HEPAC Board of Directors
 

Kristine K. Otto, Ph.D. '01 (2013)
President 2011-13
Gift Planning Officer
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Susan Richardson, Ph.D. '05 (2013)
Immediate Past President 2011-13
Principal, Education by the Numbers, LLC, Houston, TX

The positions of Vice President and Secretary are currently vacant.

Christian K. Anderson, Ph.D. '07 (2012)
Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Department of Educational Leadership and Policies
University of South Carolina

Lorenzo Baber, Ph.D. '07 (2012)
Assistant Professor, Higher Education
Department of Educational Organization and Leadership
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

James Broomall, D.Ed. '84 (2013)
Assistant Provost, Professional and Continuing Studies
University of Delaware, Newark, DE

B. Christopher Dougherty, Ph.D. '00 (2012)
Provost/Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
 

Evelynn Ellis, D.Ed. '97 (2012)
Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Equity 
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Miguel Escala, M.Ed. '85, Ph.D. '88 (2012)
Rector
Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (INTEC)

Mary Anne Fedrick, Ph.D. '01 (2011)
Dean, Reap College of Education and Human Development
Marywood University, Scranton, PA
 

Dorothy Finnegan, Ph.D. '92 (2013)
Associate Professor
Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

David S. Guthrie, Ph.D. '90 (2011)
Professor of Higher Education and Sociology
Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA

Betty J. Harper, Ph.D. '08 (2012)
Director, Student Affairs Research and Assessment
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Jason E. Lane, Ph.D. '03 (2011)
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies
Comparative and International Education Policy Program
University at Albany, Albany, NY

Cori J. Myers, Ph.D. '03 (2012)
Assistant Professor of Management
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Lawrence Nespoli, D.Ed. '80 (2013)
President
New Jersey Council of County Colleges, Trenton, NJ

Christine Pacifico, M.Ed. '07 (2012)
Academic Counselor
Smeal College of Business
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

Heather Ricker-Gilbert, D.Ed. '91 (2013)
College Admissions Consultant
CollegeGateways, State College, PA

Carlo Salerno, Ph.D. '02 (2013)
Executive Vice President
Bridgespan Financial LLC, Arlington, VA

David Tandberg, Ph.D. '07 (2013)
Assistant Professor
Higher Education
Florida State University

James F. Trainer, Ph.D. '93 (2012)
Director of Planning and Assessment
Villanova University, Villanova, PA

Lisa Weaver, Ph.D. '06 (2013)
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Academic Development and Counseling
Director of Haven Achievers Program
Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA

Ying Zhou, Ph.D. '03 (2012)
Director of Institutional Development
George Mason University
 

Ex Officio Members
Robert M. Hendrickson, Ed.D.
Interim Director, Center for the Study of Higher Education
Professor
Higher Education Program
College of Education
The Pennsylvania State University
400 Rackley Building
University Park, PA  16802
814-865-9740
rmh6@psu.edu

Roger L. Geiger
Distinguished Professor of Education & Professor-in-Charge
Higher Education Program
College of Education
The Pennsylvania State University
400 Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-3784
rlg9@psu.edu

Gerald LeTendre, Ph.D.
Professor of Education & International Affairs and Department Head
Department of Education Policy Studies
College of Education
The Pennsylvania State University
300 Rackley Building
University Park, PA 26802
814-863-3775
letendre@psu.edu

Phil Hoy
Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
College of Education
The Pennsylvania State University
247 Chambers Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-2216
phoy@psu.edu

Jessica Bennett
President, Higher Education Student Association
The Pennsylvania State University
400 Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-2690 (HIED Program)

Higher Education Program alumni interested in serving on the HEPAC board of directors should contact the College of Education's Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Phil Hoy, or HEPAC President Kris Otto.  Their contact information is above.