2025-2026 Catalog

General Administration

Vice Provost, Academics Affairs
Ryan Poirier, PhD, Educational Policy and Leadership, Ohio State University; MA, Higher Education Student Affairs, Ohio State University

Vice Provost, Academic Operations and Faculty Excellence
Robert Morrill, MBA, Strayer University, Jack Welch Management Institute; BS, Business Administration, State University of New York at Oswego

Senior Vice President and Executive Dean, Dean Jack Welch Management Institute, School of Business
Mary Carr, JD, St. Louis University, Certificate in Health Law; BA, Boston College

Vice President and Executive Dean, Arts and Sciences, Innovation in IT and Professional Studies
Joseph Veres, EdD, Organizational Leadership, Grand Canyon University; Med, Educational Administration and Supervision, University of Phoenix; BS, Elementary Education and Teaching, Ashland University

Executive Dean, Nursing and Healthcare
Kristie Lowry, DNP, Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; MNSc, Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; RN, Nursing, Henderson State University

Executive Dean, Honors &Student and Alumni Experience
Damita Goods, DBA, Management, Argosy University; MBA, Management, Trevecca Nazarene University; MS, Human Resources, Trevecca Nazarene University; MBA, Healthcare, Western Governor's University; BA, Management and Human Relations, Trevecca Nazarene University 

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

Senior Vice President, Admission Operations
Cale Holman, MS, Ocean Systems Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MBA, Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; BS, Ocean Engineering, United States Naval Academy

Vice President, Admissions Strayer Operations
Teri Shields, MBA, Strayer University; BSBA, Strayer University

Assistant Vice Provost, Portfolio Strategy
Michelle Thuma, MEd, Curriculum and Instruction, University of South Florida; BS, Business Information Systems, Messiah University

Assistant Vice Provost, Student Affairs
Rebecca Allen, PhD, Behavior, Cognition and Neuroscience, American University; MA, Biological Psychology, George Mason University; BS, Psychology, Bridgewater College

University Registrar
Alison Lavigne, MEd, Strayer University; BS, Child Development and Family Relations, University of Maine

University Librarian
Mary Snyder, MLS, University of Maryland; BA, History, George Mason University

Senior Director, Admissions
Heather Skinner, MBA, Management, Strayer University; BS, Accounting, University of Utah

Senior Director, Admissions, Transformation, Quality and Assessment, Training
Mary Kate Hodowanec, MBA, Strayer University; BA, Communications, East Stroudsburg University

Senior Academic Director, Institutional Effectiveness
Jennifer DeGroote, EdD, Educational Leadership and Administration, Capella University; MS Applied Psychology, University of Wisconsin – Stout; BS, Psychology, Minnesota State University – Mankato

Director, Academic Standards
Shaconda Peterson, MS, Human Resources Management, Strayer University; BS Human Resources Management, Strayer University