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
  • Linda Anthony, Bursar
  • Teresa Drzewiecki, Director, Financial Aid 

Office of the Chief Academic Officer

  • Dr. Eric Riedel, Chief Academic Officer     
  • Dr. Stephanie J.W. Ford, Director, Field Experience
  • Devon Loetz, Director, Admissions
  • Ronald Blankenship, Director, Academic Advising
  • 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. Kimberlee Bonura, Executive Director
  • Dr. Iris Yob, Director, Special Projects
  • Dr. Laurie Bedford, Faculty Specialist, The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership & Academic Residencies
  • Dr. Lyda Downs, Faculty Specialist, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences & College of Management and Technology
  • Melissa McDowell, Faculty Specialist, College of Undergraduate Studies & College of Health Sciences.

Center for Research Quality

  • 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
  • Brian Timmerman, Director, Writing Center
  • Lisa Cook, Director, Career Services
  • Jennie Ver Steeg, Director, Library Services
  • Dr. Andy Howe, Director, Academic Skills Center

Academic Residencies

  • Dr. Maléka Ingram, Director
  • Dr. Rochelle Gilbert, Associate Director
  • Dr. Juli Hastings, Associate Director

Office of Institutional Research and Assessment

  • Jim Lenio, Interim Executive Director
  • Dr. Crissie Grove, Director, Academic Quality
  • Dr. Shari Jorissen, Director, Assessment

The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership

  • Debra Tervala, 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. Janet Williams, Interim Associate Dean for Educator Licensure Programs
  • Dr. Linda Gatlin, Associate Dean of Assessment
  • List of Faculty

College of Health Sciences

  • Dr. Melanie Storms, Vice President

School of Health Sciences

School of Nursing

College of Management and Technology

  • Paul Thomas, Vice President

School of Information Systems and Technology

School of Management

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

  • Dr. Melanie Storms, Vice President

School of Counseling and Social Service

School of Psychology

School of Public Policy and Administration

College of Undergraduate Studies

  • Debra Tervala, Vice President
  • Dr. Jimmy L. Middlebrook, Associate Dean
  • List of Faculty

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
  • Jonathan Kaplan
    CEO, Walden University 
  • John E. Kobara
    Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, California Community Foundation  
  • Dr. Anita McDonald
    Chancellor, Penn State DuBois
  • Lee McGee
    CFO/Treasurer, Restructure Holdings, 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