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.

Institutional Representatives

Name	Title	Organization Name	Last Name Sort
Dr. Elaine A. Pontillo	Professor, Global Leadership	Indiana Institute of Technology	Pontillo
Ms. Molly Burke Ph.D.	Professor of Management	Dominican University	Burke
Dr. Michael Williford	Associate Provost Emeritus	Ohio University	Williford
Dr. Randall Jay Stiles	Higher Education Consultant	Colorado College	Stiles
Dr. Patricia Rose Brewer	Sr. Contributing Faculty Member	Walden University	Brewer
Dr. Joye H. Norris	Professor of Education	Missouri State University	Norris
Dr. Julie A. Furst-Bowe	Provost	Georgian Court University	Furst-Bowe
Dr. Scott W Epstein	Executive VP for Quality and Effectiveness	Davenport University	Epstein
Dr. Sandra L. Cassady	President and CEO	Rockhurst University	Cassady
Dr. Samuel A. Dosumu	Chancellor	University of New Mexico	Dosumu
Dr. Gail M. Jensen	Vice Provost for Learning and Assessment	Creighton University	Jensen
Dr. Mary Kunes-Connell	Senior Associate Dean for Academics	Creighton University	Kunes-Connell
Dr. Brian L. Inbody	President	Neosho County Community College	Inbody
Dr. Thomas Templeton Taylor	Professor of History	Wittenberg University	Taylor
Dr. Kenneth G. Ruit	Senior Associate Dean	University of North Dakota	Ruit
Ms. Judith Penrod Siminoe	Vice President for University Affairs & Advisor to the President	St. Cloud State University	Siminoe
Dr. Kelly A. Tzoumis	Professor Emeritus	DePaul University	Tzoumis
Dr. Sheri H. Barrett	Associate Professor	Baker University	Barrett
Dr. Koreen Ressler	Vice President of Operations	Sitting Bull College	Ressler
Mr. Matthew Ashcraft	AVP Strategy, Insight, & Impact	Maricopa Community Colleges-GateWay Community College	Ashcraft
Dr. Elaine M. Klein	Associate Dean for Academic Planning	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Klein
Dr. Neil Pagano	Associate Provost for Accreditation and Assessment	Columbia College Chicago	Pagano
Dr. Kristin Stehouwer	Academic Vice President and Provost	Northwood University	Stehouwer
Ms. Chandra D. Arthur	Associate Vice President - Program Accreditation and Healthcare Initiatives, District Office	Cuyahoga Community College	Arthur
Dr. Rita Gulstad	Vice President and Dean of the University	Central Methodist University	Gulstad
Dr. Robert S Haas	Provost and Chief Strategy Officer	Marion Technical College	Haas
Dr. Rex D. Ramsier	Professor of Physics (Retired)	University of Akron	Ramsier
Dr. Shirley K Rose	Professor of English	Arizona State University	Rose
Dr. Steven M. Corey	President	The University of Olivet	Corey
Dr. Cheryl Ann Murphy	Vice Provost for Distance Education	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	Murphy
Dr. Vahid Lotfi	Emeritus Professor of Management Science	University of Michigan-Flint	Lotfi
Dr. Mary Ann Danielson	Professor, Communication Studies	Creighton University	Danielson
Dr. Paul C. Pribbenow	President	Augsburg University	Pribbenow
Dr. Philip Garber	Vice President of Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, and Technology	Elgin Community College	Garber
Dr. Michelle Metzinger	Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs	University of Saint Mary	Metzinger
Dr. Frank Gersich	Associate Professor of Finance	Bethany College	Gersich
Dr. Devarajan Venugopalan	Vice Provost Emeritus	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Venugopalan
Dr. Patricia L. Rogers	President (Retired)	Lake Superior College	Rogers
Dr. Bill Lamb	Adjunct Professor	Kirkwood Community College	Lamb
Dr. Terry Babbitt	Chief of Staff Office of the President	University of New Mexico	Babbitt
Dr. Marius Boboc	Dean	University of Missouri-Saint Louis	Boboc
Dr. Marci Sortor	Professor of History	St. Olaf College	Sortor
Dr. Sue Willcox	Provost	Rockhurst University	Willcox
Dr. Elizabeth Owolabi	Professor of Research	Concordia University Chicago	Owolabi
Dr. Peter S. Barger	Associate Provost and Dir. Inst. Effectiveness & Planning; Prof, Econ & Fin	North Central College	Barger
Dr. Reggies Wenyika	President	Rochester Christian University	Wenyika
Dr. John Mago	Professor	Anoka-Ramsey Community College	Mago
Dr. David Neil Lowry	Professor of Communication	Oklahoma Christian University	Lowry
Dr. Richard A Redner	Professor of Mathematics	University of Tulsa	Redner
Dr. Tim Faltyn	President	Murray State College	Faltyn
Mr. Robert A Spohr	Human Resource Management Faculty	Davenport University	Spohr
Dr. Andrew I Nwanne	Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer	Crowder College	Nwanne
Dr. Amy Beth Rell	Provost	College for Financial Planning, Inc.	Rell
Dr. Kevin L. Cole	Professor of English	University of Sioux Falls	Cole
Dr. Jennifer L. Miller	Interim Dean of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning	Bunker Hill Community College	Miller
Dr. Casmir I. Agbaraji	Dean of Instruction	Navajo Technical University	Agbaraji
Dr. Matthew Pearcy	Biology Residential Faculty	Maricopa Community Colleges-Glendale Community College	Pearcy
Prof. Luis Daniel Montes	Dean of STEM	Rose State College	Montes
Dr. Pamela Humphrey	Consultant for Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness	College of Saint Mary	Humphrey
Dr. Kari Brown-Herbst	Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs	Laramie County Community College	Brown-Herbst
Dr. Caron L Daugherty	President/CEO	Flint Hills Technical College	Daugherty
Dr. Adrian Elizabeth Hinkle	Dean, College of Theology and Ministry	Oral Roberts University	Hinkle
Dr. Christon George Arthur	President	La Sierra University	Arthur
Dr. Daniel P. Corr	President	Arizona Western College	Corr
Dr. Sharon K. Robbert	Professor of Mathematics (Retired)	Trinity Christian College	Robbert
Dr. Algerian Hart	VP & Assistant to the President for Inclusive Engagement	Missouri State University	Hart
Dr. Jay K. Simmons	President	Saint Paul School of Theology	Simmons
Dr. Christine E. Austin	Professor	Arkansas Tech University	Austin
Dr. Keldon Henley	Chief of Staff and Vice President for Institutional Advancement	Ouachita Baptist University	Henley
Dr. Julie Hixson-Wallace	Dean and Professor, College of Pharmacy	Harding University	Hixson-Wallace
Mr. Randy L. Smith	Executive VP for Business and Administrative Services	Oklahoma Baptist University	Smith
Dr. Hannah Clayborne	Dean of Students	Drake University	Clayborne
Dr. Adam L. Cloutier	Vice President of Academics	Glen Oaks Community College	Cloutier
Dr. Deborah L. Hardy	Consultant - Interim Dean of School of Allied Health	Valencia College	Hardy
Dr. Osaro O. Ighodaro	Peer Reviewer	Unaffiliated with U.S. Institution	Ighodaro
Ms. Kathy Johnson	Vice President for Finance & Administration	Black Hills State University	Johnson
Dr. Mathew J. Kanjirathinkal	Prof & Accreditation Liaison	Divine Word College	Kanjirathinkal
Dr. Ravindra P. Misra	Associate Provost, Accreditation and Program Development	Medical College of Wisconsin	Misra
Dr. Alaric A. Williams	Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs	Minot State University	Williams
Mr. Theodore Hamilton	Adjunct Instructor	Oglala Lakota College	Hamilton
Dr. Jennifer Ivie	Assistant Professor, Psychology	Tulsa Community College	Ivie
Dr. Clyne Namuo	President	Joliet Junior College	Namuo
Dr. Tonya L. Buttry	Dean of Nursing (Retired)	Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Buttry
Dr. Marian Gibney	Adjunct Faculty	Maricopa Community Colleges-Phoenix College	Gibney
Dr. Ann M. Vendrely	Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean	Goshen College	Vendrely
Dr. Matthew Fowler	President of Wabash Valley College	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges	Fowler
Dr. Paul Savory	VP of Continuous Improvement	American College of Education	Savory
Mr. Damian M. Von Frank	Instructor of Economics & Finance	Northwood Technical College	Von Frank
Dr. Jennifer Ann McConville	Associate Dean for Finance Operations and Student Services	University of Nebraska-Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture	McConville
Dr. Connie J. Boerst	President/CEO	Bellin College	Boerst
Dr. Shannice L. Berry	Assistant Dean of First Year Experience and Transition	City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College	Berry
Dr. Daisy H Halvorson	Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs	Waldorf University	Halvorson
Dr. Kenneth Daniel Rathbun	VP for Academic Services and Dean of the College	Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	Rathbun
Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Ruble	Associate Professor of Religion	Gustavus Adolphus College	Ruble
Mr. Manoj M. Patil	President	Little Priest Tribal College	Patil
Dr. Marie Baehr	Special Assistant to the President	Coe College	Baehr
Dr. Calvin H. Easterling	Professor of Sociology	Oral Roberts University	Easterling
Dr. John Timothy (Tim) Knight	Dean of Natural Sciences	Ouachita Baptist University	Knight
Ms. Myrna L. Perkins	Chief Accreditation Officer and Director of Financial Aid	Barton County Community College	Perkins
Dr. Jodi Koslow Martin	Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs	Triton College	Koslow Martin
Dr. Michael Glen Boyd	President	Kankakee Community College	Boyd
Dr. Lydia G. Thebeau	Vice President for Academic Affairs	Missouri Baptist University	Thebeau
Dr. Kimberly R Allen	Vice President of Academic Affairs	College of Saint Mary	Allen
Dr. Kenneth D. Taylor	Director of Teacher Education Experiences	Henderson State University	Taylor
Dr. Eric Woller	Professor of Chemistry	Bethany Lutheran College	Woller
Mr. Scott Ellinghuysen	VP of Finance and Admin/CFO	Winona State University	Ellinghuysen
Dr. Constance E. King Gottschall	Institutional Education Specialist	Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College	King Gottschall
Dr. Abson Predestin Joseph	VP for Academic Services	Bethel University	Joseph
Dr. Susan Kehl	Dean of Nursing	Harding University	Kehl
Dr. Paul J. Olson	Provost	University of Jamestown	Olson
Dr. Terri G Pullen	Executive Director of Accreditation, Compliance and Student Services	Beckfield College	Pullen
Dr. Scott Moats	President	Southwest Baptist University	Moats

Public Members

Name	Title	Organization Name	Last Name Sort
Dr. Larry Michael Doyle	Owner/President	Lighthouse Consulting Services	Doyle
Mr. Peter G. LaBonte	Director of Performance Excellence	Goodwill of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc.	LaBonte
Mr. John C Chikow	President and CEO	JC & Associates	Chikow
Ms. Christan Haskin	Consultant; Lead Instructional Designer	Indiana University Health - Learning Institute	Haskin
Mr. Steve J. Eikenberry	Senior Vice President	First American Bank	Eikenberry
Dr. Kathy Hopinkah Hannan	Retired National Managing Partner and Vice Chair	KPMG LLP	Hannan
Mr. Andrew J. Loubert	President/CEO	Community Reinvestment Solutions, Inc.	Loubert
Ms. Katrina M. McCree	Chief Community Impact Officer	Neighborhood Service Organization	McCree
Mr. Tim Lorson	Executive Director	Mardi Gras, Inc.	Lorson
Ms. Caprice J. Banks	Talent Development Coordinator	DeKalb County School District	Banks
Mr. Michael Schyman	Chief Financial Officer	Aldridge Electric	Schyman
Mr. Shreyas Shah	Founder	Shah Consulting	Shah
Dr. Yvonne M. Daniely	Warranty Manager (Retired)	ExpressJet	Daniely
Mr. Srinivasan ( SRI ) Manivannan	Microsoft Certified Trainer	Microsoft	Manivannan
Ms. Marnita Crawford	Senior Analyst	HAVI	Crawford
Mr. Dimitri Koulouriotis	Product Manager - AI & Machine Learning	Jaggaer	Koulouriotis

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