Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools

Suzanne Ortega became the sixth President of the Council of Graduate Schools on July 1, 2014. Prior to assuming her current position, she served as the University of North Carolina (UNC) Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (2011–14). Previous appointments include the Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of New Mexico, Vice Provost and Graduate Dean at the Washington, and the University of Missouri. Dr. Ortega's masters and doctoral degrees in sociology were completed at Vanderbilt University.

Erica Moore, Ph.D., is Boriken Taíno of iukaieke Guainia and a member of the United Confederation of Taino People. She has a Ph.D. in higher education leadership and master's and bachelor's degrees in history with almost 15 years teaching both online and on campus with experience at Tribal, Public, and Private institutions. Moore currently serves as The Vice President for Indigenous Institutional Transformation, previously she served as Executive Director of Native Student Success at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. Additionally, she has served as the director of the American Indian Student Center at South Dakota State University and as a chief academic officer for the Lower Brule tribal college. Moore also serves as Human Rights Commission officer, a content expert for an ongoing educational development series and provides culturally responsive training for educators. Moore was recently an editor for the first Taino dictionary to be released on behalf of the United Confederation of Taino Peoples.