MSCHE Announces Election of New Commissioner, Reelection of Executive Committee Members and Corporate Officers, and Committee Leadership for 2024

The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) elected a new Commissioner to a first full term, reelected the Commission’s Executive Committee members and corporate officers, and announced its committee leadership. Commissioner terms and profiles are available at msche.org/commissioners.

Commissioner Elected to First Full Term

Dr. Ola K. Laniya has been elected to serve as Commissioner in the role of public representative to replace outgoing Commissioner Michael Collins, who completed his term on December 31, 2023. Ola is Vice President, Integrated Assurance Delivery – Global, with SAP, where he leads a team based in eight countries to conduct audits, fraud investigations, risk assessments and internal control reviews. View the announcement.

 

Commission Executive Committee and Corporate Officers

The following Commissioners were reelected as the Commission’s 2023 Executive Committee members and corporate officers:

Davie Jane Gilmour Chair

Katherine Conway-Turner Vice-Chair

Lloyd Ricketts Treasurer

Valerie Lehr Secretary

Susan Looney

Havidán Rodríguez

Roberta Griffin Torian

 

Commission Standing and Advisory Committees

MSCHE also announced the Chairs and Vice-Chairs for its 2024 committees.

Finance Committee

Lloyd Ricketts Chair

Richard Pinkowski Vice-Chair

 

Committee on Follow-Up Activities

David B. Rehm Chair

Jonathan Peri Vice-Chair

 

Committee on Membership

Scott Schaeffer Chair

Olga Rodríguez de Arzola Vice-Chair

 

Committee on Evaluation Reports

 

COL(R) Gerald C. Kobylski Chair

Christopher Kenny Vice-Chair

 

Committee on Substantive Change

Steven M. Rose Chair

Christopher Kenny Vice-Chair

 

Committee on Applicant and Candidate Institutions

Scott Schaeffer Chair

M. Karen Jogan Vice-Chair