
In addition, Ms. Blanchard manages one of the newest association initiatives, the Employer Engagement Network. The Network was established at the end of 2023 to create an open line of communication between campuses and employers to create career curriculum pipelines and lasting partnerships to help decrease the labor shortage the country is facing.
Under CECU’s branding, she has published three editions of a “Report to Congress” featuring graduate success stories for outstanding students (2017), Veteran Graduates (2019) and COVID-19 first responders (2020). Additionally, she led two working groups responsible for developing the recommendations presented to the Department of Education in support of the Higher Education Jobs Bill and the Campaign to Commit 5 Million Career Professionals in the Decade Ahead.