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Jamie Frueh

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Westminster College (PA)

Jamie Frueh is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College at Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA.

Jamie was an American Council on Education Fellow for 2022-23, hosted by President Kim Cassidy and the Senior Staff at Bryn Mawr College. He serves as the Immediate Past Chair of the Professional Development Committee of the Council of Fellows Board. He has published widely on the pedagogy of International Relations and global politics and has conducted dozens of pedagogy workshops at home and abroad. He is the editor of Pedagogical Journeys through World Politics (Palgrave 2020) and co-editor of the Palgrave Handbook on the Pedagogy of International Relations Theory (2024). He co-edits the Political Pedagogies book series at Palgrave and hosts The Teaching Curve podcast, available through the International Studies Association (ISA) Professional Development Center. He is the 2019 recipient ISA’s Deborah Gerner Award for Innovative Teaching, and in 2024, his colleagues in ISA’s Education and Learning in International Affairs Section named him a Distinguished Scholar. He has a B.S. from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a Ph.D. from the School of International Service at American University.

Feng-Ling Margaret Johnson

Dean of Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Century College

Feng-Ling (Margaret) currently serves as the Dean of Arts, Humanities, Social & Behavioral Sciences at Century College. Previously she served as Dean of University College & Associate Vice President for Student Success at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota from 2020 to 2025, and as Senior Dean of Academic Administration at University of Northwestern – St. Paul, Minnesota from 1996 to 2020.

Feng-Ling has served as an HLC (Higher Learning Commission) Peer Reviewer since 2016; she is passionate about assessment and accreditation, quality assurance, and teaching and learning. Her research focuses on the education of culturally and linguistically diverse learners, language acquisition and identity, and sociolinguistics. Feng-Ling enjoys reading and outdoor activities.

Benjamin Valdez

Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Jackson College

Dr. Benjamin A. Valdez serves as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Jackson College, where he provides strategic leadership for academic affairs, including educational policy, academic programming, accreditation, institutional effectiveness, and student success initiatives. He brings more than two decades of higher education and K-12 leadership experience, having previously served as Vice President of Academic Affairs at Southeast Technical College, Executive Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at The Art Institute of Colorado, Dean at DeVry University, and Dean & Department Chair at the Community College of Aurora. Dr. Valdez holds a Doctor of Business Administration and has extensive experience in strategic planning, curriculum development, faculty leadership, accreditation, and workforce-aligned education.

Kim Davis

Dean, Arts and Humanities

Dr. Kim Davis, a 2023 ACAD Fellow, is the Dean of Arts and Humanities at Harford Community College (HCC) in Bel Air, Maryland. Prior to joining HCC, she served in a variety of roles at Oakland Community College, Michigan, that include English faculty member, program coordinator, interim associate dean, and finally Associate Dean of Communication, Arts and Humanities. Dr. Davis was also an English faculty member at Georgia Gwinnett College and Saginaw Valley State University. Before transitioning to higher education, she spent 10 years in corporate America in finance, public relations and marketing.

Dr. Davis’s teaching, research, conference presentations, and publications focus on student preparedness and success. Throughout her career in higher education, Dr. Davis has implemented data-driven initiatives that have helped students become college ready and achieve their academic goals. She earned her B.A. degree in Economics with honors from Rutgers University and received both her M.A. and Ph.D. in English from Wayne State University.

Sarah Tuskey

Dean of Faculty

Dr. Sarah Tuskey serves as Dean of Faculty at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus. With a career at Miami Dade College spanning several years, she has served across multiple positions, from Associate Dean of Academic Affairs to Department Chairperson for Business at the Kendall and Homestead Campuses. Her academic leadership has been marked by a commitment to the enhancement of academic programs, pedagogical innovation, and the elevation of student success metrics resulting in the advancement of program offerings and an improvement in student persistence and academic achievement.

In addition to her administrative roles, Dr. Tuskey has contributed to the field of management through numerous publications and conference presentations. Her research, focusing on the intersection of technology, human resource management, and organizational behavior, has garnered widespread recognition and accolades, including prestigious awards at the Academy of Management Annual Conference. Beyond her scholarly and leadership endeavors, Dr. Tuskey is invested in community and professional service, holding key positions on several local educational and professional boards.

Dr. Tuskey’s academic credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, a Master of Business Administration from Florida International University, and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Management Information Systems from the University of Central Florida.

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