ACAD Board of Directors Candidate/Nomination Information:
Each fall ACAD accepts nominations for Board Service. To apply, the candidate must be an ACAD member in good standing and willing to accept the Roles and Responsibilities of Board Service.
Call for Candidates/Nominations will be emailed to members in late November/early December.
Board of Directors 2026-27
Officers
- Chair: Michelle Mattson, Provost, Carleton College
- Vice Chair: Brian Peterson, Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Briar Cliff University
- Treasurer: Bridget Keegan, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Creighton University
- Chair, Governance and Board Development Committee: Feng-Ling Margaret Johnson, Dean of Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Century College
- Past Chair: Kendrick Brown, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Morehouse College
- Secretary: Laura A. Best, ACAD Executive Director
Board classes “graduate” in February after their class year following the election of new members at our business breakfast meeting held during our Annual Meeting. For example; a board member in the Class of 2023 would “graduate” in February 2024 after the business meeting election.
Class of 2026
- Richard Badenhausen, Dean of the Honors College, Montana State University
- Kim Davis, Dean, Arts and Humanities, Harford Community College
- Sheila Adamus Liotta, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Saint Anselm College
- Pamela MacRae, Associate Provost and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Maine at Augusta
- Sarah Tuskey, Dean of Faculty, Miami Dade College
Class of 2027
- Elaine Carey, Oakland University
- Jamie Frueh, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Westminster College (PA)
- Brian Norman, Provost and Dean of Faculty, Warren Wilson College
- David Ribble, Dean, D.R. Semmes School of Science, Trinity University
- Alicia Slater, Senior Associate Provost of Operations and Dean, School of Science, Marist University
Class of 2028
- Emmanuel Hernandez-Agosto, Dean College of Business, St. Petersburg College
- Christie Chung, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Palo Alto University
- Jamie Mullaney, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, Goucher College
- Jim Sloat, Senior Association Provost, Colby College
- Benjamin Valdez, Chief Academic Officer and Provost, Jackson College
Alternates
- Christie Howell, Dean of Instruction and Student Services-Online, Metropolitan Community College
- Lok Lewyanvoon, Dean, University of Findlay
Committee Assignments
Annual Meeting Program
- Brian Peterson, Chair
- Richard Badenhausen
- Kim Davis
- Jamie Frueh
- Benjamin Valdez
- Marcia Sotelo (ACAD Fellow/non-Board member)
Governance and Board Development
Planning and Priorities
Other Program and Conferences
Laura A. Best, Executive Director
