Institutional Actions Council
The Board of Trustees appoints and authorizes members of the Institutional Actions Council (IAC) to evaluate and take action on accreditation recommendations from peer review teams that review institutions for their compliance with HLC's Criteria for Accreditation and other HLC requirements. The IAC is composed of approximately 140 members representing HLC member institutions and the public. For more information, see HLC Decision-Making Bodies and Processes.
The information is current as of 01/22/2022.
Casmir I. Agbaraji - Dean of Undergraduate Studies - Navajo Technical University
Brett Andrews - Vice President - Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Chandra D. Arthur - Associate Vice President - Program Accreditation and Healthcare Initiatives, District Office - Cuyahoga Community College
Matt Ashcraft - Associate Vice Chancellor- Institutional Effectiveness - Higher Learning Commission
Christine E. Austin - Director of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness - Arkansas Tech University
Anne Austin - Vice Chancellor of Research, Planning and Assessment - University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville
Terry Babbitt - Chief of Staff Office of the President - University of New Mexico
Marie Baehr - Special Assistant to the President - Coe College
Peter S. Barger - Associate Provost and Dir. Inst. Effectiveness & Planning; Prof, Econ & Fin - North Central College
Sheri H. Barrett - Director, Assessment, Evaluation and Institutional Outcomes - Johnson County Community College
Sarah E. Beasley - Vice President of Student Affairs & Dean of Students - Concord University
Marius Boboc - Vice Provost for Academic Planning - Cleveland State University
Alan W Borcherding - Director of Academic Programming - Concordia Seminary
Sandra S. Bowles - Professor Emeritus/Adjunct Faculty - University of Charleston, The
Nathan Roy Brandstater - President - Kettering College
Carie A. Braun - Faculty, Department of Nursing - Saint John's University
Patricia Rose Brewer - Sr. Contributing Faculty Member - Walden University
Dale R. Brougher - Professor - University of Findlay
Donna Brown - President - Turtle Mountain Community College
Maryalyce Burke - Professor of Management - Dominican University
Jill Carlson - Director for Assessment and Accreditation - Santa Fe Community College
Julia W Carpenter-Hubin - Assistant Vice President, Institutional Research & Planning (retired) - Ohio State University
Sandra L. Cassady - Dean, College of Health & Human Services - St. Ambrose University
Otto Chang - Paul E Shaffer Professor of Accounting - Purdue University Fort Wayne
Kevin L. Cole - Professor of English - University of Sioux Falls
Curtis C. Coonrod - Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Engagement - University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Steven M. Corey - President - Olivet College
Daniel P. Corr - President - Arizona Western College
Raymond E. Crossman - President - Adler University
Mary Ann Danielson - Professor, Communication Studies - Creighton University
Samuel A. Dosumu - Executive Dean, Southwest Campus - Pueblo Community College
Scott Epstein - Executive VP for Quality and Effectiveness - Davenport University
Harry R Faulk - Executive Vice President/Chief Academic Officer (Retired) - Mountwest Community and Technical College
Eri Fujieda - Director of Institutional Planning, Assessment & Research - Winona State University
Julie A. Furst-Bowe - Vice President (retired) - Chippewa Valley Technical College
Frank Gersich - Professor of Accounting and Associate Dean - Monmouth College
Ingrid Gould - Associate Provost - University of Chicago
Rita Gulstad - Provost - Central Methodist University
Robert S Haas - Interim VP of Academic Affairs - Marion Technical College
Lloyd H. Hammonds - Vice-Chair, District Governing Board (RETIRED) - Coconino County Community College
Algerian Hart - Associate Dean Graduate College - Missouri State University
Antwione M. Haywood - Assistant Dean, Medical Student Affairs - Indiana University Bloomington
Adrian Elizabeth Hinkle, Ph.D - Vice President of Academic Affairs - Southwestern Christian University
Bradford Hodson - Executive Vice President - Missouri Southern State University
Pamela Humphrey - Associate Dean for Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies - College of Saint Mary
Brian L. Inbody - President - Neosho County Community College
Gail M. Jensen - Dean, Graduate School and College of Professional Studies;Vice Provost for Learning and Assessment - Creighton University
Donald A. Johns - Professor Emeritus - Evangel University
Kathy Johnson - Vice President for Finance & Administration - Black Hills State University
Mathew J. Kanjirathinkal - Professor - Divine Word College
Ralph J. Katerberg - Professor Emeritus - University of Cincinnati
Gayle A. Kearns-Buie - Dissertation Director for Accreditation and Assessment - Southern Nazarene University
Elaine M. Klein - Associate Dean and Director, Academic Planning, Program Review and Assessment, College of L&S - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mark A. Kretovics - Faculty, Higher Education Administration - Kent State University
Mary Kunes-Connell - Associate Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs - Creighton University
Bill Lamb - Vice President, Academic Affairs (retired) - Kirkwood Community College
Mary Lee - Vice President and Special Assistant to the President - Midwestern University
Steven D Lewis - Professor, Speech Communication - Three Rivers College
Kim J Linduska - Executive Vice President - Des Moines Area Community College
Vahid Lotfi - Professor of Management Science - University of Michigan-Flint
David Neil Lowry - Professor of Communication - Oklahoma Christian University
John Mago - Professor - Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Christine M. Manion - Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness - Milwaukee Area Technical College
James B. Martin - Dean Emeritus - U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Michelle Metzinger - Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs - University of Saint Mary
Venita M. Mitchell - VP of Student Engagement and Senior Student Experience Officer - Averett University
Pamela Jean Monaco - Associate Dean of Instruction - City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
Kara Monroe - Provost - Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Charles David Moon, II - Special Assistant to the Provost - University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Mary Moore - Associate Provost Accred, Assessment, & Ed Innovations - University of Indianapolis
Shane Mountjoy - Provost - York College
Jan Murphy - Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost - Illinois State University
Tracy Noldner - Executive Director Student Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness (retired) - Southeast Technical College
Joye H. Norris - Associate Provost of Access and Outreach - Missouri State University
Andrew Nwanne - Chief Academic Officer and Provost - Southeast New Mexico College
Elizabeth Owolabi - Director of Institutional Research and Assessment, Professor of Research - Concordia University Chicago
Neil Pagano - Associate Provost for Accreditation and Assessment - Columbia College Chicago
Kathy Parkison - Emeritus Professor - Indiana University Kokomo
Matthew Pearcy - Biology Professor - Yavapai College
Lisa Perez-Miller - VP, Students/Enrollment Management - Pratt Community College
Elaine A. Pontillo - Professor, Global Leadership - Indiana Institute of Technology
Vaidehi Rajagopalan - Professor and Chair, Psychology Dept. - Saint Charles Community College
Rex D. Ramsier - Professor of Physics - University of Akron
Richard A Redner - Professor of Mathmatics - University of Tulsa
Koreen Ressler - Vice President of Operations - Sitting Bull College
Carlotta G. Reynolds - Assistant Professor - Business - Oakland City University
Shirley K. Rose - Professor of English - Arizona State University
Kenneth G. Ruit - Associate Dean, Education and Faculty Affairs - University of North Dakota
Malayappan Shridhar - Ex-Associate Provost/Professor - University of Michigan-Dearborn
Judith Penrod Siminoe - Special Adviser to the President - St. Cloud State University
Jim Simpson - President/CEO - Higher Learning Commission
James O. Smith - Dean and Professor, School of Business, Public and Social Services (Retired) - Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Randy L. Smith - Executive VP for Business and Administrative Services - Oklahoma Baptist University
Marci Sortor - Provost and Dean of the College - St. Olaf College
Nelson Edward Soto, Ph.D. - Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs - Union Institute & University
John Speary, Jr. - Dean of Academic Support & Effectiveness - Butler County Community College
Robert A Spohr - Vice President for Academic Affairs - Montcalm Community College
Kristin Stehouwer - Exec VP / Chief Academic Officer / Chief Operating Officer - Northwood University
Randall Jay Stiles - Special Advisor for the President - Grinnell College
Pamela Stinson - Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs - Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
Michael Stob - Dean for Academic Administration, Emeritus - Calvin University
Kathryn Heltne Swanson - professor - English; director of writing - Augsburg University
Elizabeth V. Swenson - Professor of Psychology - John Carroll University
Thomas Templeton Taylor - Professor of History - Wittenberg University
Roberta C. Teahen, Ph.D. - Associate Provost Emeritus and DCCL Faculty - Ferris State University
Krystal H. Thrailkill - Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs - University of Arkansas Rich Mountain
Clark Triplett - Emeritus Dean of Graduate Studies and Professor of Psychology - Missouri Baptist University
Kelly A. Tzoumis - Professor - DePaul University
Shashi Unnithan - Dean of Instruction (retired) - Front Range Community College
Carleen M. Vande Zande - Associate Vice President - Higher Learning Commission
Devarajan Venugopalan - Vice Provost, Academic Affairs - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Sarah B. Westfall - Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students (Retired) - Kalamazoo College
Sue Willcox - Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs - Avila University
Michael Williford - Associate Provost Emeritus - Ohio University
Mark Alan York - Director of Transition - Nazarene Bible College
Deborah Dahlen Zelechowski - National Dean of Accreditation and Quality Assurance - DeVry University
Public Members
Mike L. Belter - American Electric Power
Jeff Bray - Higher Learning Commission
John Chikow - Higher Learning Commission
Larry Michael Doyle - Owner/President - Lighthouse Consulting Services
Steve J. Eikenberry - Senior Vice President - First American Bank
Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, CPA, PhD - Retired National Managing Partner and Vice Chair - KPMG LLP
Christan Haskin - Consultant - Indiana University Health
Steven L. Kleinman - Senior Manager (Retired) - Training Services at UOP, A Honeywell Company
Peter G. Labonte - Higher Learning Commission
Mary Lloyd - Chief Executive Officer - Executive Ventures
Tim Lorson - Executive Director - Mardi Gras, Inc
Andrew J. Loubert - President/CEO - Community Reinvestment Solutions
Katrina M. McCree - Associate Administrator of Operations - DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital
Merl E. Waschler - President and CEO - Valley of the Sun United Way
Angelique Zerillo - Principal Consultant - Sinter Design