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