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 usually 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
Public relations leader, retired
Washington, DC
‍del.galloway@acejmc.org
(Term expires 2025)

Greg Pitts, Vice President, ACEJMC
Professor, School of Journalism and Strategic Media
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
greg.pitts@acejmc.org
(Term expires 2025)
Representing:
Broadcast Education Association

Bradley Akubuiro
Partner, Bully Pulpit International
Chicago, IL
‍bradley.akubuiro@acejmc.org
‍Representing:
Institute for Public Relations

Sonny Albarado
Editor-in-Chief, Arkansas Advocate
Paron, AR
sonny.albarado@acejmc.org
Representing:
Society of Professional Journalists

Dorothy Bland
Professor
Mayborn School of Journalism
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
dorothy.bland@acejmc.org
Representing:
Association for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication
(Term expires: 2027)

Jenny Buschhorn
AAF’s National Education Executive Council
Associate Professor
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
jenny.buschhorn@acejmc.org
Representing:
American Advertising Federation

Michael Cherenson
Executive Vice President Public Relations
SCG Advertising
 & Public Relations
Whippany, NJ
mike.cherenson@acejmc.org
Representing:
Public Relations Society of America

Heidi de Laubenfels
Founder & CEO
Arcus Pace, Inc.
Seattle, WA
heidi.delaubenfels@acejmc.org
Public Member
(Term expires 2025)

Rosanna M. Fiske
APR, Fellow PRSA
Corporate Communications Consultant
Coral Gables, FL
rosanna.fiske@acejmc.org
Representing:
Public Relations Society of America

Rochelle Ford
CEO
Page Society
New York, NY
rochelle.ford@acejmc.org
Representing:
Page Society

Steve Geimann
Bloomberg News, retired
Washington, DC
steve.geimann@acejmc.org
Public Member
(Term expires 2027)

Michel Haigh
Professor
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
michel.haigh@acejmc.org
Representing:
Broadcast Education Association

Denise Hill
APR
Vice President
Corporate Communications and Community Relations
Lowe’s
Mooresville, NC
denise.hill@acejmc.org
Representing:
Public Relations Society of America

J. Suzanne Horsley
Associate Professor
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
College of Communication and Information Sciences
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
suzanne.horsley@acejmc.org
Representing:
Association for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2025)

David Kurpius
Dean
Missouri School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
david.kurpius@acejmc.org
Representing:
Alliance of Schools and Colleges
of Communication and Journalism ‍

Mark Lodato
Dean
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
mark.lodato@acejmc.org
Representing:
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
Gainesville, FL
herb.lowe@acejmc.org
Representing:
National Association of Black Journalists

Chris McCollough
Ayers Family Endowed Chair
of Journalism and Mass Communication
Department of Communication
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
chris.mccollough@acejmc.org
Representing:
Association for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2027)

Felicia McGhee
Associate Dean, Professor
School of Journalism & Graphic Communication
Florida A & M University
Tallahassee, FL
felicia.mcghee@acejmc.org
Representing:
Association of Schools of Journalism
and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2027)

Andrea Miller
Dean
Gaylord College
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
andrea.miller@acejmc.org
Representing:
Association of Schools of Journalism
and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2027)

Jessica Pucci
Senior Associate Dean
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Arizona State University
Phoenix, AZ
jessica.pucci@acejmc.org
Representing:
Association for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2026)

Dan Shelley
President
Chief Executive Officer
Radio-Television Digital News Association
Washington, DC
dan.shelley@acejmc.org
Representing:
Radio-Television Digital News Association

Jason Shepard
Interim Dean
College of Communications
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
jason.shepard@acejmc.org
Representing:
Association of Schools of Journalism
and Mass Communication
(Term expires 2026)

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