Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Rebecca Blank

Chancellor, 
University of Wisconsin-
Madison

CHAIR

Gary May

Chancellor,
University of California, Davis

CHAIR-ELECT

Waded Cruzado

President,
Montana State University

PAST-CHAIR

Kent Fuchs

President,
University of Florida

CHAIR, COUNCIL OF
PRESIDENTS

Makola Abdullah

President,
Virginia State University

SECRETARY, COUNCIL OF
PRESIDENTS

Council Representatives 

Paul Jones

President,
Fort Valley State University

COUNCIL OF 1890
UNIVERSITIES

Term Ends 2023 

Appointment
Coming Soon

COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS'
& CHANCELLORS'
SPOUSES/PARTNERS

Jonathan Wickert

Senior Vice President
and Provost,
Iowa State University

COUNCIL ON ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS

Term Ends 2022 

Glynda
Becker-Fenter

Vice President for Federal 
Engagement & Advocacy
and Executive Director of 
WSU DC,
Washington State University

COUNCIL ON
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

Term Ends 2022

Roger Wakimoto

Vice Chancellor for
Research,
University of California,
Los Angeles

COUNCIL ON RESEARCH

Term Ends 2022

Cinnamon Blair

Chief Marketing and
Communications Officer,
University of New Mexico

COUNCIL ON STRATEGIC
COMMUNICATIONS

Term Ends 2023

Denise Maybank

Interim Vice Chancellor for
Student Affairs and
Enrollment Management
The City University of
New York (CUNY)

COUNCIL ON STUDENT
AFFAIRS

Term Ends 2022

Commission Representatives

M. Roy Wilson

President,
Wayne State University

COALITION OF URBAN
SERVING UNIVERSITIES

Term Ends 2022

Havidán Rodríguez

President, University at 
Albany, SUNY

COMMISSION ON ACCESS, 
DIVERSITY & EXCELLENCE

Term Ends 2022

Joan Gabel

President,
University of Minnesota

COMMISSION ON
ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT

Term Ends 2023

Sharon Paynter

Assistant Vice Chancellor for
Community Engagement,
East Carolina University

COMMISSION ON
ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT

Term Ends 2023

Noelle Cockett

President, Utah State
University

COMMISSION ON FOOD, 
ENVIRONMENT, &
RENEWABLE RESOURCES

Term Ends 2022

Tom Coon

Vice President, Dean and 
Director, agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources, 
Oklahoma State University

CFERR-BOARD ON
AGRICULTURE ASSEMBLY

Terms Ends 2022

Lisa Freeman

President,
Northern Illinois University

COMMISSION ON
INFORMATION,
MEASUREMENT, &
ANALYSIS

Term Ends 2023

Jonathan Pruitt

Executive Vice Chancellor
for Business Administration, 
University of Texas System

AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR

Term Ends 2023

Taylor Eighmy

President, University of
Texas San Antonio

COMMISSION ON
INTERNATIONAL
INITIATIVES

Term Ends 2022

At-Large Members

Mun Choi

President, University of
Missouri System

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Terms Ends 2022

Joan Ferrini-Mundy

President, University of
Maine

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Term Ends 2023

Michelle Marks

Chancellor, University
of Colorado Denver

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Term Ends 2024

Martin Meehan

University of Massachusetts
System

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Term Ends 2022

Robert Nelsen

President, California State
University, Sacramento 

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Term Ends 2022

Santa Ono

President & Vice Chancellor
University of British
Columbia 

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Term Ends 2023

Brian Sandoval

President, University of 
Nevada, Reno

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Term Ends 2024