Board of Directors

Executive Committee Officers (Elected Annually) 

AAHHE Chair
Marissa Vasquez, EdD
2023-2026
Associate Professor
San Diego State University

 

 

 

  

AAHHE Chair-Elect
James L. Rodriguez, PhD 
2021-2027
Dean of Extended Education and Global Outreach
Special Assistant to the President for External Affairs
California State University, Bakersfield    

 

 

 

 

AAHHE Immediate Past Chair
Cristóbal Rodriguez, PhD
2021-2026
Associate Provost for Equity-Centered Initiatives in Academic Affairs
Western Michigan University

  

   

 
  

AAHHE Treasurer
Luis Ponjuán, PhD
2022-2027
Associate Professor
School of Education and Human Development
Department of Educational Admin & Human Resource Develop
Texas A&M University

 

 

 

AAHHE Treasurer-elect
Magdalena Martinez, PhD
2024-2027
Associate Professor and Senior Policy Fellow
Rowan University

 

 

 

 

AAHHE Immediate Past Treasurer
Marie T. Mora, PhD
2022-2026
Provost and Vice Chancellor
Academic Affairs
Purdue University

 

 

  

Board Members

Luz N. Burgos-López, MS
AAHHE Graduate Student at Large
2025 – 2027
PhD Candidate, Neag School of Education
Assistant Dean of Students
University of Connecticut- Storrs

 

 

 

Jeanett Castellanos, PhD
2022-2025
Professor of Teaching
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
University of California, Irvine 

 

 

 

Alyssa Cervantes Benavides, PhD
AAHHE Faculty Member at Large
2025 – 2028
Managing Director, Interprofessional Education
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso)

 

 

 

Antonio Durán, PhD
Early Career Member-at-Large
2023-2026
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University

 

 

 

David Fuentes, PhD
2024 – 2027
Associate Dean
College of Education
William Paterson University

 

 

 

 

Cristina García, MA
2025 – 2028
Founder & CEO
Conéctate Green Strategies, Bell Gardens, CA

  

 

 

 

Jasmine Haywood
2024 – 2027
Strategy Director
Lumina Foundation

 

 

  

 


Gloria Martinez-Ramos, PhD
2021-2027
Professor of Sociology
Director of the Center for Diversity & Gender Studies
Director of Latina/o Studies Program
Texas State University

 

  

 

Mike Muñoz, EdD
2025 – 2028
Superintendent – President
Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA

 

 

 

 

Maria Oropeza Fujimoto, PhD
2025 – 2028
Associate Professor
California State University, Los Angeles

 

 

 


 

Laura Ramírez, EdD
2025 – 2028
Assistant Superintendent/Vice President of Instruction
Pasadena Area Community College District

 

 

 

 

 

Naomi Ramirez, MA
Graduate Student Member-at-Large
2023-2025
PhD student, Department of Education (in progress)
San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University

 

 

 

 

Julian Vasquez Heilig, PhD
2024-2027
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Western Michigan University 

 

 

 

 

Board of Directors Photos

AAHHE Board of Directors at the 2023 AAHHE Conference

AAHHE Board of Directors at the 2023 AAHHE Conference

 

From left to right, back row: Dr. Cristobal Rodriguez; Dr. Marie Mora; Dr. Azara Santiago; Dr. Lucia Gutierrez; Dr. James Rodriguez; Dr. Luis Ponjuan.

From left to right, front row: Dr. Edith Fernandez; Dr. Edward Delgado-Romero; Ms. Monique Posadas; Dr. Patrick Valdez; Dr. Maria Oropeza Fujimoto and Dr. Gloria Martinez.  

For AAHHE Founding Board Members, click here.
For past AAHHE Board Members, click here.

 

Revised August 13, 2025