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NC-SARA Board Elects New Officers and Committee Members
Updated on Mon, 08/12/2019 - 14:30
Submitted by jshanika on Mon, 12/18/2017 – 13:49
During the November 3, 2017 NC-SARA Board Meeting the Board Elected Officers and Executive and Finance Committee members
Officers (2-year terms, January 2018 through December 2019)
Paul E. Lingenfelter, Chair, President Emeritus, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO)
Teresa Lubbers, Vice Chair, Commissioner, Indiana Commission for Higher Education
Leroy Wade, Treasurer, Deputy Commissioner, Missouri Department of Higher Education
Executive Committee
Paul Lingenfelter, Chair, Ex Officio
Teresa Lubbers, Vice Chair, Ex Officio
Leroy Wade, Treasurer, Ex Officio
Chris Bustamante, President, Rio Salado College
Joe Garcia, President, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
Patricia O’Brien, Senior Vice President, New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Michael Thomas, President and CEO, New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE)
Larry Tremblay, Deputy Commissioner for Planning, Research and Academic Affairs, Louisiana Board of Regents
Finance Committee
Leroy Wade, Chair, Ex Officio
Paul Lingenfelter, Ex Officio
Kathryn Dodge, Founder and Principal, Dodge Advisory Group, LLC
Larry Isaak, President, Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC)
Leah Matthews, Executive Director, Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
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