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MHEC is governed by a 60-member commission. Each member state has five appointed commissioners: the governor or the governor's designee; two legislators, one from each house; and two other at-large members, at least one of whom shall be selected from the field of higher education.

Illinois Commissioners

Kelly Burke

Illinois General Assembly

Chair, House Appropriations - Higher Education Committee

Karen Hunter Anderson

Illinois Community College Board

Executive Director

Suzanne Morris

Illinois Community College Board

Board Member

Alice Marie Jacobs

Danville Area Community College

President Emerita

Pat McGuire

Illinois General Assembly

Chair, Higher Education Committee

Indiana Commissioners

Greg Goode

Indiana State University

Exec Dir of Government Relations

Charles R. Johnson Jr.

Vincennes University

President

Wendy M. McNamara

Indiana General Assembly

Assistant Majority Whip

Jeff Raatz

Indiana General Assembly

Ranking Member, Education and Career Development

Ken Sauer

Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Senior Associate Commissioner and Chief Academic Officer

Indiana Commissioner Alternate

Teresa S. Lubbers

Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Commissioner

Iowa Commissioners

Nancy Boettger

Board of Regents, State of Iowa

Regent

Derrick R. Franck

Iowa Association of Community College Trustees

Board Member

Tim Kraayenbrink

Iowa Legislature

Chair, Education Appropriations Subcommittee

Olivia M.A. Madison

Iowa State University

Professor Emerita and Dean Emerita of Library Services

Sharon S. Steckman

Iowa Legislature

Ranking Member, Education Committee

Iowa Commissioner Alternates

Andrew J. Baumert

Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

Vice President for Marketing and Outreach

Jane Bloomingdale

Iowa Legislature

Representative

Todd Brown

Iowa College Student Aid Commission

Division Administrator, Financial Aid Program Administration

Timothy Fitzgibbon

First National Bank

Senior Vice President

Wally Horn

Iowa Legislature

Senator

Kansas Commissioners

Blake Flanders

Kansas Board of Regents

President and CEO

Marci Francisco

Kansas Legislature

Senator

Kevin Jones

Kansas Legislature

Chair, Higher Education Budget Committee

Richard E. Short

Kansas Governor's Designee

Helen Van Etten

Kansas Board of Regents

Chair, Academic Affairs Subcommittee

Kansas Commissioner Alternates

Barbara W. Ballard

Kansas Legislature

State Representative

Molly Baumgardner

Kansas Legislature

Chair, Education Committee

Michigan Commissioners

David L. Eisler

Ferris State University

President

Kimberly LaSata

Michigan Legislature

Chair, Higher Education House Appropriations Subcommittee

Bill Pink

Grand Rapids Community College

President

Tyler Sawher

State of Michigan

Senior Strategy Advisor for Education and Career Connections

Tonya Schuitmaker

Michigan Legislature

President Pro Tempore and Chair of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee

Michigan Commissioner Alternates

Daniel J. Hurley

Michigan Association of State Universities

Chief Executive Officer

Minnesota Commissioners

Michelle Fischbach

Minnesota State Legislature

President of the Senate

Karen Hanson

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Executive Vice President and Provost

Devinder Malhotra

Minnesota State

Interim Chancellor

Bud Nornes

Minnesota State Legislature

Chair, Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance

Lawrence J. Pogemiller

Minnesota Office of Higher Education

Commissioner

Minnesota Commissioner Alternates

Lyndon R. Carlson

Minnesota State Legislature

DFL-Lead, Ways and Means Committee

Paul Cerkvenik

Minnesota Private College Council

President

Sandra Pappas

Minnesota State Legislature

State Senator

Missouri Commissioners

Charles Ambrose

University of Central Missouri

President

Allen Andrews

Missouri General Assembly

Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations-Education

David C. Knes

Valley Park School District

Superintendent

Gary Romine

Missouri General Assembly

Chair, Senate Education Committee and Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Education

Mark W. Smith

Washington University in St. Louis

Assoc. Vice Chancellor/Director Career Planning & Placement

Missouri Commissioner Alternate

Zora Mulligan

Missouri Department of Higher Education

Commissioner

Nebraska Commissioners

Sue Crawford

Nebraska Legislature

Senator

Randolph M. Ferlic

University of Nebraska

Former Regent and Former MHEC Chair

Deborah A. Frison

Nebraska Department of Education

Deputy Commissioner of Education

Susan M. Fritz

University of Nebraska

Executive Vice President and Provost and Dean of the Graduate College

Rick Kolowski

Nebraska Legislature

Vice Chair, Education Committee

Nebraska Commissioner Alternate

Michael Baumgartner

Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education

Executive Director

North Dakota Commissioners

Kyle Davison

North Dakota Legislative Assembly

Senator

Tim Flakoll

Tri-College University

Provost

Mark Hagerott

North Dakota University System

Chancellor

Dennis Johnson

North Dakota Legislative Assembly

Representative

Donald Morton

North Dakota University System

Chair, State Board of Higher Education

North Dakota Commissioner Alternates

James L. Davis

Turtle Mountain Community College

President

Robert Lauf

State of North Dakota

Higher Education Policy Advisor

Ohio Commissioners

Gary Cates

Ohio Department of Higher Education

Senior Vice Chancellor, Innovation & Enterprise Development

Stephanie Davidson

Ohio Department of Higher Education

Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

Mike Duffey

Ohio General Assembly

Chair, Higher Education and Workforce Development

Randy Gardner

Ohio General Assembly

Majority Floor Leader

Jack Hershey

Ohio Association of Community Colleges

President

Ohio Commissioner Alternates

Bruce Johnson

Inter-University Council of Ohio

President

David Ponitz

Sinclair College

President Emeritus

South Dakota Commissioners

Julie Bartling

South Dakota Legislature

Michael Cartney

Lake Area Technical Institute

President

Larry J. Tidemann

South Dakota Legislature

Chair, Appropriations Committee

Janelle Toman

South Dakota Board of Regents

Director of Communications and Executive Director, Capital University Center

Patrick Weber

State of South Dakota

Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor

South Dakota Commissioner Alternates

Mary Duvall

South Dakota Legislature

Representative

Reynold Nesiba

South Dakota Legislature

State Senator

Wisconsin Commissioners

Joan Ballweg

Wisconsin State Legislature

Representative

Donald Madelung

Governor's Designee

MHEC Commissioner

Rolf Wegenke

Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU)

President

Wisconsin Commissioner Alternates

Morna Foy

Wisconsin Technical College System

President

Sean P. Nelson

University of Wisconsin System

VP of Finance