Institutional Actions Council
The Board of Trustees appoints and authorizes members of the Institutional Actions Council (IAC) to evaluate and take action on accreditation recommendations from peer review teams that review institutions for their compliance with HLC's Criteria for Accreditation and other HLC requirements. The IAC is composed of approximately 140 members representing HLC member institutions and the public. For more information, see HLC Decision-Making Bodies and Processes.
The information is current as of 11/29/2023.
Casmir I. Agbaraji - Dean of Undergraduate Studies - Navajo Technical University
Brett Andrews - Dean, School of Business - Belhaven University
Chandra D. Arthur - Associate Vice President - Program Accreditation and Healthcare Initiatives, District Office - Cuyahoga Community College
Christon George Arthur - Provost - Andrews University
Matt Ashcraft - Associate Vice President of Research, Planning and Effectiveness - Maricopa Community Colleges-GateWay Community College
Christine E. Austin - Director of Assessment and Accreditation - Arkansas Tech University
Anne Austin - Executive Director of Special Projects - University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville
Terry Babbitt - Chief of Staff Office of the President - University of New Mexico
Marie Baehr - Special Assistant to the President - Coe College
Peter S. Barger - Associate Provost and Dir. Inst. Effectiveness & Planning; Prof, Econ & Fin - North Central College
Sheri H. Barrett - Associate Professor - Baker University
Sarah E. Beasley - Vice President of Student Affairs & Dean of Students - Concord University
Marius Boboc - Department chair - Cleveland State University
Alan W Borcherding - Director of Research, Assessment, and Academic Programming - Concordia Seminary
Nathan Roy Brandstater - President - Kettering College
Patricia Rose Brewer - Sr. Contributing Faculty Member - Walden University
Dale R. Brougher - Professor - University of Findlay
Donna Brown - President - Turtle Mountain Community College
Kari Brown-Herbst - Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs - Laramie County Community College
Molly Burke, Ph.D. - Professor of Management - Dominican University
Jill Carlson - Director for Assessment and Accreditation - Santa Fe Community College
Sandra L. Cassady - President and CEO - Rockhurst University
Otto Chang - Paul E Shaffer Professor of Accounting - Purdue University Fort Wayne
Hannah Clayborne - Dean of Students - Drake University
Adam L. Cloutier - Vice President of Academics - Glen Oaks Community College
Kevin L. Cole - Professor of English - University of Sioux Falls
Curtis C. Coonrod - Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement (Retired) - University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Steven M. Corey - President - The University of Olivet
Daniel P. Corr - President - Arizona Western College
Mary Ann Danielson - Professor, Communication Studies - Creighton University
Caron L Daugherty - President/CEO - Flint Hills Technical College
Samuel A. Dosumu - Chancellor - University of New Mexico
Diana Doyle - President Emerita - Arapahoe Community College
Scott W Epstein - Executive VP for Quality and Effectiveness - Davenport University
Tim Faltyn - President - Murray State College
Eri Fujieda - Director of Institutional Planning, Assessment & Research - Winona State University
Julie A. Furst-Bowe - Vice President (retired) - Arkansas Tech University
Philip Garber - Ex Director of Planning & Institutional Effectiveness - Elgin Community College
Frank Gersich - Professor of Business - McPherson College
Rita Gulstad - Provost - Central Methodist University
Robert S Haas - Provost and Chief Strategy Officer - Marion Technical College
Ted Hamilton - Executive Vice President - Sinte Gleska University
Deborah L. Hardy - Vice President of Academic Affairs - Lakeland Community College
Algerian Hart - Assistant to the President for Inclusive Engagement - Missouri State University
Antwione M. Haywood - Assistant Dean, Medical Student Affairs - Indiana University Bloomington
Keldon Henley - Chief of Staff and Vice President for Institutional Advancement - Ouachita Baptist University
Adrian Elizabeth Hinkle, Ph.D - Academic Dean - Oral Roberts University
Julie Hixson-Wallace - Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Accreditation and Professor, College of Pharmacy - Harding University
Bradford Hodson - Executive Vice President - Missouri Southern State University
Pamela Humphrey - Associate Dean for Arts, Sciences and Professional Studies - College of Saint Mary
Osaro O. Ighodaro - Vice President, Student Affairs - Maricopa Community Colleges-South Mountain Community College
Brian L. Inbody - President - Neosho County Community College
Jennifer Ivie - Assistant Professor, Psychology - Tulsa Community College
Gail M. Jensen - Vice Provost for Learning and Assessment - Creighton University
Kathy Johnson - Vice President for Finance & Administration - Black Hills State University
Mathew J. Kanjirathinkal - Professor - Divine Word College
Elaine M. Klein - Associate Dean for Academic Planning - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mark A. Kretovics - Professor Emeritus - Kent State University
Mary Kunes-Connell - Associate Dean for Academics, Assessment, and Accreditation - Creighton University
Bill Lamb - Vice President, Academic Affairs (retired) - Kirkwood Community College
Mary Lee - Vice President and Special Assistant to the President - Midwestern University
Kim J Linduska - Executive Vice President - Des Moines Area Community College
Vahid Lotfi - Emeritus Professor of Management Science - University of Michigan-Flint
David Neil Lowry - Professor of Communication - Oklahoma Christian University
John Mago - Professor - Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Christine M. Manion - Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness - Milwaukee Area Technical College
Michelle Metzinger - Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs - University of Saint Mary
Jennifer L. Miller - Dean of Continuing, Graduate, and Online Education - Simpson College
Ravindra P. Misra - Professor - Medical College of Wisconsin
Venita M. Mitchell - VP of Student Engagement and Senior Student Experience Officer - Averett University
Pamela Jean Monaco - President - Ocean County College
Kara N Monroe - Provost - Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
Luis Daniel Montes - Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry - University of Central Oklahoma
Mary Candace Moore - Associate Provost - University of Indianapolis
Jan Murphy - Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost (retired) - Illinois State University
Cheryl Ann Murphy - Professor - University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Clyne Namuo - President - Joliet Junior College
Joye H. Norris - Professor of Education - Missouri State University
Andrew I Nwanne - Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer - Crowder College
Elizabeth Owolabi - Professor of Research - Concordia University Chicago
Neil Pagano - Associate Provost for Accreditation and Assessment - Columbia College Chicago
Matthew Pearcy - Biology Residential Faculty - Maricopa Community Colleges-Glendale Community College
Lisa Perez-Miller - VP, Students/Enrollment Management - Pratt Community College
Elaine A. Pontillo - Professor, Global Leadership - Indiana Institute of Technology
Paul C. Pribbenow - President - Augsburg University
Vaidehi Rajagopalan - Professor Emeritus - Saint Charles Community College
Rex D. Ramsier - Professor of Physics - University of Akron
Richard A Redner - Professor of Mathematics - University of Tulsa
Amy Beth Rell - Provost - College for Financial Planning, Inc.
Koreen Ressler - Vice President of Operations - Sitting Bull College
Carlotta G. Reynolds - Assistant Professor - Business - Oakland City University
Richard K Rieder - Senior Advisor for Finance, Human Resources and Facilities - A. T. Still University of Health Sciences
Sharon K. Robbert - Professor of Mathematics - Trinity Christian College
Patricia L. Rogers - President - Lake Superior College
Shirley K. Rose - Professor of English - Arizona State University
Kenneth G. Ruit - Senior Associate Dean for Education, Medical Accreditation and Faculty Affairs - University of North Dakota
Malayappan Shridhar - Professor Emeritus - University of Michigan-Dearborn
Judith Penrod Siminoe - Vice President for University Affairs & Advisor to the President - St. Cloud State University
Jay K. Simmons - VP for Institutional Advancement - Saint Paul School of Theology
Jim Simpson - President/CEO - N/A
Randy L. Smith - Executive VP for Business and Administrative Services - Oklahoma Baptist University
Marci Sortor - Provost and Dean of the College - St. Olaf College
Nelson Edward Soto, Ph.D. - President - Carlos Albizu University
Robert A Spohr - Vice President for Academic Affairs - Montcalm Community College
Kristin Stehouwer - Academic Vice President and Provost - Northwood University
Randall Jay Stiles - Higher Education Consultant - Colorado College
Pamela Stinson - Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs - Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
Kathryn Heltne Swanson - professor - English; director of writing - Augsburg University
Elizabeth V. Swenson - Adjunct Professor of Psychology - John Carroll University
Thomas Templeton Taylor - Professor of History - Wittenberg University
Roberta C. Teahen, Ph.D. - Associate Provost Emeritus and Doctoral Faculty - Ferris State University
Krystal H. Thrailkill - Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs - University of Arkansas Rich Mountain
Sandro Tonalli - Test - N/A
Kelly A. Tzoumis - Professor - DePaul University
Shashi Unnithan - Dean of Instruction (retired) - Front Range Community College
Carleen M. Vande Zande - Associate Vice Chancellor and Faculty Emerita - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Devarajan Venugopalan - Vice Provost, Academic Affairs - University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Reggies Wenyika - President - Ottawa University
Sue Willcox - Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs - Rockhurst University
Alaric A. Williams - Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs - Minot State University
Michael Williford - Associate Provost Emeritus - Ohio University
Public Members
Caprice J. Banks - Peer reviewer - N/A
John C Chikow - Peer Reviewer - N/A
Larry Michael Doyle - Peer Reviewer - N/A
Steve J. Eikenberry - Senior Vice President - N/A
Kathy Hopinkah Hannan - Retired National Managing Partner and Vice Chair - N/A
Christan Haskin - Consultant - N/A
Steven L. Kleinman - Senior Manager (Retired) - N/A
Peter G. LaBonte - IAC Public Member - N/A
Henrik Lightswitch - Test - Bucknell University
Mary E. Lloyd - IAC Public Member - N/A
Tim Lorson - Executive Director - N/A
Andrew J. Loubert - IAC Public Member - N/A
Katrina M. McCree - Associate Administrator of Operations - N/A
Michael Schyman - Peer Reviewer - N/A
Angelique Zerillo - Principal Consultant - N/A