Board of Directors
The NAICU Board consists of 44 members (plus four non-voting members). Twenty-four board members are directly elected to three-year terms by the membership. Twelve additional directors are selected by the board to three-year terms. In addition, the chairs of the National Association of Independent College and University State Executives (NAICUSE) and the Secretariat serve as
ex officio members with vote. The president of NAICU also is an
ex officio member without vote. Read more about the
Association Governance Structure.
Board members for the current year are:
Officers
Constance Ledoux Book Ph.D.
(Vice Chair)
President
Elon University
Elon,
NC
Alexander W. Whitaker J.D.
(Secretary)
President
King University
Bristol,
TN
Board Members
Gregory G. Dell'Omo Ph.D.
President
Rider University
Lawrenceville,
NJ
Class of 2024
Dianne Miller J.D.
Senior Director, Federal Relations, Washington Office
Cornell University
Washington,
DC
Class of 2025
A. Clayton Spencer J.D.
President
Bates College
Lewiston,
ME
Class of 2025
G. Gabrielle Starr Ph.D.
President
Pomona College
Claremont,
CA
Class of 2025
Ivy R. Taylor Ed.D.
President
Rust College
Holly Springs,
MS
Class of 2024
Leslie Ford Weber
Director, Government & Community Relations, Montgomery County, and Federal Strategy
Johns Hopkins University
Bethesda,
MD
Class of 2024
Constance Ledoux Book Ph.D.
President
Elon University
Elon,
NC
Class of 2023
Andrea E. Chapdelaine Ph.D.
President
Hood College
Frederick,
MD
Class of 2023
Jeffrey R. Docking Ph.D.
President
Adrian College
Adrian,
MI
Class of 2023
Christina D. West
Associate Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations
Vanderbilt University
Nashville,
TN
Class of 2023
Alexander W. Whitaker J.D.
President
King University
Bristol,
TN
Class of 2023