Current members
Each member appoints an official representative to the Forum. From the pool of each state’s representatives, one is selected to serve on the 16-member Executive Committee.
*Executive Committee Member
Official Representative | Member |
Denise Runge* | University of Alaska Anchorage |
Sana Efird | Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education |
Anupma Prakash | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
Maren Haavig | University of Alaska Southeast |
Paul Layer | University of Alaska System |
Official Representative | Member |
John Georgas | Northern Arizona University |
Gail Burd* | University of Arizona |
Official Representative |
Member |
Carolyn Thomas* | California State University, Fullerton |
Karyn Scissum Gunn | California State University, Long Beach |
Meera Komarraju | California State University, Northridge |
Elizabeth Simmons | University of California, San Diego |
Official Representative | Member |
Alfred Tatum* | Metropolitan State University of Denver |
Mary Pedersen | Colorado State University |
Chad Kinney | Colorado State University – Pueblo |
Official Representative |
Member |
Anita Borja Enriquez* | University of Guam |
Official Representative | Member |
Debora Halbert* | University of Hawai’i System |
Kris Roney | University of Hawai’i at Hilo |
Michael Bruno | University of Hawai’i – Mānoa |
Jeffrey Moniz | University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu |
Official Representative | Member |
John Buckwalter | Boise State University |
Heidi Estrem | Idaho State Board of Education |
Valerie Martin Conley | Idaho State University |
Fred Chilson | Lewis-Clark State College |
Torrey Lawrence* | University of Idaho |
Official Representative | Member |
Robert Mokwa | Montana State University, Bozeman |
Pardis Mahdavi | University of Montana |
Steve Gammon | Montana Technical University |
Sep Eskandari | Montana State University Billings |
TBD* | Montana University System |
Official Representative | Member |
Crystal Abba | Nevada System of Higher Education |
David Shintani | University of Nevada, Reno |
Kate Hausbeck-Korgan* | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Vickie Shields | Nevada State College |
Official Representative | Member |
Jamie Laurenz | Eastern New Mexico University |
Roxanne Gonzales | New Mexico Highlands University |
James Holloway* | University of New Mexico |
Jack Crocker | Western New Mexico University |
Dorothy Campbell | New Mexico State University |
Ivan Lopez-Hurtado | Northern New Mexico State College |
Official Representative | Member |
Lisa Johnson | North Dakota University System |
Margaret Dahlberg | Valley City State University |
Laurie Geller | Minot State University |
Eric Link* | University of North Dakota |
Official Representative | Member |
Susan Jeffords | Portland State University |
Edward Feser | Oregon State University |
Veronica Dujon* | State of Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission |
Matt Seimears | Eastern Oregon University |
Joanna Mott | Oregon Institute of Technology |
Rob Winningham | Western Oregon University |
Official Representative | Member |
Jon Kilpinen | Black Hills State University |
Michael Wanous | Northern State University |
Dennis Hedge | South Dakota State University |
Pam Carriveau* | South Dakota Board of Regents |
Kurt Hackemer | University of South Dakota |
Official Representative | Member |
Michael Lacourse | Utah Technical University |
Mitzi Montoya | University of Utah |
Julia Hartley | Utah System of Higher Education |
David Connelly* | Utah Valley University |
Official Representative | Member |
Jonathan Anderson | Eastern Washington University |
David McAvity | Evergreen State College |
Renny Christopher* | Washington State University |
Michelle DenBeste | Central Washington University |
Official Representative | Member |
Kevin Carman* | University of Wyoming |