The Higher Education Program and Policy Council (PPC) is the official representative body providing advice and recommendations on higher education issues to the AFT executive council, which appoints members and chairpersons to the PPC. Three of the current higher education PPC members were elected by the AFT convention to serve as AFT vice presidents.
The PPC members represent the broad range of AFT higher education constituencies. The PPC meets formally three times a year, although the members are in contact with and direct the AFT higher education staff throughout the year on program and policy decisions. The current PPC chairs and members are:
Sandra Schroeder, PPC Chair, AFT Vice President
AFT Washington
Derryn Moten, PPC Vice Chair
Alabama State University Faculty-Staff Alliance
Barbara Bowen, AFT Vice President
Professional Staff Congress/City University of New York
Phillip Smith, AFT Vice President
United University Professions/State University of New York
Tom Auxter
United Faculty of Florida
Jason Blank
Rhode Island College Chapter
Elaine Bobrove
Camden County College Adjuncts Faculty Federation
Ora James Bouey
United University Professions, SUNY Stony Brook Health Science Center
Perry Buckley
Cook County College Teachers Union
Frank Espinoza
San Jose/Evergreen Faculty Association
Carl Friedlander
Los Angeles College Faculty Guild
James Griffith
University of Massachusetts Faculty Federation
Bonnie Halloran
Lecturers' Employee Organization
Martin Hittelman
California Federation of Teachers
Helen Ho
Graduate Employees Organization
Arthur Hochner
Temple Association of University Professionals
Elinor Sullivan
University Professionals of Illinois
Lisa Klein
Rutgers Council of AAUP Chapters
John McDonald
Henry Ford Community College Federation of Teachers
Mark James Miller
Allan Hancock Part-time Faculty Association
Greg Mulcahy
Minnesota State College Faculty
Mark Richard
United Faculty of Miami-Dade Community College
David Rives
AFT-Oregon
Juliette Romano
United College Employees of the Fashion Institute of Technology
Karen Schermerhorn
Faculty and Staff Federation of the Community College of Philadelphia
Ellen Schuler Mauk
Faculty Association at Suffolk Community College
Ellis Gage Searles
Mohawk Valley Community College Professional Association
Curtis Smeby
Montana State University/Northern Montana College Federation of Teachers
Donna Swanson
Central New Mexico Employee Union
Nicholas Yovnello
Council of New Jersey State College Locals










