Alaska
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James Johnsen senior vice president of administration, Doyon, Ltd., Fairbanks
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Diane M. Barrans executive director, Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, Juneau
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Susan Anderson president/CEO, The CIRI Foundation, Anchorage
Arizona
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Chris Bustamante president, Rio Salado College, Tempe
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Thomas Anderes president, Arizona Board of Regents, Phoenix
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Leah Bornstein (vice chair, WICHE commission), president, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff
California
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Michael Kirst president, State Board of Education, Sacramento
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Dianne Harrison president, California State University, Monterey Bay
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Christopher Cabaldon principal, Capitol Impact LLC, and mayor, City of West Sacramento
Colorado
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Dene Kay Thomas president, Fort Lewis College, Durango
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Joseph Garcia (immediate past chair, WICHE Commission), Colorado Lieutenant Governor; executive director, Colorado Department of Higher Education, Denver
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D. Rico Munn partner, Baker & Hostetler, Denver
Hawaii
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Roy Ogawa attorney, Ogawa, Lau, Nakamura & Jew, Attorneys At Law, Honolulu
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Doris Ching Emeritus Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Hawai`i System, Honolulu
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Steven Wheelwright president, Brigham Young University Hawaii, Laie
Idaho
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Duane Nellis president, University of Idaho, Moscow
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Mack Shirley representative, State of Idaho, Rexburg
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Michael Rush executive director, Idaho State Board of Education, Boise
Montana
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Clayton Christian chair, Montana Board of Regents, and CEO, Stewart Title of Missoula, Missoula
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Kim Gillan state senator, Billings
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Sheila Stearns commissioner of higher education, Montana University System, Helena
Nevada
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Carl Shaff educational consultant, Reno
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Joseph Hardy state senator, Boulder City
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Victor Redding vice chancellor of finance, Nevada System of Higher Education, Reno
New Mexico
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Patricia Anaya Sullivan assistant dean, College of Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces
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José Garcia cabinet secretary of higher education, New Mexico Higher Education Department, Santa Fe
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Susanna Murphy lecturer, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Organizational Learning, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
North Dakota
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Duaine Espegard member, State Board of Higher Education, Grand Forks
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Bill Goetz chancellor, North Dakota University System, Bismarck
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David E. Nething state senator, Jamestown
Oregon
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Camille Preus commissioner, Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, Salem
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Tim Nesbitt former deputy chief of staff, Office of the Governor, Portland
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Ryan Deckert president, Oregon Business Association, Portland
South Dakota
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James O. Hansen regent, South Dakota Board of Regents, Pierre
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Robert Burns dean emeritus of Honors College and distinguished professor emeritus of political science, South Dakota State University, Brookings
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Jack Warner executive director, South Dakota Board of Regents, Pierre
Utah
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Peter C. Knudson state senator, Brigham City
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William Sederburg commissioner of higher education, Utah System of Higher Education, Salt Lake City
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Bonnie J. Beesley (chair, WICHE commission), regent, Utah Board of Regents, Salt Lake City
Washington
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Don Bennett executive director, Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia
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Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney state representative, Seattle
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Jeanne Kohl-Welles state senator, Seattle
Wyoming
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Karla Leach president, Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs
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Thomas Buchanan (immediate past chair, WICHE Commission), president, University of Wyoming, Laramie
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Sam Krone state representative, Cody




