New Volunteer Leaders Prepare to Guide AACTE
The recently concluded 74th Annual Meeting in New Orleans marked a transition in leadership for AACTE’s Board of Directors. Michael Dantley, dean emeritus of the College of Education, Health and Society at Miami University of Ohio is the new chair of the Board of Directors. He is joined on the AACTE Executive Committee by the following:
Robert Floden, Immediate Past Chair
University Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus
Michigan State University
Monika Williams Shealey, Chair-Elect
Senior Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Rowan University
Marvin Lynn, Secretary
Professor and former Dean, College of Education
Portland State University
Kimberly White-Smith
Dean, LaFetra College of Education
University of La Verne
Marquita Grenot-Scheyer
Professor Emeritus, College of Education
California State University, Long Beach
Formerly Assistant Vice Chancellor, Educator Preparation and Public School Programs
California State University, Office of the Chancellor
Lynn M. Gangone
President and CEO, AACTE (ex-officio)
AACTE Welcomes New Board Members
In 2022, the AACTE Board of Directors will lead the organization as it prepares for its 75th anniversary and continues to respond to historic challenges confronting educator preparation, including the pandemic, attacks on academic freedom, and reduced enrollment. AACTE is fortunate to benefit from the talents, insights, and commitment of its volunteer leadership.
AACTE welcomes the new members who were elected to the Board of Directors, effective this month:
Laura Alamillo
Dean, School of Education
Sonoma State University
Carole Basile
Dean, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
Arizona State University
Chandra Foote
Dean, College of Education
Niagara University
Robin Fuxa
Director and Assistant Professor, Professional Practice
Oklahoma State University
Gayle Hutchinson
President
California State University, Chico
Rhonda Jeter
Dean, College of Education
Bowie State University
Mark Nook
President
University of Northern Iowa
Loleta Sartin
Associate Dean, Tift College of Education
Mercer University
Marcie Wycoff-Horn
Dean, School of Education, Professional, and Continuing Education
University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
AACTE Thanks Outgoing Volunteer Leaders
Two outstanding leaders concluded their service on the Executive Committee at the Annual Meeting. Patty Alvarez-McHatton, vice president of strategy at Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity and faculty at Arizona State University, was an at-large member of the Executive Committee. Ann Larson, professor and former dean at the University of Louisville, has had an exceptional tenure on the Board of Directors, having served as secretary and chair of the Board and as chair of the Advisory Council of State Representatives (ACSR).
The following leaders concluded their terms on the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting. AACTE thanks them for their dedication and service to the Association.
Jennie Carr
Associate Professor of Education
Bridgewater College
Kathleen DaBoll-Lavoie
Dean, School of Education
Nazareth College
Jacob Easley II
Dean, Graduate School of Education
Touro University
Carine Feyten
President
Texas Woman’s University
Gaëtane Jean-Marie
Dean and Professor, College of Education
Rowan University
Stephanie Knight
Leon Simmons Dean of the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development
Southern Methodist University
Laurie Mullen
Dean, College of Education
Towson University
Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson
President, Clarion University
Interim President, California University of Pennsylvania and Edinboro University
Kent Smith, Jr.
President
Langston University
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