Administration and Board

Administration Board of Directors Hispanic Advisory Committee

Administration

Office of the President

  • Jonathan A. Kaplan, President
  • Dr. John A. Sabatini, Jr., Divisional Vice President, Institutional Oversight & Academic Integrity
  • Christian Schindler, Vice President, Marketing
  • Brenda Kruse, University Relations Coordinator 
  • Shannon Mouton, Alumni Relations Manager

Office of the Chief Academic Officer

  • Dr. Denise M. DeZolt, Chief Academic Officer and Senior Vice President
  • Dr. Gary Burkholder, Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Dr. Marti Watson Garlett, Vice President, Academic Programs & Professional Licensure
  • Robert Brandt, Ombudsperson
  • Dawn Wolff, Director of Admissions

Center for Faculty Excellence

  • Gary Burkholder, Interim Executive Director
  • Alexandra Aragno, Coordinator for the Center for Faculty Excellence

Center for Research Support

  • Dr. George Smeaton, Executive Director
  • Dr. Leilani Endicott, Director, Institutional Review Board
  • Dr. Molly Lauck, Director, Office of Faculty Research and Sponsored Programs
  • Ben Bushman, Operations Manager

Center for Student Success

  • Dr. Lorraine Williams, Executive Director
  • Lisa Cook, Director of Career Services
  • Susanna L. Davidsen, Director of Library Services
  • Dr. Alice Eichholz, Academic Director of University Residencies  
  • Jeff Zuckerman, Director of Writing Services

Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

  • Dr. Eric Riedel, Executive Director, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

University Operations

  • Vince Fansler, Bursar
  • Brett Lundeen, Vice President, Operations
  • Ernestine Whiting, National Director, Financial Aid
  • Melanie Winter, Registrar

The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership

  • Victoria Reid, Vice President
  • Dr. Joe Ann Hinrichs, Associate Dean for Doctoral Programs
  • Dr. Kelley Costner, Associate Dean, Master’s Programs
  • Dr. Richard Simms, Associate Dean, Undergraduate and Educator Licensure Programs
  • Dr. Linda Gatlin, Assessment Director
  • List of Faculty

College of Health Sciences

  • Dr. Donald Zimmerman, Vice President for the College of Health Sciences

School of Health Sciences

School of Nursing

College of Management and Technology

  • Dr. Wanda Gravett, Interim Vice President

School of Management

NTU School of Engineering and Applied Science 

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

  • Dr. Cynthia Baum, Vice President

School of Counseling and Social Service

School of Psychology

School of Public Policy and Administration

Laureate Higher Education Group Administration

  • Paula Singer, President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Rick Patro, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
  • Norman Bloomberg, Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management and University Operations
  • Jorge Elguera, Chief Information Officer
  • Larry Hinz, Senior Vice President for Business Development
  • Linda Leftrict, Chief Marketing Officer 
  • Nichole McDonald, Senior Vice President for Human Resources
  • Dr. Susan Saxton, Chief Academic Officer
  • Deborah Zimic, Vice President and Legal Counsel

Board of Directors

  • Paula Singer, Board Chair
    President and CEO, Laureate Higher Education Group
  • Sean R. Creamer
    Chief Financial Officer, Arbitron, Inc.
  • Donna M. Dorsey
    Principal in Dorsey & Associates Consulting
  • Dr. William G. Durden
    President, Dickinson College
  • Dr. Charles O. Heller
    President, Annapolis Capital Group
  • John E. Kobara
    Senior Vice President, External and Donor Relations, California Community Foundation
  • Dr. Anita McDonald
    Chancellor, Penn State DuBois
  • Lee McGee
    Sterling Capital Partners
  • Dr. Nivine Megahed
    President, Kendall College
  • Dr. Estanislado Y. Paz
    Founding President, Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents
  • Dr. Barbara Solomon
    Research Professor, Hamovitch Research Center, School of Social Work, University of Southern California

Hispanic Advisory Committee

  • Rosa V. Alonso
    Founder and CEO, MiApogeo.com/ Mi Apogeo Inc.
  • Margaret Barrett
    Director of Development, Mid-Atlantic, Catholic Relief Services
  • Dr. Roberto A. Ibarra
    Associate Professor of Sociology, University of New Mexico; Senior Consultant, Ibis Consulting Group
  • Dr. Ivan Lugo
    Associate Dean for Institutional Relations and Associate Professor, Temple University School of Dentistry
  • Alex Rodriguez
    President and CEO, Diversity Consulting Group
  • Haydee M. Rodriguez
    Executive Director, Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs (Maryland)
  • Ana Sanchez
     Director of Public Relations for Laureate Online Education
  • David M. Wellisch
    Managing Director, Latinum LLC

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