Council of Academic Advisors

The Council of Academic Advisors (CAA) is a professional organization available to Arizona State University employees who are involved in or connected with the academic advising field. CAA’s primary purpose is the improvement of academic advising at ASU. It pursues this purpose through professional development for its members, through representative participation university-wide in activities which have potential effect on academic policies and procedures, and through activities that contribute to the recognition by the university community of the importance of academic advising at the university and the professional nature of that activity.

View the CAA mission and bylaws.

Primary Membership is available to ASU employees who meet one of the following criteria: consider themselves to be "academic advisors" by virtue of their job title, job description, and/or primary employment responsibilities, have as a primary employment responsibility the direct supervision of academic advisors and/or coordination of academic advising programs. Privileges of primary membership include voting privileges on official CAA matters and the privilege of running for elected office within the CAA organization.

Affiliate Membership is available to ASU employees who are not described in the primary membership criteria but who are supportive of CAA's mission and wish to keep informed of the organization's activities. Affiliate members are encouraged to attend CAA meetings, participate in discussion of issues at those meetings, and receive CAA memos, notices, any other publications by virtue of inclusion on organization mailing lists.

To become a member and sign up for the weekly CAA Digest, please email CofAA@asu.edu your name and primary campus.

Chair
This position serves a one-year term (typically after serving one year as Chair-Elect). Main roles include facilitating meetings of the CAA Steering Committee by soliciting agenda items to committee members, reserving rooms, and overseeing the annual officer election process.

Chair-Elect
This position serves a two-year term, with first year as Chair-Elect, moving directly to CAA Chair role in second year. The chair-elect fulfills the duties of the CAA chair in the chair's absence (see above), compiles minutes of the CAA Steering Committee meetings, and provides overall direction for CAA Signature Event planning.

Vice President of Finance
The VP of Finance serves a one-year term (typically after serving one year as Vice President of Finance-Elect). The Vice President of Finance coordinates budget planning and submission of the budget to the Provost’s office. This position also maintains the financial records of CAA andprovides guidance to the CAA leadership on purchasing processes and paperwork submission.

Vice President of Finance-Elect
This role serves a two-year term with the second year as the Vice President of Finance (role above). The Vice President of Finance-Elect assists the Vice President of Finance in the performance of their duties and coordinates the CAA professional development awards process, from application to distribution.

Vice President of Communications
This position is a one-year term responsible for maintaining the lists of primary and affiliate CAA members. This person coordinates all CAA communication to members and the community at-large, including the weekly CAA Digest and updates of the CAA website.

General Studies Representatives
CAA has two people in this position and serving on the General Studies Committee. These roles are three-year terms. The representatives enjoy full voting membership on the General Studies Committee and serve as members of a subcommittee. They serve CAA by acting as a liaison and informing CAA of the actions of the General Studies Committee, as well as voicing to the General Studies Committee the opinions and suggestions of the CAA membership.

Orientation Representative
This position is a two-year term. The person in this role represents the interests of academic advising as a whole on the Orientation Planning Committee, as well as any other groups related to orientation of freshman and transfer students, as appointed.

For the complete list of CAA Leadership (current and past), click here.

CAA Chair
Meghan McDermott, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

CAA Chair - Elect
Matt Ransom, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Vice President of Finance
Amber Mesko, School of Social Transformation

Vice President of Finance - Elect
Aziel Koski, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

Vice President of Communications
Joy Gaeraths, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

General Studies Council Representative
Anna Zischkau, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

General Studies Council Representative
Melissa Dengler, College of Global Futures

Orientation Representative
Jezekiel Vitalsey, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Downtown Phoenix

Vice President: Dani Winhold, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
Member at Large: Abiud Hernandez-Garcia, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions
Member at Large: Alexander Sandage, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

Polytechnic

Vice President: Vacant
Member at Large: Vacant
Member at Large: Vacant

Tempe

Vice President: Chantell Rodgers, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
Member at Large: Brian Ferguson, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
Member at Large: Justin Mattingly, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Member at Large: Delaney VanHoof, College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

West

Vice President: Aile Pham, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Member at Large: Casey Petett, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Member at Large: Maggie Zhang, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

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