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Effective February 3, 2009

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.

Officers

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

Dr. Joseph J. McGowan (Chair)
President
Bellarmine University

Dr. John E. Bassett (Vice Chair)
President
Clark University

Dr. Stephen G. Jennings (Secretary)
President
University of Evansville

Sr. Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P. (Treasurer)
President
Dominican College

Dr. Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Immediate Past Chair)
Chancellor
Texas Christian University

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


Board Members

Dr. Pamela Balch
President
West Virginia Wesleyan College
59 College Avenue
Buckhannon, WV 26201
Region III, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. John E. Bassett (Vice Chair)
President
Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610-1477
At Large, Class of 2012
NAICU Committees: Executive; Administration; Accountability (Chair)

Dr. Wanda D. Bigham
Assistant General Secretary
General Board of Higher Education in Ministry
Division of Higher Education
P.O. Box 340007
Nashville, TN 37203-0007
Secretariat (Chair), Class of 2010
NAICU Committees: Executive; Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Victor J. Boschini, Jr. (Immediate Past Chair)
Chancellor
Texas Christian University
TCU Box 297080
Fort Worth, TX 76129
Immediate Past Chair
NAICU Committees: Executive; Administration; Policy Analysis & Public Relations


Dr. JoAnne Boyle
President
Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PA 15601-1599
At-Large, Class of 2010
NAICU Committee: Executive; Student Aid (Chair)

Dr. Jennifer Braaten
President
Ferrum College
P.O. Box 1000
Ferrum, VA 24088
At-Large, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Dr. George S. Bridges
President
Whitman College
345 Boyer
Walla Walla, WA 99362
At-Large, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Dr. David Burks
President
Harding University
Searcy, AR 72149-0001
Region VI, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Dr. Daniel J. Carey
President
Edgewood College
1000 Edgewood Drive
Madison, WI 53711-1996
Region V, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Myrvin Christopherson
Acting President
The Foundation for Independent Higher Education
1920 N Street, N.W., Suite 210
Washington, DC 20036
Ex-Officio, Without term
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Sharon Courtney
Vice President for Government Affairs
Tulane University
6823 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
Ad-Hoc, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Student Aid


Rev. Jonathan DeFelice, O.S.B.
President
Saint Anselm College
100 Saint Anselm Drive
Manchester, NH 03102-1310
Region I, Class of 2010
NAICU Committees: Executive; Policy Analysis & Public Relations (Chair)

Dr. John J. DeGioia
President
Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, N.W.
Washington, DC 20057
At-Large, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. Larry L. Earvin
President
Huston-Tillotson University
900 Chicon Street
Austin, TX 78702
At-Large, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Mr. Mark D. Gearan
President
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY 14456
At-Large, Class of 2010
NAICU Committees: Executive; Tax Policy

Dr. William T. Greer, Jr.
President
Virginia Wesleyan College
1584 Wesleyan Drive
Norfolk, VA 23502
Region IV, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Ms. Judith B. Greiman
President
Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges
342 N. Main Street, Suite 202
West Hartford, CT 06117
NAICUSE, Class of 2011
NAICU Committees: Executive; Accountability

Dr. Lanny Hall
President
Hardin-Simmons University
2200 Hickory
Abilene, Texas, 79698
Region VI, Class of 2010
NAICU Committees: Executive; Accountability (Chair)

Dr. Elaine Tuttle Hansen
President
Bates College
Andrews Road, Lane Hall
Lewiston, ME 04240-6084
At-Large, Class of 2010
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy

Dr. Nathan Hatch
President
Wake Forest University
Box 7226 Reynolda Station
Winston-Salem, NC 27109-7229
At-Large, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Thomas Hellie
President
Linfield College
900 S.E. Baker Street
McMinnville, OR 97128-6894
Region VIII, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Dr. Peyton R. Helm
President
Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew Street
Allentown, PA 18104-5586
Region III, Class 2011
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. Stephen G. Jennings (Secretary)
President
University of Evansville
1800 Lincoln Avenue
Evansville, IN 47722
Region V, Class of 2010
NAICU Committees: Executive;Administration; Policy Analysis & Public Relations

Dr. Pamela Jolicoeur
President
Concordia College
901 South 8th Street
Moorhead, MN 56562
At-Large, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Policy Analysis & Public Relations

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

Trudie Kibbe Reed
President
Bethune-Cookman College
640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3099
Region IV, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Ms. Ruth A. Knox
President
Wesleyan College
4760 Forsyth Road
Macon, GA 31297-4462
Region IV, Class of 2010
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

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

Dr. R. Alton Lacey
President
Missouri Baptist University
One College Park Drive
Saint Louis, MO 63141
Region VII, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Mr. Abraham M. Lackman
President
Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York
17 Elk Street, P.O. Box 7289
Albany, NY 12224
NAICUSE, Class of 2010
NAICU Committee: Tax Policy


Rev. Robert B. Lawton, S.J.
President
Loyola Marymount University
7900 Loyola Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045-8300
Region VIII, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

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

Mr. Gary Luhr
Executive Director
Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities
100 Witherspoon Street
Louisville, KY 40202-1396
Secretariat, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Dr. Joseph J. McGowan (Chair)
President
Bellarmine University
2001 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40205-0671
Chair, Class of 2011
NAICU Committees: Executive; Administration and Accountability

Dr. Mary Meehan
President
Alverno College
3401 S. 39th Street
P.O. Box 343922
Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922
At-Large, Class of 2012
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Sr. Mary Eileen O'Brien, O.P. (Treasurer)
President
Dominican College
470 Western Highway
Orangeburg, NY 10962
Region II, Class of 2010
NAICU Committees: Executive;Administration; Tax Policy

Dr. Roger Parrott
President
Belhaven College
1500 Peachtree
Jackson, MS 39202-1789
Region VI, Class of 2011
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Dr. Janet S. Philipp
President
Dana College
2848 College Drive
Blair, NE 68008
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

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 Committee: Tax Policy

Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P.
President
Providence College
River Avenue and Eaton Street
Providence, RI 02918
Region I, Class 2011
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Mr. Chris Simmons
Associate Vice President for Federal Relations
Duke University
Box 104009
Durham, NC 27708
Ad-Hoc, Class of 2010
NAICU Committee: Accountability

Rev. Robert J. Spitzer, S.J.
President
Gonzaga University
502 East Boone Avenue
Spokane, WA 99258-0087
Region VIII, Class of 2010
NAICU Committee: Accountability

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. Baird Tipson
President
Washington College
300 Washington Avenue
Chestertown, MD 21620
Region II, Class 2011
NAICU Committee: Student Aid

Dr. Debra M. Townsley
President
Nichols College
Center Road
Dudley, MA 01571
Region I, Class of 2010
NAICU Committees: Executive;Administration; Accountability; Audit (Chair)

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

Dr. Carl E. Zylstra
President
Dordt College
498 4th Avenue, N.E.
Sioux Center, IA 51250
Region VII, Class of 2010
NAICU Committees: Executive; Tax Policy(Chair)