Institutional Actions Council

The Institutional Actions Council (IAC) evaluates and takes action on accreditation recommendations from HLC staff and peer reviewers who review institutions for their compliance with HLC requirements. The IAC is composed of approximately 125 members representing HLC member institutions and the public. IAC members are appointed by HLC’s Board of Trustees.

For more information, see HLC Decision-Making Bodies and Processes or our calendar of upcoming IAC meeting and hearing dates.

The information is current as of September 21, 2025.

Institutional Representatives

NameTitleOrganization Name
Dr. Elaine A. PontilloProfessor, Global LeadershipIndiana Institute of TechnologyPontillo
Ms. Molly Burke Ph.D.Professor of ManagementDominican UniversityBurke
Dr. Michael WillifordAssociate Provost EmeritusOhio UniversityWilliford
Dr. Randall Jay StilesHigher Education ConsultantColorado CollegeStiles
Dr. Patricia Rose BrewerSr. Contributing Faculty MemberWalden UniversityBrewer
Dr. Joye H. NorrisProfessor of EducationMissouri State UniversityNorris
Dr. Julie A. Furst-BoweProvostGeorgian Court UniversityFurst-Bowe
Dr. Tonya L. ButtryDean of Nursing/ RN to BSN Program DirectorSoutheast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health SciencesButtry
Dr. Scott W EpsteinExecutive VP for Quality and EffectivenessDavenport UniversityEpstein
Dr. Sandra L. CassadyPresident and CEORockhurst UniversityCassady
Dr. Samuel A. DosumuChancellorUniversity of New MexicoDosumu
Dr. Gail M. JensenVice Provost for Learning and AssessmentCreighton UniversityJensen
Dr. Mary Kunes-ConnellSenior Associate Dean for AcademicsCreighton UniversityKunes-Connell
Dr. Brian L. InbodyPresidentNeosho County Community CollegeInbody
Dr. Thomas Templeton TaylorProfessor of HistoryWittenberg UniversityTaylor
Dr. Marie BaehrSpecial Assistant to the PresidentCoe CollegeBaehr
Dr. Kenneth G. RuitSenior Associate DeanUniversity of North DakotaRuit
Ms. Judith Penrod SiminoeVice President for University Affairs & Advisor to the PresidentSt. Cloud State UniversitySiminoe
Dr. Kelly A. TzoumisProfessor EmeritusDePaul UniversityTzoumis
Dr. Sheri H. BarrettAssociate ProfessorBaker UniversityBarrett
Dr. Calvin H. EasterlingProfessor of SociologyOral Roberts UniversityEasterling
Dr. Koreen ResslerVice President of OperationsSitting Bull CollegeRessler
Mr. Matthew AshcraftAVP Strategy, Insight, & ImpactMaricopa Community Colleges-GateWay Community CollegeAshcraft
Dr. Elaine M. KleinAssociate Dean for Academic PlanningUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonKlein
Dr. Neil PaganoAssociate Provost for Accreditation and AssessmentColumbia College ChicagoPagano
Dr. Kristin StehouwerAcademic Vice President and ProvostNorthwood UniversityStehouwer
Ms. Chandra D. ArthurAssociate Vice President - Program Accreditation and Healthcare Initiatives, District OfficeCuyahoga Community CollegeArthur
Dr. Marian GibneyAdjunct FacultyMaricopa Community Colleges-Phoenix CollegeGibney
Dr. Rita GulstadVice President and Dean of the UniversityCentral Methodist UniversityGulstad
Dr. Robert S HaasProvost and Chief Strategy OfficerMarion Technical CollegeHaas
Dr. Shirley K RoseProfessor of EnglishArizona State UniversityRose
Dr. Steven M. CoreyPresidentThe University of OlivetCorey
Dr. John Timothy (Tim) KnightDean of Natural SciencesOuachita Baptist UniversityKnight
Dr. Cheryl Ann MurphyVice Provost for Distance EducationUniversity of Arkansas, FayettevilleMurphy
Dr. Vahid LotfiEmeritus Professor of Management ScienceUniversity of Michigan-FlintLotfi
Dr. Mary Ann DanielsonProfessor, Communication StudiesCreighton UniversityDanielson
Dr. Paul C. PribbenowPresidentAugsburg UniversityPribbenow
Dr. Philip GarberVice President of Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and TechnologyElgin Community CollegeGarber
Dr. Michelle MetzingerProvost and Vice President for Academic AffairsUniversity of Saint MaryMetzinger
Dr. Frank GersichAssociate Professor of FinanceBethany CollegeGersich
Dr. Devarajan VenugopalanVice Provost EmeritusUniversity of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeVenugopalan
Dr. Patricia L. RogersPresident (Retired)Lake Superior CollegeRogers
Dr. Bill LambAdjunct ProfessorKirkwood Community CollegeLamb
Dr. Terry BabbittChief of Staff Office of the PresidentUniversity of New MexicoBabbitt
Dr. Marius BobocDeanUniversity of Missouri-Saint LouisBoboc
Dr. Marci SortorProfessor of HistorySt. Olaf CollegeSortor
Dr. Sue WillcoxProvost and Vice President for Academic AffairsRockhurst UniversityWillcox
Dr. Elizabeth OwolabiProfessor of ResearchConcordia University ChicagoOwolabi
Dr. Peter S. BargerAssociate Provost and Dir. Inst. Effectiveness & Planning; Prof, Econ & FinNorth Central CollegeBarger
Ms. Myrna L. PerkinsChief Accreditation Officer and Director of Financial AidBarton County Community CollegePerkins
Dr. Reggies WenyikaPresidentRochester Christian UniversityWenyika
Dr. John MagoProfessorAnoka-Ramsey Community CollegeMago
Dr. David Neil LowryProfessor of CommunicationOklahoma Christian UniversityLowry
Dr. Richard A RednerProfessor of MathematicsUniversity of TulsaRedner
Dr. Tim FaltynPresidentMurray State CollegeFaltyn
Dr. Rex D. RamsierProfessor of Physics (Retired)University of AkronRamsier
Mr. Robert A SpohrHuman Resource Management FacultyDavenport UniversitySpohr
Dr. Andrew I NwanneVice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic OfficerCrowder CollegeNwanne
Dr. Amy Beth RellProvostCollege for Financial Planning, Inc.Rell
Dr. Kevin L. ColeProfessor of EnglishUniversity of Sioux FallsCole
Dr. Ann M. VendrelyVice President for Academic Affairs and Academic DeanGoshen CollegeVendrely
Dr. Jennifer L. MillerInterim Dean of Institutional Research, Assessment, and PlanningBunker Hill Community CollegeMiller
Dr. Casmir I. AgbarajiDean of InstructionNavajo Technical UniversityAgbaraji
Dr. Jodi Koslow MartinVice President of Enrollment Management and Student AffairsTriton CollegeKoslow Martin
Dr. Matthew PearcyBiology Residential FacultyMaricopa Community Colleges-Glendale Community CollegePearcy
Prof. Luis Daniel MontesDean of STEMRose State CollegeMontes
Dr. Pamela HumphreyConsultant for Assessment and Institutional EffectivenessCollege of Saint MaryHumphrey
Dr. Michael Glen BoydPresidentKankakee Community CollegeBoyd
Dr. Kari Brown-HerbstSenior Vice President, Academic AffairsLaramie County Community CollegeBrown-Herbst
Dr. Caron L DaughertyPresident/CEOFlint Hills Technical CollegeDaugherty
Dr. Matthew FowlerPresident of Wabash Valley CollegeIllinois Eastern Community CollegesFowler
Dr. Adrian Elizabeth HinkleDean, College of Theology and MinistryOral Roberts UniversityHinkle
Dr. Christon George ArthurPresidentLa Sierra UniversityArthur
Dr. Daniel P. CorrPresidentArizona Western CollegeCorr
Dr. Sharon K. RobbertProfessor of Mathematics (Retired)Trinity Christian CollegeRobbert
Dr. Paul SavoryVP of Continuous ImprovementAmerican College of EducationSavory
Dr. Lydia G. ThebeauVice President for Academic AffairsMissouri Baptist UniversityThebeau
Dr. Algerian HartVP & Assistant to the President for Inclusive EngagementMissouri State UniversityHart
Dr. Jay K. SimmonsPresidentSaint Paul School of TheologySimmons
Dr. Christine E. AustinProfessorArkansas Tech UniversityAustin
Dr. Kimberly R AllenVice President of Academic AffairsCollege of Saint MaryAllen
Dr. Keldon HenleyChief of Staff and Vice President for Institutional AdvancementOuachita Baptist UniversityHenley
Dr. Julie Hixson-WallaceDean and Professor, College of PharmacyHarding UniversityHixson-Wallace
Mr. Randy L. SmithExecutive VP for Business and Administrative ServicesOklahoma Baptist UniversitySmith
Dr. Kenneth D. TaylorDirector of Teacher Education ExperiencesHenderson State UniversityTaylor
Mr. Damian M. Von FrankInstructor of Economics & FinanceNorthwood Technical CollegeVon Frank
Dr. Eric WollerDean of Academic AffairsBethany Lutheran CollegeWoller
Dr. Hannah ClayborneDean of StudentsDrake UniversityClayborne
Dr. Adam L. CloutierVice President of AcademicsGlen Oaks Community CollegeCloutier
Mr. Scott EllinghuysenVP of Finance and Admin/CFOWinona State UniversityEllinghuysen
Dr. Constance E. King GottschallInstitutional Education SpecialistNueta Hidatsa Sahnish CollegeKing Gottschall
Dr. Deborah L. HardyConsultant - Interim Dean of School of Allied HealthValencia CollegeHardy
Dr. Osaro O. IghodaroPeer ReviewerUnaffiliated with U.S. InstitutionIghodaro
Ms. Kathy JohnsonVice President for Finance & AdministrationBlack Hills State UniversityJohnson
Dr. Abson Predestin JosephVP for Academic ServicesBethel UniversityJoseph
Dr. Mathew J. KanjirathinkalProf & Accreditation LiaisonDivine Word CollegeKanjirathinkal
Dr. Susan KehlDean of NursingHarding UniversityKehl
Dr. Jennifer Ann McConvilleAssociate Dean for Finance Operations and Student ServicesUniversity of Nebraska-Nebraska College of Technical AgricultureMcConville
Dr. Ravindra P. MisraAssociate Provost, Accreditation and Program DevelopmentMedical College of WisconsinMisra
Dr. Paul J. OlsonProvostUniversity of JamestownOlson
Dr. Terri G PullenExecutive Director of Accreditation, Compliance and Student ServicesBeckfield CollegePullen
Dr. Alaric A. WilliamsAssistant Vice President for Academic AffairsMinot State UniversityWilliams
Dr. Connie J. BoerstPresident/CEOBellin CollegeBoerst
Dr. Shannice L. BerryAssistant Dean of First Year Experience and TransitionCity Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeBerry
Mr. Theodore HamiltonAdjunct InstructorOglala Lakota CollegeHamilton
Dr. Jennifer IvieAssistant Professor, PsychologyTulsa Community CollegeIvie
Dr. Scott MoatsPresidentSouthwest Baptist UniversityMoats
Dr. Clyne NamuoPresidentJoliet Junior CollegeNamuo
Dr. Daisy H HalvorsonVice President for Finance and Business AffairsWaldorf UniversityHalvorson
Dr. Kenneth Daniel RathbunVP for Academic Services and Dean of the CollegeFaith Baptist Bible College and Theological SeminaryRathbun
Dr. Sarah Elizabeth RubleAssociate Professor of ReligionGustavus Adolphus CollegeRuble
Mr. Manoj M. PatilPresidentLittle Priest Tribal CollegePatil

Public Members

NameTitleOrganization Name
Dr. Larry Michael DoyleOwner/PresidentLighthouse Consulting ServicesDoyle
Mr. Peter G. LaBonteDirector of Performance ExcellenceGoodwill of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.LaBonte
Mr. John C ChikowPresident and CEOJC & AssociatesChikow
Ms. Christan HaskinConsultant; Lead Instructional DesignerIndiana University Health - Learning InstituteHaskin
Mr. Steve J. EikenberrySenior Vice PresidentFirst American BankEikenberry
Dr. Kathy Hopinkah HannanRetired National Managing Partner and Vice ChairKPMG LLPHannan
Mr. Andrew J. LoubertPresident/CEOCommunity Reinvestment Solutions, Inc.Loubert
Ms. Katrina M. McCreeChief Community Impact OfficerNeighborhood Service OrganizationMcCree
Mr. Tim LorsonExecutive DirectorMardi Gras, Inc.Lorson
Ms. Caprice J. BanksTalent Development CoordinatorDeKalb County School DistrictBanks
Mr. Michael SchymanChief Financial OfficerAldridge ElectricSchyman
Mr. Shreyas ShahFounderShah ConsultingShah
Dr. Yvonne M. DanielyWarranty Manager (Retired)ExpressJetDaniely
Mr. Srinivasan ( SRI ) ManivannanMicrosoft Certified TrainerMicrosoftManivannan
Ms. Marnita CrawfordSenior AnalystHAVICrawford
Mr. Dimitri KoulouriotisProduct Manager - AI & Machine LearningJaggaerKoulouriotis