ASPA Board of Directors

The Board of Directors includes 7 to 9 members:

• Up to one senior level executive or academic officer of an institution holding institutional or programmatic accreditation by at least one member-accreditor;
• Up to one academic member from programs or institutions accredited by a member;
• Up to one practitioner member from among the professions represented by members;
• Four to five senior level accreditation staff from member accrediting agencies, of which at least two are chief staff officers; and
• The Executive Director of ASPA, ex officio and nonvoting.

Chair and Accreditor Member

Craig Little

President/Chief Executive Officer
Council on Chiropractic Education

Vice Chair and Accreditor Member

Mollie Mulvanity

Deputy Director
Council on Education for Public Health

Treasurer and Academic Member

Mark Evely

Chair, Department of Applied Health Sciences
Wayne State University

Executive Director and Secretary (ex officio)

Joseph Vibert

Academic Member

Peggy Gleeson

Professor Emeritus
Texas Woman’s University, School of Physical Therapy

Accreditor Members

Mark McKenzie

Executive Director
Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

India Tips

Executive Director
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Heidi Vellenga

Executive Director
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation

Practitioner Member

Monica Shaw

Child Care Administrator
VCU Health Child Care

Incoming Executive Director and Secretary (ex officio)

Zach Waymer

* Terms begin on May 1 and end on April 30. (Page revised May 2025.)