MEET THE NISTS TEAM
ADVISORY BOARD
Bonita C. Jacobs, Ph.D.
President
University of North Georgia
NISTS Founder & Senior Fellow
Dimpal Jain, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
California State University, Northridge
Rose Rojas, M.A.
District Director,
Center for Curriculum
and Transfer Articulation
Maricopa Community
College District
Toyia Younger, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for
Student Affairs
Iowa State University
Stephanie Foote, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Teaching, Learning, and Evidence-Based Practices
John N. Gardner Institute
for Excellence in
Undergraduate Education
Kimberly M. Lowry, Ph.D.
Vice President, Student Success and Instruction
Lone Star College,
Houston North
Dantrayl Smith, Ed.D.
Coordinator of the
Intercultural Network
Tarrant County College,
Trinity River Campus
Trudy Bers, Ph.D.
President
The Bers Group
Member Emeritus
Stephen Handel, Ph.D.
Executive Director,
Strategic Higher Education Assessment Use
The College Board
James Mantooth, Ph.D.
Executive Director,
Office of Enrollment Services and Student Engagement
University of Tennessee
at Martin
Eileen Strempel, Ph.D.
Inaugural Dean
Herb Alpert School of Music
University of California,
Los Angeles
Alfred Herrera, MPA
Assistant Vice Provost
for Academic Partnerships;
Director, Center for Community College Partnerships
University of California,
Los Angeles
Mark Allen Poisel, Ed.D.
University Professor (adjunct)
Higher Ed Consultant
Multiple Institutions
Barbara Tobolowsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
University of Texas
at Arlington
AFFILIATES
Jan Hillman, Ph.D.
Affiliate,
CAS Board of Directors