Commissioner Directory

A complete roster of the Board of Commissioners.

Dr. Lisa Avery

President

Administrative

Linn-Benton Community College

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Dr. Boyd L. Baggett

Associate Academic Vice President – Curriculum

Academic

Brigham Young University – Idaho

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Dr. Sean Chandler

President

Administrative

Aaniiih Nakoda College

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Dr. Marie A. Chisholm-Burns

Executive Vice President and Provost

Administrative

Oregon Health & Science University

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Dr. Isiaah Crawford

President

Administrative

University of Puget Sound

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Dr. Paige Fenton Hughes

Lead Evaluator

Public

Cognia

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Mr. Matt Freeman

Associate Officer

Administrative

Idaho State University

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Dr. Elizabeth S. Gunn

Dean of the School of Liberal Arts, Sciences, and Business

Academic

Nevada State University

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Dr. Chad Hickox

President

Administrative

Walla Walla Community College

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Dr. Stefani Hicswa

Chancellor

Administrative

Montana State University - Billings

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Dr. Ned Hillyard

Senior Vice President of Licensing & Healthcare Regulations

Public

Surgery Partners, LLC

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Dr. Bruce Kusch

President

Administrative

Ensign College

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Dr. Staci Martin

Assistant Professor

Academic

Portland State University

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Dr. Courtney Hills McBeth

Chief Academic Officer / Provost

Academic

Western Governors University

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Mr. Kevin Melcher

Public

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Dr. Demarée K. Michelau

President

Public

Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

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Dr. Brad Mortensen

President

Administrative

Utah State University

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Dr. Patricia Moy

Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Student Affairs

Academic

University of Washington

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Dr. Shari Peterson

Director- Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and Strategic Planning

Administrative

College of Southern Nevada

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Dr. Tamara Rozhon

Provost

Administrative, Out of Region

Southern California University of Health

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Dr. Joseph Schaffer

President

Administrative, Out of Region

Laramie County Community College

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Dr. Carli Schiffner

President

Administrative

Grays Harbor College

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Dr. Cheryl Siemers

Chancellor

Administrative

University of Alaska Anchorage

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Jacqueline Summers

CEO

Public

Paxaro Solutions

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Dr. Kristi Wellington-Baker

Higher Education Strategy Leader, Learner Innovation

Public

Amazon Web Services

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Dr. Daniel White

Professor

Academic

University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Members of the Executive Committee

Dr. Stefani Hicswa

Chair

Chancellor

Administrative| Montana State University - Billings

Dr. Boyd Baggett

Vice Chair

Associate Academic Vice President – Curriculum

Academic| Brigham Young University – Idaho

Dr. Isiaah Crawford

Secretary

President

Administrative| University of Puget Sound

Dr. Tamara Rozhon

Treasurer; Finance Committee Chair

Provost

Administrative| Southern California University of Health

Mr. Matt Freeman

Audit Chair

Associate Officer

Administrative| Idaho State University

Mr. Kevin Melcher

Nominations Committee Chair

Public| Public Member

Dr. Carli Schiffner

Bylaws, Standards, and Policy Committee Chair

President

Administrative| Grays Harbor College

Standing Committees of the Commission

Bylaws, Standards, and Policies Committee

Carli Schiffner

Chair

Grays Harbor College

Boyd Baggett

Brigham Young University - Idaho

Kristi Wellington Baker

Public Member

Demarée Michelau

Public Member

Ned W. Hillyard

Public Member

Paige Fenton Hughes

Public Member

Jacqueline Summers

Public Member

Randy Frisch

Non-Commissioner Member| Bastyr University

Audit Committee

Matt Freeman

Chair

Idaho State University

Isiaah Crawford

University of Puget Sound

Daniel White

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Lisa Avery

Linn-Benton Community College

Peter Harvey

Non-Commissioner Member| Whitman College (Retired)

Finance Committee

Tamara Rozhon

Chair

Out-of-Region Member

Bruce Kusch

Ensign College

Chad Hickox

Walla Walla Community College

Cheryl Siemers

University of Alaska Anchorage

Marie Chisholm-Burns

Oregon Health & Science University

Chris Martin

Non-Commissioner Member| Salt Lake Community College

Nominations Committee

Kevin Melcher

Chair

Public Member

Staci B. Martin

Portland State University

Brad Mortensen

Utah State University

Elizabeth Gunn

Nevada State University

Scott Finnie

Non-Commissioner Member| Eastern Washington University

Ad Hoc Strategic Pathways Committee

Shari Peterson

Chair

College of Southern Nevada

Joe Schaffer

Laramie County Community College

Patricia Moy

University of Washington

Sean Chandler

Aaniiih Nakoda College

Courtney Hills McBeth

Western Governors University

Robin Baker

Non-Commissioner Member| George Fox University