C-COLO Leadership

The Council for Chief Online Learning Officers (C-COLO) and its members are focused on leveraging the strategic potential of online learning to transform institutions of higher education and society. Each UPCEA member institution has the opportunity to identify a chief online learning officer—the primary leader for an online, digital, or other technology-enhanced postsecondary enterprise, whether at the unit, college, or institutional level—to represent them on C-COLO. Institutional delegates to C-COLO are able to attend the annual Online Leadership Roundtable convening event, and participate in other exclusive content hosted by C-COLO.

The Council for Chief Online Learning Officers is led by the C-COLO Leadership, a volunteer group made up of C-COLO delegates.

2026-2027 C-COLO Leadership
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Jay
O'Callaghan

CO-CHAIR

VP of Transformational Learning & Chief Online Officer
Kean University
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Term: 2025-2027

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Minh
Virasak

CO-CHAIR

Associate Vice Provost
Santa Clara University
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Term: 2025-2027

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Chris
Foley

Associate Vice President
IU Online
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Term: 2025-2027

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Asher
Haines

Associate Provost
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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Term: 2025-2027

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Daria La Torre

Daria
LaTorre

Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives
Duquesne University
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Term: 2025-2027

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Teresa
Madden

Vice President for Extension and Extended Campus
University of Texas at Arlington
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Term: 2025-2027

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Beth
Brunk

Dean of the Extended University
The University of Texas at El Paso
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Term: 2026-2028

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Dan
Horn

Associate Vice Dean for Professional Education and Lifelong Learning, Whiting School of Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
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Term: 2026-2028

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Shawn
Miller

Associate Provost for Digital Learning and Strategy
Rice University
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Term: 2026-2028

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Anthony
Piña

Chief Online Learning Officer and Director of Online Education
Illinois State University
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Term: 2026-2028

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Caleb
Simmons

Vice Provost for Arizona Online
University of Arizona
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Term: 2026-2028

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Melissa
Vito

Vice Provost for Academic Innovation
University of Texas at San Antonio
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Term: 2026-2028

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Julie
Uranis

Senior Vice President for Online and Strategic Initiatives

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