HACU announces new chair, officers, members of its Governing Board

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November 20, 2024

HACU announces new chair, officers, members of its Governing Board

SAN ANTONIO - The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced the new chair of its Governing Board, four new members, and officers. HACU Governing Board members serve two-year terms with the opportunity to be re-elected for a second term. The appointments were ratified by HACU membership on November 2, 2024, in Aurora, Colorado.

Juan S. Muñoz, Ph.D., chancellor of University of California, Merced will serve as the new chair of HACU's Governing Board. Muñoz takes leadership of the board with decades of local, state and national service as a teacher, academic and nonprofit leader. He previously served as president of the University of Houston Downtown. Muñoz earned a bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara, a master's from California State University, Los Angeles and a doctorate from UCLA.

"We have had the privilege of working with Chancellor Muñoz as board member and vice-chair. He has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to HACU's mission, making him the ideal person to lead our Association's governance. His knowledge and experience in Hispanic higher education provides a perspective that will ensure our work thrives and meets continued success," said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores.

Four new members join existing Governing Board members.

"The addition of new board members President Mordecai Brownlee, President Mark Milliron, Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda and President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval brings diverse and wide-ranging experience that deepens HACU's ability to address the coming challenges and opportunities for our entire nation in educating the future workforce," added Flores.

HACU 2024-25 Governing Board members are as follows:

Chair - Juan S. Muñoz, Ph.D., chancellor of University of California, Merced
Immediate Past-Chair - Mike Flores, Ph.D., chancellor of Alamo Colleges District
Vice Chair - Daniel López, Ph.D., president of Harold Washington College
Secretary - Irma Becerra, Ph.D., president of Marymount University
Treasurer - Emma Grace Hernández Flores, Ph.D., president of Universidad de Iberoamérica
Ted Alejandre, superintendent of San Bernardino County Schools
Mordecai Brownlee, Ed.D., president of Community College of Aurora
Abel Antonio Chávez, Ph.D., president of Our Lady of the Lake University
Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, Ph.D., president of California State University, Fresno
Cynthia K. Larive, Ph.D., chancellor of University of California, Santa Cruz
Gary May, Ph.D., chancellor of University of California, Davis
Margaret McMenamin, Ed.D., president of Union College
Mark Milliron, Ph.D., president of National University
Marie Lynn Miranda, Ph.D., chancellor of University of Illinois Chicago
Brad Mortensen, Ph.D., president of Weber State University
Greg Peterson, Ed.D., president of Salt Lake Community College
Frank D. Sánchez, Ph.D., president of Manhattanville University
Luke Visconti, chairman and Founder of Fair360, LLC

HACU extends its sincere thanks to members completing their terms and their contributions during their service to HACU's Governing Board: Adela De la Torre, Ph.D., president of San Diego State University; Reyes Gonzalez, Ed.D., former president of St. Augustin College; Garnett Stokes, Ph.D., president of the University of New Mexico; and Federico Zaragoza, Ph.D., former president of the College of Southern Nevada.

About HACU
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association's headquarters is in San Antonio, Texas, with offices in Washington, D.C, Sacramento, California, and Chicago, Illinois.

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