Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC)

About the HSAAC

The Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary and senior leadership on matters related to homeland security and the academic community, including: student and recent graduate recruitment; international students; academic research and faculty exchanges; campus resilience; homeland security academic programs; and cybersecurity.

HSAAC Members

Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council (HSAAC) Members:

Dr. Wallace Loh, Chairman

Dr. Wallace Loh, President, University of Maryland
Dr. Joseph E. Aoun, President, Northeastern University
Dr. Lezli Baskerville, President & CEO, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)
Ms. Carrie L. Billy, President, American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Dr. Walter G. Bumphus, President & CEO, American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
Dr. David M. Dooley, President, University of Rhode Island
Dr. Royce C. Engstrom, President, University of Montana
Dr. Antonio R. Flores, President & CEO, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
Dr. Rufus Glasper, Chancellor, Maricopa Community Colleges
Dr. Jay Gogue, President, Auburn University
Ms. Marlene M. Johnson, Executive Director & CEO, Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
Dr. Eric W. Kaler, President, University of Minnesota
Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, President, Texas A&M University
Dr. Gail O. Mellow, President, LaGuardia Community College
Hon. Ruby G. Moy, President & CEO, Asian Pacific Islander American Association of Colleges and Universities (APIACU)
Dr. Mohammad H. Qayoumi, President, San Jose State University
Dr. Hunter R. Rawlings, III, President, Association of American Universities (AAU)
Dr. John Sexton, President, New York University
Rear Admiral Sandra Stosz, Superintendent, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber, President, Saint Augustine's University
Dr. Holden Thorp, Chancellor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill