CHEA Board of Directors and Executive Committee
Executive Committee, 2025-2026
Javier Cevallos, Chair
President
American Academic Leadership Institute
(2026)
Catherine Wehlburg, Vice Chair
President
Athens State University
(2026)
Timothy Letzring, Secretary
Professor & Vice Provost
Academic Affairs
University of Central Florida
(2026)
Colette Pierce Burnette, Treasurer
President Emerita
Huston-Tillotson University
(2026)
Lori Williams, Member at Large
Executive Vice President/Chief of Staff
Excelsior University
(2027)
Dottie King, Immediate Past Chair
President
Independent Colleges of Indiana
(2026)
Board Members, 2025-2026
Kassandra Ardinger
Trustee
University System of New Hampshire
(2026)
Michael Baston
President and CEO
Cuyahoga Community College
(2028)
Madeline Burillo-Hopkins
President
Brookhaven Campus at Dallas Community College
(2028)
Darrell L. Cain
Adjunct Professor
Doctor of Management in Community College Policy Administration and
M.S. Learning Design & Technology
University of Maryland Global Campus
(2026)
Sharon B. DeVivo
President
Vaughn College
(2026)
Jonathan Gueverra
President and CEO
The College of the Florida Keys
(2027)
Erica Holmes
President
Sisseton Wahpeton College
(2028)
Lily Hsu
President
Labouré College of Healthcare
(2028)
Michael Horowitz
Chancellor
The Community Solution Education System
(2027)
Patricia Marshall
Provost
Fitchburg State University
(2028)
Eduardo Ochoa
President Emeritus
California State University, Monterey Bay, and Former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education
(2027)
DeRionne Pollard
President
Nevada State University
(2028)
David A. Schmidt
President
American University of Ras Al Khaimah
(2027)