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Accreditation and Innovation Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 2019

Facilitators

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Ramona Buck

Christy Yoshitomi

Krystil Smith

Federal Negotiator 

U.S. Department of Education Annmarie Weisman 

Accreditation and Innovation Committee

Constituency Group Primary Alternate 

Financial aid administrators at 

postsecondary institutions

Susan Hurst

Ouachita Baptist University 

Karen McCarthy

National Association of Student Financial Aid 

Administrators 
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Legal assistance organizations that 

represent students

Robyn Smith

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Lea Wroblewski

Legal Aid of Nebraska 

Institutions of higher education eligible to 

receive Federal assistance under title III, 

parts A, B, F, and title V of the HEA, 

which include HBCUs, HSIs, American 

Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and 

Universities, Alaska Native and Native 

Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, and other 

institutions with a substantial enrollment 

of needy students as defined in title III of 

the HEA

Ernest McNealey

Allen University 

Erin Hill Hart

North Carolina A & T State University

Four-year public institutions of higher 

education

David Dannenberg

University of Alaska, Anchorage 

Tina Falkner

University of Minnesota 

Private, nonprofit institutions of higher 

education

Terry Hartle

American Council on Education

Ashley Ann Reich

Liberty University

Private, proprietary institutions of higher 

education

Jillian Klein

Strategic Education, Inc. 

Fabian Fernandez

Schiller International University 

Institutions of higher education primarily 

offering distance education

William Pena

Southern New Hampshire University

M. Kimberly Rupert

Spring Arbor University 
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Two-year public institutions of higher 

education

Christina Amato

Sinclair College 

Daniel Phelan

Jackson College 

Regional Accreditation Agencies Barbara Gellman-Danley 

Higher Learning Commission

Elizabeth Sibolski

Middle States Commission on Higher 

Education

Programmatic Accreditation Agencies Laura King

Council on Education for Public Health 

Janice Knebl

American Osteopathic Association 

Commission on Osteopathic College 

Accreditation

National Accreditation Agencies Michale S. McComis

Accrediting Commission of Career 

Schools and Colleges 

India Y. Tips

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education 

Schools 

Faith-based institutions of higher 

education

Steven M. Sandberg 

Brigham Young University 

David Altshuler

San Francisco Theological Seminary 
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Students Joseph Verardo

National Association of GraduateProfessional Students 

John Castellaw

University of Arizona 

Employers Edgar McCulloch

IBM Corporation 

Shaun T. Kelleher 

BAM Technologies 

Veterans Daniel Elkins 

Enlisted Association of the National 

Guard of the U.S. 

Elizabeth Bejar 

Florida International University

State Higher Education Executive 

Officers 

David Tandberg

SHEEO

No representative 

Faith-Based Entities Subcommittee

Meeting Organizer Lynn Mahaffie

U.S. Department of Education 
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Constituency Group Member

Financial aid administrators at postsecondary institutions Gregory Bruner

Olivet Nazarene University 

Officers on institution-based Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for 

Undergraduate Program grantees

Andrew Bramson

College Crusade of Rhode Island 

Institutions of higher education eligible to receive Federal assistance under title III, 

parts A, B, F, and title V of the HEA, which include HBCUs, HSIs, American Indian 

Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native HawaiianServing Institutions, and other institutions with a substantial enrollment of needy 

students as defined in title III of the HEA

Emmanual Guillory 

United Negro College Fund, Inc.

Faith-based entities eligible for title IV, HEA programs Stephen Eck

Oklahoma Christian University 

Institutions of higher education with knowledge of faith-based entities’ participation 

in the title IV, HEA programs

Thomas Dunne

Fordham University 

Accrediting Agencies William Hathaway

Regent University 

Associations or organizations that focus on issues related to faith-based entities or the 

participation of faith-based entities in Federal programs

Richard Katskee
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Americans United for Separation of Church 

and State 

Kimberlee Wood Colby

Center for Law and Religious Freedom 

Students Haven Herrin

Soulforce

TEACH Grants Subcommittee

Meeting Organizer Sophia McArdle

U.S. Department of Education 

Constituency Group Member 

Financial aid administrators at postsecondary institutions Debbi Braswell

Belhaven University

Legal assistance organizations that represent students Kyra Taylor
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Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School 

Institutions of higher education that award or have awarded TEACH grants and that 

are eligible to receive Federal assistance under title III, parts A, B, F, and title V of 

the HEA, which include HBCUs, HSIs, American Indian Tribally Controlled 

Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, 

and other institutions with a substantial enrollment of needy students as defined in 

title III of the HEA

Willis W. Walter 

Virginia State University 

Four-year institutions of higher education that award or have awarded TEACH grants Alyssa Dobson 

Slippery Rock University 

David T. Cantaffa

State University of New York 

State primary and secondary education executive officers No Representative 

Organizations or associations that represent the interests of students who participate 

in title IV programs

Deborah Koolbeck 

American Association of Colleges for Teacher 

Education

Two-year institutions of higher education that award or have awarded TEACH grants No Representative
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Organizations or associations that represent financial aid administrators Stephen Payne 

National Association of Student Financial Aid 

Administrators 

Students who are or have been TEACH Grant recipients No Representative

Distance Learning Subcommittee

Meeting Organizer Gregory Martin 

U.S. Department of Education 

Constituency Group Member

Financial aid administrators at postsecondary institutions Mary C. Otto 

Campbell University 

Legal assistance organizations that represent students Jessica Ranucci 

New York Legal Assistance Group 

Public institutions of higher education, with knowledge of direct assessment 

programs and competency-based education

Merodie Hancock 

Thomas Edison University
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Private, nonprofit institutions of higher education, with knowledge of direct 

assessment programs and competency-based education

Jody Feder

National Association of Independent Colleges 

and Universities

Non-profit organizations supporting inter-State agreements related to State 

authorization of distance or correspondence education programs

Sue Huppert 

Des Moines University

Associations or organizations that provide guidance to or represent institutions with 

direct assessment programs and competency-based education

Russell Poulin 

The WICHE Cooperative for Educational 

Technologies

State higher education executives Robert E. Anderson 

State Higher Education Executive Officers

Private, for-profit institutions of higher education, with knowledge of direct 

assessment programs and competency-based education

Jillian Klein 

Strategic Education, Inc.

Accrediting agencies Leah K. Matthews

Distance Education Accrediting Commission 

Academic executive officers at postsecondary institutions David Schejbal

Marquette University 
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Students Amanda Martinez

American University 

*January and February Meeting 

Joseph Verardo

National Association of Graduate-Professional 

Students 

*March Meeting 

State Attorneys General Carolyn Fast

Office of the New York State Attorney 

General