In his role as Senior Associate for Federal Policy, Samuel directly supports and advances Advance CTE’s federal policy and implementation strategy, and works to build partnerships with other stakeholders and coalitions.

Prior to joining Advance CTE, Samuel has spent his career working in higher education and postsecondary policy and research. Most recently he worked as a consultant focused on faculty and institutional research issues. He has also worked as a researcher at a faculty association, where he directed the government relations program and helped to run the largest survey of faculty compensation in the country.

Samuel holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from University of Maryland, College Park.