NEBHE’s Team
Jared Abdirkin, Associate Director, N-SARA
jabdirkin@nebhe.org
Sheridan Miller, State Policy Engagement Specialist
smiller@nebhe.org or 415-408-8139
NC-SARA’s Team
NC-SARA Staff
N-SARA Regional Steering Committee
Connecticut
Ed Klonoski, President, Charter Oak State College*
Sean Seepersad, Division Director of Academic Affairs at the Connecticut Office of Higher Education
Maine
Angel Loredo, Higher Education Specialist, Maine Department of Education
Massachusetts
Constantia Papanikolaou, Chief Legal Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
New Hampshire
R. Yvette Clark, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Southern New Hampshire University
Sara Cowall, Director of State Authorization and Grants, Granite State College
New Jersey
Eric Taylor, Director, Office of Licensure, Office of the Secretary of Higher Education
New York
Emily Sutherland, Supervisor of Higher Education Programs, Office of College and University Evaluation, New York State Education Department
Rhode Island
Cynthia L. Parker, Vice President, College of Online Education, Johnson & Wales University
Roberta S. Pearlmutter, PhD., Interim Provost & Vice President of Academic Affairs, Rhode Island College
Vermont
William Clements, Vice-President and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies, Norwich University
Accreditation Representative
Carol Anderson, Vice President, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE)
N-SARA Regional Procedure Handbook
*denotes Chair
Regional Compact Contacts
MHEC Emily Jacobson, Associate Director, M-SARA Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC)105 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 450
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612.677.2771 | Emily Jacobson
www.mhec.org SREB Elisa Jaden, Director, S-SARA Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) 592 10th Street N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318-5776 elisa.jaden@sreb.org
www.sreb.org
WICHE
Christina Sedney, Director of Policy Initiatives and State Authorization
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
3005 W. Center Green Drive, Suite 130
Boulder, CO 80301
303.541.0238 | Christina Sedney
www.wiche.edu
Next generation for SARA
NEBHE engages and assists regional leaders in the assessment, development and implementation of sound educational practices and policies of regional significance. SARA is one step forward in the world of state authorization. Continual engagement of thought leadership in the next generation of SARA is key.
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