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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. Daniel J. Carey (Chair)
President
Edgewood College

Dr. Nathan Hatch (Vice Chair)
President
Wake Forest University

Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed (Secretary)
President
Bethune-Cookman University

Dr. Mary J. Meehan (Treasurer)
President
Alverno College

Dr. John E. Bassett (Immediate Past Chair)
President
Heritage University

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

Dr. Pamela Balch
President
West Virginia Wesleyan College
59 College Avenue
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Region III, Class of 2012
NAICU Committees: Executive; Accountability (Chair)

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

Dr. John E. Bassett (Immediate Past Chair)
President
Heritage University
3240 Fort Road
Toppenish, WA 98948
At large, Class of 2012
NAICU Committees: Executive; Administration; Accountability; Audit

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: Tax Policy

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

Dr. George S. Bridges
President
Whitman College
345 Boyer
Walla Walla, WA 99362
At large, Class of 2012
NAICU Committees: Executive; Student Aid (Chair)

Dr. David Burks
President
Harding University
Searcy, AR 72149-0001
Region VI, Class of 2012
NAICU Committees: Executive; Tax Policy (Chair)

Dr. Daniel J. Carey (Chair)
President
Edgewood College
1000 Edgewood College Drive
Madison, WI 53711-1996
Region V, Class of 2013
NAICU Committees: Executive; Administration; Policy Analysis & Public Relations, Audit

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: Tax Policy

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: Accountability

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

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. W. Wayne Gardner
President
Toccoa Falls College
P.O. Box 800777
Toccoa Falls, GA 30598-0777
Region IV, Class of 2013
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: Tax Policy

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

Dr. Nathan Hatch (Vice Chair)
President
Wake Forest University
Box 7226 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7229
At large, Class of 2014
NAICU Committees: Executive; Administration; Audit; Policy Analysis & Public Relations

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
President/General Counsel
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio
41 South High Street, Suite 2720
Columbus, OH 43215-3473
NAICUSE, Class of 2014
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. Mary Ellen Jukoski
President
Mitchell College
437 Pequot Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4498
Region I, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

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
President
Agnes Scott College
141 E. College Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030-3770
At large, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Accountability

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

Sr. Rose Marie Kujawa, CSSF
President
Madonna University
36600 Schoolcraft Road
Livonia, MI 48150-1173
Region V, Class of 2012
NAICU Committees: Executive; Policy Analysis & Public Relations (Chair)

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

Mr. Richard A. Levao
President
Bloomfield College
229 Liberty Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
Region II, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Mary E. Lyons
President
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Region VIII, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Policy Anaylsis and Public Relations

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

Dr. Mary J. Meehan (Treasurer)
President
Alverno College
3401 S. 39th Street
P.O. Box 343922
Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922
At large, Class of 2012
NAICU Committees: Executive; Administration; Accountability

Dr. Frederick Ohles
President
Nebraska Wesleyan University
5000 Saint Paul Avenue
Lincoln, NE 68504-2794
Region VII, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. Claude Pressnell
President
Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities
1031 17th Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37212
NAICUSE, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

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. Trudie Kibbe Reed (Secretary)
President
Bethune-Cookman University
640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3099
Region IV, Class of 2012
NAICU Committees: Executive; Administration; Student Aid

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

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

Dr. John Sexton
President
New York University
70 Washington Square South
Bobst Library, Room 1215
New York, NY 10012-1019
At large, Class of 2012
NAICU Committees: Executive; Tax Policy

Mr. Scott Sudduth
Associate Vice President for Federal Relations
University of Chicago
1740 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Ad hoc, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Ms. Cameron P. Taylor
Director of Federal Affairs
Emory University
Office of Federal Affairs
5049 Cathedral Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Ad hoc, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Dr. Debra M. Townsley
President
William Peace University
15 East Peace Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604-1194
NAICU Committees: Executive; Administration; Accountability; Audit (Chair)

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

Dr. Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran
President
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49006-3295
At large, Class of 2013
NAICU Committee: Student Aid