MHEC Executive Committee

Executive Officers:

Chair: Ken Sauer, (IN); Vice Chair: Olivia Madison, (IA); and Treasurer: David Eisler, (MI)

Kelly Burke

Illinois General Assembly

Chair, House Appropriations - Higher Education Committee

Term: 5/4/2017 to 1/2/2019

Suzanne Morris

Illinois Community College Board

Board Member

Term: 6/5/2015 to 7/1/2019

Teresa S. Lubbers

Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Commissioner

Term: 1/5/2010

Wendy M. McNamara

Indiana General Assembly

Assistant Majority Whip

Term: 6/13/2018 to 6/30/2020

Ken Sauer

Indiana Commission for Higher Education

Senior Associate Commissioner and Chief Academic Officer

Term: 3/27/2017 to Serves At the Pleasure of the Governor

Tim Kraayenbrink

Iowa Legislature

Chair, Education Appropriations Subcommittee

Term: 2/27/2017 to 1/13/2019

Olivia M.A. Madison

Iowa Governor's Designee

Term: 5/1/2017 to 4/30/2019, Serves At the Pleasure of the Governor

Marci Francisco

Kansas Legislature

Senator

Term: 6/26/2017 to 7/1/2019

Richard E. Short

Kansas Governor's Designee

Term: 4/30/2018 to Serves At the Pleasure of the Governor

David L. Eisler

Ferris State University

President

Term: 6/8/2017 to 3/18/2021

Tonya Schuitmaker

Michigan Legislature

President Pro Tempore and Chair of Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee

Term: 1/1/2017 to 12/31/2018

Lyndon R. Carlson

Minnesota State Legislature

DFL-Lead, Ways and Means Committee

Term: 5/5/2015

Karen Hanson

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Executive Vice President and Provost

Term: 3/25/2017 to 1/4/2021

Bud Nornes

Minnesota State Legislature

Chair, Higher Education and Career Readiness Policy and Finance

Term: 5/25/2017 to 1/2/2019

Allen Andrews

Missouri General Assembly

Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations-Education

Term: 7/13/2017 to 7/1/2019

Mark W. Smith

Washington University in St. Louis

Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Career Services

Term: 4/12/2012 to 1/1/2014

Sue Crawford

Nebraska Legislature

Senator

Term: 1/23/2017 to 1/2/2019

Randolph M. Ferlic

Nebraska Governor's Designee

Term: 1/2/2015 to 1/1/2019; Serves At the Pleasure of the Governor

Tim Flakoll

North Dakota Governor's Designee

Term: 12/15/2017 to Serves At the Pleasure of the Governor

Mark Hagerott

North Dakota University System

Chancellor

Term: 7/21/2015 to 6/30/2019

Donald Morton

North Dakota University System

Chair, State Board of Higher Education

Term: 7/1/2017 to 6/30/2021

Stephanie Davidson

Ohio Department of Higher Education

Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

Term: 8/11/2017 to Serves At the Pleasure of the Governor

Mike Duffey

Ohio General Assembly

Chair, Higher Education and Workforce Development

Term: 4/4/2017 to 1/2/2019

Larry J. Tidemann

South Dakota Legislature

Chair, Appropriations Committee

Term: 3/27/2017 to 12/31/2018

Janelle Toman

South Dakota Board of Regents

Director of Communications

Term: 9/10/2018 to 6/30/2022

Joan Ballweg

Wisconsin State Legislature

Representative

Term: 8/8/2017 to 6/30/2019

Rolf Wegenke

Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU)