Elisa Alban

Elisa Alban ‘09

Executive Director of Operations, Pitzer College

Elisa Alban is Executive Director of Operations at Pitzer College. She supports students, faculty, and the community by maintaining all student records and serves as the colleges data protection officer under GDPR. She currently is an active member of AACRAO and PACRAO which are the national and regional organizations for admissions and registrar enrollment services. She’s led sessions for both groups on automation in the registrar’s field, and on how data in higher education can lead to educational policy changes that are data driven. This includes early alert systems and student support notifications.

As a national Posse Scholar, the idea of community and support systems in order to graduate, ignited the passion for higher education and has led her to a career within higher education. Elisa graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 2009 with a BA in Government and is pursuing a MS in Informational systems.