Board of Directors

Executive Committee Officers (Elected Annually)
 

AAHHE Chair
Azara Santiago Rivera, PhD
Professor Emerita
Merrimack College


  

 

 

 

AAHHE Chair-elect
Cristobal Rodriguez, PhD
2021-2024
Associate Provost for Equity-Centered Initiatives in Academic Affairs
Western Michigan University

 

 

 

AAHHE Immediate Past-Chair
Patrick L. Valdez, PhD
Visiting Professor, Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation
Program Chair, Senior Diversity Officer Certificate
University of Kentucky, College of Education




  



AAHHE Treasurer
Aurora Kamimura, PhD

Assistant Provost for Inclusive Excellence
Lecturer in Education, Arts & Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis




 


AAHHE Treasurer-elect
Marie T. Mora, PhD
2022-2025
Deputy Provost and Professor of Economics
Office of the Provost
Metropolitan State University of Denver

 

 

 

 

AAHHE Immediate Past-Treasurer
James Rodriguez, PhD
Dean
School of Social Sciences and Education
California State University, Bakersfield    

 

 

  

 

Board Members

 

Edna Acosta-Belen, PhD
2021-2024
Distinguished Professor Emerita
University at Albany, SUNY
Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latino Studies



 




Jeanett Castellanos, PhD
2022-2025
Professor of Teaching, Social Sciences
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Social Sciences
Director, Social Policy and Public Service major
University of California, Irvine

 


Edward Delgado-Romero, PhD

2021-2024
Associate Dean & Professor
University of Georgia




 

 

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

 

 

 


Edith Fernandez, PhD
2022-2025
Vice President
Community Engagement & Diversity Initiatives
Nevada State College





 


Julian Vasquez Heilig, PhD
2021-2024
Dean and Professor
Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
University of Kentucky

 

 

 

 


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





 

 


 

Gloria P Martinez-Ramos, PhD
2021-2024
Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for Diversity and Gender Studies
Director of Latina/o Studies Program
Texas State University

 

 

      


Luis Ponjuán, PhD
2022-2025
Associate Professor
Educational Administration and Policy
Texas A&M University



  


Monique Posadas, MA Anthropology
Graduate Student Member at Large
2021-2023
Assistant Director
McNair Scholars Program
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

 

 

Victor B. Saenz, PhD
Professor & Chair
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
Executive Director, Project MALES
The University of Texas at Austin





 

 

 

Marissa Vasquez, EdD
Faculty/Administrator Member-at-Large
2023-2026
Associate Professor
San Diego State University

 

 

 

Mary Ann Villareal, PhD
2023-2026
Vice President, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
University of Utah

 

 

 

 

For AAHHE Founding Board Members, click here.

For past AAHHE Board Members, click here.

 

Revised August 1, 2023