Commission on Accreditation


Contact with the Commission on Accreditation should be made through the NASM National Office.

The Commission on Accreditation consists of eighteen elected members: a Chair, an Associate Chair, and sixteen members, all elected by the membership at large, and three Public Members. Each Commission member, with the exception of the Public Members, must have had experience as a visiting evaluator.

Each of the sixteen Commission members is elected in one of four categories: Baccalaureate, Master’s, Doctorate, or At-Large. Each category contains four places. At-Large members of the Commission may be serving in any type of baccalaureate or graduate degree-granting institutions. Once elected, Commission members work with the entire range of Commission business.

The duties of the Commission are to apply the accreditation and Membership standards of the Association for baccalaureate and graduate institutions and programs, and for independent postsecondary non-degree-granting institutions. The Commission receives applications and determines the qualifications of institutions seeking Membership and, after thorough examination in accordance with Association procedures takes action on behalf of the Association. The Commission also has the power to investigate the maintenance of standards and the observance of published commitments in any member institution under its jurisdiction.

NASM Commission on Accreditation 2023-2024:

H. Keith Jackson, Chair (2025)
West Virginia University

Daniel Goble, Associate Chair (2025)
Colorado State University

Cathy Albergo (2024)
Florida Gulf Coast University

Caterina Bristol (2026)
Alabama State University

Fred Cohen (2025)
San José State University

Courtney Crappell (2025)
University of Missouri – Kansas City

Micheál Houlahan (2025)
Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw (2026)
The Catholic University of America

Trilla Lyerla (2026)
Baker University

Julia Mortyakova (2024)
Mississippi University for Women

Kristen Queen (2026)
Texas Christian University

M. Todd Queen (2025)
Florida State University

Curt Scheib (2024)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania

John W. Scheib (2024)
University of Utah

David E. Scott (2026)
Texas A&M University – Commerce

Charles “Skip” Snead (2026)
University of Alabama

Todd E. Sullivan (2025)
Texas State University

Dori Waggoner (2024)
Central Methodist University

Public Members:

Lauren Frampton
Corinth, Texas

Robert A. Hudak
Greenville, North Carolina

Hilary Harston
Belfast, ME