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State, Regional and National Affiliates

The SoACE Region consists of these states, linked to their respective State Association of Colleges and Employers / Consortia:

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• New Mexico
• North Carolina
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas Consortia
  
  • Houston Area Consortium of Career Centers (HACCC)
  • Metroplex Area Consortium of Career Centers (MAC3)
  • San Antonio Colleges and Universities Career Centers Association (SACUCCA)
  • South Texas Career Center Consortium
  • West Central Texas Career Consortium (WCTCC)
• Virginia

Many of these states and consortia have associations of Colleges and Employers.  Below is a list of State/Consortium Association Presidents.

State/Consortium Association Presidents

President	Association	Employer	Phone	Email
Elizabeth Dexter-Wilson	Alabama ACE	Spring Hill College	251-380-3474	edexterwilson@shc.edu
David Flake	Arkansas ACE	Arkansas Dept of Parks & Tourism	501-682-6888	david.flake@arkansas.gov
Alexandra Anderson	Central Texas - CTLACC	Southwestern Univ	512-863-1265	afca@southwestern.edu
Lindsey Katherine	Florida	Florida State University	850-644-9772	lkatherine@admin.fsu.edu
Don Cornwell	Georgia ACE	Emory University	404-727-6209	don.cornwell@emory.edu
Shelley Richard	Houston Area HACCC	University of St. Thomas	713-525-3160	klotzs@stthom.edu
Wendy Shoemaker	Kansas ACE	University of Kansas	785-864-9550	wshoe@ku.edu
Amanda Tudor	Kentucky ACE	Eastern Kentucky University	859-622-1707	Amanada.Tudor@eku.edu
Julie Willoz	Louisiana ACE	Tulane University	504-862-8493	jwilloz@tulane.edu
Kimshi Hickman	Texas ACE Committee	Texas Christian Univ	817-257-5572	k.hickman@tcu.edu
Debbie Villagomez	Metroplex Texas - MAC3	University of Texas - Arlington	817-272-3258	dvillagomez@uta.edu
Casey Cockrell	Mississippi ACE	University of Mississippi	662-915-7755	casey@career.olemiss.edu
Ernesto Rodriguez	New Mexico - NMCCEE	New Mexico Human Services Department	505-827-6292	Ernesto.rodriguez@state.nm.us
Dana Sumner	North Carolina ACE	Meredith College	919-760-8428	sumnerd@meredith.edu
Jill Harris	Oklahoma ACE	Oklahoma City University	405-208-5503	jharris@okcu.edu
Kimberly Watts	San Antonio - SACUCCA	Texas Lutheran University	830-372-8187	kwatts@tlu.edu
George DeCroes	South Carolina ACE	Eastman Chemical	803-926-5077	georged@eastman.com
Jo Anna Benavides-Franke	South Texas Career Center Consortium	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	361-825-6052	joanna.benavides-franke@tamucc.edu
Wayne Hampton	Tennessee ACE	Walt Disney Company	407-828-3951	wayne.hampton@disney.com
Kimshi Hickman	Texas Association of Colleges & Employers (formative Committee)	University of Texas - Dallas	972-883-4271	kimshi.hickman@utdallas.edu
Gary Johnson	Virginia ACE	University of Mary Washington	540-654-1270	gjohnson@umw.edu
James Greer	West Central TX - WCTCC	McMurry University	325-793-4880	greerj@mcmurryadm.mcm.edu

Regional and National Affiliates:

• National Association of Colleges and Employers
• Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers
• Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers
• Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers

 Updated as of October 15, 2010