ACCT

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.

2011 Advisory Committee of Presidents Members

Beverly S. Simone, Committee Chair, Southeastern Community College, IA

CENTRAL

Bettsey L. Barhorst, Madison Area Technical College, WI   
Gail Mee, Henry Ford Community College, MI 
Thomas Ramage, Parkland College, IL      
Beverly S. Simone, Southeastern Community College, IA   
 
NORTHEAST

Jon Larson, Ocean County College, NJ
Jack Quinn*, Erie Community College, NY     
G. Jeremiah Ryan, Bergen Community College, NJ
Carolane Williams*, Baltimore City College, MD     

PACIFIC

David Beyer, Everett Community College, WA
Leah Bornstein*, Coconino Community College, CA
Preston Pulliams, Portland Community College, OR   
Chui Tsang*, Santa Monica College, CA   
   
SOUTHERN

Catherine Chew, Craven Community College, NC   
Deborah DiCroce*, Tidewater Community College, VA 
Dennis P. Gallon, Palm Beach Community College, FL   
Mary Thornley*, Trident Technical College, SC     
 
WESTERN

Wright Lassiter, Jr.*, Dallas County CCD, TX
Thomas McKeon, Tulsa Community College, OK
Johnette McKown*, McLennan Community College, TX       
Vicky Rae Smith, Neosho County Community College, KS   

Ex-Officio: Shirley Reed, Chair, AACC Presidents Academy Executive Committee
July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
President, South Texas College, TX

*Newly and re-appointed committee members

ACCT Staff Liaison: J. Noah Brown