About the ACC ALN
The ACC Academic Leaders Network (ALN) program is an exciting collaborative leadership program for faculty at ACC institutions who aspire to leadership roles in higher education.
Launched in 2018, the annual ALN program is designed to facilitate cross-institutional networking and collaboration among academic leaders while building leadership capacity for the participating institutions.
The ALN provides an opportunity for participants to strengthen leadership competency, to build networks and relations across ACC institutions, to deepen understanding of higher education administration, and to broaden awareness of higher education leadership needs and challenges.
Up to five participants are selected from each ACC institution. Faculty who are currently department or division chairs, associate deans, associate vice provosts, or other similar roles can be nominated by deans and campus presidents for consideration.
Nominations are solicited in the fall.
University of Pittsburgh Fellows
See the cohorts of participating University of Pittsburgh faculty below.
Cohort 7 (2026)
- Nancy Gauvin, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Jeanann Haas, University Library System
- Adriana Helbig, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Lisa M. Maillart, Swanson School of Engineering
- Todd Reeser, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Host campuses for Cohort 7: Southern Methodist University, University of Notre Dame, University of Pittsburgh
Cohort 6 (2025)
- Jaime M. Booth, School of Social Work
- Mary Hawk (she/her), School of Public Health
- Hannah R. Johnson, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Jeffrey Johnson, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
- Thomas E. Platt, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Host campuses for Cohort 6: Wake Forest University, University of Miami, and Georgia Tech
Cohort 5 (2024)
- Kevin M. Conley, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Kyaien O. Conner, School of Social Work
- Erica Owen, School of Public and International Affairs
- Vanitha Swaminathan, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
- David A. Vorp, Swanson School of Engineering, Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, and the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Host campuses for Cohort 5: Clemson University, University of Louisville, and North Carolina State University
Cohort 4 (2023)
- Mary Besterfield-Sacre, Nicholas A. DeCecco Swanson School of Engineering
- Rosta Farzan, School of Computing and Information
- M. Kathleen Kelly, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Heeyoung Lee, School of Nursing
- Gayle Rogers, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Host campuses for Cohort 4: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Syracuse University, and Duke University
Cohort 3 (2022)
- Jessica Burke, Graduate School of Public Health
- Jacqueline Horrall, University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
- Adam Lee, School of Computing and Information
- Tomar Pierson-Brown, School of Law
- Jonathan Woon, Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
Host campuses for Cohort 3: Virginia Tech, Boston College, and University of Virginia
Cohort 2 (2019–2020)
- Valire Carr Copeland, School of Social Work
- Haider Ala Hamoudi, School of Law
- Julius Kitutu, School of Nursing
- Tara Meyer, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Amy Seybert, School of Pharmacy
Host campuses for Cohort 2: University of Pittsburgh, Florida State, and North Carolina State
Cohort 1 (2018–2019)
- Kay Brummond, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Bruce Childers, School of Computing and Information
- Eleanor Feingold, Graduate School of Public Health
- Adam Leibovich, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences
- Melissa McGivney, School of Pharmacy
Host campuses for Cohort 1: Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and Notre Dame