Organization Charts

Chancellor: Thomas L. Keon

• Senior Executive Assistant: Laura Pardonek
• Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs: Kenneth (Chris) Holford
• Vice Chancellor Information Services: Timothy Winders
• Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement and Chief of Staff to the Chancellor: Lisa Goodnight
• Vice Chancellor Finance & Administration Services: Stephen Turner
• Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs: Elizabeth Babcock Depew
• Executive Director of Sinai Forum: Leslie Plesac
• Executive Director of Equity Diversity and Inclusion: Laura Odom
• Director Athletics: Richard Costello, Jr.
• Director, Academic Operations & Strategic Initiatives: Catharine Olsen

Updated: April 2023

Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs: Kenneth (Chris) Holford

• Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs: Rebecca Stankowski
  • Director, Graduate Studies: Joy Colwell
  • Director, University Library: LaShawn Jones
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs: Raida Abuizam
  • Director, Center for Faculty Excellence Professor of Education: Emily Hixon
  • Director, International Programs and Partnerships: Ramesh Neupane
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs: Niaz Latif
  • Director, Research and Sponsored Programs: Maja Marjanovic

• Director, Academic Operations & Strategic Initiatives: Catherine Olsen

Academic Affairs Support Staff

• Senior Administrative Assistant to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs: Sue Bremer
• Senior Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs: Maria Watson
• Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation Coordinator: Fanny Ilievski
• Interim Executive Assistant to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs: Debra Grant

Dean, College of Business: Rachel Clapp-Smith

• Director and Associate Dean, White Lodging School of Hospitality and Tourism Management: Kwangsoo Park
• Associate Dean: Claudia Mich
• Department Chair, Managerial Studies: Ari Angriawan
• Department Chair, Quantitative Business Studies: Scott Schaller

Dean, College of Engineering and Sciences: Bruce Berdanier

• Interim Director, School of Engineering: Bruce Berdanier
• Associate Dean: Catherine Murphy
• Associate Dean: Vanessa Quinn
• Department Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering: Li-Zhe Tan
• Interim Department Chair, Mechanical and Civil Engineering: Nicoleta Tarfulea
• Interim Department Chair, Biological Sciences: Curtis Creighton
• Interim Department Chair, Chemistry and Physics: Adam Rengstorf
• Department Chair, Mathematics and Statistics: Nicoleta Tarfulea
• Department Chair, Computer Science: Grace (Shuhui) Yang

Dean, University College and Honors College: Jonathan Swarts

Dean, College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences: Anne Gregory

• Director, School of Education and Counseling: Anne Gregory
• Department Chair, Behavioral Sciences: Lee (Mike) Johnson
• Interim Department Chair, Communications and Creative Arts: Richard Rupp
• Interim Department Chair for History, Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Michael Lynn
• Associate Department Chair for History Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Yu Ouyang
• Interim Department Chair, English and World Languages: Michael Lynn
• Interim Department Chair, Psychology: Gisele Casanova

Interim Dean, College of Nursing: Amy Fry

• Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies: Marianne Schallmo
• Associate Dean, Graduate Studies: Taryn Eastland
• Associate Dean, Online Programs: Cari Furst

Interim Dean, College of Technology: Mohammad Zahraee

• Interim Associate Dean,Graduate Studies in Technology, Ge Jin
• Department Chair, Construction Science and Organizational Leadership: Chandra V. Chandramouli
• Interim Department Chair, Engineering Technology: Chandra V. Chandramouli
• Interim Associate Chair, Engineering Technology: Maged Mikhail
• Department Chair, Computer Information Technology and Graphics: Keyuan Jiang

Updated: November 2023

Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs: Elizabeth Babcock Depew

• Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students: Colin Fewer
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management: Sandra Steele

• Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Success Technologies: Heather Zamojski
• Assistant Vice Chancellor for Housing and Student Life: Scott Iverson
• Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions: Julie Wiejak
• Director of Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives: Iris Sanchez
• Executive Assistant: Tiffany Collins

Updated: June 2023

Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration: Stephen Turner

• Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor: Kelly Hutchins
• Director, Managerial Accounting: Martin Denkhoff
• Director, Procurement and Auxiliary Services: Jennifer Hupke
• Director, Financial Accounting and Reporting: Laurie Brookhart
• Associate Vice Chancellor of Finance and Business Services: Omar Sahmoudi
• Bursar: Maura Mulcrone

Assistant Vice Chancellor, Facilities & Grounds, Campus Planning, Project and Space Management: Jacob Lenson

• Senior Director: Scott Parsons
• Director, Building Services: Karen Sullivan
• Assistant Director, Facilities Systems and Utilities: Richard Trznadel
• Grounds / Landscape Manager: Steven Taylor
• Grounds / Landscape Manager: John Bachmann
• Manager, Maintenance Services: Eric Bovard
• Project Manager: Amy Snyder
• Campus Planning Administrator: Rachel Krcmarich
• Clerks:
  • Amy Bugg
  • Kathleen Neulip

Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources: Sue Miller

• Director, Human Resources: Jan Hanchar
• Associate Director, Benefits: Colleen Robison

Director, Public Safety: Brian Miller

• R.E.M. Occupational Health & Safety Specialist: John Feeney
• Lieutenant: Charles Guiliani
• Lieutenant: Terrence Scherer
• Clerk: Michelle Ciesar

Executive Director Gabis Arboretum: Stephanie Blackstock

• Visitor Services & Volunteer Coordinator: Barbara Raschke
• Grounds and Facilities Team Lead: Sarah Reed

Updated: June 2023

Vice Chancellor – Information Services: Timothy Winders

• Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor:  Gail Kemper
• Director, Office of Instructional Technology:  Katie Brown
• Director, Enterprise Applications:  Richard Gambrell
• Executive Director, Client Services:  Daniel Bruhn

Updated: July 2023

Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement and Chief of Staff: Lisa Goodnight

• Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor / Project Manager: Kara Griffin
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communications: Kris Falzone
• Executive Director for Employer Engagement and Development Operations: Natalie Connors
• Associate Vice Chancellor for External Engagement and Development: Matthew Wells
• Director of Alumni Engagement: Katie Holderby

Updated: November 2022