Our Team
Kristin Tichenor
President & Founder, CACHET
President, Tuition Exchange
Kristin founded CACHET as a way to promote opportunities for students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Her recent doctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania focused on organizational change and leadership transitions in academia. Kristin is a passionate advocate for policies and programs that support access, equity and inclusion for individuals of all backgrounds. She is also the proud parent of two daughters who chose to pursue careers in STEM — data analytics and aerospace engineering — no doubt due to all those awesome STEM outreach programs they attended over the years!
Melissa Leahy
CACHET Member Services
Director of Institutional Research, WPI
Melissa joined the CACHET team in 2017 and helps with listserv maintenance, web updates, data collection, and budgeting. An alumna of WPI and first generation college graduate, her own STEM pathway has led her to serve her alma mater in admissions, enrollment management and institutional research capacities for over 20 years. Recently she has gained a whole new perspective of the college search process as a parent with two students in college. In her spare time, Melissa is pursuing her graduate degree in Business Analytics.