The Accrediting Commission is comprised of ten members. Five members are from DEAC-accredited institutions and are elected by institutions that hold DEAC accreditation status. Five members are appointed by the Commission to represent the public. At least two public members of the Commission must be academics, defined by DEAC as an individual who works full time at an educational institution and who actively teaches, delivers educational content to students and/or engages in educational research related to the institution's mission.
The following individuals are current members of the Accrediting Commission. Click each Commissioner's name to view their biography.
Caulyne Barron,Chief Academic Officer, Dunlap-Stone UniversityTerm expires March 31, 2021Vice-Chair, Executive Committee(Acting Chair, Executive Committee)
Christopher Reeves, President, Shiloh UniversityTerm expires March 31, 2021Treasurer, Executive Committee
Lucien "Skip" Capone*, University Counsel, University of North Carolina, Asheville (Retired)Term expires March 31, 2020
Gordon Drummond, President, Sessions College for Professional DesignTerm expires March 31, 2020
Stella Garlick, Vice-President, Administration & Compliance, Martinsburg CollegeTerm expires March 31, 2019
Jack Goetz*, Lecturer, USC Gould School of LawTerm expires March 31, 2020
Michael Harter*, President and Chairman of T.H.E. Inc. and the Tulsa Wedding School (Retired)Term expires March 31, 2021
Cheryl Hayek, Special Advisor to the President and Provost Emerita, Grantham UniversityTerm expires March 31, 2020
Wanda Nitsch*, President, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences (Retired)Term expires March 31, 2021
John Sabatini*, Divisional Vice President at Laureate Global Products and Services (Retired)Term expires March 31, 2019
*Public Member.
