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OFFICERS
Stephanie Beauchamp, State Chair
Term: 2024-2026 (1st term)
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
statechair@okwhe.org
Melissa Brevetti, Ph.D., State Chair Elect
Term: 2024-2026 (1st term)
Coordinator for Teacher Education Programs
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
jobshadow@okwhe.org
Suzanne Clinton, DBA, SPHR, Treasurer
Term: 2024-2026
Assistant Dean, Student Success
Professor of Management
College of Business
University of Central Oklahoma
registration@okwhe.org
Kimberly Merritt, DBA, Secretary
Term: 2024-2026 (1st term)
Professor of Business
College of Business
Oklahoma Christian University
secretary@okwhe.org
Shirley Mixon, Ed.D., Immediate Past State Chair
Term: 2024-2026 (Term Expires)
Director and Professor - Interdisciplinary Studies Program
College of Liberal Arts and Social Science
East Central University
pastchair@okwhe.org
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Debbie Blanke, Ed.D., Scholarship Chair
Term: 2023-2025
Retired, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
scholarship@okwhe.org
Susmita Hazra, Ph.D., Fall Conference Co-Chair
Term: 2023-2025 (1st term)
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering
Cameron University
fallconference-1@okwhe.org
Michelle Johnson, Ph.D., Fall Conference Co-Chair
Term: 2024-2026 (1st term)
Assistant Professor
Department of Adult Education and Safety Sciences
University of Central Oklahoma
springconference@okwhe.org
Stephanie Baird, Ph.D., Spring Conference Co-Chair
Term: 2024-2026 (1st term)
Associate Vice Chancellor for System Analysis & Reporting
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
springconference@okwhe.org
Spring Conference Co-Chair
Christine Pappas, Ph.D., Governance Chair
Term: 2024-2026 (2nd term)
Professor and Chair of Politics, Law, and Society
East Central University
governance@okwhe.org
Chrissy Kyles, M.Ed., M.S., LPC-C, Communications Chair
Term: 2025-2027 (2nd term)
Mental Health Therapist
University of Central Oklahoma
communications@okwhe.org
INSTITUTIONAL TIER REPRESENTATIVES
Marianna Bohmann, M.Ed., Graduate Student Representative
Term: 2024-2026 (1st term)
Manager of Graduate Admissions
Jackson College of Graduate Studies
University of Central Oklahoma
mbennett16@uco.edu
Rachel Benbrook, M.A., 2-year Tier Representative
Term: 2025-2027 (2nd term)
Sr. Development Coordinator
Oklahoma State University Foundation
tier2rep@okwhe.org
4-year Tier Representative
tier4rep@okwhe.org
Term: 2024-2026 (1st term)
Dean, College of Adult & Graduate Studies
Mid-America Christian University
christie.smith@macu.edu