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Members

Levi Shanks, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President, Academic & Student Affairs
lshanks@aplu.org | 202-478-6047

Rifa Ariella
Senior Associate, Academic & Student Affairs
rariella@aplu.org | 202- 478-6075

Council on Student Affairs Executive Committee

The Executive Committee (EC) oversees the activities of the Council. The EC organizes sessions, meetings, and/or activities held during the APLU Annual Meeting and CSA Summer Forum. In addition, EC members assist the APLU CSA Liaison with outreach and engagement efforts for new CSA members.

The EC of the Council shall be comprised of five officers, eighteen class members and one Representative to the APLU Board of Directors. The Immediate Past Chair serves as an ex-officio member of the EC.

Additional details about to the EC such as how members are elected and terms of office can be found in the Council on Student Affairs Operating Guidelines.

Executive Committee Officers

Arizona State University
Chair-Elect
Jayne Brownell
Miami University
Chair
Willie Banks
University of
California, Irvine
Past-Chair
Kansas State University
Representative to the APLU Board of Directors (2026-2028)
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Program Planning Committee Chair (2025-2026)

Executive Committee Class of 2026

Tarleton State University
Kansas State University
University of Colorado Boulder
Purdue University
University of Maryland, Eastern Shores

Kirsten Turner
University of Kentucky

Executive Committee Class of 2027

Fort Valley State University
Clemson University
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of New Mexico
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Wichita State University

Executive Committee Class of 2028

University of Vermont
University of Georgia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
The University of Oklahoma
University of California, Berkeley