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 2022-23
Officers
- Chair: Marci Sortor, Provost and Dean of the College, St. Olaf College
- Vice Chair: O. John Maduko, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, Minnesota State Community and Technical College
- Treasurer: Peter Skoner, Dean of the School of STEAM, Saint Francis University
- Chair, Governance and Board Development Committee: Marshá Horton, Dean, College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, Delaware State University
- Past Chair: Michael Wanous, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Northern State University
- 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 2022
- Andra Basu, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Keystone College
- Marcy Brown Marsden, Dean, McCoy College of Science, Mathematics and Engineering, Midwestern State University
- Del Doughty, Dean, College of Arts, Sciences and Education, Texas A&M University- Texarkana
- Elaine Meyer-Lee, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Goucher College
- Gregor Thuswaldner, Provost and Executive Vice President, Whitworth University
Class of 2023
- Andrew Adams, Associate Dean College of Fine and Performing Arts, Western Carolina University
- Sheila Adamus Liotta, Founding Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Providence College
- Kendrick Brown, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Morehouse College
- Feng-Ling Johnson, Dean of University College and Associate Vice President for Student Success, St. Cloud State University
- Pamela MacRae, Distance Education Dean of Environmental Conservation and Research, Unity College
Class of 2024
- Bridget Keegan, Dean of Arts and Sciences, Creighton University
- Michelle Mattson, Provost, Wittenberg University
- Brian Norman, Dean, Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities, Simmons College
- Ross Peterson-Veatch, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Southwestern College
- Vincent Wiggins, Dean of Career and Continuing Education Programs, Harry S. Truman College, City Colleges of Chicago
Alternates
- Janise Roselle, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Pomona College
- Gregory Zimmerman, Associate Dean, Central Michigan University
Committee Assignments
Annual Meeting Program
Governance and Board Development
Planning and Priorities
Other Programs and Conferences
Staff
Laura A. Best, Executive Director
ACAD’s third edition of the Resource Handbook for Academic Deans s no longer available for purchase. The fourth edition will be coming out Fall 2022. Information on the 4th edition will be available as the release date gets closer.
