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The Honorable U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer The Honorable U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Hart Senate Ofce Building, 322 317 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510

July 19, 2021

Dear Leader Chuck Schumer and Leader Mitch McConnell,

As business, education, civic and faith leaders around the country we join together to call on the U.S. Senate to pass the bipartisan Dream Act of 2021, reintroduced by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), which would provide Dreamers, their families, and the employers who depend on them much-needed certainty following years of legal limbo.

Nearly 80 percent of all voters and more than half of Republican voters believe in protecting these young immigrants, according to a Pew Research Center Poll. Yet the decision issued by Texas federal district court Judge Andrew Hanen threatens the very existence of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which protects Dreamers from deportation. The decision blocks any new initial applications for DACA. While Judge Hanen allowed current DACA recipients to continue filing their renewals, he warned that an order stopping the processing of renewals could be issued in the near future.

This decision throws into further limbo the lives of hundreds of thousands of young Dreamers, and gravely impacts their employers, families, and communities. It makes starkly clear why Congress must seize the opportunity to finally pass the bipartisan Dream Act of 2021, and end this constant rollercoaster of lawsuits and uncertainty. If Congress cannot move forward swiftly in a bipartisan manner, then we call on the Senate and Congress to pursue a roadmap to citizenship through all available mechanisms — including budget reconciliation. Inaction is unacceptable in 2021.

This relief is particularly critical for the 98,000 Dreamers who graduate from high school every year and the 427,000 undocumented students enrolled in institutions of higher education. These students are working diligently to advance themselves, including pursuing careers in health, STEM, and teaching, notwithstanding the uncertainty they live with regarding whether they will be able to complete their education, invest in beginning careers, businesses, and families, and ultimately become citizens. Dreamers are pillars of our nation's economy and communities - 93 percent of them are employed, they pay close to $10 billion in taxes, and they carry nearly $20 billion in spending power. Nearly 40,000 Dreamers have started businesses and created new jobs for American workers, growing our entrepreneurial spirit. Dreamers are on the frontlines of the pandemic response. Almost 200,000 are essential workers - first responders, restaurant and grocery store workers, childcare providers and almost 30,000 healthcare workers, including doctors and nurses.

We urge the Senate to come together and immediately provide a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients and DACA-eligible individuals through the passage of the bipartisan DREAM Act, and if necessary, through budget reconciliation. We understand that no bill is perfect, but we believe this existing bipartisan bill is the best framework to protect Dreamers rather than starting over with new legislation.

Sincerely,

Signatories as of July 20, 2021 include the following. For a complete list, click here:

Rosario Albarran, Owner, M&M Framing Services

Tony Allen, President, Delaware State University

Maria C. Alonso, President and CEO, United Way of Miami-Dade

Barbara K. Altmann, President, Franklin & Marshall College

Perla Amaro Navarro, Consultant, Latin Business Solutions

Teresa L. Amott, President, Knox College

Michelle J. Anderson, President, Brooklyn College

Anthony Anderson, Vice Chair, Ernst and Young - Retired

David Anderson, President, St. Olaf College

Heidi Anderson, President, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Ana I Aponte, Dickens Mitchener Real Estate

2 Vanessa Aramayo, Executive Director, Alliance for a Better Community

Dennis Archer, Former Mayor, City of Detroit

Tony Argiz, CEO, Morrison Brown Argiz Farrah CPAs

Francisco Arinci, Member, Latin American Chamber of Commerce Charlotte

Jeffrey D. Armstrong, President, California Polytechnic State University

David A. Armstrong, President, St. Thomas University

Lawrence Bacow, President,

Steven Bahls, President, Augustana College

Griselda Bailey, President/CEO, Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte

Jeff Baker, Interim Superintendent/President, College of the Desert

David Barber, Barber Foods and MeBIC Chair

Jim Baron, CEO, Blue Mesa Grill

Irma Becerra, President, Marymount University

Erika Beck, President, California State University, Northridge

Sian Beilock, President, Barnard College

Maria Bellalta, Dean, School of Landscape Architecture, Boston Architectural College

Sindy Benavides, CEO, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

Donna Bender, Self Employed

Richard C. Benson, President, The University of Texas at Dallas

Joanne Berger-Sweeney, President, Trinity College

Joe Bertolino, President, Southern CT State University

3 Carrie Besnette Hauser, President & CEO, Colorado Mountain College

Scott Bierman, President, Beloit College

Audrey Bilger, President, Reed College

James Birge, President, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Eric Bishop, Superintendent/President, Ohlone College

Anne Blackhurst, President, Minnesota State University Moorhead

Lee C. Bollinger, President, in the City of New York

Connie Book, President, Elon University

Leon Botstein, President, Bard College

Elizabeth Bradley, President, Vassar

Norman Braman, Chairman and CEO, Braman Motor Company

Jonathan Brand, President, Cornell College

Edward Brewster, President, Grays Harbor College

Virgilio Briones, CFO, Color Superfoods

Sylvia M. Burwell, President, American University

Guiselle Busquetts, Self Employed, Federación de Iglesias Cristianas de

Louis Caldera, Co-Founder, Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration,

Co-Chair, Presidents’ Alliance Steering Committee

Christopher Callahan, President, University of the Pacific

Carlos Campo, President, Ashland University

Christopher Capuano, President, Fairleigh Dickinson University

4 Carlos Carbonell, CEO and Founder, Echo Interaction Group

Al Cardenas, Florida Republican Party former Chairman, Squire Patton Boggs Partner

Steven Carr, Director, Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Donna Carroll, President, Dominican University

Kimberly Cassidy, President, Bryn Mawr College

Joseph L. Castleberry, President, Northwest University

Joseph I. Castro, Chancellor, California State University

Javier Cevallos, President, Framingham State University

Hiram Chodosh, President, Claremont McKenna College

Carol Christ, Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley

Greg Christy, President, Northwestern College

Doris Cintron, President, Stella and Charles Guttman Community College

Byron Clift Breland, Chancellor, San Jose - Evergreen Community College District

Noelle Cockett, President, Utah State University

Bryan Coker, President, Maryville College

Soraya M. Coley, President, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Shirley M. Collado, President, Ithaca College

Cristle Collins Collins Judd, President, Sarah Lawrence College

Dana Connors, President / CEO, Maine State Chamber of Commerce

Jane Conoley, President, California State University, Long Beach

Jose Contreras, Director, Insurance Agency

5 Belitza Contreras, President/Founder, NOMADA

Francine Conway, Chancellor-Provost, -New Brunswick

Diane Cortiglio, Retired

William Covino, President, California State University,

Alan W. Cramb, President, Illinois Institute of Technology

Isiaah Crawford, President, University of Puget Sound

Thomas Cropper, President, California State University Maritime Academy

Raymond Crossman, President, Adler University

Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University

Harlan Crow, Chairman, Crow Holdings

José Luis Cruz, President, Northern Arizona University

Jorge Cuenca, Owner, Jjireh Construction Inc

Mahesh Daas, President, Boston Architectural College

Janine Davidson, President, Metropolitan State University of Denver

German De Castro, Assistant VP, Coltex Export Corporation II

Adela de la Torre, President, San Diego State University

Alison De Lucca, Executive Director, Southern California College Access Network

James W Dean, President, The University of New Hampshire

Sean Decatur, President, Kenyon College

John J. DeGioia, President, Georgetown University

Cheryl Delk-Le Good, Executive Director, EnglishUSA

6 Kent Devereaux, President, Goucher College

James Dlugos, President, Saint Joseph's College of Maine

Bethami Dobkin, President, Westminster College SLC

Lucy Dorantes, Owner Manager, Prosperous Horizon, LLC

Laura Douglas, President, Bristol Community College

Michael Drake, President, University of California System

Margaret Drugovich, President, Hartwick College

Alfredo Duarte, President & CEO, Taxco Produce

Craig Duchossois, Chairman, The Duchossois Group

Lori Dwyer, President & CEO, Penobscot Community Health Care

Martin Eakes, President and CEO, Self Help Federal Credit Union

Taylor Eighmy, President, University of Texas at San Antonio

Christopher Eisgruber, President,

Mark Erickson, President, Northampton Community College

Magda Esola, Vice President, Nahrep, Charlotte Chapter

A. Gabriel Esteban, President, DePaul University

JJ Farook, Chairman & CEO, INFOMC, Inc

Nariman Farvardin, President, Stevens Institute of Technology

Edward Feasel, President, Soka University of America

Joy Fehr, President, La Sierra University

Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director, Presidents' Alliance

7 Gregory L. Fenves, President, Emory University

Jane Fernandes, Former President, Guilford College

Mike Fernandez, Chairman and CEO, MBF Healthcare Partners, and Co-Chair of the

American Business Immigration Coalition

José Ramón Fernández-Peña, Founder and Director, Welcome Back Initiative

David Finegold, President, Chatham University

William Fish, President, Washington International Education Council

Paul Fitzgerald, President, University of San Francisco

Diana Flores, Trustee, Dallas College Board of Trustees

Alfredo Flores, General Counsel, Ybarra Investments, Inc.

John Floros, President, New Mexico State University

Carol Folt, President, University of Southern California

Matt Foster, Founder, Carolina Moves

Tony Frank, Chancellor, Colorado State University System

Lisa C. Freeman, President, Northern Illinois University

Julio Frenk, President, University of Miami

Barbara Frey, Owner/Designer, Frey Design

John Fry, President, Drexel University

Montserrat Fuentes, President, St. Edward's University

Joan Gabel, President, University of Minnesota

Christian Gallardo, Owner, Carolina's 1st Choice Agency LLC

8 Patricia Gandara, Co-Director and Professor, UCLA Civil Rights Project

Joseph Garcia, Chancellor, Colorado Community College System

Sharet Garcia, Founder/Educator, UndocuProfessionals Network

Lori Garcia-McCammon, Executive Director, True Ridge

Barbara A. Garrow, Retired

John Garvey, President, The Catholic University of America

Jan Gautem, President & CEO, IHRMC

Michael Geisler, President, Manhattanville College

Ron Gidwitz, National Finance Co-Chair, National Republican Senate Committee, United States Ambassador to the European Union and Belgium under President

Helene Curtis, Industries President and CEO (retired)

Howard Gillman, Chancellor, University of California, Irvine

Katharine Gin, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Immigrants Rising

Tim Giuliani, President and CEO, Orlando Economic Partnership

Lane Glenn, President, Northern Essex Community College

Jose Gonzalez, CEO, J&J Pro Energy Solutions

Rev. Felipe Gonzalez, Catholic Priest, Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church

Emiliano Gonzalez Portino, Consultant, The Brand Building Shop

Darrin Good, President, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Michael Good, Interim President, University of Utah

Adam Goodman, CEO, Goodmans Interior Structures

9 John Goodman, Vice President of Government Affairs, Raleigh Chamber of Commerce

Peter Goodwin, President, University of Maryland Center for Environ. Sci.

Felice Gorordo, CEO, eMerge Americas, LLC

Enrique Grace, CFO, Charleston Hispanic Association

Donald Graham, Chairman, TheDream.US, Chairman, Graham Holdings

Paulette Granberry Granberry Russell, President, Nat. Org. of Diversity Officers in Higher Education

Domenico Grasso, Chancellor, - Dearborn

David Greene, President, Colby College

Michael Griffith, Executive Director, Breakthrough Central Texas

Pilar Guzman, CEO, Half Moon Empanadas

Jeremy Haefner, Chancellor, The University of Denver

Glenn Hamer, President and CEO, Texas Association of Business

Andrew Hamilton, President,

Philip Hanlon, President,

Dennis Hanno, President, Wheaton College

Kathleen Harring, President, Muhlenberg College

Jay Hartley, Rev, Christian Church in Arizona

Andy Harvey, Chief of Police, Pharr Police Department

Marjorie Hass, President, Rhodes College

Anne Hawthorne, Executive Director, Los Angeles United Methodist Urban Foundation

Sue Henderson, President, New Jersey CIty University

10 Jouhette Hernandez, Self Employed, Metrocity

Ana Hernandez Caballero, Self Employed, Accountant

Jose Hernandez-Paris, Executive Director, Latin American Coalition

Sergio Herrera, Owner, Haydee Construction LLC

Gregory Hess, President and CEO, IES Abroad

Kathleen Hetherington, President, Howard Community College

Chad Hickox, President, Walla Walla Community College

Elizabeth L. Hillman, President, Mills College

Mary Dana Hinton, President, Hollins University

Samuel Hoi, President, Maryland Institute College of Art

Jonathan Holloway, President, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Lloyd Holmes, President, De Anza College

Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, President, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities

Michelle Hooper, Board of Directors, United Airlines

Pastora Marie Hortensia Broyhill, Pastora, Iglesia Pentecostés Luz De Jesucristo

Mayme Hostetter, President, Relay GSE

Josh Hoyt, Democracy Partners, NPNA Retired Executive Director

Freeman Hrabowski, President, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Deneece Huftalin, President, Salt Lake Community College

Woody Hunt, Senior Chairman, Hunt Companies, and Co-Chair of the American

Business Immigration Coalition

11 Gayle Hutchinson, President, California State University, Chico

Sister Mary David Hydro, Benedictine Sisters of FL

Kent Ingle, President, Southeastern University

Patsy Irvin, Broker, NAHREP Charlotte

Wolde-Ab Isaac, Chancellor, Riverside Community College District

Tom Jackson, President, Humboldt State University

Farnam Jahanian, President, Carnegie Mellon University

Bruce Jarrell, President, University of Maryland, Baltimore

David Michael Jerome, President & CEO, El Paso Chamber

Len Jessup, President, Claremont Graduate University

Saul Jimenez-Sandoval, President, California State University, Fresno

Paul Johnson, President, Colorado School of MInes

Rebecca Johnson, Interim President, Oregon State University

Paula A. Johnson, President, Wellesley College

Rock Jones, President, Ohio Wesleyan University

Melanie Jones, Owner, The Frisco Gift Basket Company

Robert J. Jones, Chancellor, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Ellen Junn, President, California State University, Stanislaus

Linda Kaminski, President, Yakima Valley College

Rabbi Elana Kanter, Director, Women's Leadership Institute

Nancy Cantor, Chancellor, Rutgers University – Newark; Co-Chair, Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration Steering Committee

12 Mike Kaplan, President and CEO, Aspen Snowmass

Richard Kasper, President and CEO, Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix

Paul Katz, University of the Sciences, President

Brian E. Keeley, President and CEO, Baptist Health South Florida

John Keenan, President, Salem State University

Ellen Kennedy, President, Berkshire Community College

Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor, University of California San Diego

Zahraa Khuraibet, President, Cal State Student Association

Timothy Killeen, President, University of Illinois System

Lisa A. Kloppenberg, Acting President, Santa Clara University

John Knapp, President, Washington & Jefferson College

Teresita Kontos, President, Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network

Bonnie Koppell, Rabbi, Temple Chai

Marvin Krislov, President, Pace University

Vicki Kroviak, CEO, Acorn Health

Kenneth Kunin, Superintendent, South Portland School Department

Bill Kunkler, Executive Vice President, CC Industries, Inc.

Nicholas Ladany, President, Oglethorpe University

Chris Landis, Franchise Owner, Liberty Tax Service

Kimber Lanning, CEO, Local First Arizona

Cynthia Larive, Chancellor, University of California, Santa Cruz

13 Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New Hampshire University

Thomas LeBlanc, President, The George Washington University

David Leebron, President,

Lester Crown, Chairman and CEO, Henry Crown and Company

Ronald D. Liebowitz, President, Brandeis University

Chris Linder, CEO, MaineStream Finanxe

Brian F. Linnane, President, Loyola University Maryland

David Livingston, President, Lewis University

Susan LoGiudice, MEBIC Board and PretiFlaherty attorney

Nathan Long, President, Saybrook University

Norma Lopez Colorado, Owner, El Sabor Tabasqueño

Matthew A. Love, President & CEO, Nicklaus Children's Health System

Bill Lucia, Chairman and CEO of HMS (Retired)

Daniel Lugo, President, Queens University of Charlotte

Evelyn Lugo, President, South Carolina Hispanic Chamber

Bill Lynch, Vice President, Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce

Melissa Madrigal Velazquez, Self Employed, The Mecklenburg Group – MRI Roofing Services, LLC

Lynn Mahoney, President, San Francisco State University

Tiara Mahoney Paulino, Member, Latin American Chamber of Commerce-Charlotte

Ali Malekzadeh, President, Roosevelt University

Maud Mandel, President,

14 Sarah Mangelsdorf, President, University of Rochester

Philomena V. Mantella, President, Grand Valley State University

Amy Marcus-Newhall, Interim President, Scripps College

Stan Marek, CEO, MAREK

Dee Margo, Former Mayor of El Paso, TX, City of El Paso

Matthew Marks, CEO, AGC Maine

Margaret Marsh, Interim Chancellor, Rutgers University-Camden

Biddy Martin, President, Amherst College

John Martinez, Board Member, IMPAC Fund

Lidia Martinez, President, Nuestro Porvenir

Connie Matisse, CEO, East Fork

Heather Isabel Matlock Macias, Founder, Vesper and Glow Designs, Inc

Gary May, Chancellor, UC Davis

Sharon Mayer, CEO, Allen Fairview Chamber of Commerce

Dwight A. McBride, President & University Professor, The New School

Kathleen McCartney, President, Smith College

Hugh McColl, Chairman and CEO (retired), Bank of America

Patricia McGuire, President, Trinity Washington University

Maurie McInnis, President, Stony Brook University

Joseph M. McShane, President, Fordham University

Manny Medina, CEO, Cyxtera

15 Maudia Melendez, Executive Director, Jesus Ministry Inc.

Maitri Meyer, President, Actually Done

Myron Miller, Trustee, Herman & Frieda L. Miller Foundation

Scott Miller, President, Wesleyan University

Judy Miner, Chancellor, Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Mark Mitsui, President, Portland Community College

Christopher Molloy, Chancellor, Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Anthony Monaco, President,

Reyna Montoya, Founder & CEO, ALIENTO

Tomás Morales, President, California State University, San Bernardino

Keren Morales, Legal Assistant, Law Office of Amira Al Alami

John Mosby, President, Highline College

Timothy Mottet, President, Colorado State University Pueblo

Fortunat Mueller, President, ReVision Energy inc

David Munson, President, Rochester Institute of Technology

Mario Murgado, CEO, Murgado Automotive Group

Kathleen Murray, President, Whitman College

Noe Neaves, Pres/COO, Watermark Power Solutions, Inc.

Robert S. Nelsen, President, California State University, Sacramento

Ellen Neufeldt, President, California State University San Marcos

Krista Newkirk, President, Converse College

16 Jennifer Novo, Executive Director, FUTURO, Inc.

Elsa M. Núñez, President, Eastern Connecticut State University, Co-Chair, Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration Steering Committee

Brennan O'Donnell, President, Manhattan College

Phyllis O'Donnell, Owner, Paper9, LLC

Megan O'Rourke, President, Illinois Assoc. for College Admission Counseling

Eduardo Ochoa, President, California State University, Monterey Bay

Alan Oliva Chapela, CEO, Chapela Real Estate and Investments LLC

Debbie Ortega, Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte

Rick Ortiz, President/CEO, Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Camila Pachon Silva, Owner and Managing Attorney, Capella Immigration Law PLLC

Eduardo Padron, President Emeritus, Miami Dade College

Bob Page, Chairman and CEO, Replacements, Ltd.

Mary Papazian, President, San José State University

Thomas A. Parham, President, California State University, Dominguez Hills

Bart Patterson, President, Nevada State College

Christina Paxson, President,

Lee Pelton, President, Emerson College

Eduardo M. Peñalver, President, Seattle University

Stephen Percy, President, Portland State University

Jorge Perez, Chairman and CEO, Related Companies

Jay A. Perman, Chancellor, University System of Maryland

17 Vivian Pletzke, Director, Pletzke Solutions LLC

David Podell, President, Massachusetts Bay Community College

Martha E. Pollack, President,

Diana Pollard, Lender, New American Founding

Jose Luis Prado, Chairman, President and CEO, Quaker Oats, a division of Pepsico - retired

Paul Pribbenow, President, Augsburg University

Vincent Price, President, Duke University

Avis Proctor, President, William Rainey Harper College

J. Doug Pruitt, Retired CEO, Sundt Construction

Carol Quillen, President,

Stuart Rabinowitz, President, Hofstra University

Pietrina Raccuglia, Provincial Superior, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Ravi Rajan, President, California Institute of the Arts

Sabah Randhawa, President, Western Washington University

Kay Rawlins, Club Founder & SVP of Community Relations, President, Orlando City

Foundation

Wendy Raymond, President, Haverford College

Raul Raymundo, CEO, The Resurrection Project

Rafael Reif, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Shai Reshef, President, University of the People

18 Kimberly Reynolds, Partner, Maven Strategies

Amir Reza, Dean, Babson Academy & Global Education, Babson College

David Rhodes, President, School of Visual Arts

Jim Richardson, President, Wenatchee Valley College

Christine M. Riordan, President, Adelphi University

Suzanne M. Rivera, President, Macalester College

Sergio Rocha, Owner - Broker in Charge, Sergio Rocha Real Estate

Juvencio Rocha-Peralta, Executive Director, Association of Mexicans in North Carolina, Inc.

Paul Rockower, Executive Director, Jewish Community Relations Council of Phoenix

Raul Rodriguez, Interim Superintendent/President, Hartnell College

Emilio Rodriguez Izquierdo, Professional Engineer, Nodo Solutions, LLC

Tanya Rodriguez-Hodges, Executive Director, Latino Communications Community Development Corp.

ReBecca Roloff, President, St. Catherine University

Jo Ann Rooney, President, Loyola University Chicago

Clayton Rose, President, Bowdoin College

Vincent Rougeau, President, College of the Holy Cross

John Rowe, Chairman Emeritus, Exelon Corporation, and Co-Chair of the American

Business Immigration Coalition

Bill Ruud, President and Professor of Management, Marietta College

Judy K. Sakaki, President, Sonoma State University

19 Todd Saliman, President, University of Colorado System

Peter Salovey, President,

Sergio Sánchez, Owner, Sscarpentry Works LLC.

Juan Sanchez Sanchez Munoz, Chancellor, University of California Merced

Cathy Sandeen, President, California State University East Bay

Harlan Sands, President, Cleveland State University

Will Saunders, CEO, AllyAlign Health

Morton Schapiro, President, Northwestern University

Kim Schatzel, President, Towson University

Michael H. Schill, President, University of Oregon

Mark Schlissel, President, University of Michigan

Linda Schott, President, Southern Oregon University

Sam Scott, Chairman and CEO - Retired, Ingredion Incorporated

Carole Segal, Co-Founder, Crate and Barrel, Chairwoman, Segal Family Foundation

Pam Segal Rhodes, Sr VP- private Wealth advisor, UBS

Jeffrey Senese, President, Saint Leo University

Jack Shannon, President, Christian Brothers University

Rabbi Sharfman, Rabbi, Congregation

Ray Shrout, CEO, Affinity Hospice

Lisa Skari, President, Mt. Hood Community College

Ronald Slepitza, President, Avila University

20 , President, University of North Texas

James M. Smith, President, Eastern Michigan University

Valerie Smith, President,

Kristen Soares, President, Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities

Fernando Soto, CEO and Publisher, New Digital Press

Clayton Spencer, President,

Eric Spina, President, University of Dayton

Mark St.Germain, President, St.Germain

Willie Stanfield, Senior executive, Marathon Oil - retired

G. Gabrielle Starr, President, Pomona College

Carolyn Stefanco, Former President, The College of Saint Rose

Rabbi Anemone Stein-Kokin, Rabbi, Beth El Congregation Phoenix, AZ

Sonya Stephens, President, Mount Holyoke College

Timothy Stokes, President, South Puget Sound Community College

Brian Strom, Chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

Francis Suarez, Mayor, City of Miami

Johanna Suarez, Reliable Restorations

Kumble Subbaswamy, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Rebecca Swanson Conrad, Principal, RSC Consulting and MEBIC Board

Msgr. Stuart Swetland, President, Donnelly College

John Sygielski, President, HACC, Central PA's Community College

21 James Taggart, President, Ogden-Weber Technical College

Cora M. Tellez, CEO, Sterling Administration

Elissa Tenny, President, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Marc Tessier-Lavigne, President, Stanford University

Amanda M. Thomas, Interim President, Loyola University Maryland

Quint Thurman, President, University of the Southwest

Antonio Tillis, Chancellor, Rutgers University-Camden

Glenn Tilton, Board of Directors Abbott Laboratories, United Airlines Chairman and

CEO - retired

Melissa Torres, President & CEO, The Forum on Education Abroad

Adoubou Traore, Executive Director, African Advocacy Network

Denise M. Trauth, President, Texas State University

Rigoberto Trejo, Independiente

Ephraim J. Tripp, Field Support Specialist, BYU-Pathway Worldwide

Matthew Turk, President, Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago

Carmen Twillie Ambar, President, Oberlin College

Lisa Urias, President/CEO, Urias Communications

Arturo Vargas, Chief Executive Officer, NALEO Educational Fund

Consuelo Velez, Agency Director, Creando Familias Felices/ El Hogar del Inmigrante

Framroze Virjee, President, California State University, Fullerton

George Vlasits, 1st Vice President, NHC-NAACP, Branch 5424

22 Mary Alpin Vogelsong, Administrator, Vogelsong Enterprises

Chris E. Wallace, President/CEO, North Texas Commission

Kevin Walthers, Superintendent/President, Allan Hancock College

Jenifer K. Ward, President, Luther College

Matiara Washington, Realtor, EXP Realty

Valerie Weil, Interim President, University of the Sciences in

Adam Weinberg, President, Denison University

Susan Wente, President, Wake Forest University

Brian Whalen, Executive Director, American International Recruitment Council

Lori S. White, President, DePauw University

Wim Wiewel, President, Lewis & Clark College

Kim Wilcox, Chancellor, University of California, Riverside

Abigail Wilson, Board Member, NAHREP Charlotte

Heather Wilson, President, The University of Texas at El Paso

Rebecca Winslow, SVP, Director of Community Relations, Gorham Savings Bank

David Wippman, President, Hamilton College

Teresita Wisell, Executive Director, Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education

Jim Wohlpart, President, Central Washington University

Lynn Wooten, President, Simmons University

Bob Worsley, CEO, Entrepreneur, Author and Retired AZ GOP State Senator, NZ Legacy, LLC; ZenniHome, LLC; NovoPower, LLC

23 Frank Wu, President, Queens College

Henry Yang, Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Richard Yao, Interim President, California State University Channel Islands

Leocadia I. Zak, President, Agnes Scott College

Cioly Zambrano, CEO, President, Prima Facie International Rights

Lynnette Zelezny, President, California State University, Bakersfield

Ed Zito, President, Emeritus, Alliance Bank

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