Who We Are
The Presidents Forum is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization of college and university presidents and chancellors as well as leading education stakeholders committed to reinventing higher education for our diverse student population – traditional, non-traditional, and adult learners. We are dedicated to the continuous reinvention of higher education and exploring transformative education models by sharing knowledge, implementing best practices, and making policy recommendations.
Who We Are
The Presidents Forum is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization of college and university presidents and chancellors as well as leading education stakeholders committed to reinventing higher education for our diverse student population – traditional, non-traditional, and adult learners. We are dedicated to the continuous reinvention of higher education and exploring transformative education models by sharing knowledge, implementing best practices, and making policy recommendations.
Who We Are
The Presidents Forum is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization of college and university presidents and chancellors as well as leading education stakeholders committed to reinventing higher education for our diverse student population – traditional, non-traditional, and adult learners. We are dedicated to the continuous reinvention of higher education and exploring transformative education models by sharing knowledge, implementing best practices, and making policy recommendations.
STUDENTS COME FIRST.
True innovation advances social and economic mobility, lifelong learning, and empowers student learners.
COMPLEX SYSTEMS ONLY CHANGE WITH COLLABORATION.
When we collaborate with leaders, complex problems turn into systems where students can learn and thrive.
CHANGE CAN HAPPEN RAPIDLY.
The pace of innovation can match technology-driven change and student-employer expectations.
INNOVATION CAN BENEFIT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
We set a high bar for impact that benefits the nation’s higher education system.
IMPACT IS MEASURED BY OUTCOMES.
We measure our work by the impact it has for students, institutions, co-collaborators, system participants, and the Presidents Forum.
DIVERSITY IS CRITICAL.
We believe in including diverse institutions committed to serving all learners.
STUDENTS COME FIRST.
True innovation advances social and economic mobility, lifelong learning, and empowers student learners.
COMPLEX SYSTEMS ONLY CHANGE WITH COLLABORATION.
When we collaborate with leaders, complex problems turn into systems where students can learn and thrive.
CHANGE CAN HAPPEN RAPIDLY.
The pace of innovation can match technology-driven change and student-employer expectations.
INNOVATION CAN BENEFIT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
We set a high bar for impact that benefits the nation’s higher education system.
IMPACT IS MEASURED BY OUTCOMES.
We measure our work by the impact it has for students, institutions, co-collaborators, system participants, and the Presidents Forum.
DIVERSITY IS CRITICAL.
We believe in including diverse institutions committed to serving all learners.
Governing Board
DAVID W. ANDREWS, Ph.D.
Presidents Forum Chair
UMassGlobal
KATE SMITH
Presidents Forum Vice Chair
Rio Salado College
GREGORY W. FOWLER, Ph.D.
Presidents Forum Secretary
Univ. of Maryland Global Campus
FRANK J. DOOLEY, Ph.D.
Purdue University Global
SUE ELLSPERMANN, Ph.D.
Ivy Tech Community College
JUSTIN LONON, Ph.D.
Dallas College
MARK MILLIRON
National University
SCOTT PULSIPHER
Western Governors University
DAVID SCHEJBAL, Ph.D.
Excelsior University
LISA VOLLENDORF
Empire State University
We are redefining how higher education drives social and economic mobility by empowering learners through equal access and equitable opportunity.
We are redefining how higher education drives social and economic mobility by empowering learners through equal access and equitable opportunity.
We are redefining how higher education drives social and economic mobility by empowering learners through equal access and equitable opportunity.
Our Presidents & Chancellors
BRIAN ASHTON
BYU Pathway Worldwide
ED KLONOSKI
Charter Oak State College
ANNE M. KRESS, Ph.D.
Northern Virginia Community College
LISA MARSH RYERSON
Southern New Hampshire University
MADELINE PUMARIEGA
Miami Dade College
Where We Are
Our growing network of Universities and Colleges across the country.
Staff Members
WESLEY SMITH
Executive Director
MARTY CARPENTER
Executive V.P. of Communications
SHALISE OBRAY
Communications Director
CAMERON MORTENSEN
Policy Director
RACHEL MARTEL
Operations Director
Collaboration Partners
MELISSA LOBLE
Instructure Inc.
JENNIFER PESCI-KELLY
Cengage Group
Additional Resources
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