2026-27 Steering Committee

Julie Hasenwinkel, Accreditation Liaison and Self-study Co-chair
Professor & Associate Provost, Academic Programs

Katherine McDonald, Self-study Co-Chair
Professor & Senior Associate Dean, Falk College

Mary Grace Almandrez, Standard II Co-chair
Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion

Candice Campbell Jackson, Steering Committee
Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor

Gabe Coleman, Logistics Committee
Director of Project Management and Operations, Office of the Chancellor

Dan Cutler, Standard IV Co-chair
Director, Living Learning Communities

Jerry Edmonds, Logistics Committee
Chief of Staff, Office of Academic Affairs

Chris Eiffe, Standard VI Co-chair
Associate Vice President for Academic Operations, Academic Affairs

Carol Faulkner, Standard III Co-chair
Professor & Senior Associate Dean, Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs

Heather Gaines, Steering Committee Member
Deputy General Counsel, Office of University Counsel

Aileen Gallagher, Standard V Co-chair
Professor & Associate Dean, Newhouse School of Public Communications

Laura Harrington, Standard V Co-chair
Director, Institutional Effectiveness

A’yla James, Logistics Committee
Administrative Specialist, Institutional Effectiveness

Dawn Johnson, Standard IV Co-chair
Associate Professor, School of Education

Amanda Johnson-Sanguiliano, Standard III Co-chair
Associate Director, Institutional Effectiveness

Daniel Kimmel, Graduate Student Representative
Graduate Student Organization President & College of Arts and Sciences Student

Brian Konkol, Standard II Co-chair
Vice President and Dean of Hendricks Chapel

Wendy Loughlin, Logistics Committee
Executive Director, Division of Communications

Melissa Lowry, Logistics Committee
Associate Director, Institutional Effectiveness

Regina Luttrell, Standard I Co-chair
Associate Professor & Senior Associate Dean, Newhouse School of Public Communications

Gisele Marcus, Steering Committee
Board of Trustees Member

Sarah McAndrew, Logistics Committee
Executive Assistant to the Provost

German Nolivos, Undergraduate Student Representative
Student Association President & College of Arts and Sciences Student

Brice Nordquist, Standard VII Co-chair
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences Student

Mary Opperman, Standard VII Co-chair
Senior Vice President and University Secretary

Abby Perer, Compliance Co-chair
Senior Associate General Counsel, Office of University Counsel

Katie Rupert, Logistics Committee
Curriculum Compliance Manager, Academic Affairs

Dawn Singleton, Standard I Co-chair
Vice President of Student Transition, Access and Inclusion

Christine Stallman, Compliance Co-chair
Chief Compliance Officer

Michael Tick, Steering Committee
Dean, College of Visual and Performing Arts

Pun To (Doug) Yung, Standard VI Co-chair
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science