Lisa Armour

Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, Maricopa Community Colleges

Lisa Rae Armour serves as executive vice chancellor and provost of the Maricopa County Community College District. She provides leadership for academic and student affairs, supporting strategic initiatives focused on opportunity, equity, and excellence. Previously, she held leadership roles at Santa Fe College in Florida, including vice president for institutional effectiveness and strategic planning and interim provost. Armour has also served as a mathematics professor and dean at Valencia College. She received degrees in mathematics from Rollins College and the University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of Central Florida.

James Todd

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

Sarah Heath

Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs , Colorado Community College System

As vice chancellor of academic and student affairs, Dr. Sarah Heath provides strategic leadership related to academic affairs, student affairs, and institutional research at CCCS. Heath works closely with college leaders to improve, scale, and evaluate practices that promote academic success and excellence and oversees systemwide diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

Heath previously served as CCCS’ associate vice chancellor for career and technical education and the state director for career and technical education and has dedicated her career to advancing opportunities in higher education. She served as the national president of the Association for Career and Technical Education and in 2023 was named an Equity Champion by the Colorado Association for Career & Technical Administrators.

A proud “Triple Dawg,” Heath holds a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree from the University of Georgia.

Kahele Dukelow

Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Hawai'i System

Kaheleonolani Dukelow, M.Ed., serves as interim associate vice president for academic affairs for the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges. She previously served as vice chancellor of academic affairs and dean of arts & sciences at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, where she also taught Hawaiian studies and language for over a decade. Dukelow is a member of the Hawaiʻi State Board of Education and currently serves as chair of ʻAha Kauleo, the statewide council for public Hawaiian language immersion schools. A dedicated educator and leader, she began her career in Hawaiian language immersion schools and has remained a strong advocate for Indigenous education, language revitalization, and Hawaiian leadership. Named Educator of the Year by the Native Hawaiian Education Council in 2019, she holds an M.Ed. in teaching and a B.A. in Hawaiian studies from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Angela DeWolf King

Director of Transfer and Special Projects, Montana University System

Angela DeWolf King serves as the director of transfer and special projects for the Montana University System.  In this role, DeWolf King leads strategic initiatives in a variety of areas including efforts to develop streamlined, statewide transfer processes, development of Prison Education Programming, and management of academic planning and policy.  Prior to joining the Montana University System, DeWolf King worked for the University of Wyoming where she held different roles in enrollment management; specifically working to build collaborative relationships with Wyoming’s post-secondary and secondary partners, creating policies to transform transfer student success and fostering positive relations with Wyoming’s Tribal Nations and American Indian students.

Melissa Deadmond

Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, Truckee Meadows Community College

Melissa Deadmond, Ph.D., MPH, is serving as Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs at Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) for academic year 2025-26. She has served as the Associate Dean of Assessment and Planning and Accreditation Liaison Officer since 2015, leading college-wide assessment efforts, supported faculty in improving teaching and learning, and guided institutional planning and accreditation processes. Melissa was also chair and tenured faculty in the Biology Department, developing the AS Community Health Science (now Public Health). She holds a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology and an M.P.H. in Epidemiology from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Amardeep Kahlon

Vice President of Education and Learning, Central New Mexico Community College

Amardeep Kahlon, PhD, has served as vice president of education & learning at Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) since January 2024. In this role, she provides strategic leadership and oversight for all academic programs and processes. Prior to joining CNM, she was the vice president of academic affairs at Paradise Valley Community College in Arizona. In addition to her responsibilities at CNM, she serves on the Board of Directors for the National Council for Workforce Education. Kahlon holds a Master’s in computer science from Binghamton University and a Doctorate in educational leadership from The University of Texas at Austin.

Kaylyn Bondy

Vice President for Student Affairs, Bismarck State College

Kaylyn Bondy, Ph.D., has served as the vice president for student affairs at Bismarck State College since 2020.  Previously, she served Williston State College as vice president for student affairs from 2015-2020 and as registrar/director for institutional research & effectiveness from 2011-2015. She has taught as adjunct faculty and for other organizations. Bondy earned a B.A. in French from the University of North Dakota (UND), a master’s in international business from l’Institut d’Administration des Entreprises à Caen, an M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, and a Ph.D. in higher education from UND. She was also selected as an Aspen Presidential Fellow in 2020-2021.

Donna Lewelling

Director of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission

Donna Lewelling is the director of community colleges and workforce development at the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission. She has been involved in state-level higher education policy since 2006. In her role at the state, she as the privilege of leading a team that works every day to create pathways to success for Oregon’s students. Lewelling is passionate about community colleges and the students they serve. In 2018, she was awarded the Howard Cherry Outstanding Community College Advocate Award by the Oregon Community College Association for her outstanding contributions and advocacy for Oregon’s Community Colleges. Lewelling holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in human resources and a master’s degree in management and leadership.

Tiffany Howe

Vice President for Teaching and Learning, Western Dakota Technical College

Tiffany Howe has served as the vice president for teaching and learning at Western Dakota Technical College in Rapid City, SD since 2014. In this capacity, she leads academic programming, instructional support, assessment, simulation, and corporate education. Previously, she held the positions of program director and program chair for surgical technology from 2007 to 2014. With almost three decades of experience as a certified surgical technologist, Howe also served on the Education & Professional Standards Committee with the Association of Surgical Technologists from 2014 to 2020, co-authored a pharmacology textbook, contributed to multiple core curriculum revision committees, and recently concluded a four-year term as president of the South Dakota State Assembly of Surgical Technologists. Howe holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership, a master’s in business administration degree in healthcare management, and a master’s in business administration degree in project management.

Jason Pickavance

Senior Associate Provost, Salt Lake Community College

Jason Pickavance currently serves as senior associate provost at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC). He has previously held various administrative roles at SLCC, including associate provost for academic operations and director of faculty development and educational initiatives where he led an open educational resource initiative. He also served as faculty senate president. Before moving into administration, he was associate professor in the English department. He earned his master’s in English from Western Washington University and his Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Utah.

Joyce Hammer

Deputy Executive Director for Education, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

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Joyce Hammer, Ph.D. has over 30 years’ experience in the community and technical college system, currently serving as the deputy executive director for education at the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). Previously, she served as vice president of instruction at Centralia College and as the director of transfer education at SBCTC, developing policy with higher education sector partners. She began her higher education career at Green River College as mathematics faculty and instructional dean. Joyce earned B.A. and M.Ed. degrees at the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in adult higher education at Oregon State University.

Kari Brown-Herbst

Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Laramie County Community College

Kari Brown-Herbst is the senior vice president of academic affairs at Laramie County Community College (LCCC) in Cheyenne, Wyoming. As the college’s chief academic officer, Brown-Herbst provides executive oversight and strategic guidance in the planning, development, and implementation of all aspects of academic programming as well as instructional support services.  Brown-Herbst serves on the AACC Commission on Structured Pathways and serves the Higher Learning Commission as a member of the Peer Review Corps as well as a member of their Institutional Actions Council. Regionally, Brown-Herbst represents Wyoming’s community colleges on WICHE’s Alliance executive committee. She received an Ed.D. in instructional technology from the University of Wyoming, her master’s in education technology from Marian University (Wisconsin) and her bachelor’s in sociology with an education endorsement from Kalamazoo College (Michigan).