MSC SE AACC

Two members of the Minnesota State College Southeast administration have been appointed to serve on commissions with the American Association of Community Colleges. 

Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Steve McNaughton, has been appointed to a three-year term on the AACC’s Commission on Institutional and Financial Resilience. 

Southeast’s Ashlesha Pawar, the College Institutional Effectiveness Officer, has been appointed to a three-year term on the AACC’s Commission on Research, Data, and Strategic Narrative. 

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is the primary advocacy organization for the nation’s community colleges.

The association represents more than 1,000 2-year, associate degree-granting institutions and nearly 10.5 million students. 

McNaughton and Pawar began serving their terms effective July 1, 2026. 

Southeast’s Vice President for Student Success, Amy Maxeiner, continues to serve on the AACC’s Commission on Small, Rural and Regional Resilience, a role she was appointed to in 2025.

PICTURED: Ashlesha Pawar