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Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Makola Abdullah
Makola Abdullah
President,
Virginia State University
CHAIR
Joan Ferrini-Mundy
President,
University of Maine
CHAIR-ELECT
Gary May
Gary May
Chancellor,
University of California, Davis
PAST-CHAIR
Joan Gabel
Chancellor,
University of Pittsburgh
CHAIR, COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS
Santa Ono
President,
University of Michigan
SECRETARY, COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS

Council Representatives

Heidi Anderson
President,
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
COUNCIL OF 1890
UNIVERSITIES
Term Ends 2024
Melinda Cartwright
First Lady,
University of Central Florida
COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS’
& CHANCELLORS’
SPOUSES/PARTNERS
Joe Whitehead
Senior Vice President
and Provost,
Bowling Green State University
COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS
Mary Ann Villereal
Mary Ann Villarreal
Vice President, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI),
University of Utah 
COUNCIL ON DIVERSITY,
EQUITY, & INCLUSION
Term Ends 2024
Bill Couch
Bill Couch
Assistant Vice President, Federal Relations, The Ohio State University
COUNCIL ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Term Ends 2024
Susan Martinis
Susan A. Martinis
Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
COUNCIL ON RESEARCH
Term Ends 2024
Robin Kaler
Robin Kaler
Associate Chancellor for Public Affairs,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
COUNCIL ON STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Term Ends 2025
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Martino Harmon
Vice President for
Student Life,
University of Michigan
COUNCIL ON STUDENT AFFAIRS
Term Ends 2025

Commission Representatives

Michelle Marks
Michelle Marks
Chancellor,
University of Colorado Denver
COALITION OF URBAN SERVING UNIVERSITIES
Term Ends 2025
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Maurie McInnis
President,
Stony Brook University
COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Term Ends 2025
Sharon Paynter
Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Community Engagement,
East Carolina University
COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Term Ends 2024
Mun Choi
Mun Choi
Chancellor,
University of Missouri
COMMISSION ON FOOD, ENVIRONMENT, & RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Term Ends 2025
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J. Ernest Minton
Dean, College of Agriculture and Director, K-State Research and Extension, Kansas
State University
CFERR-BOARD ON AGRICULTURE ASSEMBLY
Term Ends 2024
Lisa Freeman
President,
Northern Illinois University
COMMISSION ON INFORMATION, MEASUREMENT, & ANALYSIS
Term Ends 2024
Jonathan Pruitt, M.P.A.
Jonathan Pruitt
Executive Vice Chancellor
for Business Administration, 
University of Texas System
AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Term Ends 2024
Taylor Eighmy
Taylor Eighmy
President, University of Texas San Antonio
COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES
Term Ends 2024

At-Large Members

Adela de la Torre
Adela de la Torre
President, 
San Diego State University
AT-LARGE MEMBER
Term Ends 2026
Michelle Marks
Michelle Marks
Chancellor, 
University of Colorado Denver
AT-LARGE MEMBER
Term Ends 2024
Darryll Pines
Darryll Pines
President,
University of Maryland
AT-LARGE MEMBER
Term Ends 2025
Brian Sandoval
President,
University of Nevada, Reno
AT-LARGE MEMBER
Term Ends 2024
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Garnett Stokes
President,
University of New Mexico
AT-LARGE MEMBER
Term Ends 2025
President Tate
William F. Tate
President,
Louisiana State University
AT-LARGE MEMBER
Term Ends 2025
Marlene Tromp
President,
Boise State University
AT-LARGE MEMBER
Term Ends 2026