Board of Directors

Executive Committee Officers (Elected Annually)

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

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

AAHHE Immediate Past-Chair
Azara Santiago Rivera, PhD
Interim Dean, Graduate School of Counseling
Naropa University

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

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

Immediate Past-Treasurer - Vacant

Board Members

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

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

Jasmine Haywood
2024 – 2027
Strategy Director
Lumina Foundation

Carmen Martinez-López, PhD
2019-2025
Dean, School of Business and Professional Careers
Westchester Community College
State University of New York

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

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

Monique Posadas, MA
Graduate Student Member-at-Large
2021-2026
Graduate Student Mentorship Coordinator
University of California, Riverside

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

James L. Rodriguez, PhD
2021-2027
Dean, School of Social Sciences and Education
California State University, Bakersfield

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

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 July 27, 2024