
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.
Director of Leadership Initiatives, College Excellence Program
The Aspen Institute

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.
Senior Program Officer
ECMC Foundation

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.
Assistant Director, LEAD Scholars Academy
University of Central Florida

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