The National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, in collaboration with the four regional higher education compacts (NEBHE, MHEC, SREB and WICHE), was established to develop and implement an effective and efficient reciprocal state-level authorization process for postsecondary distance education. Its mission is to provide broad access to postsecondary education opportunities to students across the country, to increase the quality and value of higher learning credentials earned via distance education, and to assure students are well served in a rapidly changing education landscape.

NC-SARA Mission & History

NEBHE’s Team

Jared Abdirkin, Director, N-SARA

jabdirkin@nebhe.org

Charlotte Ochs, Program Coordinator Tuition Break & SARA

cochs@nebhe.org

NC-SARA’s Team

NC-SARA Staff

N-SARA Regional Steering Committee

Connecticut

Ed Klonoski, President, Charter Oak State College

Sean Seepersad, PhD., Division Director of Academic Affairs at the Connecticut Office of Higher Education

Maine

Vacant

Massachusetts

Alexander Nally, Assistant General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (RSC Chair)

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, Director, 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

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)

Printable Roster

Charter of the N-SARA RSC

N-SARA Regional Procedure Handbook

N-SARA RSC Handbook Addendum and Update-SARA Policy Cycle review process

Regional Compact Contacts

MHEC

Sara Appel, Director, M-SARA

Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC)
105 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 450
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612.677.2778 | saraa@mhec.org
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

Molly Hall-Martin, PhD., Director, W-SARA

Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)
3035 Center Green Drive, Suite 200
Boulder, CO 80301
303.541.0308 | mhmartin@wiche.edu
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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