Dr. Frank A. Boyd joins McAllister & Quinn as Vice President

McAllister & Quinn is excited to announce that Dr. Frank A. Boyd, political science and higher education expert with 26 years of experience, is joining McAllister & Quinn as Vice President in the Higher Education Practice in April.

McAllister & Quinn is excited to announce that Dr. Frank A. Boyd, political science and higher education expert with 26 years of experience, is joining McAllister & Quinn as Vice President in the Higher Education Practice in April


(WASHINGTON, D.C.)McAllister & Quinn is excited to announce that Dr. Frank A. Boyd, political science and higher education expert with 26 years of experience, is joining McAllister & Quinn as Vice President in the Higher Education Practice in April.

Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Boyd served as the Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College and Political Science professor. He also served as Provost and Academic Dean at Guilford College and has held other academic administrative positions at Illinois Wesleyan. Frank is a published scholar and has received private foundation grants for his work. He brings a wealth of experience to the Higher Education Practice, including serving as an external program reviewer on small and mid-sized colleges and presenting at numerous conferences on issues of shared governance on campuses.

“Frank brings a high-level of experience working in higher education, both as a provost, academic administrator and faculty member.” says John McAllister, who founded the firm in 2004 with Andy Quinn. “Frank understands the dynamics of small college campuses and understands the role of foundation and federal grants in helping colleges address some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing higher education.”

Dr. Jessica Gerrity, Senior Vice President and Leader of the Higher Education Practice notes that “Dr. Boyd’s recent leadership of the Higher Education Data Sharing (HEDS) Consortium at the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College is but one example of the type of thought leadership I know Frank will bring to our work with colleges and universities across the country in the Higher Education Practice at McAllister & Quinn.”

Based in Washington, D.C. with 50+ full-time employees, McAllister & Quinn is a comprehensive grants consulting firm that provides a full range of services to a diverse group of clients. The firm offers federal grant and faculty development consulting to small and mid-sized colleges to help institutions sharpen their strategic focus and increase and diversify external funding. Over the past decade, McAllister & Quinn has secured hundreds of millions of dollars in competitive federal grant funding for scholarships and student support, academic programs, research, and equipment.

Dr. Boyd received a BA from University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and a PhD in political science from Emory University.

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