Council for Higher Education Accreditation
2014 Annual Conference
and
CHEA International Quality Group
Annual Meeting
Capital Hilton Hotel
Washington, DC – January 27-30, 2014
Participant List
(as of January 24, 2014)
Kamal Abouchedid
Assistant to the President for Accreditation
Notre Dame University - Louaize
Email: kabouchedid@ndu.edu.lb
LEBANON
Zuhoor Al-Khanjari
Associate Professor
Sultan Qaboos University
Email: zuhoor@squ.edu.om
OMAN
Herb Amato
Associate Vice Provost
James Madison University
Email: amatohk@jmu.edu
USA
Mohamed Nagib Abou-Zeid
Professor and Chairman
The American University in Cairo
Email: mnagiba@aucegypt.edu
EGYPT
Abdallah A. Almusallam
Secretary General
National Commission for Academic Accreditation
and Assessment
Email: musallam@ncaaa.org.sa
SAUDI ARABIA
Shane Angus
Chair
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs
Email: shane.angus@case.edu
USA
Mashari Al-Saikan
National Commission for Academic Accreditation
and Assessment
Email: msaikan@ncaaa.org.sa
SAUDI ARABIA
Judith Areen
Dean and Interim Executive Director and CEO
Georgetown University Law Center - The
Association of American Law Schools
Email: jareen@aals.org
USA
Alberto Acereda
Strategic Advisor
Educational Testing Services
Email: aacereda@ets.org
USA
Steve Adamson
Executive Director
Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries
Email: steve.adamson@artseminaries.org
USA
Ali Al Noaimi
Vice Chancellor
United Arab Emirates University
Email: vice_chancellor@uaeu.ac.ae
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Reema Al Zadjali
Sultan Qaboos University
Email: rima@squ.edu.om
OMAN
Ahmad Alaeraini
Faculty Member
National Commission for Academic Accreditation
and Assessment
Email: draaeraini412@gmail.com
SAUDI ARABIA
Sultan Albogami
Dean
Umm Al-Qura University (UQU)
Email: sabogami@uqu.edu.sa
SAUDI ARABIA
Abdullah Alsharif
Secretary General
Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) International Centre
for Accreditation of Islamic and Arabic Studies
Email: ahsharif@uqu.edu.sa
SAUDI ARABIA
Ken Armour
Director
Research Universities' Council of British Columbia
Email: ken.armour@rucbc.ca
CANADA
Bashir Al-Zu'bi
President
Higher Education Accreditation Commission
Email: bashiralzubi@yahoo.com
JORDAN
Erica Austin
Vice Provost
Washington State University
Email: eaustin@wsu.edu
USA
Sherrill Amador
Chair
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior
Colleges, WASC
Email: sherrilla@cox.net
USA
Alberto Amaral
Professor
Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino
Superior
Email: alberto.amaral@a3es.pt
PORTUGAL
Nadia Badrawi
Professor
Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher
Education
Email: nadia@badrawi.com
EGYPT
Alexis Banks
Director of Licensure and State Authorization
Columbia Southern University
Email: alexis.banks@columbiasouthern.edu
USA
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
2014 Annual Conference and CIQG Annual Meeting
Participant List
John Barrett, Jr.
Vice Provost
The University of Toledo
Email: john.barrett@utoledo.edu
USA
John E. Bassett
President
Heritage University
Email: bassett_j@heritage.edu
USA
Lisa M. Beardsley-Hardy
Board Chair
Adventist Accrediting Association
Email: beardsleyl@gc.adventist.org
USA
Randall E. Bell
Director Emeritus
ABHE/Ambassador Enterprises
Email: randall.bell@abhe.org
USA
Tom E. Benberg
President
Council on Chiropractic Education - Commission on
Accreditation
Email: president@cce-usa.org
USA
Barbara A. Beno
President
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior
Colleges, WASC
Email: bbeno@accjc.org
USA
Helena Stangle Bertram
Senior Director
DeVry University
Email: hstangle@devry.edu
USA
Allie Bidwell
Education Reporter
U.S. News and World Report
Email: sbidwell@usnews.com
USA
Anthony S. Bieda
Vice President of External Affairs
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and
Schools
Email: abieda@acics.org
USA
Muhammad Masum Billah
Sultan Qaboos University
Email: mbill090@gmail.com
OMAN
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Carol L. Bobby
President and CEO
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs
Email: cbobby@cacrep.org
USA
Tracy Caldwell
Program Director
Excelsior College
Email: TCaldwell@excelsior.edu
USA
Joan Bouillon
Director
Pearson eCollege
Email: joan.bouillon@pearson.com
USA
Megan Carlson
Assistant Vice Provost and Accreditation Liaison
Officer
University of Alaska - Anchorage
Email: macarlson@uaa.alaska.edu
USA
Pauletta Bracy
Director
North Carolina Central University
Email: pbracy@nccu.edu
USA
David G. Carter
Chancellor Emeritus
Connecticut State University System
Email: bearandakai@cox.net
USA
Eileen M. Brennan
Director
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
Email: ebrennan@abhes.org
USA
Brian Charette
Assistant Vice President
James Madison University
Email: charetbj@jmu.edu
USA
Marilee Bresciani Ludvik
Professor
San Diego State University
Email: marilee.bresciani@mail.sdsu.edu
USA
Douglas Clarke, Jr.
Lead Specialist - PTA Programs
American Physical Therapy Association Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education
Email: dougclarke@apta.org
USA
Deborah Brock
Executive Director
Germanna Community College
Email: dbrock@germanna.edu
USA
Cynthia J. Brown
Vice Provost
The University of Texas - Pan American
Email: cjbrown@utpa.edu
USA
James Brown
CEO and Director
Post-Secondary Quality Assessment Board
Email: james.brown@ontario.ca
CANADA
Deborah Bushway
CAO and Vice President
Capella University
Email: Deborah.Bushway@capella.edu
USA
Crystal Calarusse
Chief Accreditation Officer
Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and
Administration
Email: calarusse@naspaa.org
USA
Stacey Clawson
Senior Program Officer
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Email: stacey.clawson@gatesfoundation.org
USA
Jillian R. Conaghan
Assistant Coordinator
International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
Email: jillian.conaghan@okstate.edu
USA
Bryan Cook
Senior Vice President
American Dental Education Association
Email: cookb@adea.org
USA
Bonnie S. Copeland
Vice President
Laureate Global Products and Services
Email: bonnie.copeland@laureate.net
USA
Marianne Craven
Managing Director of Academic Programs
U.S. Department of State
Email: cravenmx@state.gov
USA
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2014 Annual Conference and CIQG Annual Meeting
Participant List
Micki Cuppett
Executive Director
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training
Education
Email: micki@caate.net
USA
Sir John Daniel
Senior Advisor
Academic Partnerships
Email: ODLSirJohn@gmail.com
CANADA
Kathryn Dodge
Principal
Dodge Advisory Group
Email: dodge.kathryn@gmail.com
USA
Kathryn Doherty
Associate Vice President
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Email: kdoherty@ndm.edu
USA
Ahmet Cengiz Ercil
Sultan Qaboos University
Email: zuhoor@squ.edu.om
OMAN
John H. Erickson
Senior Consultant
Cooley LLP
Email: johnherickson@verizon.net
USA
Marcy Drummond
Lead Senior Program Officer
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Email: marcy.drummond@gatesfoundation.org
USA
Jose Eugenio Martínez Falero
President
Agency of Quality, Accreditation and Prospective of
Madrid Universities
Email: eugenio.mfalero@madrid.org
SPAIN
Sandra Dunnington
Vice President
Prince George's Community College
Email: dunninsf@pgcc.edu
USA
Bradley Farnsworth
Assistant Vice President
American Council on Education
Email: bfarnsworth@acenet.edu
USA
Kwame Dattey
Executive Secretary
National Accreditation Board
Email: dattey2000@yahoo.com
GHANA
Menia Dykes
Director of Accreditation
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Commission on College Accreditation
Email: mdykes@mississippi.edu
USA
Kelly Field
Chief Washington Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Email: kelly.field@chronicle.com
USA
Nicole de Leeuw
Policy Advisor
NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
Email: leeuw.n@nhtv.nl
NETHERLANDS
Calvin Easterling
Accreditation Liaison Officer
Oral Roberts University
Email: ceasterling@oru.edu
USA
Tim Finklea
Associate Director
American Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education
Email: tfinklea@aacte.org
USA
William B. DeLauder
President Emeritus
Delaware State University
Email: delauderwb@aol.com
USA
Sue Edwards
Director
Kaplan International
Email: Sue.Edwards@kaplan.com
USA
Karin Fischer
Senior Writer
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Email: Karin.Fischer@chronicle.com
USA
Roberta L. Derlin
Associate Provost
New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Email: rderlin@nmsu.edu
USA
Jeb Egbert
Provost
West Coast University
Email: jegbert@westcoastuniversity.edu
USA
Lisa H. Foss
Associate Vice President/Associate Provost
St. Cloud State University
Email: lhfoss@stcloudstate.edu
USA
Denise M. DeZolt
Chief Academic Officer
Laureate Global Products and Services
Email: denise.dezolt@laureate.net
USA
Ulf-Daniel Ehlers
Professor for Educational Management and Lifelong
Learning
Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University
Email: ehlers@dhbw.de
GERMANY
Warren H. Fox
Executive Director of Higher Education
Knowledge and Human Development Authority Dubai
Email: warren.fox@khda.gov.ae
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Richard Ekman
President
Council of Independent Colleges
Email: rekman@cic.nche.edu
USA
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx
Congresswoman and Chair of House Subcommittee
on Higher Education and Workforce Training
U.S. House of Representatives
USA
Jeannette Danner
Senior Director
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Email: jeannette.danner@palmer.edu
USA
Robin M. Dasher-Alston
Accreditation Services Advisor
Cooley LLP
Email: rdasheralston@cooley.com
USA
Claire Dixon-Lee
Executive Director
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics
and Information Management Education
Email: claire.dixon-lee@cahiim.org
USA
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Council for Higher Education Accreditation
2014 Annual Conference and CIQG Annual Meeting
Participant List
Stuart Frew
Accreditation Specialist
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology
Email: sfrew@jrcert.org
USA
A. Lee Fritschler
Professor
George Mason University
Email: afritsch@gmu.edu
USA
Eric Froment
Chair European Register Committee
European Quality Assurance Register for Higher
Education
Email: eric.froment@eqar.eu
BELGIUM
Bernard Fryshman
Executive Vice President Emeritus
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic
Schools
Email: bfryshma@nyit.edu
USA
Kelly Funk
Director
Michigan State University
Email: funkk@msu.edu
USA
Michael A. Galligan-Stierle
President and CEO
Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Email: mgs@accunet.org
USA
Paul Gaston
Trustees Professor
Kent State University
Email: pgaston@kent.edu
USA
James L. Gaudino
President
Central Washington University
Email: gaudino@cwu.edu
USA
Barbara Gellman-Danley
President
University of Rio Grande
Email: bdanley@rio.edu
USA
Francis R. Gerbasi
Executive Director
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia
Educational Programs
Email: fgerbasi@coa.us.com
USA
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Hani Ghazi
Vice President
Umm Al-Qura University (UQU)
Email: hanighazi@hotmail.com
SAUDI ARABIA
Kay W. Gilcher
Director, Accreditation Group
United States Department of Education
Email: kay.gilcher@ed.gov
USA
Stephanie J. Gold
Partner
Hogan Lovells LLP
Email: stephanie.gold@hoganlovells.com
USA
Sharon Goldsmith
President
Goldsmith Associates International
Email: goldsmith99@msn.com
USA
Michael B. Goldstein
Co-Chair, Higher Education
Cooley LLP
Email: mgoldstein@cooley.com
USA
Carolina Gomez-Jones
Assistant Dean
Andrews University
Email: gomezjones@andrews.edu
USA
Doris Gordon
Executive Director
Accreditation Commission for Audiology Education
Email: doris.gordon@acaeaccred.org
USA
Madeleine Green
Senior Fellow
International Association of Universities
Email: madeleinefgreen@gmail.com
USA
Milton Greenberg
Professor Emeritus of Government
American University
Email: mgreenb@american.edu
USA
Jennifer R. Groh
Director
DeVry Inc.
Email: jgroh@devry.edu
USA
Elizabeth Hamilton
Accreditation and Planning Officer
West Virginia University
Email: elizabeth.hamilton@mail.wvu.edu
USA
Senator Tom Harkin
Senator and Chair of Senate HELP Committee
U.S. Senate
USA
David Harpool
General Council and Chief Compliance Officer
Northcentral University
Email: dharpool@ncu.edu
USA
Naomi Harralson
Associate
Cooley LLP
Email: nharralson@cooley.com
USA
Cameron D. Harris
President
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health
Education Programs
Email: harris.cameron@mayo.edu
USA
Mary Jane Harris
Director
American Physical Therapy Association Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education
Email: maryjaneharris@apta.org
USA
Neil Harvison
Chief Academic and Scientific Affairs Officer
American Occupational Therapy Association Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy
Education
Email: nharvison@aota.org
USA
Susan K. Hattan
Senior Consultant
National Association of Independent Colleges and
Universities
Email: susan@naicu.edu
USA
Jasmina Havranek
Director
Agency for Science and Higher Education
Email: jasmina.havranek@azvo.hr
CROATIA
Ellen Hazelkorn
Director
Dublin Institute of Technology
Email: ellen.hazelkorn@dit.ie
IRELAND
Charles W. Hickman
Managing Director
ABET
Email: cwhickman@abet.org
USA
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
2014 Annual Conference and CIQG Annual Meeting
Participant List
Joseph Hoey
Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff
Ashford University
Email: joseph.hoey@ashford.edu
USA
Ruki Jayaraman
Vice Chancellor
Argosy University System
Email: rjayaraman@argosy.edu
USA
Richard Hopper
President
Kennebec Valley Community College
Email: president@kvcc.me.edu
USA
Krista Johns
Vice President
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior
Colleges, WASC
Email: kjohns@accjc.org
USA
Kathleen Howley
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Email: khowley@passhe.edu
USA
Bu Huanfang
Officer
Chinese Embassy
Email: buhuanfang@ceaie.edu.cn
USA
Deborah Hughes
Vice President
Dade Medical College
Email: dhughes@dademedical.edu
USA
Daniela Iacona
Manager
ABET
Email: diacona@abet.org
USA
Salha A.Y. Issan
Professor
Sultan Qaboos University
Email: sissan@squ.edu.om
OMAN
Nancy J. Jackson
Director of Development and Accreditation
American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Email: njackson@aafs.org
USA
Constance Johnson
Chief Academic Officer and Provost
Colorado Technical University
Email: cjohnson@coloradotech.edu
USA
Michael Johnson
Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Email: mjohnson@sacscoc.org
USA
Sally M. Johnstone
Vice President
Western Governors University
Email: sjohnstone@wgu.edu
USA
Tracy Joseph
Psychologist
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Email: tjoseph@bop.gov
USA
Mary Beth Kait
Chief of Staff and Senior Director
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Email: mbkait@msche.org
USA
Katie Kalmus
Director
LiveText, Inc.
Email: katie.kalmus@livetext.com
USA
Emily Jacobs
Research Coordinator
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and
Schools
Email: ejacobs@acics.org
USA
Eric Kelderman
Staff Reporter
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Email: eric.kelderman@chronicle.com
USA
Alimaa Jamiyansuren
Director of International Operations
Peregrine Academic Services, LLC
Email: Alimaa@PeregrineAcademics.com
USA
Andrew Kelly
Director
American Enterprise Institute
Email: andrew.kelly@aei.org
USA
Jonathan Janeiro
General Counsel
Dade Medical College
Email: jjaneiro@dademedical.edu
USA
Glenn Kessler
Staff Writer
The Washington Post
Email: glenn.kessler@washpost.com
USA
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Adrianna Kezar
Professor and Co-Director of the Pullias Center for
Higher Education
University of Southern California
Email: kezar@usc.edu
USA
Terron King
Senior Manager
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and
Schools
Email: tking@acics.org
USA
Russell S. Kitchner
Vice President
American Public University System
Email: rkitchner@apus.edu
USA
Gary W. Kiteley
President Emeritus
Aviation Accreditation Board International
Email: kitelgw@auburn.edu
USA
Tim Klassen
Director
Ontario College Quality Assurance Service
Email: klassen@ocqas.org
CANADA
June R. Klein
Vice President and CFO
Palo Alto University
Email: jklein@paloaltou.edu
USA
Edward Klonoski
President
Charter Oak State College
Email: eklonoski@charteroak.edu
USA
Saeko Kojima
Associate Professor
Tamagawa University
Email: saeko@edu.tamagawa.ac.jp
JAPAN
Katalin Kovacs
Associate Dean
Maastricht School of Management
Email: Kovacs@msm.nl
NETHERLANDS
Irene Kovala
President
Glendale Community College
Email: irene.kovala@gccaz.edu
USA
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
2014 Annual Conference and CIQG Annual Meeting
Participant List
Manuel Krauskopf
Vice President
Laureate Andean Region
Email: mkrauskopf@laureate.net
CHILE
Arturo Lavalle
Director
Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi
Email: a.lavalle@unimarconi.it
ITALY
Renee Kreun
Assistant Vice President
Walsh College
Email: rkreun@walshcollege.edu
USA
Jane Lawler
Senior Manager
AACSB International - The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business
Email: jane@aacsb.edu
USA
John E. Lopez
President
Lopez Research and Consulting
Email: jlopez.lrc@gmail.com
USA
Arlene Lawrence
Accreditation Officer
The University Council of Jamaica
Email: arlene.lawrence@ucj.org.jm
JAMAICA
Donna M. Loraine
Provost and Vice President
DeVry University
Email: dloraine@devry.edu
USA
Ronald Kroll
Director
Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation
Email: ron.kroll@abhe.org
USA
Nick Lee
Senior Program Officer
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Email: nick.lee@gatesfoundation.org
USA
Tia Loukkola
Head of Unit
European University Association
Email: tia.loukkola@eua.be
BELGIUM
Sharon La Voy
Director of Assessment
University of Maryland - College Park
Email: slavoy@umd.edu
USA
Mayza Lehrer
Assistant Director
Dade Medical College
Email: mlehrer@dademedical.edu
USA
Karen MacGregor
Global Editor
University World News
Email: karen.macgregor@uw-news.com
SOUTH AFRICA
Mark LaCelle-Peterson
Senior Vice President
Council for the Accreditation of Educator
Preparation
Email: Mark.LaCelle-Peterson@caepnet.org
USA
Mike M. Lekic
Executive Secretary
Adventist Accrediting Association
Email: lekicm@gc.adventist.org
USA
Chiedu Mafiana
Chief of Staff
National Universities Commission
Email: Chiedu.mafiana@gmail.com
NIGERIA
María José Lemaitre
Executive Director
Centro Interuniversitario de Desarrollo
Email: mariajoselemaitre@gmail.com
CHILE
Fatein Mahmoud
Consultant
Umm Al-Qura University (UQU)-International Centre
for Accreditation of Islamic and Arabic Studies
Email: fatein@gmail.com
SAUDI ARABIA
Karan Krna
Vice President
Grantham University
Email: kkrna@grantham.edu
USA
Alan Lamborn
Associate Provost for Educational Attainment\
Executive Director
Colorado State University
Email: alan.lamborn@colostate.edu
USA
Frank Lane
Executive Director
Council on Rehabilitation Education
Email: lane@iit.edu
USA
Carlos Larreátegui
Rector
Universidad de las Américas UDLA Ecuador
Email: clarreategui@udla.edu.ec
ECUADOR
Mark Laursen
President
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training
Education
Email: rmarkl@bu.edu
USA
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Charles S. Lenth
Vice President
State Higher Education Executive Officers
Email: clenth@sheeo.org
USA
Janis Leonard
Manager
Ontario College of Teachers
Email: jleonard@oct.ca
CANADA
Fernando León-García
President
CETYS University System
Email: fernando.leongarcia@cetys.mx
MEXICO
Rafael Llavori de Micheo
Head of Unit
National Agency for Quality Assessment and
Accreditation
Email: relint@aneca.es
SPAIN
Christopher Maiyaki
Deputy Director and Chief of Staff
National Universities Commission
Email: cjmaiyaki@gmail.com
NIGERIA
Cesar Maldonado
President
Texas State Technical College - Harlingen
Email: cesar.maldonado@tstc.edu
USA
Sylvia Manning
President
Higher Learning Commission of the North Central
Association
Email: smanning@hlcommission.org
USA
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Participant List
John Marino
Director
Marconi University
Email: j.marino@unimarconi.it
USA
David E. Maxwell
President
Drake University
Email: president@drake.edu
USA
James H. Mittelman
Professor of International Affairs
American University
Email: jmittel@american.edu
USA
Francisco Marmolejo
Tertiary Education Coordinator
The World Bank
Email: fmarmolejo@worldbank.org
USA
Jane McAuliffe
Executive Vice President and Chief Academic
Officer
Bridgepoint Education
Email: jmcauliffe@bridgepointeducation.com
USA
Lucienne Mochel
Vice President
AACSB International - The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business
Email: lucienne@aacsb.edu
USA
Anthony McClaran
Chief Executive
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Email: a.mcclaran@qaa.ac.uk
UNITED KINGDOM
Clayton Moorman
Manager
International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
Oklahoma State University
Email: cmoorman@ifsac.org
USA
Yvonnette Marshall
Executive Director
The University Council of Jamaica
Email: yvonnette.marshall@ucj.org.jm
JAMAICA
Harold L. Martin, Sr.
Chancellor
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State
University
Email: hmartin@ncat.edu
USA
Jeffrey A. Martineau
President
Liberal Arts Consultants International
Email: jeff.martineau3@gmail.com
USA
Margaret A. Martyn
Vice President
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington
College
Email: mmartyn1@ccc.edu
USA
Kazuaki Maruyama
Fukushima University
Email: r620@ipc.fukushima-u.ac.jp
JAPAN
Lori Mason
Project Director
International Research and Exchanges Board
Email: lmason@irex.org
USA
Leah Matthews
Executive Director
Distance Education and Training Council
Email: leah@detc.org
USA
Holly Mattson
Executive Director
Council for Interior Design Accreditation
Email: holly@accredit-id.org
USA
Daniel Maxey
Dean's Fellow in Urban Education Policy
University of Southern California
Email: danielbm@usc.edu
USA
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Michale S. McComis
Executive Director and CEO
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and
Colleges
Email: mccomis@accsc.org
USA
Walid Moussa
President
Notre Dame University -- Louaize
Email: president@ndu.edu.lb
LEBANON
Tara McNealy
Associate Provost
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina
Email: tara.mcnealy@citadel.edu
USA
Paul Tzung-Tsann Mu
Director
Taiwan Assessment and Evaluation Association
Email: patty167@twaea.org.tw
TAIWAN
Kristin Melby
Director
Rasmussen College
Email: kristin.melby@rasmussen.edu
USA
Geraldine Muir
Associate
Cooley LLP
Email: gmuir@cooley.com
USA
Daniel S. Michalski
Assistant Director
American Psychological Association - Commission
on Accreditation
Email: dmichalski@apa.org
USA
Joyce Mullen
Senior Vice President
Education Management Corporation
Email: jmullen@edmc.edu
USA
George Miller
President and Chancellor
American InterContinental University
Email: gmiller@aiuniv.edu
USA
Anthony Mirando
Executive Director
National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and
Sciences, Inc.
Email: amirando@naccas.org
USA
Konrad C. Miskowicz-Retz
Director
American Osteopathic Association - Commission on
Osteopathic College Accreditation
Email: kretz@osteopathic.org
USA
Frank B. Murray
H.Rodney Sharp Professor and Senior Accreditation
Consultant
University of Delaware, Council for the Accreditation
of Educator Preparation
Email: fmurray@udel.edu
USA
Anne D. Neal
President
American Council of Trustees and Alumni
Email: aneal@goacta.org
USA
Libby A. Nelson
Education Reporter
Politico Pro
Email: lnelson@politico.com
USA
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
2014 Annual Conference and CIQG Annual Meeting
Participant List
Michal Neumann
Deputy Director General for Quality Assurance
Council for Higher Education (CHE) - Israel
Email: michal@che.org.il
ISRAEL
Allan Päll
General Manager
Federation of Estonian Student Unions
Email: allan.pall@gmail.com
ESTONIA
Brian Pépin
Issues Coordinator
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Email: BPepin@aucc.ca
CANADA
Brian Newman
Career Education Review
Email: brian.carl.newman@gmail.com
USA
Susan Paraska
Director
Kennesaw State University
Email: sparaska@kennesaw.edu
USA
Rose Perrine-Wilkins
Associate Dean
Eastern Kentucky University
Email: rose.perrine@eku.edu
USA
Lorna M. Parkins
Executive Director
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in
Medicine and other Health Professions
Email: lorna.parkins@caam-hp.org
JAMAICA
Mitchell Peterson
Director
Globe University/MN School of Business
Email: bvoss@globeuniversity.edu
USA
Gema Nieto
Director
Dade Medical College
Email: gcuadra@dademedical.edu
USA
Gary Northam
President
Aviation Accreditation Board International
Email: gary.northam@erau.edu
USA
Naveed Nour
Business Manager
Liaison International
Email: nnour@liaison-intl.com
USA
Diana Oblinger
President
EDUCAUSE
Email: doblinger@educause.edu
USA
Gregory M. O'Brien
President
The Higher Education Group, Inc.
Email: gregoryobrien@att.net
USA
Eduardo M. Ochoa
President
California State University - Monterey Bay
Email: emochoa@csumb.edu
USA
Patricia Ogden
Associate Vice President
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Email: pat.ogden@comcast.net
USA
Peter Okebukola
President
Global University Network for Innovation - Africa
Email: pokebukola@yahoo.com
NIGERIA
Julius Okojie
Executive Secretary
National Universities Commission
Email: cjmaiyaki@gmail.com
NIGERIA
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William S. Parrott
Director of Strategic Alliances
Peregrine Academic Services, LLC
Email: wparrott@PeregrineAcademics.com
USA
Tina Parscal
Provost
University of the Rockies
Email: tina.parscal@rockies.edu
USA
Steven Parscale
Director
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and
Programs
Email: sparscale@acbsp.org
USA
Richard L. Pattenaude
President and CEO
Ashford University
Email: richard.pattenaude@ashford.edu
USA
George J. Payan
Accreditation Operations Manager
Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics
and Information Management Education
Email: george.payan@cahiim.org
USA
Kim Pearce
Director of Academic Quality Analytics and
Accreditation
Capella University
Email: kim.pearce@capella.edu
USA
Paula E. Peinovich
President
National Labor College
Email: ppeinovich@nlc.edu
USA
Patti McGill Peterson
Presidential Advisor on Global Initiatives
American Council on Education
Email: ppeterson@acenet.edu
USA
Mary Ellen Petrisko
President
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Email: mepetrisko@wascsenior.org
USA
Marianne R. Phelps
Higher Education Consultant
Email: marianne3109@verizon.net
USA
Susan D. Phillips
Provost/Vice President and NACIQI Chair
State University of New York - Albany
Email: sphillips@albany.edu
USA
Concepcion Pijano
Executive Director
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools,
Colleges and Universities
Email: cpijano@gmail.com
PHILIPPINES
William Plater
Senior Advisor for International Affairs
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Email: wplater@wascsenior.org
USA
Ellen Price
Lead Specialist - PT Programs
American Physical Therapy Association Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education
Email: ellenprice@apta.org
USA
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
2014 Annual Conference and CIQG Annual Meeting
Participant List
Benn Prybutok
DABOG Member
International Fire Service Accreditation Congress
Email: jillian.conaghan@okstate.edu
USA
John A. Sabatini, Jr.
Divisional Vice President
Laureate Global Products and Services
Email: john.sabatini@laureate.net
USA
Vickie Schray
Senior Vice President
Bridgepoint Education
Email: vickie.schray@bpiedu.com
USA
John R. Przypyszny
Partner
Drinker Biddle and Reath LLP
Email: john.przypyszny@dbr.com
USA
Noel Saliu
Professor
National Universities Commission
Email: kishufot@aol.com
NIGERIA
Alan Schuld
Sales Manager
Accreditime
Email: alans@accreditime.net
USA
Elizabeth Redden
Correspondent
Inside Higher Ed
Email: elizabeth.redden@insidehighered.com
USA
Jamil Salmi
Global Tertiary Education Expert
Global View on Tertiary Education
Email: jsalmi@tertiaryeducation.org
USA
Margaret Schulte
President and CEO
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Management Education
Email: mschulte@cahme.org
USA
Jo Ann Regan
Director
Council on Social Work Education
Email: jregan@cswe.org
USA
Aboki M. Samu
Liaison Office Manager
National Universities Commission
Email: kishufot@aol.com
USA
Amanda Reid
Adjunct Accreditation Director
ABET
Email: areid@abet.org
USA
Isa Sarac
President
Virginia International University
Email: president@viu.edu
USA
Cindy Reinardy
Assistant to the Executive Director
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and
Mass Communications
Email: creinardy@ku.edu
USA
Eric Sauers
Vice President
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training
Education
Email: esauers@atsu.edu
USA
Laura Ricci
Director
Università degli Studi Guglielmo Marconi
Email: l.ricci@unimarconi.it
ITALY
Michael Saver
Administrator
Ontario College of Teachers
Email: msaver@oct.ca
CANADA
R. Stephen RiCharde
Associate Vice President
University of South Florida
Email: richarde@usf.edu
USA
Megan Scanlan
Director of Accreditation
Council for Interior Design Accreditation
Email: megan@accredit-id.org
USA
William Richman
Interim Dean
Prince George's Community College
Email: William.Richman@pgcc.edu
USA
Margit Schatzman
President
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
Email: margit@ece.org
USA
Richard D. Roach
Associate Vice President
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Email: richard.roach@erau.edu
USA
Michael J. Scheevel
Director
Liaison International
Email: mscheevel@liaison-intl.com
USA
Melissa Robbins
Director of International Relations
DeVry Inc.
Email: mrobbins@devry.edu
USA
Phillip A. Schmidt
Associate Provost and Dean of Teachers College
Western Governors University
Email: pschmidt@wgu.edu
USA
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Katherine Semakula
Pre-Accreditation Specialist
American Physical Therapy Association Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy
Education
Email: katherinesemakula@apta.org
USA
Terri Shapiro
Associate Provost
Hofstra University
Email: Terri.shapiro@hofstra.edu
USA
Keith Sharfman
Director
Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic
Schools
Email: k.sharfman.aarts@gmail.com
USA
Martha Sharpe
Associate Vice President
Old Dominion University
Email: msharpe@odu.edu
USA
Susanne Shaw
Executive Director
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and
Mass Communications
Email: sshaw@ku.edu
USA
Pamela Shay
Vice President
Franklin University
Email: pamela.shay@franklin.edu
USA
Charlita Shelton
President/CEO
University of the Rockies
Email: charlita.shelton@rockies.edu
USA
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
2014 Annual Conference and CIQG Annual Meeting
Participant List
Paul H. Shiffman
CEO
Presidents' Forum
Excelsior College
Email: pshiffman@excelsior.edu
USA
Rodney Showalter
Director
Patrick Henry College
Email: rjshowalter@phc.edu
USA
Elizabeth H. Sibolski
President
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Email: esibolski@msche.org
USA
Piyusha Singh
Associate Dean
Excelsior College
Email: PSingh@excelsior.edu
USA
Anne A. Skleder
Provost and Vice President
Cabrini College
Email: as3436@cabrini.edu
USA
Thomas Smalling
Executive Director
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
Email: tom@coarc.com
USA
Robert C. Smith, III
Executive Director
American Board of Funeral Service Education
Email: exdir@abfse.org
USA
Mieczyslaw W. Socha
Professor
Polish Accreditation Committee
Email: mwsocha@uw.edu.pl
POLAND
Cameron C. Staples
President and CEO
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Email: cstaples@neasc.org
USA
Gené Stephens
Executive Director
City Colleges of Chicago District Office
Email: gstephens6@ccc.edu
USA
Jamienne S. Studley
Deputy Under Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
USA
Roger H. Sublett
President
Union Institute and University
Email: roger.sublett@myunion.edu
USA
Nitesh Sughnani
Quality Assurance Manager
Knowledge and Human Development Authority Dubai
Email: nitesh.sughnani@khda.gov.ae
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Andrée Sursock
Senior Advisor
European University Association
Email: andree.sursock@eua.be
BELGIUM
Katherine Sutherland
Associate Vice President Academic
Thompson Rivers University
Email: ksutherland@tru.ca
CANADA
Mary Ann P. Swain
Professor
State University of New York at Binghamton
Email: mswain@binghamton.edu
USA
Ji Ho Song
President
Korean Accreditation Board Of Nursing Education
Email: jhsong@kabone.or.kr
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Tanya Tamarkin
Director of Educational Affairs
AAMFT - Commission on Accreditation for Marriage
and Family Therapy Education
Email: ttamarkin@aamft.org
USA
Darla Spence Coffey
President
Council on Social Work Education
Email: dcoffey@cswe.org
USA
Orlanda Tavares
Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino
Superior
Email: orlanda.tavares@a3es.pt
PORTUGAL
Sondra Stallard
President Emerita and Director of Regulatory Affairs
Strayer University
Email: sondra.f.stallard@strayer.edu
USA
Eric Taylor
Director of CACG/Licensure
New Jersey Higher Education
Email: eric.taylor@njhe.state.nj.us
USA
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Patrima Tice
Director of Accreditation
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Council on Academic Accreditation
Email: ptice@asha.org
USA
Kenneth W. Tolo
International Higher Education Consultant
Email: ktolo@comcast.net
USA
Hilda Tompkins
Vice President
Council for the Accreditation of Educator
Preparation
Email: hilda.tompkins@caepnet.org
USA
Carol Tuttas
Director of Enterprise Services
CGFNS International
Email: ctuttas@cgfns.org
USA
Robert Urofsky
Director of Accreditation
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Programs
Email: rurofsky@cacrep.org
USA
Ellen van den Broek
Policy Officer
NHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences
Email: broek.e@nhtv.nl
NETHERLANDS
Hans Van der Giessen
Provost
University of Bridgeport
Email: hvdg@bridgeport.edu
USA
Rafael van Grieken
Executive Director
National Agency for Quality Assessment and
Accreditation
Email: direccion@aneca.es
SPAIN
Megan van Son
Graduate International Admissions Coordinator
University of Maryland - College Park
Email: mvanson@umd.edu
USA
Marta van Zanten
Research Scientist
Foundation for Advancement of International
Medical Education and Research
Email: mvanzanten@faimer.org
USA
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
2014 Annual Conference and CIQG Annual Meeting
Participant List
M. Ines Vera
Professor
Universidad Andres Bello
Email: mvera@unab.cl
CHILE
Gail Whitaker
University Dean
Colorado Technical University
Email: Gwhitaker@ctuonline.edu
USA
Tsuneo Yamada
Professor
The Open University of JAPAN and ACPA
Email: tsyamada@ouj.ac.jp
JAPAN
Joseph Vibert
Executive Director
Association of Specialized and Professional
Accreditors
Email: jvibert@aspa-usa.org
USA
Steve Whitten
Vice President
Colorado Technical University
Email: swhitten@coloradotech.edu
USA
Peter Yoo Ku
Senior Editor
The Washington Christian Power News
Email: ykko9191@yahoo.com
USA
Ben Wildavsky
Director of Higher Education Studies
University at Albany, State University of New York
Email: ben.wildavsky@rockinst.suny.edu
USA
Louise Zak
Accreditation Consultant
Email: lzak655@gmail.com
USA
Peter H. Vlasses
Executive Director
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Email: pvlasses@acpe-accredit.org
USA
Patrice Wall
Accreditation Information and Accounts Specialist
Distance Education and Training Council
Email: Patrice@detc.org
USA
Padraig Walsh
Chief Executive Officer
Quality and Qualifications Ireland
Email: pwalsh@qqi.ie
IRELAND
Eve Weisberg
Senior Analyst
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Email: weisberge@gao.gov
USA
Paul Weissburg
Assistant Professor
Augustana College
Email: pweissburg@yahoo.com
USA
Peter J. Wells
Higher Education and TVET Consultant
Email: pjwinternational@gmail.com
ROMANIA
Eddie West
Director of International Initiatives National
Association for College Admission Counseling
Email: ewest@nacacnet.org
USA
Andrew Westmoreland
President
Samford University
Email: tawestmo@samford.edu
USA
Annmarie Whalen
Vice President
Dickinson College Forum on Education Abroad
Email: whalena@dickinson.edu
USA
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John D. Wiley
Chancellor Emeritus
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Email: jdwiley@wisc.edu
USA
Mickey Williford
Director
Georgia Regents University
Email: shwillif@gru.edu
USA
Jan M. Winn
Executive Director
Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs
in Nuclear Medicine Technology
Email: jrcnmt@coxinet.net
USA
Leslie F. Winter
Chief Executive Officer
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic
Technology
Email: lwinter@jrcert.org
USA
Cliff Wittstruck
Provost/Vice President
McNally Smith College of Music
Email: cliff.wittstruck@mcnallysmith.edu
USA
Ralph A. Wolff
Consultant
Email: ralphwolff@gmail.com
USA
Jean A. Wyld
Vice President and Chair CIHE of NEASC
Springfield College
Email: jwyld@springfieldcollege.edu
USA
Badamaa Yadamsuren
Vice President
Virginia International University
Email: badamaa@viu.edu
USA
Maliha Zaman
Assistant to the Provost
Cabrini College
Email: msz37@cabrini.edu
USA
Holly Zanville
Strategy Director
Lumina Foundation
Email: hzanville@luminafoundation.org
USA
Victoria Zepplin
Associate Director
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Email: ZeppelV@tc3.edu
USA
Susan F. Zlotlow
Director
American Psychological Association - Commission
on Accreditation
Email: szlotlow@apa.org
USA
Council for Higher Education Accreditation
2014 Annual Conference and CIQG Annual Meeting
Participant List
CHEA STAFF
Jeffrey Abbott
Director of Finance and Administration
Email: Abbott@chea.org
Scott Jackson Dantley
Vice President for Recognition Services
Email: dantley@chea.org
Judith Eaton
President
Email: eaton@chea.org
Joél Espinoza
Special Assistant to the President
Email: espinoza@chea.org
Jean Franklin
Office Administrator
Email: franklin@chea.org
Jan Friis
Vice President for Government Affairs
Email: friis@chea.org
Ida Miggins
Database and Web Administrator
Email: miggins@chea.org
Eric Selwyn
Member and Information Coordinator
Email: selwyn@chea.org
Tim Willard
Senior Director of Communications
Email: willard@chea.org
Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić
Senior Advisor on International Affairs
Email: suvalictrumbic@gmail.com
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