Board of Directors

Executive Committee Officers (Elected Annually)

 

AAHHE Chair
Cristobal Rodriguez, PhD
2021-2026
Associate Provost for Equity-Centered Initiatives in Academic Affairs
Western Michigan University

  

  

 

AAHHE Chair-elect
Marissa Vasquez, EdD
2023-2026
Associate Professor
San Diego State University

 

 


 

AAHHE Immediate Past-Chair
Azara Santiago Rivera, PhD
Professor Emerita
Merrimack College


  

 

 


AAHHE Treasurer
Marie T. Mora, PhD
2022-2026
Provost and Vice Chancellor
Academic Affairs
Purdue University

 

 

  

AAHHE Treasurer-elect
Luis Ponjuán, PhD
2022-2027
Associate Professor
School of Education and Human Development
Department of Educational Admin & Human Resource Develop
Texas A&M University

 

 

     Immediate Past-Treasurer - Vacant

 

Board Members

Edna Acosta-Belén, PhD
2021-2027
Distinguished Professor Emerita
Latin American, Caribbean, and US Latino Studies
University at Albany, SUNY



 


Jeanett Castellanos, PhD
2022-2025
Professor of Teaching
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
University of California, Irvine 

 

 

 

Antonio Durán, PhD
Early Career Member-at-Large
2023-2026
Assistant Professor
Arizona State University

 

 

 

Edith Fernandez, PhD
2022-2025
Vice President
College and Community Engagement
Nevada State College





 

David Fuentes, PhD
2024 – 2027
Associate Dean
College of Education
William Paterson University

 

 

  

 

Jasmine Haywood
2024 – 2027
Strategy Director
Lumina Foundation

 

 

 

 

Julian Vasquez Heilig, PhD
2021-2027
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Western Michigan University

 

 

 


 


Carmen Martinez-López, PhD
2019-2025
Dean, School of Business and Professional Careers
Westchester Community College
State University of New York

 

 

 

Magdalena Martinez, PhD
2024-2027
Associate Professor and Senior Policy Fellow
Rowan University

 

 

 

 


Gloria Martinez-Ramos, PhD
2021-2027
Professor of Sociology
Director of the Center for Diversity & Gender Studies

Director of Latina/o Studies Program
Texas State University

 

 


Monique Posadas, MA
Graduate Student Member-at-Large
2021-2026
Graduate Student Mentorship Coordinator
University of California, Riverside

 

 

  

 

Naomi Ramirez, MA
Graduate Student Member-at-Large
2023-2025
PhD student, Department of Education (in progress)
San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University

 

 

 

 


James L. Rodriguez, PhD
2021-2027
Dean, School of Social Sciences and Education
California State University, Bakersfield    

 

 

 

 

Mary Ann Villarreal, PhD
2023-2026
Vice President, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
University of Utah

 

 

 

Board of Directors Photos

AAHHE Board of Directors at the 2023 AAHHE Conference

AAHHE Board of Directors at the 2023 AAHHE Conference

 

From left to right, back row: Dr. Cristobal Rodriguez; Dr. Marie Mora; Dr. Azara Santiago; Dr. Lucia Gutierrez; Dr. James Rodriguez; Dr. Luis Ponjuan.

From left to right, front row: Dr. Edith Fernandez; Dr. Edward Delgado-Romero; Ms. Monique Posadas; Dr. Patrick Valdez; Dr. Maria Oropeza Fujimoto and Dr. Gloria Martinez.  

For AAHHE Founding Board Members, click here.
For past AAHHE Board Members, click here.

 

Revised July 27, 2024