Proven catalyst with over 20 years of progressive leadership to scale student learning and success policies and practices, particularly competency-based learning that serves minoritized communities. Known for providing inclusive leadership and inspiring creative problem solving that leads to the development of strategies and networks for scale.Currently, Dr. Garrison Duncan serves as the Executive Vice President of the Competency-Based Education Network, the nation's largest non-profit organization devoted to focusing education on what learners know and can do. These models allow institutions to advance a truly learner-centric model that creates new, more equitable opportunities for economic mobility. Over her career, Amber has led work in competency-based education, learning frameworks, assessment, credential recognition, digital learner records and open data standards, as well as quality assurance.These activities allow her to draw upon her many years of campus-based experience designing co-curricular learning experiences and leading assessment. Amber has researched and written on general education, integrative learning, assessment, Latina’s in higher education and women in leadership. Her efforts to lead change in large, complex organizations can be described as inclusive and transformational. Amber's leadership inspires a shared vision, collaboration, creative problem solving, strategic and evidence-based decision making, and strong sense of professional ethics. Specialties: student success, equity in learning and assessment, higher education management, general education curriculum, strategy development and implementation, organizational development, non-profit management, volunteer management