LEADERSHIP
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
REGIONAL LEADERS MAP
Regional directors and assistant directors are dedicated to building community, sharing commencement and convocation best practices, and discovering new ideas. These leaders can provide information on how you can host a local/regional event to network with colleagues from neighboring institutions and assist in the planning of the event. They can also help generate solutions to regional-specific issues and challenges to ceremony planning.
CANADA WEST: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut
Lisa Elliott, Simon Fraser University, Email
CANADA EAST: Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
Regional Director: Rachel Huang, McMaster University, Email
Assistant Director:Joanne Sokolowski, Trent University, Email
US NORTH WEST: Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska
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US SOUTH WEST: California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah
Regional Director: Whitney Smith, University of California, Davis, Email
Assistant Director: Marissa Tuchlaski, Arizona State University, Email
US NORTH CENTRAL: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky
Regional Director: Melva Karnes, University of Cincinnati, Email
US SOUTH CENTRAL: Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas
Regional Director: Lisa Elson, Colorado School of Mines, Email
Assistant Director: Kristin McDaniel, Texas State University, Email
US NORTH EAST: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine
Regional Director: Peter Evans, University at Albany, Email
Assistant Regional Director: Anna Cifelli, Rutgars University, Email
US SOUTH EAST: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida
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