The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is pleased to announce that, per the Commission’s Bylaws, the Board of Commissioners endorsed the election of several commissioners during the 2023 June Commission Meeting held in Seattle, Washington.
These include:
- Dr. Lisa Avery, President of Linn-Benton Community College, will begin her first three-year term replacing Commissioner Marta Yera Cronin, President of Columbia Gorge Community College.
- Dr. Marie Chisholm-Burns, Executive Vice President and Provost of Oregon Health and Science University will serve her first three-year term replacing Commissioner Susan Capalbo of Oregon State University.
- Dr. Beckie Hermansen, Director of Institutional Research of Snow College, will serve her first three-year term replacing Commissioner Brad Mortensen of Weber State University.
The NWCCU Board of Commissioners congratulates and welcomes the new and returning commissioners and offers its sincere appreciation to the departing commissioners for their service and support of accreditation and excellence in higher education in the Pacific Northwest.
The NWCCU Board of Commissioners also thanks members of its Nominations Committee, NWCCU staff, and presidents, chancellors, and CEOs of NWCCU member institutions for their help with this process.
