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Executive Officers:

Chair: Mike Duffey (OH); Vice Chair: Katie Stuart (IL); and Treasurer: Tim Mihalick (ND); Past Chair: Barbara Ballard (KS)

IL-Commissioner Katie Stuart

Katie Stuart

Illinois General Assembly
State Representative; Assistant Majority Leader and Floor Whip
Term: 3/17/2025 to 1/2/2027
IL Commissioner - Maureen Banks

Maureen Banks

Illinois Community College Board
Board Member
Term: 3/24/2023 to 3/24/2027
IN Commissioner - Spencer Deery

Spencer Deery

Indiana General Assembly
State Senator; Majority Member, Education and Career Development Committee
Term: 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2027
IN Commissioner - Dottie King

Dottie King

Independent Colleges of Indiana
President and CEO
Term: 4/12/2024 to 2/28/2028
IA Commissioner - Jacob Bossman

Jacob Bossman

Iowa Legislature
State Representative; Member, Appropriations Committee
Term: 3/24/2025 to 1/10/2027
IA Commissioner - Greta Rouse

Greta Rouse

Iowa Board of Regents
President Pro Tem
Term: 5/11/2023 to 4/30/2027
KS Commissioner - Barbara W. Ballard

Barbara W. Ballard

Kansas Legislature
State Representative; Minority Caucus Chair
Term: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2025
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Blake Flanders

Kansas Board of Regents
President and CEO
Term: 9/15/2022 to 6/30/2026
MI-Commissioner Brandy Johnson

Brandy M. Johnson

Michigan Community College Association
President
Term: 5/9/2024 to 3/18/2027
MN-Commissioner Dennis Olson

Dennis Olson

Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Commissioner
Term: 2/17/2023 to 1/4/2027; Serves at the Pleasure of the Governor; Minnesota Governor's Designee
MN Commissioner - Scott Olson

Scott Olson

Minnesota State
Chancellor
Term: 5/14/2025 to 1/1/2029
MO Commissioner - Samantha Dickey

Samantha Dickey

Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development
Assistant Commissioner for Postsecondary Policy
Term: 7/17/2023 to Serves At Pleasure of the Governor; Missouri Governor's Designee
NE Commissioner - Deborah A. Frison

Deborah A. Frison

Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
Commission Member
Term: 1/2/2023 to 1/1/2027
NE Commissioner - John Cavanaugh

John Cavanaugh

Nebraska Legislature
State Senator
Term: 1/16/2025 to 1/1/2027
ND Commissioner - Brandy Pyle

Brandy Pyle

North Dakota Legislative Assembly
State Representative; Member, Appropriations Committee
Term: 8/1/2023 to 7/31/2025
ND Commissioner - Timothy Mihalick

Timothy Mihalick

State Board of Higher Education
Chair
Term: 7/1/2025 to 6/30/2029
OH Commissioner - Mike Duffey

Mike Duffey

Ohio Department of Higher Education
Chancellor
Term: 1/29/2021, Serves At the Pleasure of the Governor; Ohio Governor's Designee
OH-Commissioner Jerry Cirino

Jerry Cirino

Ohio Legislature
State Senator; Vice Chair, Higher Education Committee
Term: 3/21/2025 to 12/31/2026
SD Commissioner - Michael Cartney

Michael Cartney

Lake Area Technical College
President Emeritus
Term: 1/3/2021 to 12/31/2024
SD Commissioner - Larry J. Tidemann

Larry J. Tidemann

1/11/2019, Serves At the Pleasure of the Governor; South Dakota Governor's Designee
WI Commissioner - David Murphy

David Murphy

Wisconsin State Legislature
State Representative; Chair, Committee on Colleges and Universities
Term: 4/17/2024 to 6/30/2025
WI Commissioner - Eric Fulcomer

Eric Fulcomer

Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
President
Term: 7/1/2023 to 7/1/2027
Ex Officios (Former Chairpersons)
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Tim Flakoll

Cass County
Commissioner
Term: 1/13/2025 to Serves At the Pleasure of the Governor; North Dakota Governor's Designee
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Olivia M.A. Madison

Term: 5/1/2023 to 4/30/2025, Serves At the Pleasure of the Governor; Iowa Governor's Designee
MO Commissioner - David Peare

David Pearce

University of Central Missouri
Executive Director for Government Relations
Term: 10/5/2022 to 1/1/2026