Emmanual A. Guillory, Ed.D., supervises undergraduate Archer Fellows in the Policymaking Process class. Dr. Guillory is an advocate, policy expert, and motivational speaker currently serving as the senior director of government relations at the American Council on Education (ACE). In this role, he manages an extensive portfolio of legislative and regulatory issues, serving as the primary government relations resource for the broader higher education community, and liaising with the United States Congress, the White House, the United States Department of Education, and other relevant agencies as needed. His portfolio primarily emphasizes the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), particularly Title IV programs, as well as the budget and appropriations process. Other issues within his portfolio include accreditation, college costs, student aid, institutional accountability, institutional aid in Titles III and V of the HEA, oversight, privacy, technology, accessibility, and disability. Previously, Professor Guillory served as the director of student and institutional aid policy at the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), leading the private, nonprofit sector of higher education on policies such as student financial aid; institutional aid programs in Titles III and V of the HEA; and certain regulatory issues. Dr. Guillory also served as the director for public policy and government affairs at UNCF (United Negro College Fund, Inc.) for two years and served a decade in the House of Representatives, most recently as a professional staff member on the Committee on Education and the Workforce. He is a 2020 and 2021 recipient of the Hill’s Top Lobbyist recognition in Washington, D.C.; a recipient of the Top Executive Award from Marquis Who’s Who of America; a prior federal negotiator for the Department of Education in 2019 and 2022; and a former president of the Committee for Education Funding, the largest educational coalition in our country, in 2022. He has his own nonprofit organization, where he awards scholarships to students. Dr. Guillory received a Doctor of Education in higher education management at the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Arts in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University, and a Bachelor of Science in psychology from Texas A&M University.