Leadership
Leadership
Walden administrators and members of our Board of Directors are responsible for upholding our university mission and our dedication to supporting adult learners.
University Administration
Office of the President
- Dr. Cynthia G. Baum, President
- Dr. Bonnie Copeland, Vice President, Education Policy and Regulation
Office of the Chief Academic Officer
- Dr. Eric Riedel, Interim Chief Academic Officer
- Dr. Phyllis Mogielski-Watson, Director, Field Experience
- Devon Loetz, Director, Admissions
- Ronald Blankenship, Director, Academic Advising
- Brian Wagner, Academic Director, University Residencies
- Gina Dyson, Associate Director, Student Affairs and Academic Integrity
- Willie Sadler, Manager, Veteran’s Affairs
- Robert Brandt, Ombudsperson
- Eve Dauer, Registrar
Center for Faculty Excellence
- Dr. Donna Gardner Liljegren, Executive Director
- Dr. Ellen Scalese, Director, Center for Production and Support
- Dr. Iris Yob, Associate Director, Special Projects
- Dr. Kimberlee Bonura, Director, University Policies and Procedures
- OPEN, Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
Center for Research Support
- Dr. Laura Lynn, Executive Director
- Dr. Gary Burkholder, Director, Graduate Research Curriculum Standards, Senior Research Scholar
- Dr. Louis Milanesi, Director, Research Quality Management
- Dr. Molly Lauck, Director, Faculty Research and Sponsored Programs
- Dr. Leilani Endicott, Director, Research Integrity and Compliance
Center for Student Success
- Susanna L. Davidsen, A.M.L.S., Executive Director
- Dr. Laurel Walsh, Interim Director, Writing Center
- Lisa Cook, Director, Career Services
- OPEN, Director, Library Services
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
- Dr. Eric Riedel, Executive Director
- Dr. Crissie Grove, Director, Academic Quality
- Dr. Shari Jorissen, Director, Assessment
- Jim Lenio, Director, Institutional Research
University Operations
- Brett Lundeen, Vice President, Operations
- Teresa Drzewiecki, Director, Financial Aid
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership
- Victoria Reid, Vice President
- Dr. Kate Steffens, Dean
- Dr. Christine Jax, Associate Dean of Ph.D./Ed.D./Ed.S. Programs
- Dr. Kelley Costner, Associate Dean of Master’s and Undergraduate Programs
- Dr. Richard Simms, Associate Dean for Educator Licensure Programs
- Dr. Linda Gatlin, Associate Dean of Assessment
- List of Faculty
College of Health Sciences
- Dr. Cynthia Baum, Interim Vice President
School of Health Sciences
- Dr. Jorg Westermann, Associate Dean
- List of Faculty
School of Nursing
- Dr. Sara Torres, Associate Dean
- List of Faculty
College of Management and Technology
- Paul Thomas, Vice President
School of Information Systems and Technology
- Dr. Colin Wightman, Associate Dean
- List of Faculty
School of Management
- Dr. William Schulz, Associate Dean
- List of Faculty
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Dr. Melanie Storms, Vice President
School of Counseling and Social Service
- Dr. Savitri Dixon-Saxon, Associate Dean
- List of Faculty
School of Psychology
- Dr. Marilyn Powell, Associate Dean
- List of Faculty
School of Public Policy and Administration
- Dr. Mark Gordon, Associate Dean
- List of Faculty
College of Undergraduate Studies
- Susan Dreifuss, Vice President
- Dr. Jon Paulson, Interim Associate Dean and Program Director for General Education
Board of Directors
- Paula Singer, Board Chair
President and CEO of Global Products and Services, Laureate Education, Inc. - Sean R. Creamer
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating 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
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, California Community Foundation - Dr. David P. López
President, The National Hispanic University - Dr. Anita McDonald
Chancellor, Penn State DuBois - Lee McGee
Consultant for Laureate Education, Inc. - Dr. Estanislado Y. Paz
Founding President, Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents - Dr. Barbara Solomon
Professor and Vice Provost Emerita, University of Southern California

