The Advising Communities Division (ACD) steering committee consists of two division representatives (one appointed, one elected); the Executive Office liaison to the ACD; and one member per cluster (selected through an appointment process by the division representatives to serve two-year, staggered terms). That one member representative per cluster is called a Cluster Rep.  All members of the Division's steering committee must have completed at least one full term as a Chair.

ACD Leadership

Visit our 2022-2023 Faces of the Advising Communities Division document to view a directory of all Leaders in the Division. 

View directory handout of Division Steering Committee/Cluster Representative Assignments with Advising Community Clusters

Gavin Farber
Temple University

Division Representative - 
Elected (2021-2023)

Former Chair of -
Advisor Training & Development Advising Community 

Tony Lazarowicz
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Division Representative - 
Appointed (2022-2024)

Former Chair of - 
Transfer Students Advising Community 

Amy Sosanko
Community College of Allegheny County

Cluster Representative 1 - 
Appointed (2022-2024)

Former Chair of - 
Students with Experiences in the Foster Care System Advising Community

Jamie Heck
University of Cincinnati 

Cluster Representative 2 - 
Appointed (2021-2023)

Former Chair of - 
Graduate and Professional Students Advising Community

Efrosini Hortis
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Cluster Representative 3 - 
Appointed (2022-2024)

Former Chair of - 
Global Engagement Advising Community 

Tyler Hall
Dalhousie University

Cluster Representative 4 - 
Appointed (2021-2023)

Former Chair of - 
Appreciative Advising Community

Sarah Banner
Mesa Community College

Cluster Representative 5 - 
Appointed (2021-2023)

Former Chair of - 
Two-Year Colleges Advising Community

 

Avi Rosenzweig
University of California-Berkeley 

Cluster Representative 6 - 
Appointed (2022-2024)

Former Chair of - 
STEM Advising Community

Darryl Cherry
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Cluster Representative 7 - 
Appointed (2021-2023)

Former Chair of - 
First-Year Students Advising Community

Maggie Jane Gilchrest
Texas Tech University

Cluster Representative 8 - 
Appointed (2022-2024)

Former Chair of - 
Academic Coaching Advising Community 

Wiona Porath
Johns Hopkins University 

Cluster Representative 9 - 
Appointed (2022-2024)

Former Chair of - 
Small Colleges and Universities Advising Community

Lizbeth Alcantara
Executive Office Liaison


Assignment of Clusters — Cluster Reps are assigned a specific cluster of communities and serve in a support role as a point of contact with those groups in carrying out their responsibilities. 

PDF Handout
 

Updated February 2023