Past NPA Cohorts

Meet the alumni from recent New Presidents Academy cohorts.

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2023 NPA Cohort

Andres Acebo

Andres

Acebo

President

New Jersey City University

Sylvia Alva

Sylvia A.

Alva

President

California State University Fullerton

Bonita Brown

Bonita J.

Brown

Chancellor

Winston-Salem State University (NC)

Alexander

Conyers

President

South Carolina State University

Ron Darbeau

Ron W.

Darbeau

Chancellor

Penn State Altoona

Michael J.

Dumont

Interim President

California State University Maritime Academy

Daniel

Ennis

President

Delta State University (MS)

Anita Borja

Enriquez

President

University of Guam

Rick Esch

Richard T.

Esch

President

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Aubra

Gantt

Chancellor

Southern University Shreveport-Bossier City Campus

Jay D.

Gatrell

President

Eastern Illinois University

Anthony Graham

Anthony

Graham

Chancellor

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Corey King

Corey A.

King

Chancellor

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Todd G.

Lamb

President

University of Central Oklahoma

Tomikia P.

Legrande

President

Prairie View A&M University (TX)

Peter O.

Nwosu

President

State University of New York at Oswego

Salvador Hector

Ochoa

President

Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Ron

Patterson

President

Murray State University (KY)

Stuart Rayfield

Stuart E.

Rayfield

President

Columbus State University (GA)

Karen Riley

Karen

Riley

President

Slippery Rock University (PA)

Dennis Rome

Dennis M.

Rome

Chancellor

Indiana University East

Lester

Sandres Rápalo

President

State University of New York Rockland Community College

Michael Shannon

Michael P.

Shannon

President

University of North Georgia

Dwayne

Smith

Executive Director of Systemwide Advancement

Southern Connecticut State University

Suzanne Smith

Suzanne

Smith

President

State University of New York College at Potsdam

David Tandberg

David A.

Tandberg

President

Adams State University (CO)

Luke

Wood

President

California State University Sacramento

2022 NPA Cohort

Ericke Cage

Ericke S.

Cage

President

West Virginia State University

Bret

Danilowicz

President

Radford University (VA)

Wendell

Godwin

President

East Central University (OK)

Janet

Gooch

Chancellor

University of Illinois Springfield

Bo

Hannaford

President

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Adreain

Henry

President

Mercy College of Health Sciences (IA)

J. Carlos

Hernandez

President

Sul Ross State University (TX)

John Hoffman

John L.

Hoffman

President

Bemidji State University (MN)

Sheila Edwards

Lange

Chancellor

University of Washington Tacoma

Ming-Tung “Mike”

Lee

Former President

Sonoma State University (CA)

Carolyn Lepre

Carolyn Ringer

Lepre

President

Salisbury University (MD)

Michelle

Malott

Former Interim Chancellor

Indiana University East

Steven

Mauro

President

“State University of New York, Alfred State College of Technology”

Shari G.

McMahan

President

Eastern Washington University

James T.

Minor

Chancellor

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Nancy S.

Niemi

President

Framingham State University (MA)

Milagros “Milly”

Peña

Former President

Purchase College, State University of New York

Stephen

Perez

President

California State University, Chico

Vanya

Quiñones

President

California State University Monterey Bay

Stacey

Robertson

President

Widener University (PA)

Kelly A.

Ryan

President

Eastern Oregon University

David

Schecter

President

East Georgia State College

Todd

Shields

Chancellor

Arkansas State University Jonesboro

Aswani

Volety

Chancellor

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Lisa

Vollendorf

President

State University of New York, Empire State College

Darrell P.

Wheeler

President

State University of New York at New Paltz

Daniel K.

Wims

President

Alabama A&M University

Richard

Yao

President

DataPhilanthropy, Jeff T. Green Family Foundation

2021 NPA Cohort

Kimberly

Ballard-Washington

Former President

Savannah State University (GA)

Loren J.

Blanchard

President

University of Houston-Downtown (TX)

Alberto J.

Cardelle

President

State University of New York at Oneonta

LaTonia

Collins Smith

President

Harris-Stowe State University (MO)

Lesia L.

Crumpton-Young

Former President

Texas Southern University

Fernando

Delgado

President

City University of New York Lehman College

Berenecea Johnson

Eanes

President

California State University, Los Angeles

Pete Gallego

Pete

Gallego

Former President

Sul Ross State University (TX)

John L.

Graham

Officer-in-Charge (deceased)

State University of New York College at Potsdam

Bennie Harris

Bennie L.

Harris

Chancellor

University of South Carolina Upstate

Deborah

Hedeen

President and Provost

University of Maine at Fort Kent

Edward

Inch

President

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval

Saúl

Jiménez-Sandoval

President

California State University, Fresno

Stephen H. Kolison

Stephen H.

Kolison Jr.

President

State University of New York at Fredonia

Carolyn Lepre

Carolyn Ringer

Lepre

President

Salisbury University (MD)

Diana R.

Lovell

President

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

John Moseley

John B.

Moseley

President

Lincoln University of Missouri

DeRionne

Pollard

President and CEO

American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

Patricia Pierce

Ramsey

President

City University of New York, Medgar Evers College

T. Ramon Stuart

T. Ramon

Stuart

Former President

Clayton State University (GA)

Linda

Thompson

President

Westfield State University (MA)

James Wohlpart

Jim

Wohlpart

President

Central Washington University

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