2019–2020 Catalog

Administrators of the University

President of the University

Brian W. Jones

J.D., University of California at Los Angeles School of Law; B.B.A., Finance, Georgetown University

General Administration

Provost and Chief Academic Officer

Cale Holman, M.S., Ocean Systems Management, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology; M.B.A., Management, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology; B.S., Ocean Engineering, United States Naval Academy

Vice Provost, Academics 

Jennifer Newell, M.B.A., Business Administration, Strayer University, Jack Welch Management Institute; B.M., Violin Performance, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester

Academic Dean, Nursing

Dionne Gibbs, Ph.D., Education, Capella University; M.S., Nursing, Walden University; B.S., Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University

Assistant Vice Provost, Academics

Michael Bleacher, M.S., Information Technology Management, Regis University; B.S., Information Systems, Colorado Christian University

Assistant Vice Provost, Academics 

Maria E. Gambuzza, Ed.D., Higher Education Leadership, Nova Southeastern University; M.B.A., Business Administration, University of Phoenix; B.S., Industrial Relations, University of Carabobo-Venezuela

Assistant Vice Provost, Academics 

Stephanie Hawkins, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Union Institute and University; M.A., Dance/Movement Therapy, Goucher College; B.A., Psychology, Pennsylvania State University

Assistant Vice Provost, Academics 

Ben Luce, Ed.D., Educational Leadership; M.F.A., Creative Writing, University of Southern Maine; B.A., Media Studies, University of Southern Maine

University Librarian

Mary Snyder, M.L.S., University of Maryland (College Park, MD); B.A., History, George Mason University

Director, Institutional Insights

Laura Fingerson, Ph.D., Sociology, Indiana University; M.S., Sociology, Indiana University; B.A., Sociology and Anthropology, University of Minnesota

Associate Vice Provost, Academics

Lisa Raisor, M.S., Education, Instructional Design for Online Learning, Capella University; B.S., Computer Science and Mathematics, Western Michigan University

Associate Vice Provost, Academics

Kathleen Stone, Ed.D., Higher Education and Adult Learning, Walden University; M.B.A., Business Administration, Western Governors University; M.S., Adult Education, Buffalo State College; B.S., Geology, Plattsburgh State University; A.S., Mathematics/Science, Clinton Community College

Dean of Students

Christy Karnes, Ph.D., English, Miami University (Oxford, Ohio); M.A., Teaching, Miami University, (Oxford, Ohio); M.A., English, Xavier University; B.A., English, Xavier University

Special Assistant to the President for Student Relations

Jacqueline Palmer, Ed.D., Higher Education Leadership, University of Pennsylvania; M.S., Administrative Science, John Hopkins University; B.S., Administrative Science, Yale University

University Registrar

Alison Morrison, M.Ed., Master of Education, Strayer University; B.S., Child Development and Family Relations, University of Maine 

Vice Provost and Dean, Master of Business Administration, Digital Entrepreneurship
Charlene Walters, Ph.D., Business Administration/Marketing, Northcentral University; MBA, Management, St. Thomas University; B.A., English, University of Connecticut

Dean of Curriculum, Jack Welch Management Institute

Mary Carr, J.D., St. Louis University with a certificate in Health Law; B.A., Boston College

Dean of Faculty and Students, Jack Welch Management Institute

Mike Zeliff, Ph.D., George Washington University; M.B.A., George Washington University; B.S., University of West Florida

President Emerita, Director of Accreditation and Regulatory Affairs

Sondra F. Stallard, Ph.D., Education, University of Virginia; M.A., History, Morehead State University; B.A., History and Government, West Virginia Institute of Technology

President Emeritus, Director of Community College Relations

Michael Plater, Ph.D., The College of William and Mary; M.B.A., The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Economics, Harvard College

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Jack Welch Management Institute (JWMI)

Dean Sippel, M.B.A., Saint Louis University, B.A., Westminster College

Deans of Programs and Products

Accounting

Catherine McBride, D.B.A., Accounting, National University; M.B.A., Business Administration, University of Phoenix; B.S., Accounting, University of Houston

Applied Management

Regina Henry, Ed.D., Leadership and Professional Practice, Trevecca Nazarene University; M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Tennessee State University; M.B.A., Master of Business Administration, Regis University; B.B.A., Business Information Systems, Tennessee State University

Business

Erik Spoelstra, Ph.D., Organizational Leadership, Northcentral University; M.B.A., Business Administration, University of Phoenix; B.S., Business Management, Utah Valley State College; A.S., Business Administration, Ricks College

Criminal Justice

Paul Fontaine, M.S., Criminal Justice, University of Alabama; B.S., Criminal Justice, Athens State University; A.A., Police Science, Calhoun Community College

Education

Regina Henry, Ed.D., Leadership and Professional Practice, Trevecca Nazarene University; M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Tennessee State University; M.B.A., Master of Business Administration, Regis University; B.B.A., Business Information Systems, Tennessee State University

General Studies

Lauren Philip, Ph.D., English, The George Washington University; B.A., English, Bucknell University

Joe Gibbs Performance Management

Regina Henry, Ed.D., Leadership and Professional Practice, Trevecca Nazarene University; M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Tennessee State University; M.B.A., Master of Business Administration, Regis University; B.B.A., Business Information Systems, Tennessee State University

Health Services

Regina Henry, Ed.D., Leadership and Professional Practice, Trevecca Nazarene University; M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, Tennessee State University; M.B.A., Master of Business Administration, Regis University; B.B.A., Business Information Systems, Tennessee State University

Information Technology

Carlo Sapijaszko, Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Central Florida; M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Calgary; B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary

Public Administration

Paul Fontaine, M.S., Criminal Justice, University of Alabama; B.S., Criminal Justice, Athens State University; A.A., Police Science, Calhoun Community College