Advisory Committee of Presidents
The Advisory Committee of Presidents will be comprised of at least one ACCT member community or technical college president from each of the five regions. The Chair of the AACC Presidents Academy shall serve as an Ex-Officio member. Its purpose is to provide presidential perspective to the chair of ACCT on the services, policies and positions of the Association. With the exception of the Chair of the AACC Presidents Academy, the terms of office are for two years.
2010 Advisory Committee of Presidents MembersBeverly S. Simone, Committee Chair, Southeastern Community College, IA
CENTRAL
Bettsey L. Barhorst*, Madison Area Technical College, WI
Thomas Ramage*, Parkland College, IL
Gail Mee, Henry Ford Community College, MI
Beverly S. Simone, Southeastern Community College, IA
NORTHEAST
Carol Eaton, Frederick Community College, MD
Jon Larson*, Ocean County College, NJ
G. Jeremiah Ryan*, Bergen Community College, NJ
Karen Stout, Montgomery County Community College, PA
PACIFIC
Preston Pulliams, Portland Community College, OR
Don Q. Griffin, City College of San Francisco, CA
Ding-Jo Currie, Coast Community College District, CA
David Beyer*, Everett Community College, WA
SOUTHERN
Catherine Chew*, Craven Community College, NC
Dennis P. Gallon*, Palm Beach Community College, FL
Mary Thornley, Trident Technical College, SC
Freida Hill*, Alabama Community College System
WESTERN
Richard Carpenter, Lone Star College System, TX
Thomas McKeon*, Tulsa Community College, OK
Wright Lassiter, Jr., Dallas County CCD, TX
Vicky Rae Smith*, Neosho County Community College, KS
Ex-Officio: Michael Burke, Chair, AACC Presidents Academy Executive Committee
July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
President, Milwaukee Area Technical College, WI
*Newly and re-appointed committee members
ACCT Staff Liaison: J. Noah Brown