National Association of Independent College and University State Executives 

 

The leaders of the state associations representing independent colleges and universities comprise the National Association of Independent College and University State Executives (NAICUSE).  State associations that are members of NAICUSE are also members of NAICU. Currently, 37 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico are represented in NAICUSE. The state association presidents have been an integral partner in support of NAICU’s advocacy on behalf of private, nonprofit colleges and universities. 

The convergence of federal-state issues in education policy has placed a premium on the NAICU-NAICUSE relationship. The organizations work together to develop NAICU's “Home and Away, Capitol Conversations” strategy. NAICUSE members schedule Hill visits for presidents during NAICU’s Annual Meeting and Advocacy Day in Washington, DC. Members of the NAICU staff are frequently invited to present or facilitate policy discussions with NAICUSE boards, students on state lobby days, or advocacy coalitions.  

The State Executives have an informal motto, “Every State is Different,” and that is reflected in the size and shape of their individual organizations. 

Officers

NAICUSE Chair: Mr. Robert LeFevre (Michigan Independent Colleges & Universities)
NAICUSE Vice Chair: Ms. Jennifer Widness (Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges)

Alabama Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Paul A. Hankins

President

4266 Lomac Street

Montgomery, AL 36106 US

(334) 356-2220

Fax: (334) 356-2202

hankinsp@knology.net

Arkansas' Independent Colleges & Universities

Andy Goodman

President & Executive Director

PO Box 300

Little Rock, AR 72203 US

(501) 378-0843

Fax: (501) 374-1523

agoodman@arkindcolleges.org

Association of Independent California Colleges & Universities

Kristen F. Soares

President

1121 L Street

Suite 802

Sacramento, CA 95814 US

(916) 446-7626

Fax: (916) 446-7948

Kristen.soares@aiccu.edu

Association of Independent Colleges & Universities in Massachusetts

Robert McCarron J.D.

President

5 Brighton Street

Bellmont, MA 02478 US

(617) 742-5147

Fax: (617) 742-3089

rob.mccarron@aicum.org

Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania

Thomas P. Foley J.D.

President

101 N. Front St.

Harrisburg, PA 17101-1405 US

(717) 232-8649

Fax: (717) 233-8574

foley@aicup.org

Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Rhode Island

Daniel P. Egan M.Ed.

President

The Avalon at Center Place

50 Park Row West, Suite 100

Providence, RI 02903 US

(401) 272-8270

Fax: (401) 272-9194

degan@aicuri.org

Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio

C. Todd Jones J.D.

President and General Counsel

41 S. High St., Ste. 1690

Columbus, OH 43215-6152 US

(614) 228-2196

Fax: (614) 228-8406

tjones@aicuo.edu

Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges & Universities

Mason Dyer

President

c/o Harrod & Associates, PSSC

2 HMB Circle

Frankfort, KY 40601-9260 US

(502) 695-5007

Fax: (502) 695-5057

mason.dyer@aikcu.org

Association of Private Colleges and Universities of Puerto Rico

Jose A. Ortiz-Daliot Esq.

Government Relations & General Counsel

P.O. Box 366218

San Juan, PR 00936 US

(787) 724-3334

Fax: (787) 796-4937

13jaod@gmail.com

Association of Vermont Independent Colleges

Kimberly Jessup

President

P.O. Box 254

Montpelier, VT 05601 US

(802) 828-8826

Fax: (802) 654-2835

kjessup@vermont-icolleges.org

Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities

Lola W. Brabham M.P.A.

President

17 Elk Street, Suite 2

Albany, NY 12207 US

(518) 436-4781

Fax: (518) 436-0417

lbrabham@cicu.org

Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges

Jennifer Widness J.D.

President

71 Raymond Road

West Hartford, CT 06107 US

(860) 678-0005

Fax: (860) 678-0006

widnessj@theccic.org

Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area

Andrew Flagel Ph.D.

President and CEO

1020 19th Street, N.W.

Suite 500

Washington, DC 20036 US

(202) 331-8080

Fax: (202) 331-7925

aflagel@consortium.org

Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia

Christopher K. Peace Esq.

President

P.O. Box 1005

Bedford, VA 24523-1005 US

(540) 586-0606

Fax: (540) 586-2630

chris@cicv.org

Council of Independent Nebraska Colleges

Treva Haugaard M.P.A.

Executive Director

4940 S. 114th Streeet

Suite 5

Omaha, NE 68137-2310 US

(402) 339-1660

treva.haugaard@cincfoundation.org

Federation of Independent Illinois Colleges and Universities

David W. Tretter M.P.A.

President

1123 S. Second St.

Springfield, IL 62704-2902 US

(217) 789-1400

Fax: (217) 789-6259

davetretter@federationedu.org

Georgia Independent College Association

Jenna Moore Colvin J.D.

President

50 Hurt Plaza

Suite 655

Atlanta, GA 30303 US

(404) 233-5433

Fax: (404) 233-6309

jcolvin@georgiacolleges.org

Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, Inc.

Robert J. Boyd Esq.

President

542 East Park Avenue

Tallahassee, FL 32301 US

(850) 681-3188

Fax: (850) 681-0057

bboyd@icuf.org

Independent Colleges and Universities of Missouri

William Gamble

Executive Director

P.O. Box 1865

Jefferson City, MO 65102-1865 US

(573) 635-9160

Fax: (573) 635-6258

bill@molobby.com

Independent Colleges and Universities of New Jersey

Stephen “Steve” R. Reynolds J.D.

President

142 West State Street

Trenton, NJ 08608 US

(609) 218-5026

sreynolds@njcolleges.org

Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas

Elizabeth Puthoff

President

1303 San Antonio Street

Suite 820

Austin, TX 78701 US

(512) 472-9522

elizabeth.puthoff@icut.org

Independent Colleges of Indiana

David Wantz Ed.D.

Interim President

30 South Meridian Street

Suite 800

Indianapolis, IN 46204 US

(317) 236-6090

Fax: (317) 236-6086

dwantz@icindiana.org

Independent Colleges of Washington

Terri Standish-Kuon Ph.D.

President and CEO

600 Stewart St., Ste. 600

Seattle, WA 98101 US

(206) 623-4494

Fax: (206) 625-9621

terri@icwashington.org

Independent Higher Education of Colorado

Mark J. Cavanaugh

Executive Director

1177 Grant St., No. 102

Denver, CO 80203 US

(303) 571-5559

Fax: (303) 571-5231

mcavanaugh@IHEcolorado.org

Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Gary Steinke

President

3775 E. P. True Parkway

Suite 253

West Des Moines, IA 50265 US

(515) 282-3175

Fax: (515) 282-8177

gary@iaicu.org

Kansas Independent College Association

Matthew E. Lindsey M.P.P.

President

700 S. Kansas Ave., Ste. 622

Topeka, KS 66603-3823 US

(785) 235-9877

Fax: (785) 235-1437

matt@kscolleges.org

Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Eric A. Turner

President & CEO

P.O. Box 3332

Baton Rouge, LA 70821 US

(225) 389-9885

Fax: (225) 389-0149

turner@laicu.org

Maine Independent Colleges Association

Daniel W. Walker

Partner

c/o PretiFlaherty

45 Memorial Circle, P.O. 1058

Augusta, ME 04332-0158 US

(207) 623-5300

Fax: (207) 623-2914

dwalker@preti.com

Maryland Independent College and University Association

Matthew Power

President

140 South Street

Annapolis, MD 21401 US

(410) 269-0306

Fax: (410) 269-5905

mpower@micua.org

Michigan Independent Colleges & Universities

Robert LeFevre J.D.

President

120 N. Washington Street

Suite 950

Lansing, MI 48933 US

(517) 372-9160

Fax: (517) 372-9165

rlefevre@MIcolleges.org

Minnesota Private Colleges

Paul Cerkvenik J.D.

President

445 Minnesota St., Ste. 500

St. Paul, MN 55101 US

651-293-6812

Fax: (651) 228-0379

pcerkvenik@mnprivatecolleges.org

Mississippi Association of Independent Colleges & Universities

Jason Dean Ph.D.

Executive Director

200 S. Capitol Street

Clinton, MS 39056 US

601 664-8858

jdean@maicu.ms

New Hampshire College & University Council

Debby Scire

President and CEO

2 Pillsbury Street, Ste. 302

Concord, NH 03301 US

(603) 223-2302 x314

Fax: (603) 225-8108

scire@nhcuc.org

North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities

A. Hope Williams Ph.D.

President

530 N. Blount St.

Raleigh, NC 27604 US

(919) 832-5817

Fax: (919) 833-0794

williams@ncicu.org

Oklahoma Independent Colleges and Universities

Timothy W. Eaton Ph.D.

OICU Director

3701 South I-35 Service Road

Moore, OK 73160 US

(405) 912-9456

teaton@RU.edu

Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities

Brent Wilder M.A.I.S.

President

8215 SW Tualatin Sherwood Road

Suite 200

Tualatin, OR 97062 US

(503) 342-0004

brent@oaicu.org

South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities

L. Jeffrey Perez Ph.D.

President & CEO

P.O. Box 12007

Columbia, SC 29211 US

(803) 799-7122

Fax: (803) 254-7504

jeff@scicu.org

Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association

Claude Pressnell Ed.D.

President

555 Marriott Drive

Suite 315

Nashville, TN 37214 US

(615) 242-6400

Fax: (615) 242-8033

pressnell@ticua.org

West Virginia Independent Colleges and Universities

Ben Beakes

Executive Director

c/o Three Point Strategies LLC

P.O. Box 7058

Charleston, WV 25356 US

ben@3pswv.com

Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Eric W. Fulcomer Ph.D.

President

122 W. Washington Avenue

Suite 700

Madison, WI 53703-2723 US

(608) 256-7761

Fax: (608) 256-7065

eric.fulcomer@waicu.org

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