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March 25, 2025

Read the Higher Education Division report featured in the most recent issue of NAEA News.

Leadership Team

  • Yichien Cooper, Division Director
  • Lynnette Gilbert, Division Director-Elect

Regional Representatives:

  • Eastern: Sohee Koo
  • Pacific: Ashley Mask
  • Southeastern: Debrah C. Sickler-Voigt
  • Western: Andres Peralta

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Yichien Cooper

Higher Education Division Director (Term: 2024-2027)

Scholarly Assistant Professor, Washington State University, Tri-Cities

Lynnette Gilbert

Higher Education Division Director-Elect (Term: 2025-2027)

Assistant Professor of Art Education, Arkansas Tech University

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