NC-SARA is pleased to share our newly elected 2026 board directors, officers, and chairs.

2026-2028 Newly Elected Board Directors:

  • Tamara Baysinger: Program Manager, State Authorization, Idaho State Board of Education
  • Bettyjo Bouchey: Chief Professional & Continuing Education Officer, University of Vermont
  • Alexander Nally: Deputy General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
  • Dennis Olson: Commissioner, Minnesota Office of Higher Education
  • Austin Reid: Federal Affairs Advisor, National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Karol Schmidt: Dean, Institutional Effectiveness and Innovations, Rio Salado College (AZ)
  • Sean Seepersad: Division Director, Academic Affairs, Connecticut Office of Higher Education
  • Julie Woodruff: Counsel, Thompson Coburn LLP

2026-2027 Newly Elected Board Officers and Chairs:

  • NC-SARA Board Chair: Eduardo Ochoa, President Emeritus, California State University Monterey Bay
  • NC-SARA Board Vice Chair: Cam Maeyaert, Director of Private Postsecondary Institutions, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
  • NC-SARA Treasurer: John Ware, Executive Director, Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools
  • NC-SARA Governance and Nominations Committee Chair: Joan Wodiska, President & Founder, Pioneer Management Consulting, LLC
  • NC-SARA Strategy Committee Chair: Carlos Morales, President of LSC-Online at the Lone Star College System
  • NC-SARA Consumer Protection and Policy Committee Chair: Lanna Dueck, Executive Director, Arizona SARA Council

We are grateful to our board directors and directors-elect for their commitment to NC-SARA and for the collective decades of leadership and expertise they bring to the organization. A full list of current board director biographies can be viewed on the NC-SARA website.

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