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 Public Members

The information is current as of November 23, 2024.

Institutional Representatives

Name	Title	Organization Name	Last Name Sort
Dr. Elaine A. Pontillo	Professor, Global Leadership	Indiana Institute of Technology	Pontillo
Dr. Kathryn Heltne Swanson	professor - English; director of writing	Augsburg University	Swanson
Dr. Roberta C. Teahen	Associate Provost Emeritus and Doctoral Faculty	Ferris State University	Teahen
Ms. Molly Burke Ph.D.	Professor of Management	Dominican University	Burke
Dr. Kim J Linduska	Director, Iowa Private Transfer Collaborative	Unaffiliated with U.S. Institution	Linduska
Dr. Diana Doyle	President Emerita	Arapahoe Community College	Doyle
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	Winona State University	Furst-Bowe
Dr. Tonya L. Buttry	Dean of Nursing/ RN to BSN Program Director	Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Buttry
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	Associate Dean for Academics, Assessment, and Accreditation	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. Marie Baehr	Special Assistant to the President	Coe College	Baehr
Dr. Kenneth G. Ruit	Senior Associate Dean for Education, Medical Accreditation and Faculty Affairs	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	DePaul University	Tzoumis
Dr. Sheri H. Barrett	Associate Professor	Baker University	Barrett
Dr. Koreen Ressler	Vice President of Operations	Sitting Bull College	Ressler
Dr. Anne Austin	Adjunct Faculty	University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville	Austin
Mr. Matthew Ashcraft	Associate Vice President of Research, Planning and Effectiveness	Maricopa Community Colleges-GateWay Community College	Ashcraft
Dr. Donna Brown	President	Turtle Mountain Community College	Brown
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. Mary Candace Moore	Associate Provost Emerita	University of Indianapolis	Moore
Dr. Vaidehi Rajagopalan	Professor Emeritus	Saint Charles Community College	Rajagopalan
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. Mark A. Kretovics	Professor Emeritus	Kent State University	Kretovics
Dr. Marian Gibney	Adjunct Faculty	Maricopa Community Colleges-Phoenix College	Gibney
Dr. Rita Gulstad	Provost	Central Methodist University	Gulstad
Dr. Robert S Haas	Provost and Chief Strategy Officer	Marion Technical College	Haas
Dr. Rex D. Ramsier	Professor of Physics	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	Ex Director of Planning & Institutional Effectiveness	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. Bradford Hodson	Executive Vice President	Missouri Southern State University	Hodson
Dr. Patricia L. Rogers	President	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	Professor	Cleveland State University	Boboc
Dr. Marci Sortor	Provost and Dean of the College	St. Olaf College	Sortor
Dr. Sue Willcox	Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs	Rockhurst University	Willcox
Dr. Elizabeth Owolabi	Professor of Research	Concordia University Chicago	Owolabi
Dr. Malayappan Shridhar	Professor Emeritus	University of Michigan-Dearborn	Shridhar
Dr. Peter S. Barger	Associate Provost and Dir. Inst. Effectiveness & Planning; Prof, Econ & Fin	North Central College	Barger
Dr. Reggies Wenyika	Professor of Education and Christian Ministry	Arizona Christian University	Wenyika
Dr. John Mago	Professor	Anoka-Ramsey Community College	Mago
Dr. David Neil Lowry	Professor of Communication	Oklahoma Christian University	Lowry
Dr. Brett Andrews	Dean, School of Business	Belhaven University	Andrews
Dr. Richard A Redner	Professor of Mathematics	University of Tulsa	Redner
Dr. Tim Faltyn	President	Murray State College	Faltyn
Dr. Christine M. Manion	Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness	Milwaukee Area Technical College	Manion
Mr. Robert A Spohr	Adjunct 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. Otto Chang	Paul E Shaffer Professor of Accounting	Purdue University Fort Wayne	Chang
Dr. Ann M. Vendrely	Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean	Goshen College	Vendrely
Dr. Jennifer L. Miller	Dean of Continuing, Graduate, and Online Education	Simpson College	Miller
Dr. Casmir I. Agbaraji	Dean of Undergraduate Studies	Navajo Technical University	Agbaraji
Dr. Matthew Pearcy	Biology Residential Faculty	Maricopa Community Colleges-Glendale Community College	Pearcy
Prof. Luis Daniel Montes	Professor and Department Chair, Chemistry	University of Central Oklahoma	Montes
Dr. Pamela Humphrey	Associate Vice President 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. Sheilynda F. Stewart	Associate Vice President for Assessment and Accreditation-Retired	Langston University	Stewart
Dr. Matthew Fowler	President of Wabash Valley College	Illinois Eastern Community Colleges	Fowler
Dr. Adrian Elizabeth Hinkle	Dean, College of Theology and Ministry	Oral Roberts University	Hinkle
Dr. Nathan Roy Brandstater	President	Kettering College	Brandstater
Dr. Christon George Arthur	President	La Sierra University	Arthur
Dr. Daniel P. Corr	President	Arizona Western College	Corr
Dr. Sharon K. Robbert	Peer Reviewer	Unaffiliated with U.S. Institution	Robbert
Dr. Paul Savory	Vice President of Continuous Improvement	American College of Education	Savory
Dr. Algerian Hart	VP & Assistant to the President for Inclusive Engagement	Missouri State University	Hart
Dr. Mary Lee	Vice President and Special Assistant to the President	Midwestern University	Lee
Dr. Jay K. Simmons	President	Saint Paul School of Theology	Simmons
Dr. Christine E. Austin	Director of Assessment and Accreditation	Arkansas Tech University	Austin
Dr. Sarah E. Beasley	Vice President of Student Affairs & Dean of Students	Concord University	Beasley
Dr. Alan W. Borcherding	Director of Academic Programming (Retired)	Concordia Seminary	Borcherding
Dr. Curtis C. Coonrod	Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement (Retired)	University of Missouri-Saint Louis	Coonrod
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. Krystal H. Thrailkill	Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs	University of Arkansas Rich Mountain	Thrailkill
Mr. Damian M. Von Frank	Instructor of Economics & Finance	Northwood Technical College	Von Frank
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	Vice President of Academic Affairs	Lakeland Community 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	Professor	Divine Word College	Kanjirathinkal
Dr. Jennifer Ann McConville	Associate Dean for Finance Operations and Student Services	University of Nebraska-Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture	McConville
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
Dr. Antwione M. Haywood	Associate Dean, Student Affairs Chicago Medical School	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	Haywood
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
Mr. Ted Hamilton	Adjunct instructor	Sinte Gleska University	Hamilton
Dr. Jennifer Ivie	Assistant Professor, Psychology	Tulsa Community College	Ivie
Dr. Clyne Namuo	President	Joliet Junior College	Namuo
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
Ms. Tiffany Gilmore	IAC Public Member	Unaffiliated with U.S. Institution	Gilmore
Dr. Boethius Robert Bookbag Dr.	Retired Test	Test HLC Institution	Bookbag
Dr. Publius Peter Paperbasket PhD	New Professor Retired	Test HLC Institution	Paperbasket
Dr. Yvonne M. Daniely	Graduate Student	Brenau University	Daniely

Public Members

Name	Title	Organization Name	Last Name Sort
Dr. Larry Michael Doyle	Owner/President	Lighthouse Consulting Services	Doyle
Dr. Mary E. Lloyd	C.E.O.	Executive Ventures	Lloyd
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. Steven L. Kleinman	Senior Manager (Retired), Training Services at UOP	A Honeywell Company	Kleinman
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