ACE Board of Directors

As of October 1, 2024

Officers

Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Chair
Chancellor, The City University of New York

Tom Stritikus, Vice Chair/Chair-Elect
President, Occidental College (CA)

Linda A. Livingstone, Immediate Past Chair
President, Baylor University (TX)

Ted Mitchell, Ex Officio
President, American Council on Education

Elected Board Members

Term Ending September 2027

Sian Leah Beilock, President, Dartmouth College (NH)

Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College (MA)

Robert W. Iuliano, President, Gettysburg College (PA)

Anne M. Kress, President, Northern Virginia Community College

Philomena V. Mantella, President, Grand Valley State University (MI)

James B. Milliken, Chancellor, The University of Texas System

Tom Stritikus, President, Occidental College (CA)

Ben Vinson III, President, Howard University (DC)

Term Ending September 2026

Carmen Twillie Ambar, President, Oberlin College (OH)

Walter Carter Jr., President, The Ohio State University

Ana Mari Cauce, President, University of Washington

Frank J. Dooley, Chancellor, Purdue University Global

Term Ending September 2026 continued

Maria Gallo, Former Chancellor, University of Wisconsin–River Falls, Ex Officio

Juan Sánchez Muñoz, Chancellor, University of California, Merced

Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College (FL)

Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Chancellor, The City University of New York

Valerie Smith, President, Swarthmore College (PA)

Term Ending September 2025

Neeli Bendapudi, President, The Pennsylvania State University

Joan Gabel, Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh

Linda A. Livingstone, President, Baylor University (TX)

Michael McDonald, President, Great Lakes Colleges Association (MI), Ex Officio

Scott Pulsipher, President, Western Governors University

Board Members Designated by Associations

American Association of Community Colleges
William Serrata, President, El Paso County Community College District (TX)
Term Ending September 2027

American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Heidi M. Anderson, President, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Term Ending November 2024

American Association of Colleges and Universities
Santa J. Ono, President, University of Michigan
Term Ending September 2026

Association of American Universities
vacant

Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
Reynold Verret, President, Xavier University of Louisiana
Term Ending September 2026

Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Terrence M. Sawyer, President, Loyola University Maryland
Term Ending September 2027

Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
Donde Plowman, Chancellor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Term Ending September 2027

The Council of Independent Colleges
Jorge G. Gonzalez, President, Kalamazoo College (MI)
Term Ending September 2026

National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
Melva K. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer, Huston-Tillotson University (TX)
Term Ending September 2026

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Constance Ledoux Book, President, Elon University (NC)
Term Ending September 2027

Washington Higher Education Secretariat
Andy Brantley, President and Chief Executive Officer, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) Term Ending September 2025

EDUCAUSE
John O’Brien, President and Chief Executive Officer
Term Ending September 2027

Association of Community College Trustees
Jee Hang Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer
Term Ending September 2027

Become an ACE member and join the nation's largest higher education community!

Join Now

Support ACE

Support ACE in building an inclusive, dynamic, and resilient higher education sector. Your gift to ACE will shape the future of U.S. higher education and build on a century of progress.

Support aCE

Careers

If you believe that your work should be fulfilling and your workplace should be collaborative, consider joining our team.

At the American Council on Education, we demonstrate core values such as collaboration, inclusion, and innovation in the way we work and serve our members.

current listings