November 12, 2009
NJ Revilla-Garcia 

HACU announces new board members

The Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) is pleased to announce five new governing board members, inducted during the association’s 23rd Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida, Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2009. Officers to the board were also elected.

The new board members include:

  • William V. Flores, President, University of Houston, Downtown, Houston, Texas
  • Glen E. Gabert, President, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, New Jersey
  • Maricela Huerta, Chair, HACU Alumni Association, Washington, District of Columbia
  • Leslie Navarro, President, Morton College, Cicero, Illinois
  • Monte E. Pérez, President, Riverside Community College, Moreno Valley Campus, Moreno Valley, California

Gabert, Navarro, and Pérez are completing unexpired three-year terms.

Re-elected to second terms were:

  • Roy Flores, Chancellor, Pima Community College System, Tucson, Arizona
  • Rosa Pérez, Chancellor, San José/Evergreen Community College District, San José, California

Board officers elected were:

  • Milton Gordon, Chair (2nd year), President, California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, California
  • Rosa G. Pérez, Vice Chair, Chancellor, San José/Evergreen Community College District, San José, California
  • Tomás D. Morales, Secretary, President, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, Staten Island, New York
  • Jorge I. Vélez-Arocho, Treasurer, President, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) was established in 1986 with a founding membership of 18 institutions. Today, HACU represents approximately 450 institutions committed to Latino/a higher education success in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America, Spain and Portugal. HACU is the only national association that represents existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). For more information, visit www.hacu.net

  

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, founded in 1986, represents more than 500 colleges and universities in the United States, Latin America, Spain, and school districts throughout the U.S. HACU is the only national association representing existing and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). The Association’s headquarters are in San Antonio, Texas, with regional offices in Washington, D.C. and Sacramento, California.

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