Speakers: WSCUC ARC2026

Sal Khan
Founder and CEO
Khan Academy

Joshua Travis Brown
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership in Education, Johns Hopskins University
Fellow at the Center for Skills, Knowledge, and Organizational Performance (SKOPE), University of Oxford

Laura Hubbard
NACUBO Board Chair and Vice President for Finance and Administration
University at Buffalo, State University of New York

Tom Harnisch
Vice President for Government Relations
State Higher Education Executive Officers Association

Maria Toyoda
President
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Tracy Poon Tambascia
Chair, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Professor, University of Southern California

Bob Wise
Education Advocate
Global Science of Learning Education Network (GSoLEN)

Stephanie Huie
Vice President
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Christopher Oberg
Executive Vice President
WASC Senior College and University Commission

John Hausaman
Vice President
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Iqbal Atwal
Director, ASPIRE Grant
California State University, Stanislaus

Michael Barr
Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
The Chicago School

Kito Barrow
Associate Professor
The Chicago School

Divya Bheda
Director, Educational Assessment
Santa Clara University

Andrea Bing
Director of Accreditation & Assessment, Title IX/504 Coord.
UC Law San Francisco

William Brown
Provost
The Chicago School

Sonny Calderon
Vice President, Academic Affairs
New York Film Academy

Teri Cannon
Higher Education Consultant/Founding President, Minerva University, retired
Teri Cannon LLC

Matthew Case
Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor, Institutional Research & Analyses
CSU Office of the Chancellor

Marie Cini
Provost
University of the People

Ellen Baker Derwin
Associate, Substantive Change
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Jonathan Dodrill
Dean, College of Undergraduate Studies
The Chicago School

Melea Fields
AVP Accreditation/ALO, Licensure & State Authorizations
The Chicago School

Adia Garrett
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, School of Public Service
National University

Sara Gast
Deputy Executive Director of the Carnegie Classifications
American Council on Education

Annabelle Goodwin
Inclusive Excellence/Diversity Officer
National University

Anthony Guida
Partner
Duane Morris LLP

Mushtaq Gunja
Executive Director, Carnegie Classifications
American Council on Education

John Hausaman
Vice President
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Thomas Hopewell
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
The Master's University

Stephanie Huie
Vice President
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Duan Jackson
Systemwide Director Student Advising Initiatives
CSU Office of the Chancellor

Michael Le
Chief Data Officer
Cal Poly Humboldt

Emily Magruder
Director, Innovative Teaching and Future Faculty Development
California State University, Office of the Chancellor

Maureen Maloney
Vice President
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Lezlee Matthews
Director of Co-Curricular Learning, Educational Equity and Assessment
San Jose State University

Katie McAllister
Vice President - Chief Learning Officer
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Kara Moloney
Senior Assessment Specialist
UC Davis

Michele Nealon
President
The Chicago School

Christopher Oberg
Executive Vice President
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Pamela Ong
Director of Data and Research
Association of Independent California Colleges & Universities

Susan Opp
Vice President
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Michael Powers
Education Compliance and Policy Advisor
Duane Morris LLC

Tiffany Rodriguez
Chief Academic Officer
American College of Healthcare Sciences

Vivian Sanchez
WASC Senior College and University Commission International Accreditation Committee Chair, Chancellor/CEO
University of St Augustine for Health Sciences

Sharlene Sayegh
Director of Institutional Assessment & ALO
California State University, Long Beach

Ted Scholz
Vice President of Academic Affairs
The Chicago School

Casey Shapiro
Director of the Assessment of Student and Instructor Experience
UCLA Teaching and Learning Center

Melissa Simnitt
Senior Strategic Specialist – Assessment & Accreditation
California State University, San Marcos

Jasmine Sims
ASPIRE Research Analyst
California State University, Stanislaus

Harold Stanislaw
Professor of Psychology
California State University, Stanislaus

Tracy Poon Tambascia
Chair, WASC Senior College and University Commission
Professor, University of Southern California

Ainhoa Uribe Otalora
Vice-Rector for Internationalization
Universidad San Pablo CEU

Miguel Valenzuela
Director, Accreditation, Licensure, and State Authorizations
The Chicago School

Amy Wallace
Vice President
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Michael Westerfield
Associate Substantive Change
WASC Senior College and University Commission

Tracey Abell
President
American College of Healthcare Sciences

Maryam Abhari
Full Time Faculty
Design Institute of San Diego

Kyle Amore
Associate Director of Co-curricular Assessment
Santa Clara University

Edith Amuhaya
Faculty
United States International University - Africa

Deborah Anderson
Director of Data Analytics
Reach University

Amy Anderson
Assistant Provost
Samuel Merritt University

Matthew Ankenbrandt
Chief Financial Officer
Kansas Health Science Center

Radha Aravamudhan
Lecturer
San Jose State University

Ricardo Azziz
Executive Director
Foundation for Research and Education Excellence

Sara Bakalian
Lead Instructional Designer
San Jose State University

Magdalena Barrera
Senior Vice Provost and WSCUC Accreditation Liaison Officer
SJSU

Jackson Battista
Program Review Committee Member, Professor
Saint Mary's College of California

Sinan Bayar
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Virscend University

Doris Becerra
Associate Dean Academic Affairs
CETYS University

Rosa Belerique
Director of Institutional Effectiveness/Institutional Research
EDvance College

Erica Bender
Director of Academic Assessment
University of the Pacific

Graham Benton
Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Cal Poly Maritime Academy

Riana Betzler
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
San José State University

Divya Bheda
Director, Educational Assessment
Santa Clara University

Melanie Booth
Principal
Nectary Solutions

Stacey Bosick
Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Sonoma State University

Marilee Bresciani Ludvik
Director of Academic Effectiveness /ALO; Professor
University of San Diego

Friederike Bruehoefener
Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Excellence and Teaching Innovation
San Jose State University

Stacey Brydges
Acting Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemistry
UC San Diego

Yagiz Bulbul
Digital Marketing Coordinator
Virscend University

Sonny Calderon
Vice President, Academic Affairs
New York Film Academy

Angelica Camino
Faculty Excellence Analyst
San Jose State University

Hailey Caraballo
Principal Project Policy Analyst
UC San Diego

Ron Carter
Provost
Loma Linda University

Anne Cartwright
Partner
Husch Blackwell

Vidya Chandrasekaran
Director of Assessment and Educational Effectiveness, Professor
Saint Mary's College of California

Esha Chatterjee
Associate Director of Educational Assessment
Santa Clara University

Anoshua Chaudhuri
Senior Director of the Center for Equity and Excellence in Teaching and Learning
San Francisco State University

Susan Cheng
Associate Provost for Student Success
California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

Alvin Cheung
President and CEO
California Northstate University

Maria Chierichetti
Associate Professor
San Jose State University

Julie Chisholm
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
San Jose State University

Irina Chukhray
Assistant Director of Institutional Research
San Francisco Bay University

Cihan Cobanoglu
Provost
Virscend University

James Colquitt
Associate Dean
The Chicago School

Jodi Consten
Dean, College of Education
Westcliff University

Marco Antonio Cruz
Senior Director, Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics
San José State University

Kirstie De Biase
University Provost
West Coast University

Yessica De La Torre Roman
Director of Assessment
California State University Fullerton

Jen DeMay
Special Counsel
Duane Morris LLP

Matthew Derrick
Associate Dean, Stockton Campus
Stanislaus State University

Daniela Deutsch
Dean of School of Architecture / Professor
NewSchool of Architecture & Design

Randy De Witt
Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
West Coast University

Alexis Diamond
Professor
Minerva University

Aldwin Domingo
Associate Provost/Director of the School of Psychology
Touro University Worldwide

Ed Drachenberg
Director, SIMS
Loma Linda University

Katherine Edwards
Associate Vice Provost, Strategic Initiatives
University of San Francisco

Theresa Ennis
Director of Assessment and Curriculum
National University

Melea Fields
AVP Accreditation/ALO, Licensure & State Authorizations
The Chicago School

Debbie Finocchio
Associate Core and Assessment Director
University of San Diego

Noah Friedman-Biglin
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
San José State University

Jay Frykberg
Provost, Dean - School of Law, Professor of Law, & ALO
University of West Los Angeles

Monica Garate
Chair
CETYS University

Rowena Gomez
Assistant Provost of Research, Assessment, and Institutional Effectiveness
Palo Alto University

Bárbara Gómez-Cáceres
Student Assistant in the Department of Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness
Palo Alto University

Carlos Gonzalez-Campos
Dean of Planning, Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
CETYS University

Robert Goodman
Executive Director
New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning

Annabelle Goodwin
Inclusive Excellence/Diversity Officer
National University

Darren Gordon
Dean of the School of Education
Simpson University

Daniel Grassian
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
California State Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo

Anthony Guida
Partner
Duane Morris LLP

Maria Gurrola
Professor
CSUMB

Kathrine Gutierrez
Associate Professor
University of Guam

Wendy Hales Mora
Assistant Chief Pilot | Lecturer
Southwest Airlines | San Jose State University

George Hanshaw
Director of Digital Learning Solutions
Los Angeles Pacific University

Richard Hart
President
Loma Linda University

Chet Haskell
Co-Head, Center for College Partnerships and Alliance
EduAlliance Group

Tashea Hilliard
Science Department Chair
West Coast University

Katie Hoffman
Project Manager, Office of Assessment & Accreditation Support
University of San Francisco

Dean Hoke
Managing Partner
Edu Alliance Group, Inc.

Helen Hopp Marshak
Associate Provost
Loma Linda University

Paul Hottinger
Associate Librarian
Cal Poly Pomona

Barbara B Howard
Associate Professor of Education and Director of Assessment and Accreditation for the School of Education
Concordia University Irvine

Melanie Howard
Associate Provost and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Simpson University

Alamdar Hussain
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
American University of Health Sciences

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