Board of Directors
As the legislative body of NACEP, the Board of Directors sets policy and provides strategic direction for the organization. The Executive Committee manages the general operations of the organization and implements directives from the Board of Directors.
Executive Committee
Patrick Cannon
President
Associate Director, Indiana University
Advance College Project
Kayla Westra
President-Elect
Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Liberal Arts
Minnesota West Community and Technical College
REACH Program
Ronald Brownie
Secretary
Director of Online & Continuing Education
Northern State University
Rising Scholar Program
Carla Mebane
Member-at-Large
Assistant Dean, High School/College Partnership
University of Missouri-Kansas City
High School/College Partnership
Brittany Hubbard
Treasurer
Associate Treasurer & University Bursar
Indiana University
Amy Williams
Non Voting, Ex-Officio Member
Executive Director, NACEP
Institutional Representatives
MaryAnne Nickle
Two-Year Postsecondary Institutional Representative
Dean in Grinnell Campus
Iowa Valley Community College District
Kelly Smith
Four-Year Private Postsecondary Institutional Representative
President, Baker College of Cadillac
Dual Enrollment Program
Chelsie Rauh
Four-Year Public Postsecondary Institutional Representative
Director, Early College Program
Idaho State University
Tara Bratton
Two-Year Postsecondary Institutional Representative
Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator & Business Faculty
Arkansas State University Three Rivers
Dianne Barker
State Agency Representative
Director, Secondary Education Initiatives/ Dual Enrollment
Technical College System of Georgia
Mary Perez
Secondary Representative
Director of Applied & Advanced Learning
El Paso County School District #49
Commission Chairs
Melissa Biegert
Advocacy Commission Chair
Director, High School Programs Advising & Completion College and High School Relations
Austin Community College
Angela Hobby
Engagement Commission Chair
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Dual Enrollment
Valdosta, GA
Jason Taylor
Research Commission Chair
Assistant Professor
University of Utah
Diana Johnson
Accreditation Commission Chair
Associate Vice President for Learning and High School Relations
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Early College Experience