ACE Board of Directors

Officers

Tom Stritikus, Chair
President, Occidental College (CA)

Anne M. Kress, Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
President, Northern Virginia Community College

Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Immediate Past Chair
Chancellor, The City University of New York

Ted Mitchell, Ex Officio
President, American Council on Education

Elected Board Members

Term Ending September 2028

Neeli Bendapudi, President, The Pennsylvania State University

José Luis Cruz Rivera, President, Northern Arizona University

Reginald DesRoches, President, Rice University (TX)

Tracy Hartzler, President, Central New Mexico Community College

Anne M. Kress, President, Northern Virginia Community College

Anne M. Prisco, President, Holy Family University (PA)

Scott Pulsipher, President, Western Governors University (UT)

Marlene Tromp, President, University of Vermont

Term Ending September 2027

Sian Leah Beilock, President, Dartmouth College (NH)

Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College (MA)

Robert W. Iuliano, President, Gettysburg College (PA)

Philomena V. Mantella, President, Grand Valley State University (MI)

Term Ending September 2027, continued

James B. Milliken, President, The University of California

Tom Stritikus, President, Occidental College (CA)

Term Ending September 2026

Carmen Twillie Ambar, President, Oberlin College (OH)

Gary B. Crosby, President, Saint Elizabeth University (NJ), Ex Officio

Walter Carter Jr., President, The Ohio State University

Maria Gallo, Former Chancellor, University of Wisconsin–River Falls, Ex Officio

Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Chancellor, University of California, Merced

Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College (FL)

Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Chancellor, The City University of New York

Philip G. Rogers, Chancellor, East Carolina University (NC)

Lisa Marsh Ryerson, President, Southern New Hampshire University

Valerie Smith, President, Swarthmore College (PA)

Board Members Designated by Associations

American Association of Community Colleges
William Serrata, President, El Paso County Community College District (TX)
Term Ending September 2027

American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Ron Rochon, President, California State University Fullerton (CA)
Term Ending September 2028

American Association of Colleges and Universities
Adam Bush, Co-founder and President, College Unbound
Term Ending September 2028

Association of American Universities
Vacant

Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Reynold Verret, President, Xavier University of Louisiana
Term Ending September 2026

Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Terrence M. Sawyer, President, Loyola University Maryland
Term Ending September 2027

Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Makola Abdullah, President, Virginia State University
Term Ending September 2029

The Council of Independent Colleges
Jorge G. Gonzalez, President, Kalamazoo College (MI)
Term Ending September 2026

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
Melva K. Wallace, President and Chief Executive Officer, Huston-Tillotson University (TX)
Term Ending September 2026

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Constance Ledoux Book, President, Elon University (NC)
Term Ending September 2027

Washington Higher Education Secretariat
Ona Alston Dosunmu, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Association of College and University Attorneys
Term Ending September 2028

EDUCAUSE
John O’Brien, President and Chief Executive Officer
Term Ending September 2027

Association of Community College Trustees
Jee Hang Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer
Term Ending September 2027

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