New CIC Board of Directors Members

CIC welcomes new members to its Board of Directors and Executive Committee. These appointments were made official during the annual board meeting at the 2024 Presidents Institute that took place in January in Hollywood, Florida. The Board of Directors includes college presidents from CIC institutions and other leaders in higher education.

Executive Committee Appointments:
Chair, Jeff Abernathy, Alma College (MI)
Vice Chair for Programs and Member Services, Harry E. Dumay, Elms College (MA)
Secretary and Vice Chair for Member Cultivation and Engagement, Katie Conboy, Saint Mary’s College (IN)
Treasurer, Elizabeth MacLeod Walls, William Jewell College (MO)
Vice Chair for Networks and Partnerships, Charles Pollard, John Brown University (AR)
Vice Chair for Communications, Andrea E. Chapdelaine, Hood College (MD)
Vice Chair for Investment, Paul Dimitruk, Partners Capital (MA)
Past Chair, Barbara A. Farley, Illinois College (IL)
Ex Officio, Marjorie Hass, Council of Independent Colleges (DC)

Terms Ending January 2025:
Scott Casey, UPS (GA)
Robert D. Kelly, University of Portland (OR)
Milton C. Moreland, Centre College (KY)
Suzanne E. Walsh, Bennett College (NC)

Terms Ending in January 2026:
Mary B. Marcy, MBM Consulting (MA)
Summer J. McGee, Salem College (NC)
Ajay Nair, Arcadia University (PA)
Isabel Roche, Endeavor Foundation (NY)
Evans P. Whittaker, Anderson University (SC)

Terms Ending in January 2027:
La Jerne T. Cornish, Ithaca College (NY)
Montserrat Fuentes, St. Edward’s University (TX)
Kathleen E. Harring, Muhlenberg College (PA)
Paul R. Taylor, O.S.B., Saint Vincent College (PA)
James A. Troha, Juniata College (PA)
Jamel S.C. Wright, Eureka College (IL)


Council of Independent Colleges