2026 Public Policy and Advocacy Committee

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November

The Public Policy and Advocacy Committee is charged with reviewing public policy issues and recommending positions to the Board of Directors and, where appropriate, to the ACCT Executive Committee.

2026 Public Policy and Advocacy Committee Members

BOARD MEMBERS

 
Pretta VanDible Stallworth, ChairHouston City College, TX
Reza JafariChesapeake College, MD
Shawn BoldtHighland College, IL
Jermaine Reed Metropolitan Community College, MO
Allen K. WilliamsMonroe Community College, NY
  

APPOINTED MEMBERS

 
John BetancourtAmarillo College, TX 
Rebecca ChanShoreline College, WA
Sheryl ChapmanMontgomery College, MD
Israul Marrero EmbaRoxbury  Community College, MA 
Pennie GroezingerHighland Community College, IL
Diane HarrisJoliet Junior College, IL
Ken HectorChemeketa Community College, OR
Jonathan HillMcLennan Community College, TX
James MeyerHarper College, IL
Marcia MilchickerSouth Orange County Community College District, CA
Heather MossBates Technical College, WA
Tom NeriniMaricopa Community Colleges District, AZ
Virginia TrujilloCentral New Mexico Community College, NM
William TullyMinnesota State Colleges and Universities System, MN
Thomas WhittHeartland Community College, IL
Courtney WootenEdmonds College, WA
Tarie ZimmermanNorth Idaho College, IA

 

Public Policy Committee Meeting Notes (members area)

 ACCT Staff Liaison: Carrie Warick Smith

Legislative Priorities

Law Alerts

Letters to Congress & the Administration

Fact Sheets and Summaries