Board of Directors

Officers (Elected Annually)

AAHHE Chair
Patricia Arredondo, EdD 
2019-2022
President, Arredondo Advisory Group








Victor B Saenz
Chair-Elect
Victor B. Saenz, PhD
Board Term Expires 2020
Professor & Chair
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
Executive Director, Project MALES
The University of Texas at Austin



 






JoAnn Canales
Immediate Past Chair
JoAnn Canales, PhD  
Board Term Expires 2021
Senior Scholar-in-Residence
Council of Graduate Deans











Treasurer
Carmen Martinez-López, PhD
2019-2022
Dean School of Business and Professional Careers
Westchester Community College
State University of New York








 
Azara Santiago-Rivera

Treasurer-elect
Azara Santiago Rivera, PhD
2019-2021
Professor Emerita
Department of Psychology
Merrimack College







 

Board Secretary and Executive Director
Lucia Gutierrez, PhD
Board Term Expires 2021
Association Executive
AMC Source

 

 

 

 

 

Louis Olivas

Founding President
Loui Olivas, PhD
Board Term Expires 2021
Professor Emeritus, WP Carey School of Business
c/o Arizona State University

 

 

 

 

 Board Members


Waded Cruzado

Waded Cruzado, PhD 
2019-2022
President
Montana State University









Jim Estrada
Jim Estrada, PhD 
2018-2021
Principal
Estrada Consulting Group









Edith Fernandez
Edith Fernandez, PhD
2019-2022
Associate Vice President
Community Engagement & Diversity Initiatives
Nevada State College









Adriana Flores-Ragade
Adriana Flores-Ragade, PhD
2019-2022
Social entrepreneur
Podcast Host at LatinxAmerica







Aurora Kamimura

Aurora Kamimura, PhD
2019-2022

Lecturer and Fellow
Washington University in St. Louis











Tomás Leal

Tomás Leal, PhD 
2019-2022
Chief Diversity Officer
Fielding Graduate University








Patricia Pérez

Patricia Perez, PhD
2019-2022
Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies
Coordinator, H&SS Collective for Justice, Equity and Transformation
California State University, Fullerton










Patrick Valdez

Patrick L. Valdez, PhD
2019-2022
Chancellor of Education
The University of New Mexico-Taos






Emeriti & Founding Board Members

William Aguilar
William Aguilar 
Vice President Emeritus
California State University










Norma V. Cantú
Norma V. Cantú
Professor
University of Texas at Austin








Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr.
Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr.
Research Professor
Founding Vice President
Research Center
Arizona State University








Mildred García
Mildred García
President
Association of Colleges & Universities












Dave Gonzales
Dave Gonzales
Retired, Senior Vice President
Western Zone
State Farm Insurance Companies










Virginia González

Virginia González
Professor
Counselling Community College









Estela López

Estela López
Senior Associate
Excelencia in Education













Eduardo Padrón

Eduardo Padrón
President
Miami-Dade College











Ricardo Romo

Ricardo Romo
President, Retired
University of Texas, San Antonio











Emeriti Board Members

Mike Fernandez

Mike Fernandez
Corporate Vice President of Corporate Affairs
Cargill, Inc.











Elizabeth R. Gutierrez

Elizabeth R. Gutierrez
Retired
Lumina Foundation 










Lou Monville

Lou Monville
Trustee
California State University System












Jesús Rengel

Jesús Rangel
Interdisciplinary Research
University of the Incarnate World