Accrediting Council
ACEJMC’s member associations represent educators and professional practitioners.
The Accrediting Council is composed of representatives of professional and educational organizations, and up to three public members. The Council president is a non-voting member.
The Accrediting Council meets twice a year. It considers accrediting decisions at a meeting in the spring; the fall semester meeting is devoted to policies and other considerations. The Accrediting Council makes all final accrediting decisions.
Del Galloway, President, ACEJMC
Senior Vice President – Communications, Wells Fargo – Atlantic & Northeast Regions
1700 K St., NW, Washington, DC 20006
(202)360-0279
del.galloway@comcast.net
(Term expires 2025)
Greg Pitts, Vice President, ACEJMC
Professor, School of Journalism and Strategic Media
Middle Tennessee State University, 1301 E. Main St., Murfreesboro, TN 37132
(615)494-8925
greg.pitts@mtsu.edu
(Term expires 2025)
Representing Broadcast Education Association
Sonny Albarado
Editor-in-Chief, Arkansas Advocate
33018 Turkey Trail, Paron, AR 72122
(501)551-8811
spjsonny@gmail.com
Representing Society of Professional Journalists
David Boardman
Dean and Professor
Klein College of Media and Communication
Temple University
334A Annenberg Hall
2020 North 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215)204-4822
dboardman@temple.edu
Representing News Leaders Association
Jenny Buschhorn
Chair, AAF’s National Education Executive Council
Associate Professor
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4684
(512)917-4625
buschhorn@txstate.edu
Representing American Advertising Federation
David R. Davies
Professor
School of Media & Communication
Director, British Studies Program
University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive 5121
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
(601)266-4258
Dave.Davies@usm.edu
Representing American Journalism Historians Association
Heidi de Laubenfels
Founder & CEO
Arcus Pace, Inc.
2033 2nd Ave., Suite 703
Seattle, WA 98121
Heidi@ArcusPace.com
Public Member
(Term expires 2025)
Rosanna M. Fiske
APR, Fellow PRSA
Consultant
Coral Gables, FL 33146
(305) 582-0868
rosanna.fiske@gmail.com
Representing Public Relations Society of America
Steve Geimann
Bloomberg News, retired
1309 C St. NE
Washington, D.C. 20002-6441
(202)255-7447
teamgeimann@gmail.com
Public Member
(Term expires 2024)
Jennifer Greer
Dean
College of Communication and Information
University of Kentucky
308 B Lucille Little Library
Lexington, KY 40506-0224
(859)218-0290
Jennifer.Greer@uky.edu
Representing Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2024)
Michel Haigh
Professor
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Texas State University
601 University Drive
Old Main Building 102
San Marcos, TX 78666-4684
(512)245-7238
mmh204@txstate.edu
Representing Broadcast Education Association
Denise Hill
APR
Vice President
Corporate Communications and Community Relations
Lowe’s
1000 Lowes Boulevard
Mooresville, NC 28117
denise.hill@lowes.com
Representing Public Relations Society of America
J. Suzanne Horsley
Associate Dean, Associate Professor
College of Communication and Information Sciences
The University of Alabama
Box 870172
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0172
(205)348-8304
horsley@apr.ua.edu
Representing Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2025)
Nance Larsen
Director, Strategic Communications
Gere Tactical
2825 Rose St.,
Anchorage, AK 99508
(907)350-6360
nance.larsen@gmail.com
Representing Public Relations Society of America
Mark Lodato
Dean
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Syracuse University
215 University Place,
Syracuse, NY 13244
(315)443-1909
mlodato@syr.edu
Representing the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2026)
Herbert Lowe
Senior Lecturer
Department of Journalism
College of Journalism and Communications
University of Florida
PO Box 118400
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352)294-1399
loweh@ufl.edu; LinkedIn/in/herbertlowe
Representing National Association of Black Journalists
Jessica Pucci
Senior Associate Dean
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Arizona State University
555 N. Central Ave. Suite 302
(602)496-5066
jepucci@asu.edu
Representing the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2026)
Brad Rawlins
Interim Dean
College of Liberal Arts and Communication
Arkansas State University
PO Box 1150
State University, AR 72467-0540
(870)972-3973
brawlins@astate,edu
Representing Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2025)
Bey-Ling Sha
Dean, College of Communications
California State University, Fullerton
2600 Nutwood Ave., Suite 450
Fullerton, CA 92831-5461
(657)278-3355
bsha@fullerton.edu
Representing Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires: 2024)
Dan Shelley
President
Chief Executive Officer
Radio-Television Digital News Association
National Press Building
529 14th St. NW, Suite 1240
Washington, DC 20045
(212)246-3872
dan@rtdna.org
Representing Radio-Television Digital News Association
Jason Shepard
Chair
Department of Communications
California State University, Fullerton
2600 Nutwood Ave., Suite 400
Fullerton, CA 92831
(657)278-3517
jshepard@fullerton.edu
Representing the Association
of Schools of Journalism
and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2026)
Jennifer Sizemore
Founder and Principal
Matter LLC
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
(832)563-0253
jennifer.sizemore@gmail.com
Public Member
(Term expires 2024)
James Stewart
Department Head and Professor
Department of Mass Communication
Nicholls State University
102 Talbot Hall
PO Box 2031
Thibodaux, LA 70310
james.stewart@nicholls.edu
(985)448-4578
Representing Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2024)
Richard Woods
Senior Vice President, Retired
Corporate Affairs
Capital One Financial Corporation
New York, NY 10128
Richardawoods3@gmail.com
Representing Page Society