Board of Directors

Executive Committee Officers

Chair: Elizabeth McDermott (2027-2029), University of St. Francis, emcdermott@stfrancis.edu

Vice Chair: Peter Sandberg (2027-2029), Judson University, psandberg@JudsonU.edu

Secretary: Christopher White (2026-2029), Lewis University, cwhite10@lewisu.edu

Treasurer: Stephen Maynard Caliendo (2026-2029), North Central College, smcaliendo@noctrl.edu

Trustees:

• Tim Marin (2026-2028), Benedictine University, tmarin@ben.edu
• Liza Ann Acosta (2026-2027), North Park University, lacosta@northpark.edu
• Kimberly A. Lawler-Sagarin (2026-2029), Elmhurst University, ksagarin@elmhurst.edu

Executive Director: Sharon K. Robbert, srobbert@accachicago.org

 

Chief Academic Officers

Aurora University Paaige Turner, Ph.D. Provost, Executive VP for Academic Affairs pturner@aurora.edu	Benedictine University Tim Marin, Ph.D. Acting Provost and and Vice President for Academic Affairs tmarin@ben.edu	Concordia University Chicago Robert Balza, Ph.D. VP of Academic Affairs & CAO robert.balza@cuchicago.edu
Dominican University Mia Hardy Provost provost@dom.edu	Elmhurst University Courtney Miller Provost and VP for Academic Affairs cwmiller@elmhurst.edu	Judson University Dr. Lanette Poteete-Young CAO & VP of Academic Affairs lpoteete-young@judsonu.edu Dr. Mark Garavaglia CAO Elect mark.garavaglia@judsonu.edu
Lewis University William Chura, Ph.D., Interim Provost churawi@lewisu.edu	North Central College Kristin Geraty Provost & Executive VP for Academic Affairs kgeraty@noctrl.edu	North Park University Francisco X. Gaytán Provost and VP for Student Engagement fgaytan@northpark.edu
Olivet Nazarene University Dr. Kent Olney VP for Academic Affairs kolney@olivet.edu	St. Xavier University Caress Dean Provost cdean@sxu.edu	University of St. Francis Elizabeth McDermott, Provost and VP of Academic Affairs EMcDermott@stfrancis.edu
	Wheaton College Karen An-hwei Lee Provost karen.lee@wheaton.edu

Deans of STEM Disciplines

Aurora University Matthew Dabros, Ph.D. Associate Provost mdabros@aurora.edu Sarah Radtke, Ed.D., Dean of the College of Health and Sciences sradtke@aurora.edu Pegeen Reichert Powell, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Business preichertpowell@aurora.edu	Benedictine University Ellen Ziliak, Ph.D. Dean of Faculty eziliak@ben.edu Cheryl Mascarenhas, Ph.D. Assistant Provost for Academic Strategy and Growth cmascarenhas@ben.edu Olga Lambert, Ph.D. Assistant Provost for Academic Administration olambert@ben.edu	Concordia University Chicago Lynn Hunnicutt, Dean, College of Business lynn.hunnicutt@cuchicago.edu Peggy Snowden Associate VP of Academic Affairs Peggy.Snowden@cuchicago.edu Sue Walsh, Dean, College of Health, Science, & Technology sue.walsh@cuchicago.edu
Dominican University Sheila Bauer-Gatsos, Interim Dean of Rosary College of Arts, Education, and Sciences sbauergatsos@dom.edu Roberto Curci, Dean of the College of Business, Information Studies, and Technology rcurci@dom.edu	Elmhurst University Brian Wilhite Dean, School of Science, Technology and Mathematics wilhiteb@elmhurst.edu	Judson University Dr. Pete Sandberg Assistant VP of Academic Affairs, Professor of Mathematics & Physics psandberg@judsonu.edu
Lewis University Christopher White Dean, College of Aviation, Science and Technology cwhite10@lewis.edu	North Central College Stephen Maynard Caliendo, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, smcaliendo@noctrl.edu	North Park University Liza Ann Acosta University Dean and Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences lacosta@northpark.edu Matthew Schau Associate Dean of Science Division mschau@northpark.edu Sarah Doherty Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences sedoherty@northpark.edu
Olivet Nazarene University TBA	St. Xavier University Angela Pirlott, PhD, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Education pirlott@sxu.edu	University of St. Francis David Veenstra, Interim Dean of College of Arts & Sciences dveenstra@stfrancis.edu
	Wheaton College Mary Vanderschoot, Associate Dean for Natural Sciences Mary.Vanderschoot@wheaton.edu

To send an email to ACCA CAOs and STEM Deans regarding ACCA activities, members may use the Google group acca-deans@googlegroups.com. If you are not a member, please contact the executive director for assistance.

Updated 10/06/2026