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Governance
The governance of ACBSP is spelled out in detail in the bylaws of the organization. To download these bylaws, click on "ACBSP Bylaws." This document is in a PDF format.

The association is a member driven organization that elects its Board of Directors (seven elected from the membership at large, four serving to represent the two accrediting boards, and one appointed by the Board to represent the public at large).

An institution located in the United States must be a member of a regional accrediting body to be eligible to apply for membership in ACBSP. Institutions awarding degrees outside of the United States must present, with the application for ACBSP membership, a certified translation of an official document from an appropriate government organization in their respective countries stating recognition, accreditation and/or their right to grant degrees.

While services and benefits are delivered to a variety of individuals on the campus such as the college president, chief academic officer, head of the business unit and a number of faculty, the membership is institutional with one vote per institution. Each institution has a designated primary representative and alternate representatives who are the individuals authorized to vote for the institution in all matters of governance.

ACBSP membership is further divided into two categories. Each institution is a member of ACBSP and in addition is a member of Associate Degree Commission or the Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Commission. This is done for the purposes of administering the accreditation program.

There are two Boards of Commissioners -- one for associate degree programs and one for baccalaureate/graduate degree programs. A Board of Commissioners is elected by its respective commission. Each commission serves as an autonomous body that determines whether institutions that apply for accreditation of their business schools and programs meet the accreditation standards that are promulgated by that Board of Commissioners. Each Board of Commissioners is composed of ten members, nine of which are elected from the membership in each commission and one appointed by each Board to represent the public at large.

The staff of ACBSP reports to the Board of Directors and serves the needs of each Board of Commissioners and the membership at large.

Board of Directors:

Name	Title
Mrs. Shirly Kleiner Professor, Department Chair, Accounting Program Johnson County Community College	President
Dr. Peter Horn Dean International School of Management (ISM)	President-Elect
Dr. Paul Sears Dean - College of Business The University of Findlay	Treasurer
Mr. Charles Beem Professor of Business, Coordinator of Management & Marketing Bucks County Community College	Secretary
Mr. Vasilis J. Botopoulos University of Indianapolis (USA) Vice President/Athens Campus Chancellor University of Indianapolis Athens	At Large - 4 Year
Mr. Mike O'Connell Department Chair, Business and Computer Technology and Accounting and Business Mgt. Program Director River Valley Community College	At Large - 2 Year
Dr. Timothy Anderson Professor Chadron State College	Chair, Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Commission
Ms. Lynnette Yerbury Professor of Accounting Salt Lake Community College	Chair, Associate Degree Commission
Dr. John Millar Dean Emeritus & Professor of Management Tiffin University	Immediate Past Chair - 4 Year
Dr. John Espey Academic Dean, Business Division and Director of International Education Volunteer State Community College	Immediate Past Chair - 2 Year
Dr. Annette Craven Professor, School of Business University of the Incarnate Word	Immediate Past President
Mr. Morgan Clevenger Doctoral Student ACBSP VIP's	Public Member
Mr. Steve Parscale Director of Accreditation ACBSP	Ex-officio Member, ACBSP Staff
Mr. Douglas Viehland Executive Director ACBSP	Ex-officio Member, ACBSP Staff

Board of Commissioners - Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Commission

Name	Title
Dr. Timothy Anderson Professor Chadron State College	Chair
Dr. Anthony Negbenebor Dean, School of Business Gardner-Webb University	Chair-Elect
Dr. Samuel Dunn Professor of Business Northwest Nazarene University	Member
Charles Fazzi Professor Saint Vincent College	Member
Mr. Jose David Marin Enriquez Dean EAN University	Member
Dr. John Millar Dean Emeritus & Professor of Management Tiffin University	Member
Dr. Paul Schneiderman Professor of Finance and Economics Southern New Hampshire University	Member
Dr. Karen Shumway Associate Professor and Director of Academic Assessment Angelo State University	Member
Ms. Tina Shoemaker, FACHE Director of Quality Improvement, Snoqualmie Valley Hospital ACBSP VIP's	Public Member
Dr. Ronald DeYoung Executive Liaison to Baccalaureate/Graduate Degree Board of Commissioners ACBSP	Executive Liaison, ACBSP Staff
Mr. Steve Parscale Director of Accreditation ACBSP	Ex-officio Member & Secretary, ACBSP Staff
Mr. Douglas Viehland Executive Director ACBSP	Ex-officio Member, ACBSP Staff
Ms. Diana Hallerud Assistant Director of Accreditation ACBSP	ACBSP Staff
Mrs. Maria Hallerud Accreditation Manager ACBSP	ACBSP Staff

Board of Commissioners - Associate Degree Commission

Name	Title
Ms. Lynnette Yerbury Professor of Accounting Salt Lake Community College	Chair
Betsy Davis Associate Professor Northwest State Community College	Chair-Elect
Dr. John Espey Academic Dean, Business Division and Director of International Education Volunteer State Community College	Member
Mr. Todd Ging Instructor of Business Northern Oklahoma College	Member
Mrs. Carol Ricke Chair Accounting & Business Department Pratt Community College	Member
Mr. Alireza V. Roodsari Chair of Business, Management & Technology Department Baltimore City Community College	Member
Mr. Andy C. Saucedo Professor/Business Occupations NMSU - Dona Ana Community College	Member
Ms. Mary Vaughan Dean, Business and Information Technology College of the North Atlantic	Member
Mr. Mitch Villanueva Senior Manager, Human Resources, The Boeing Company ACBSP VIP's	Public Member
Dr. Larry Zachrich Executive Liaison to Associate Degree Board of Commissioners ACBSP	Executive Liaison, ACBSP Staff
Mr. Steve Parscale Director of Accreditation ACBSP	Ex-officio Member & Secretary, ACBSP Staff
Mr. Douglas Viehland Executive Director ACBSP	Ex-officio Member, ACBSP Staff
Mrs. Maria Hallerud Accreditation Manager ACBSP	ACBSP Staff
Ms. Diana Hallerud Assistant Director of Accreditation ACBSP	ACBSP Staff