ACE Women's Network Directory
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State Networks
Click on the state names below to view the names and contact information for state representatives.
States that are not listed have inactive networks. If you are interested in revitalizing or starting a state network, please contact us at
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This page was last updated on May 13, 2025.
State Chair
Vacant
Presidential Sponsor
Ray Watts
President, University of Alabama - Birmingham
205-934-4636
rlwatts@uab.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Vicki Hawsey Karolewics
President, Wallace State Community College
205-352-8130
vicki.karolwics@wallacestate.edu
State Chairs
Tanaya Dempsey
Director, Academic Transfer Credit Solutions, Arizona State University
tanaya.dempsey@asu.edu
MaryAnne Riodique
Regional Director, Career Program Design and Development, Northern Arizona University
maryanne.riodique@nau.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Lisa Rhine
President, Yavapai College
623-845-3012
lisa.rhine@yc.edu
State Chair
Olukemi Sawyerr
Associate Vice President for Academic Innovation, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
909-869-2427
oosawyerr@cpp.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Soraya M. Coley
President, California State Polytechnic University – Pomona
909-869-2290
smcoley@cpp.edu
State Chair
Tuesday Cooper
Professor, CT State Community College, Manchester
tcooper@manchestercc.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Kathleen Murphy
Associate Director, Institute for Public Administration, University of Delaware
302-332-0407
kmmurphy@udel.edu
Presidential Sponsor
LaVerne Harmon
President, Wilmington University
(302) 356-6819
Network Website
State Chair
Lisa Guion Jones
Associate Provost for Strategy/Professor of Higher Education, University of Central Florida
407-823-1466
lisa.jones@ucf.edu
Presidential Sponsor
John Avendano
President, Florida State College at Jacksonville
john.avendano@fscj.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Chris F. Roellke
President, Stetson University
386-822-7250
president@stetson.edu
Presidential Sponsor
T. Dwayne McCay
President, Florida Institute of Technology
321-674-7232
Presidential Sponsor
Mark Rosenberg
President, Florida International University
mark.rosenberg@fiu.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Alexander Cartwright
President, University of Central Florida
alexander.cartwright@ucf.edu
State Chair
Renada Greer
Executive Director, Student Multicultural Resource Center and Trio Programs, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
renadag@siu.edu
State Chairs
Kristin Champa
Vice President for Advancement, Christian Theological Seminary
kchampa@cts.edu
State Chairs
Dionne Jackson
Vice President for Institutional Equity and Title IX Coordinator, DePauw University
dionnejackson@depauw.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Debbie Ford
Chancellor, Indiana University Southeast
State Chair
Tasha Taylor
Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, Cowley College
tasha.taylor@cowley.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Kayla Davidson
Librarian, Interim Associate Director of Online Learning, Teaching and Learning, Eastern Kentucky University
kayla.davidson@eku.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Eli Capilouto
President, University of Kentucky
859-257-1701
pres@uky.edu
State Chair
Elissa Lu
Director of Strategic Analytics and Institutional Research, Clark University
ellu@clarku.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Lily Hsu
President, Laboure College
lily_hsu@laboure.edu
State Chair
Connie Tingson Gatuz
Associate Vice President of Student Life, University of Michigan
ctgatuz@umich.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Rose B. Bellanca
President, Washtenaw Community College
734-973-3491
rbellanca@wccnet.edu
Presidential Sponsor
David Roland Finley
President, North Central Michigan College
231-348-6601
dfinley@ncmich.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Christine M. Hammond
President, Mid Michigan Community College
989-386-6602
chammond@midmich.edu
Network Website
State Chair
Christine Mollenkopf-Pigsley
Assistant Professor and Program Director, Minnesota State University Mankato
christine.pigsley@gmail.com
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Charlotte Pegues
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Assistant Professor of Leadership and Counselor Education, The University of Mississippi
662-915-5050
cp@olemiss.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
Network Website
State Chair
Vacant
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Ann Marie Marlier
Dean of Academic Programs for Colorado State University Global
414-759-4050
nebraskawhel@gmail.com
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Clarissa Cota
Campus Vice President-North Las Vegas, The College of Southern Nevada
702-651-2728
clarissa.cota@csn.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Jennifer Durant
Assistant Director of National Partner Network, Southern New Hampshire University
603-746-4033
j.durant@snhu.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Julia Fulghum
Director, ADVANCE / Professor- Chemistry & Chemical Biology, The University of New Mexico
505-277-2601
jfulghum@unm.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Garnett S. Stokes
President, The University of New Mexico
505-277-2626
presidentstokes@unm.edu
State Chair
Martha Asselin
Director, Center for Leadership and Service, University at Albany, State University of New York
518-442-5445
masselin@albany.edu
State Chair
Karla Jaime-Benitez
Director for Campus Center Management, University at Albany, State University of New York
518-442-5471
kjaime-benitez@albany.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Marion Terenzio
President, State University of New York at Cobleskill
518-255-5118
Network Website
State Chair
Yvette Huet
Director of Advance Faculty Affairs and Professor of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
704-687-8696
ymhuet@uncc.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Connie Book
President, Elon University
336-278-7900
cbook@elon.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Kelli Brown
Chancellor, Western Carolina University
828-227-7100
kbrown@email.wcu.edu
State Chairs
Vacant
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Courtney Clarke
Associate Dean, Social Sciences, Associate Director, Institute for Economic Mobility, Cuyahoga Community College
courtney.clarke@tri-edu
State Chair
Holly Craider
Executive Director, Curriculum Development and Assessment, Cuyahoga Community College
holly.craider@tri-c.edu
State Chair
Nanette Smith
Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness Planning, Rhodes State College
smith.n@rhodesstate.edu
State Chair
Sarah Wallis
Director of Programs, Adopt a Class
swallisphd@gmail.com
Presidential Sponsor
Susan Edwards
President, Wright State University
Presidential Sponsor
Lisa Williams
Cyahoga Community Western Campus
Network Website
State Chair
Stephanie Beauchamp
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
statechair@okwhe.org
State Chair
Melissa Brevetti
Coordinator for Teacher Education Programs, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
jobshadow@okwhe.org
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
Network Website
State Chair
Stephanie Upshaw
Assistant Director of People Strategy and Organizational Development, Portland State University
supshaw@pdx.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
Network Website
State Chair
Tondaleya Jackson
Executive Director, Center of Excellence, Voorhees College
803-780-1032
tgjackson@voorhees.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Bob Caslen
President, University of South Carolina
803-777-2001
Presidential Sponsor
Walter A. Tobin
President, Orangeburg - Calhoun Technical College
803-536-1200
tobinw@otech.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Elizabeth Davis
President, Furman University
864-294-2100
elizabeth.davis@furman.edu
Network Website
State Chair
Vacant
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Leanna Blevins
Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Education and Student Affairs, Virginia Tech
leannab@vtc.vt.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Tracy Fitzsimmons
President, Shenandoah University
540-665-4505
pres@su.edu
Network Website
State Chair
Vacant
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Karen Dade
Associate Dean, Woodring College of Education, Western Washington University
360-650-4455
karen.dade@wwu.edu
State Chair
Sue Guenter-Schlesinger
Vice Provost, Equal Opportunity & Employment Diversity / Title IX & ADA Coordinator, Western Washington University
360-650-3307
sue.guenter-schlesinger@wwu.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Ana Mari Cauce
President, University of Washington
206-543-5010
pres@uw.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Amit B. Singh
President, Edmonds Community College
425-640-1429
State Chair
Vacant
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
State Chair
Stephanie Sklba
Vice President of Community and Government Relations, GatewayTechnical College
sklbas@gtc.edu
Presidential Sponsor
Vacant
Network Website
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