Steering Committee
The activities of PACE are directed by the PACE Steering Committee. The Committee consists of three state university presidents, three community college presidents, the executive officer of the State University Council of Presidents; the executive officer of the Community College Council of Presidents; a representative of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (ex officio), and the Executive Director of PACE (convener, ex officio).
Current members of the PACE Steering committee are:
- Chair: Christina Royal, President, Holyoke Community College
- Ellen Kennedy, President, Berkshire Community College
- James Birge, President, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Francis McDonald, President, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- William Hart, Executive Officer, Community Colleges Council of Presidents
- Vincent Pedone, Executive Officer, State Universities Council of Presidents
- Steve Taksar, Vice President for Administration and Finance, Westfield State University
- Kevin Hepner, Vice President of Administration and Finance, Roxbury Community College
- Jeffrey Bickford, Chief Information Officer, Northern Essex Community College
- Raymond Lefebvre, Vice President of Information Technology & Chief Information Officer, Bridgewater State University
- Thomas Simard, Deputy Commissioner for Administration and Finance, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (ex officio)
- Judy Silvia, Executive Director, PACE (ex officio)
