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2026 Academy Cohort
2026 Participants
Th4 cohort is comprised of 20 individuals representing 10 states. The positions held by the cohort include associate dean, associate vice provost or higher.
Muge Akpinar
Dean of School of Public Health, University of Nevada Reno
Lisa Badanes
Chair and Professor of Psychological Sciences, Metropolitan State University Denver
Lisa Bonneau
Associate Vice President of Academic Programming, South Dakota Board of Regents
Miebeth Bustillo-Booth
Dean of STEM, Green River College
Deborah Craven
Academic Dean, Front Range Community College
Melissa Deadmond
Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, Truckee Meadows Community College
Matt Garcia
Academic Dean, Red Rocks Community College
Sherry Jensen
Associate Dean, Salt Lake Community College
Dianna Johnston
Academic Dean, Front Range Community College
Soojung Kim
Interim Dean, School of Graduate Studies, University of North Dakota
Nāwaʻa Napoleon
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Kapiʻolani Community College
Andrea Opitz
Training and Development Manager, Lake Area Technical College
Michelle Pacheco
Interim Vice President of Academic Success, Community College of Aurora
Bernnell Peltier-Glaze
Dean, School of Education, Nevada State University
Jace Saplan
Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Hawaii Community College
Christina Smerick
Dean, Social Sciences and Public Affairs, College of Western Idaho
Randi Storch
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Western Oregon University
Dean Straight
Interim Dean, Arts & Science, Great Basin College
Ray Weber
Dean, Community and Technical College, University of Alaska Anchorage
Jeremy Youde
Dean, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University