Below are the commissioners that currently serve on the Board of Directors.
For more information on the responsibilities of the Board of Directors, please see the Bylaws section of the Accreditation Criteria.
Mr. Brian Stewart, Chair
Bryan University
President/CEO
237 South Florence Avenue
Springfield, Missouri 65806
Phone: 417-862-0098
E-mail: bstewart@bryanu.edu
M.S., Management, Oakland City University
B.S., Human Resource Management, Friends University
Term expires 2013 - AM
Ms. Jeanne Herrmann, Chair-Elect
Chief Operating Officer
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business
8089 Globe Drive
Woodbury, MN 55125
Phone: (651) 332-8012
E-mail: jherrmann@globeuniversity.edu
M.B.A., Entrepreneurship, Globe University/Minnesota School of Business
B.A., Psychology, Hamline University
Term expires 2015 – AM
Ms. Linda Blair
Dean and Chief Academic Officer
Spencerian College
4627 Dixie Highway
P.O. Box 16418
Louisville, KY 40216
Phone: (502) 449-7811
Email: lblair@spencerian.edu
B.S., Nursing, Spalding University
M.Ed., Spalding University
Term expires 2015 – AM
Mr. Edwin Colón
Campus Director
ITT Technical Institute
7600 West 119 Street
Overland Park, Kansas 66213
Phone:(913) 253-1300
E-mail: ecolon2@itt-tech.edu
B.E., Purdue University
Term expires 2014 - EM
Dr. Thomas B. Duff
Professor Emeritus
University of Minnesota Duluth
E-mail: tduff@d.umn.edu
Ph.D, University of Minnesota Minneapolis
M.A. University of Minnesota Minneapolis
B.S. Winona State University (Minnesota)
Term expires 2013 – AM
Mr. John Euliano
Senior Vice President of Institutional Development
Southern Technical College
2910 South Orlando Drive
Sanford, Florida 32773
Phone: (407) 323-4141
E-mail: jeuliano@southerntech.edu
Ed.S., Computing Technology in Education, Nova Southeastern University
M.S., Computing Technology in Education, Nova Southeastern University
B.A., Applied Organizational Management, Warner Southern College
Term expires 2014 - AM, REM
Ms. Audrey B. Kaplan
Education Corporation of America
Vice President of Compliance
3660 Grandview Parkway, Suite 300
Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone: (205) 552-1243
E-mail: Audrey.Kaplan@ecacolleges.com
B.A., The American University
J.D., Nova Southeastern University
Term expires: 2017 - AM
Dr. Lawrence Leak
Former Title: Interim Provost and Chief Academic Officer (Retired)
Previous Affiliation: University of Maryland University College
E-mail: lawrence.leak@gmail.com
B.A., St. Mary's College of Maryland
M.Ed., University of Maryland
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Term expires 2014 - AP
Mr. Luis LLerena
Executive Director
CBT College
8991 SW 107 Ave
Suite 200
Miami, FL 33176
Phone: (786) 693-8814
Email:luis@cbt.edu
MBA, Nova Southeasten University
B.S., University of Miami
Term expires 2015 - AM, REM
Mr. David M. Luce
Assistant Vice President, Accreditation and Licensing
Corinthian Colleges, Inc.
6 Hutton Center Drive
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: 608-203-6677
E-mail: dluce@cci.edu
M.S., Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin
B.A., Psychology, University of Wisconsin
Term expires 2013- EM
Dr. Jamie Morley
Education Consulting Solutions, LLC.
4508 Calyx Ct NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Phone: 505-463-0591
E-mail: jmorley @educationconsultingsolutions.com
Ph.D., Adult Education, Capella University
M.A., Organizational Management, University of Phoenix
B.S., Business Administration, University of Phoenix
Term expires 2013 - AM
Dr. Mary Anne Ramirez
Campus Dean
Stratford University
11104 W. Broad St
Glen Allen, VA 23060
Phone: 804-339-8117
E-mail: mrearamirez@gmail.com
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts
M.Ed., University of Massachusetts
B.S.N., Medical College of Virginia, VCU
Term expires: 2017 - AM
Dr. Tamara Rozhon
Carrington College/Devry Inc.
President, Carrington College
4742 North 24th Street, Suite 360
Phoenix, AZ 85016
E-mail: trozhon@att.net
B.A., Northern Illinois University
M.Ad.Ed., National-Louis University
Ed.D., The University of Pennsylvania
Term expires: 2017 - AM
Dr. Ruth Shafer
Lindenwood University
Adjunct Professor, Master of Education and Administration Programs
1116 Keystone Trail Drive
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Phone: 636-532-2320
E-mail: drruthie@sbcglobal.net
Ph.D., Educational Admin istration, St. Louis University
Ed.S., Educational Administration, St. Louis University
M.Ed, Business Education, University of Missouri
B.E., Business Education, University of Missouri
Term expires 2016 - AP
Dr. Edward G. Thomas
Cleveland State University
Professor of Marketing, Emeritus
2121 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 216-687-4766
E-mail: e.thomas@csuohio.edu
Ed.D, Business Education, University of Kentucky
M.A., Business Education, Western Kentucky University
B.S., Business Administration, Western Kentucky University
Term expires 2017 - AP
Albert C. Gray, Ph.D, Executive Director & CEO, Secretary
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
750 First Street, NE, Suite 980
Washington, DC 20002-4241
Phone:(202) 336-6778
Fax: (202) 842-2593
E-mail: agray@acics.org
B.S., Civil Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.Eng, Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ex officio
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Key:
AP - Appointed Public Member
AM - Appointed ACICS-Accredited Member
EM - Elected ACICS-Accredited Member
REM - Replaced Elected ACICS-Accredited Member
RAAM - Replaced Appointed ACICS-Accredited Member
RAM - Replaced Appointed Public Member