2025 Academy Cohort

Vicki Aycock

Dean, Educational Partnerships, Arapahoe Community College

Rachel "Ray" Ball

Vice Provost, Student Success, University of Alaska Anchorage

Chelle Batchelor

Dean of Library and Academic Innovation, Western Oregon University

Shelley Bodily

Associate Dean, Salt Lake Community College

Karen Bowen

Dean, Health Science and Wellness, Laramie County Community College

Maneka Brooks

Dean, College of Education, Portland State University

Beth Durodoye

Dean, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, Montana State University-Northern

Erin Farb

Dean, Front Range Community College

David Farrow

Dean, Career and Technical Education, Northeastern Junior College

Andrew Fields

CEO, University of Idaho Coeur d'Alene

MD Haque

Dean, LaFetra College of Education, University of La Verne

Karsten Hueffer

Dean, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Anne Marie Jacobson

Academic Dean, Front Range Community College

Chris McGilvray

Academic Dean, Front Range Community College

Chris McGilvray is the academic dean for the School of Manufacturing, Automotive, Construction Technologies at Front Range Community College where he focuses on leading Career Technical Education programming and teams to achieve innovative ways to better serve adult learners. He has over 20 years of retail and manufacturing industry experience, is a small business owner, community leader and higher education advocate. He has a doctorate degree in management with an emphasis in organizational leadership and change and a Master of Arts in business management. He wrote his dissertation studying the relationship among perceived and actual competencies performed of entrepreneurs of brick-and-mortar store locations.

Angela McLean

Director, American Indian and Minority Achievement and K-12 Partnerships, Montana University System

Rebecca Sanchez

Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences, University of New Mexico

Maridee Shogren

Dean, College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines, University of North Dakota

Kathryn Skulley

Dean, Assessment, Strategy and Performance Excellence, Community College of Aurora

Judy Sylva

Associate Provost of Academic Excellence, Western Oregon University