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NAICU Board of Directors

Effective February 2, 2011

Members take office at the Board meeting held in conjunction with the NAICU Annual Meeting (typically early February), and serve until the Annual Meeting of their "class year." All board members are elected to three-year terms except for the vice chair, who serves a fourth year as chair, and a fifth year as immediate past chair. For details on the composition of the Board, visit the NAICU Governance Structure page.

Board Terms and Representation

Board Committees and Assignments

Officers

(See Board Members listing below for officers' full information)

Dr. Nathan Hatch (Chair)
President
Wake Forest University

Dr. Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran (Vice Chair)
President
Kalamazoo College

Dr. Dale Knobel (Secretary)
President
Denison University

Dr. Elizabeth Kiss (Treasurer)
President
Agnes Scott College

Dr. Daniel J. Carey (Immediate Past Chair)
President
Edgewood College

Dr. David L. Warren (NAICU President)
President
National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities

Board Members

Dr. Robin E. Baker
President
George Fox University
414 North Meridian Street
Newberg, OR 97132-2697
Region VIII, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Mr. William O. Barrett (Secretariat Chair)
Executive Director
Association of Independent Colleges
of Art & Design
3957 22nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94114-3205
Secretariat, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Executive & Student Aid

Dr. Gayle D. Beebe
President
Westmont College
955 La Paz Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93108-1099
Region VIII, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Dr. Andrew K. Benton
President
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-6500
At large, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. Dennis D. Berkey
President
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Region I, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Ms. Tina M. Bjarekull
President
Maryland Independent College
and University Association
60 West Street, Suite 201
Annapolis, MD 21401
NAICUSE, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Executive, Policy Analysis & Public Relations (Chair)

Dr. Stephen R. Briggs
President
Berry College
P.O. Box 490039
Mount Berry, GA 30149-0039
Region IV, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Dr. Kent J. Chabotar
President
Guilford College
5800 West Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27410-4173
Region IV, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Dr. James E. Collins
President
Loras College
1450 Alta Vista
Dubuque, IA 52004-0178
Region VII, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Executive & Tax Policy (Chair)

Dr. Robert D. Coombe
Chancellor
University of Denver
2199 South University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80208
At large, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Rev. Jonathan DeFelice
President
Saint Anselm College
100 Saint Anselm Drive
Manchester, NH 03102-1310
Region I, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Steven R. DiSalvo
President
Marian University
45 South National Avenue
Fond du Lac, WI 54935-4699
Region V, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. G. Blair Dowden
President
Huntington University
2303 College Ave.
Huntington, IN 46750-1299
Region V, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Executive & Student Aid (Chair)

Dr. Philip W. Eaton
President
Seattle Pacific University
3307 3rd Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119-9970
Region VIII, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Dr. Tracy Fitzsimmons
President
Shenandoah University
1460 University Drive
Winchester, VA 22601-5195
At large, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. Elizabeth A. Fleming
President
Converse College
580 East Main Street
Spartanburg, SC 29302
At large, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Pamela Fox
President
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, VA 24401
At Large, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Joseph E. Gilmour
President
Wilkes University
P.O. Box 111
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766-0111
Region III, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Larry Goodwin
President
College of St. Scholastica
1200 Kenwood Avenue
Duluth, MN 55811-4199
Region VII, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Ms. Jennifer Grodsky
Executive Director
Office of Federal Relations
University of Southern California
701 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 540
Washington, DC 20004
Ad hoc, Class of 2015
NAICU Committees: Student Aid

Rev. Forrest E. Harris
President
American Baptist College
1800 Baptist World Center Drive
Nashville, TN 37207
Region VI, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider
President
DePaul University
1 East Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-2287
At Large, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Mr. William D. Huston
President
Saint Catharine College
2735 Bardstown Road
St. Catharine, KY 40061-9001
Region III, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. Todd S. Hutton
President
Utica College
1600 Burrstone Road
Utica, NY 13502-4892
Region II, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Mr. C. Todd Jones (NAICUSE Chair)
President
Association of Independent Colleges
and Universities of Ohio
41 South High Street, Suite 2720
Columbus, OH 43215-3473
NAICUSE, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Executive & Accountability

Dr. Cornelius M. Kerwin
President
American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20016
At large, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Elizabeth Kiss (Treasurer)
President
Agnes Scott College
141 E. College Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030-3770
At large, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Executive, Administration & Accountability

Dr. Dale T. Knobel (Secretary)
President
Denison University
P.O. Box B
Granville, OH 43023
Region III, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Mr. Marvin Krislov
President
Oberlin College
70 North Professor Street
Oberlin, OH 44074-1090
At Large, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Ms. Susan E. Lennon
President
Women's College Coalition
P.O. Box 1952
Hartford, CT 06144
Secretariat, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite
President
Centenary College
400 Jefferson Street
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Region II, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Dr. Kevin J. Manning
President
Stevenson University
1525 Greenspring Valley Road
Stevenson, MD 21153-0641
Region II, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Policy Anaylsis & Public Relations

Dr. John M. McCardell, Jr.
President
Sewanee: The University of the South
735 University Avenue
Sewanee, TN 37383-1000
At Large, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Mr. Ed H. Moore
President
Independent Colleges and Universities
of Florida, Inc.
542 East Park Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
NAICUSE, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Dr. David L. Parkyn
President
North Park University
3225 West Foster Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4895
Region V, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Ms. Marisa Quinn
Vice President
Public Affairs & University Relations
Brown University
P.O. Box 1920
Providence, RI 02912
Ad hoc, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Ms. Joyce Rechtschaffen
Director of Government Affairs
Princeton University
444 North Capitol Street, Suite 351
Washington, DC 20001
Ad hoc, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. John A. Roush
President
Centre College
600 W. Walnut St.
Danville, KY 40422-1394
At large, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Executive & Accountability (Chair)

Dr. Lee G. Royce
President
Mississippi College
Box 4001
Clinton, MS 39058
Region VI, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Dr. David L. Sallee
President
William Jewell College
500 College Hill
Liberty, MO 64068-1896
Region VII, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. Cleveland L. Sellers, Jr.
President
Voorhees College
481 Porter Road
Denmark, SC 29042
Region IV, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Pamela Trotman Reid
President
Saint Joseph College
1678 Asylum Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
Region I, Class of 2015
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Dr. R. Gerald Turner
President
Southern Methodist University
225 Perkins Admin. Bldg.
Dallas, TX 75275
Region VI, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Executive & Student Aid

Dr. David L. Warren (NAICU President)
President
National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities
1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., #700
Washington, DC 20036-5405
Ex officio, Without term
NAICU Committees: Executiv, Administration & Audit

Dr. Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran (Vice Chair)
President
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49006-3295
At large, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Executive, Administration (Chair), Audit & Student Aid