Board of Directors

Correspondence to the Board (as a whole or to individual members) can be directed to Executive Director Jason P. Guilbeau, PhD, CAE at jason@ashe.ws. Individual board members should not be solicited.

Ana Martínez-Alemán

Ana Martínez-Alemán
she/her/hers
Board President

Term ends: 2024

Boston College, Lynch School of Education & Human Development
Associate Dean of Faculty & Academics, Professor

Biography at BC.edu

Joy Gaston Gayles
Immediate Past Board President

Term ends: 2023

North Carolina State

Jenni Hart

Jeni Hart
she/her/hers
Board President-Elect

Term ends: 2025

University of Missouri, Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
Dean of the Graduate School; Vice Provost for Graduate Studies; Professor of Higher Education

Professional Website


At-Large Board Member


Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn

Robin Zape-tah-hol-ah Minthorn
she/her/mà:yíñ

Term ends: 2023

University of Washington Tacoma
Associate Professor, Director of EdD Program and Indigenous Education Initiatives

LinkedIn Profile

Natasha Croom

Natasha Croom
she/her

Term ends: 2023

Clemson University
Associate Professor of Higher Education and Associate Dean of Graduate School

LinkedIn Profile

Felecia Commodore

Term ends: 2024

Old Dominion University

 

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Felecia Commodore is an Associate Professor of Higher Education at the Darden College of Education and Professional Studies at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.  Felecia's research focus area is leadership, governance, and administrative practices with a particular focus on HBCUs and MSIs. Felecia’s research interests also lie in the role of boards in achieving educational equity, how leadership is exercised, constructed, and viewed in various communities, and the relationship between Black women and leadership. Felecia’s research expertise lies in the areas of organizational behavior, organizational decision-making, and organizational culture, and how these three areas impact achieving equity. She is the lead author of Black Women College Students: A Guide to Success in Higher Education. She earned her Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education.

 

Antonio Duran

Antonio Duran
he/him/él

Term ends: 2024

Arizona State University, Higher and Postsecondary Education
Assistant Professor

Biography at ASU.edu

Tomika Ferguson

Tomika Ferguson
she/her
Inclusion, Equity, and Organization Diversity Committee Chair

Term ends: 2024

Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Educational Leadership
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Inclusive Excellence, Assistant Professor

Biography at VCU.edu


Graduate Student Board Members


Charlie Amáyá Scott

Charlie Amáyá Scott
they/them and she/hers

Term ends: 2023

University of Denver
PhD Candidate

Hannah Hyun White

Hannah Hyun White
she/her/hers

Term ends: 2024

University of California, San Diego
PhD Candidate

Biography at UCSD.edu


Ex Oficio & Non-Voting Members


Michael Nichols

Michael Nichols
he/him/his
Legal Counsel

Term ends: 2025

State University of New York Research Foundation
Associate Counsel

Jason Guilbeau

Jason P. Guilbeau
ASHE, Executive Director

Term ends: 2029

ASHE Staff Website

Kenneth Redd

Kenneth Redd
he/him/his
Budget, Finance, and Compliance Committee Chair

Term ends: 2024

NACUBO
Senior Director, Research and Policy Analysis

Beth E. Bukoski

Beth E. Bukoski
she/they CAHEP Chair

Term ends: 2025

Virginia Commonwealth University
Associate Professor and EdD Coordinator

Biography at VCU.edu

Nadrea Njoku

Nadrea Njoku
she/her/hers
CEP Chair

Term ends: 2024

UNCF, Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute
Director

LinkedIn Profile

Christina Yao

Christina Yao
she/her/hers
CIHE Chair

Term ends: 2024

University of South Carolina
Associate Professor of Higher Education

Biography at SC.edu

Kayla Elliot

Kayla Elliott
she/her/hers
CPPHE Chair

Term ends: 2023

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Director of Workforce Policy

LinkedIn Profile

Heather Rowan-Kenyon

Heather Rowan-Kenyon
she/her/hers
Publications Committee Chair

Term ends: 2025

Boston College, Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education
Professor and Chair

Biography at BC.edu

Noah Drezner

Noah Drezner
he/him/his Advancement & Fundraising Committee Chair

Term ends: 2023

Teachers College, Columbia University
Professor of Higher Education, Program Director, and Special Advisor to the Provost for Doctoral Education

Biography at TC.Columbia.edu