The Leading Forward National Advisory Panel is composed of the following distinguished national community college leaders:

Jesus ("Jess") Carreon
Chancellor
Dallas County Community College District
Dallas, TX

Jack E. Daniels III
President
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield, IL

Carole Falcon-Chandler
President
Fort Belknap College
Harlem, MT

Pamila J. Fisher
Chancellor
Yosemite Community College District
Modesto, CA

Bernadine Chuck Fong
President
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA

Zelema Harris
President
Parkland College
Champaign, IL

Jane Karas
President
Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, MT

Henry D. Shannon
Chancellor
St Louis Community College
St Louis, MO

Belle S. Wheelan
Secretary of Education
Commonwealth of Virginia
Richmond, VA