Governance Committee

The Governance Committee is in charge of:

  • Providing strategic direction and oversight of the organization infrastructure including Board operations
  • Overseeing the nomination and election process of new members to the Board, election of Board officers, as well as the leadership and membership of the Standing Committees
  • Addressing gaps in competencies and demographic representation
  • Facilitating performance self-evaluation of the Board, and the organization’s management service
  • Making recommendations to the Board
The Committee shall be the steward of AAHHE’s Bylaws and policies; and periodically review and/or propose any changes or amendments to the Association’s Bylaws and policies, as needed.


Governance Committee Members

Cristobal Rodriguez, PhD, Governance Committee Chair
AAHHE Past chair
Associate Provost for Equity-Centered Initiatives in Academic Affairs
Western Michigan University

 

Maria Oropeza-Fujimoto, PhD, AAHHE Board Member
Associate Professor
California State University, Los Angeles

 

Abraham Villarreal, MA
Campus Dean
Cochise College

 

Lupita Romo-González, MA
Graduate Student
University of California, Santa Barbara

 

Desiree Zerquera, PhD
Associate Professor
University of San Francisco

 

Sandra Bertram Grant, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Denver

 

 

Revised November 20, 2025