TADA26: Supporting Data-Informed Decision-Making With NACUBO Resources

Jackie Agustin is manager of analytics and research at NACUBO. She works on analytics and research initiatives and collaborates with NACUBO members to bring forth spaces to discuss data and analytics in higher education.

Agustin has a master's degree in public affairs from the Watson Institute at Brown University and earned her bachelor’s degree from Brown University.

Dr. Will Miller serves as Associate Vice President for Continuous Improvement and Institutional Performance and SACSCOC Liaison at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, overseeing assessment, accreditation, and state authorization across three campuses and more than 100 global sites. He was elected in 2026 to the Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) and is a national leader in reimagining institutional effectiveness and continuous improvement in higher education. Founder of the Continuous Improvement Summit and President of the Florida Association for Institutional Research, he also serves on the boards of SAIR, AALHE, and the Center for Leading Improvements in Higher Education.

Kathleen Masterson is assistant director of research and policy analysis at NACUBO, where she helps manage and analyze the organization’s various surveys and research projects. Prior to joining NACUBO, Masterson evaluated state education funding at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. She has a master’s degree in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and earned her bachelor’s degree from The College of William and Mary.

Kenneth E. Redd is senior director, research and policy analysis for NACUBO. At NACUBO, Redd directs the annual NACUBO-TIAA Study of Endowments, the NACUBO Tuition Discounting Study, and other studies on higher education finance issues.

In addition to his work at NACUBO, Redd also serves on the board of trustees for the Meadville Lombard School of Theology in Chicago, IL, and is a member of the board of directors for the Unitarian Universalist Common Endowment Fund (UUCEF) and the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).

Redd has a master’s degree in public affairs from the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. 

Lindsay K. Wayt, Ph.D., is senior director of analytics at NACUBO. She works on initiatives and programming that support NACUBO’s efforts to help colleges and universities integrate the use of analytics to achieve institutional goals. This includes collaborating with NACUBO members and key stakeholders from other organizations to propel the use of data-informed decision-making in higher education. She has experience conducting higher education research, studying topics such as the use of data and analytics in higher education, tuition discounting, and higher education leadership. Wayt completed her doctoral work focused on educational leadership and higher education.