Self-Study Steering Committee

Core Team 

Job Title 

Steering Committee Role 

College / School / Office 

Avaltroni, Michael 

President 

President

Office of the President 

Rifkin, Benjamin 

University Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

University Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs; Chair Governance, Leadership, and Administration Working Group

University Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Durso, Patricia Keefe 

Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

Co-Chair of Steering Committee; Member of Mission and Goals Working Group 

Office of the Provost

Denning, Karen C.

Chair, Department of Economics, Finance and International Business

Faculty Co-Chair of Steering Committee; Member of Mission and Goals Working Group

Silberman College of Business

Michalowski, Sam 

Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Assessment

Accreditation Liaison Officer; Evidence Inventory Coordinator; Member of Mission and Goals Working Group

Members 

Job Title 

Steering Committee Role 

College / School / Office 

Almeida, James 

Dean, Silberman College 

Global Working Group 

Silberman College of Business 

Coppla, Colleen 

Senior Vice President for University Advancement 

Financial Sustainability Working Group 

University Advancement 

Baker, Uchenna 

Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students 

Mission and Goals Working Group 

Student Affairs 

Baldwin, Nicholas

Dean and Director of Operations, Wroxton College 

General Member 

Wroxton Campus 

Bowden, Linda 

Board of Trustees Member 

General Member; Governance, Leadership and Administration Working Group 

Board of Trustees 

Boyd, Janet 

Interim Dean, Becton College 

Personal Working Group 

Becton College of Arts and Sciences 

Cano, Nefertiti 

Clinical Assistant Professor 

Transformational Working Group 

School of Nursing and Allied Health 

Cohen, Vicki 

Director of Sustainability 

Socioeconomic and Environmental Sustainability Working Group 

School of Education 

Darden, Gary 

Associate Professor of History 

Mission and Goals Working Group 

Becton College of Arts and Sciences 

Ferrara, Hania 

Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration 

General Member 

Financial Affairs 

Freer, Benjamin

Director, School of Psychology and Counseling

Transformational Working Group 

School of Psychology and Counseling 

Frick, Richard

Vice President for Facilities  

Financial Sustainability Working Group 

Facilities 

Kelley, Catherine

Associate Provost, Educational Resources 

Personal Working Group 

Educational Resources and Assessment 

Kiernan, Joseph 

Professor Emeritus of Economics and Finance; former Metropolitan Campus Provost and Senior Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness 

Financial Sustainability Working Group
 

Professor Emeritus of Economics and Finance; former Metropolitan Campus Provost and Senior Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness

Laubsch, Paulette 

Professor, Public and Global Affairs 

Personal Working Group 

School of Public and Global Affairs 

Lemaire, Gail 

University Risk Manager 

General Member 

Risk Management 

Libov, Howard 

Chair, Visual and Performing Arts 

Global Working Group 

School of the Arts 

Logan, Shannon 

Senior Assistant to the Dean, Silberman College 

Support Staff – Event Coordinator 

Silberman College of Business 

McClary, Marion 

Professor and Chair, of Department of Biological Sciences 

Socioeconomic and Environmental Sustainability Working Group

Becton College of Arts and Sciences 

Melloy, Patricia 

Professor of Biology 

Governance, Leadership and Administration Working Group 

Becton College of Arts & Sciences 

Mohamad, Mutiara 

Director of PLCPA and Director of ESL for the Hispanic Center 

Global Working Group 

Programs in Language, Culture, and Professional Advancement 

Nader, Micheline 

Board of Trustees Member 

General Member; Mission & Goals Working Group 

Board of Trustees 

Niser, John 

Dean, International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management 

General Member; Mission and Goals Working Group 

International School of Hospitality, Sports, and Tourism Management 

O’Reilly, David 

Vancouver Deputy Campus Executive 

Socioeconomic and Environmental Sustainability Working Group

Vancouver Campus 

Oujo, Irene 

Executive Director, Hispanic Center 

Transformational Working Group 

Hispanic Center 

Perez, Vanessa 

Director of Academic Affairs 

Support Staff – Executive Liaison to the President 

Provost’s Office 

Pignatello, Robert

Senior Vice President for Operations 

General Member 

Operations 

Pures, Bob 

Board of Trustees Member 

General Member 

Board of Trustees 

Rao, Ravi 

Associate Professor Computer Science and Engineering 

Transformational Working Group 

School of Computer Sciences and Engineering 

Rivkin, Anastasia 

Dean, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Transformational Working Group 

School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 

Salierno, James

Professor and Deputy Chair, Dept of Biological Sciences 

Socioeconomic and Environmental Sustainability Working Group
 

Becton College of Arts & Sciences 

Sharma, Kiron 

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science 

Financial Sustainability Working Group

Becton College of Arts & Sciences 

Silver, Edward

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer 

General Member; Governance, Leadership and Administration Working Group 

General Counsel 

Sipila, Jennifer (Lehr) 

Associate Provost for Academic Affairs 

Personal Working Group 

Provost’s Office 

Spence, Kathryn

Director, School of Education 

Transformational Working Group 

School of Education 

Tan, Xin 

Professor, Silberman College of Business 

Financial Sustainability Working Group

Silberman College of Business 

Wischnevsky, Daniel 

Associate Dean, Silberman College of Business 

Financial Sustainability Working Group
 

Silberman College of Business 

Zerbe, Wilfred 

Vancouver Campus Executive 

General Member 

Vancouver Campus 

TBD 

TBD 

Editor of Self-Study Report 

TBD