Staff Directory
President & CEO
Christian M. Talbot
Phone: 267-284-5044
Email: ctalbot@msa-cess.org
Vice President of Operations
Jennifer Nobles
Phone: 267-284-5035
Email: jnobles@msa-cess.org
Senior Director of Policy and Operations
Audra Chin
Phone: 267-284-5033
Email:achin@msa-cess.org
Director of Membership
Jake Galloway
Phone: 267-284-5057
Email: jgalloway@msa-cess.org
Jake Galloway
Phone: 267-284-5057
Email: jgalloway@msa-cess.org
Associate Vice President of Marketing
Nicole K. Grimes, Ph.D.
Email: ngrimes@msa-cess.org
Senior Director of Visits
Jeremy Basescu
Phone: 267-284-5038
Email: jbasescu@msa-cess.org
Visits Manager
Marqueta King
Phone: 267-284-5049
Email: mking@msa-cess.org
Visits Manager
Brianne DelBonifro
Phone: (267) 284-5034
Email: bdelbonifro@msa-cess.org
Special Advisor on Catholic Education
Angela Rufo, Ed.D
Email: arufo@msa-cess.org
Manager of Membership Information
Leslie Green
Phone: 267-284-5039
Email: lgreen@msa-cess.org
Assistant Director of Administrative Services
Donna McKenley
Phone: 267-284-5054
Email: dmckenley@msa-cess.org
Project Manager
Kate Murphy
Phone: 267-284-5059
Email: kmurphy@msa-cess.org
Project Coordinator
Jane Feinsod
Phone: 267-284-5036
Email: jfeinsod@msa-cess.org
AI Team
Vice President of AI & Strategy
Amber Berry
Phone: 267-284-5060
Email: aberry@msa-cess.org
AI Project Manager
Morgan Mifflin
Phone: 267-771-0838
Email: mmifflin@msa-cess.org
AI Project Manager
Anju Shivaram
Phone: (267) 351-2596
Email: ashivaram@msa-cess.org
RAIL Ambassador
John Rigney
Email: jrigney@msa-cess.org
Associate Vice Presidents*
Daniel Rufo, MS.Ed.
Senior Associate Vice President, Accreditation
Cell: 484-459-3210
Phone: 267-284-5041
Email: drufo@msa-cess.org
Dr. Lina Lewis
Associate Vice President for Accreditation (International Schools)
Phone: 267-284-5043
Email: llewis@msa-cess.org
Adam Lavallee, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Next Gen Accreditation
Phone: (267) 283-0715
Email: alavallee@msa-cess.org
Lisa Campisi, M.A.T.
Associate Vice President of Accreditation
Phone: 267-284-5052
Email: lcampisi@msa-cess.org
Matthew R. Dunn, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President of Accreditation
Phone: (267) 284-5091
Email: mdunn@msa-cess.org
Katie Facemire, M.S.
Associate Vice President of Accreditation
Phone: 267-284-5031
Email: kfacemire@msa-cess.org
Lorna A. Fairess, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President of Accreditation
Phone: 267-284-5037
Email: lfairess@msa-cess.org
Mariesa Grado, M.A.
Associate Vice President of Accreditation
Phone: 267-284-5040
Email: mgrado@msa-cess.org
Michelle Haag, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President of Accreditation
Phone: 267-284-5058
Email: mhaag@msa-cess.org
Kacey Strock, M.ED.
Associate Vice President of Accreditation
Phone: 267-284-5053
Email: kstrock@msa-cess.org
*Each MSA member is assigned an accreditation liaison who will be your main point of contact and assist with the self study process. If you do not know which accreditation liaison is assigned to your institution please contact MSA at 267-284-5000 or accreditation@msa-cess.org.
**Text Messaging Privacy Policy
Our organization values your privacy and is committed to transparency in our data practices. This policy outlines how we handle personal information related to text messaging.
We do not actively collect or store personal data through text messaging. The only information we may retain is your phone number if you initiate a conversation with us. This number is exclusively to communicate one-to-one in response to your inquiries. We do not use this information for any other purpose, including marketing, nor do we store it beyond the active communication or share it with third parties. By initiating a text message conversation with us, you consent to receive responses through SMS. You can opt out at any time by requesting that we cease communication.
