Jennifer Dirmeyer holds a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and spent more than a decade in higher ed as an administrator and a professor. Jennifer earned tenure as Associate Professor of Economics at Ferris State University in Michigan. Before joining the Postsecondary Commission as the Vice President of Accreditation, Jennifer co-founded the Workforce Talent Educators Association, a non-profit quality assurance organization for career-building postsecondary education programs.