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.

Jeni Hart

Jeni Hart (she/her/hers)

President Elect 2023, President 2024, Immediate Past President 2025

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

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Ana Martínez-Alemán

Ana Martínez-Alemán (she/her/hers)

President Elect 2022, President 2023, Immediate Past President 2024

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

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Eboni Zamani-Gallaher

Eboni Zamani-Gallaher (she/her/hers)

President Elect 2024, President 2025, Immediate Past President 2026

Currently at:
University of Pittsburgh
Renee and Richard Goldman Interim Dean and Professor

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At-Large Board Members
Cameron Beatty

Cameron Beatty (he/him/his)

Term ends: 2025

Currently at:
Florida State University
Associate Professor and Higher Education Program Coordinator

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Felecia Commodore

Felecia Commodore (she/her)

Term ends: 2024

Currently at:
Old Dominion University
Associate Professor

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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

Currently at:
Arizona State University, Higher and Postsecondary Education
Assistant Professor

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Tomika Ferguson

Tomika Ferguson (she/hers)

Inclusion, Equity, and Organization Diversity Committee Chair | Term ends: 2024

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

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Jennifer Johnson

Jennifer Johnson (she/hers)

Term ends: 2025

Currently at:
Temple University
Associate Professor

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Graduate Student Board Members
Vigor Lam

Vigor Lam (he/him/his)

Term ends: 2025

Currently at:
Colorado State University
PhD Student

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Hannah Hyun White

Hannah Hyun White (she/her/hers)

Term ends: 2024

Currently at:
University of California, San Diego
PhD Candidate

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Ex Oficio & Non-Voting Members
Jason P. Guilbeau

Jason P. Guilbeau (he/him)

ASHE, Executive Director
Term ends: 2029

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Vacant

Legal Counsel

Vacant

Advancement & Fundraising Committee Chair

Kenneth Redd

Kenneth Redd (he/him/his)

Budget, Finance, and Compliance Committee Chair | Term ends: 2024

Currently at:
NACUBO
Senior Director, Research and Policy Analysis

Beth E. Bukoski

Beth E. Bukoski (she/they)

CAHEP Chair | Term ends: 2025

Currently at:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Associate Professor and EdD Coordinator

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Natasha Croom

Natasha Croom (she/her)

CEP Chair | Term ends: 2027

Currently at:
Clemson University
Associate Professor of Higher Education and Associate Dean of Graduate School

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Christina Yao

Christina Yao (she/her/hers)

CIHE Chair | Term ends: 2024

Currently at:
University of South Carolina
Associate Professor of Higher Education

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Kevin McClure

Kevin McClure (he/him)

CPPHE Chair | Term ends: 2024

Currently at:
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Murphy Distinguished Scholar of Education

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