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Commission on Inclusion

The Commission on Inclusion advises ACE on its programs and activities in the diversity and inclusion areas. Through its Inclusive Excellence Group, ACE offers a wide array of programs, resources, and research to foster greater inclusivity in higher education, particularly within the senior leadership ranks.

ACE's diversity and inclusion agenda includes:

• The ACE Women's Network
• Leadership programs for women and administrators of color
• Research on the status of minorities in higher education
• Initiatives to foster greater collaboration between the international and diversity areas in college and university campuses

Commission members provide guidance and advice on the design and implementation of programs, review issue briefs and other publications, in addition to serving as presenters, conveners, and facilitators for leadership programs. Participation on the Commission also provides networking opportunities for members and a mechanism for members to communicate with the ACE Board of Directors.

ACE Staff

• Gretchen M. Bataille, Senior Vice President, Division of Leadership and Lifelong Learning
• Diana I. Cordova, Assistant Vice President for Leadership Programs
• Gailda Pitre Davis, Associate Director, Inclusive Excellence Group

Term Ending March 31, 2013

Steven Diner, University Professor/Former Chancellor
Rutgers University-Newark (NJ)

Tori Haring-Smith, President
Washington & Jefferson College (PA)

Susan E. Lennon, President
Women's College Coalition

Adena Williams Loston, President
St. Philip's College (TX)

Cindy L. Miles, Chancellor
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District (CA)

Judy C. Miner, President
Foothill College (CA)

William L. Pollard, President
Medgar Evers College (NY)

Luana Ross, President
Salish Kootenai College (MT)

James M. Rosser, President
California State University, Los Angeles

Term Ending March 31, 2014

Paula Allen-Meares, Vice President and Chancellor
University of Illinois at Chicago

Lezli Baskerville, President and CEO
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education

A. Gabriel Esteban, President
Seton Hall University (NJ)

Florence M. Garcia, President
Fort Peck Community College (MT)

Gilda Garcia, Vice President for Institutional Equity and Diversity
University of North Texas

Karen Haynes, President
California State University San Marcos

Michelle Howard-Vital, President
Cheyney University (PA)

Devorah Lieberman, President
University of La Verne (CA)

Christine J. Sobek, President
Waubonsee Community College (IL)

Christine A. Stanley, Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity
Texas A&M University

Karen Stout, President
Montgomery County Community College (PA)

Term Ending March 31, 2015

James A. Anderson, Chancellor
Fayetteville State University (NC)

Kimberly R. Cline, President
Mercy College (NY)

Shirley M. Collado, Dean of the College and Chief Diversity Officer
Middlebury College (VT)

Waded Cruzado, President
Montana State University

Susan Herbst, President
University of Connecticut

Wallace Loh, President
University of Maryland

Julianne Malveaux, President
Bennett College for Women (NC)

Charles Middleton, President
Roosevelt University (IL)

Damon A. Williams, Associate Vice Chancellor/Vice Provost Strategic Diversity Initiatives & CDO
University of Wisconsin—Madison

Phyllis M. Wise
Vice President, University of Illinois
Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign