Staff Members Archive - Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Ms. Bridgette Boody

Associate Policy Analyst and Records Officer
Policy and Regulatory Affairs

Ms. Bridgette Boody

Ms. Bridgette M. Boody joined the MSCHE staff in the new role of Associate Policy Analyst and Records Officer in August 2020. She will contribute to all phases of policy development, including researching, writing, and ensuring alignment of policies and procedures. She is also responsible for managing the Commission’s maintenance and retention program and responding to all legal and regulatory requests for information and documents. Prior to joining to MSCHE team, she was the Policy Associate at Rodel Delaware, where she conducted research on best practices related to K-12 education, led the annual publication of the Delaware Public Education at a Glance data flipbook, and facilitated a coalition of educators across the state of Delaware on behalf of various education policy initiatives. She is also an alumna of the AmeriCorps national service program, where she served as an International Dyslexia Association-certified reading interventionist in a Title I elementary school. Ms. Boody received bachelors' degrees in political science and women's studies from the Pennsylvania State University.

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Ms. Mary Beth Kait

Senior Director for Regulatory Affairs
Policy and Regulatory Affairs

Phone: 267-284-5022

Email: mbkait@msche.org

Ms. Mary Beth Kait

Ms. Mary Beth Kait is the Senior Director for Regulatory Affairs. In this role, she oversees reporting to the U.S. Department of Education and ensuring compliance with regulations; reporting to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); and managing complaints and third party comments. Ms. Kait previously worked as a Consultant to the Pennsylvania Economy League conducting economic impact and other policy-related studies for government and public organizations. She has also worked in higher education policy in Washington, D.C., at the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance and at The College Board. She began her career in Institutional Research at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business, Marketing from the University of St. Thomas and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan.

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Dr. Amy Moseder

Vice President for Policy and Senior Policy Analyst
Policy and Regulatory Affairs

Phone: 267-284-5032

Email: amoseder@msche.org

Dr. Amy Moseder

Dr. Amy Shew Moseder joined the staff of Middle States Commission on Higher Education in December 2011. She was promoted to Vice President for Policy and Senior Policy Analyst in January 2020, adding the Vice President title to reflect additional responsibilities relating to accreditation activities, risk management, engagement with legal counsel, and the management of legal issues. Dr. Moseder researches policy matters and provides the Commission with information and analyses necessary to shape accreditation policy development. She also assists in the development of recertification petitions for the United States Department of Education (USDE) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Previously, she worked as the Director of Institutional Research & Planning at Salem Community College (NJ) and as a communications and marketing professional in the architecture industry. Dr. Moseder earned a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Delaware and a Doctor of Education degree with specialization in Higher Education Leadership from Wilmington University (DE).