Administration

Office of the President

  • Stuart Rayfield, Ed.D., President
  • Maj. Gen. (Retired) Patrick J. Donahoe, Chief Operating Officer
  • Dustin Anderson, Ph.D., Provost, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
  • John Lester, D.P.A., Chief External Engagement Officer and Chief of Staff
  • Justin Hay, M.S., Director of Athletics
  • Kimberly Scranage, M.S., Chief Student Experience Officer
  • Whitley Hall, J.D., General Counsel and Chief Legal Affairs Officer

Office of the Chief Operating Officer

  • Maj. Gen. (Retired) Patrick J. Donahoe, M.M.S., Chief Operating Officer
  • Carl Robertson, Assistant Vice President, Business Operations and Chief Accounting Officer
  • Debra Kennedy, Chief of Police
  • Steven Maddox, Chief Information Officer
  • Melanie White, Chief Budget Officer
  • Kelly Wilson, Assistant Vice President for University Operations and Chief Facilities Officer
  • Tamara Wade, Chief Human Resources Officer

Office of the Provost, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer

  • Dustin Anderson, Ph.D., Provost, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer
  • Amber Dees, Ed.D., Director of Accreditation and Compliance
  • Kimberly Gill, Ph.D., Interim Director for Faculty Affairs
  • Elizabeth McFalls, M.F.A., Interim Director of the RIVR Program
  • Michael Rothlisberger, Ed.D., Chief Academic Strategy Officer
  • Cindy Ticknor, Ph.D., Dean of the Honors College
  • Ben Kamau, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Letters and Sciences
  • Margie Yates, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Education and Health Professions
  • Bryan Banks, Ph.D., Interim Dean of Libraries and Graduate Studies
  • Wanda Ebright, Ph.D., Dean of the College of the Arts
  • Tesa Leonce, Ph.D., Acting Dean of the Turner College of Business and Technology
  • Eric Spears, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Center for Global Engagement

Academic Leadership Team

  • Dustin Anderson, Ph.D., Provost, Executive Vice President, and Chief Academic Officer
  • Michael Rothlisberger, Ed.D., Chief Academic Strategy Officer 
  • Wanda Ebright, Ph.D., Dean, College of the Arts
  • Cindy Ticknor, Ph.D., Dean, Honors College
  • Margie Yates, Ph.D., Dean, College of Education and Health Professions
  • Tesa Leonce, Ph.D., Acting Dean, Turner College of Business and Technology
  • Ben Kamau, Ph.D., Interim Dean, College of Letters and Sciences
  • Bryan Banks, Ph.D., Interim Dean of Libraries and Graduate Studies
  • Shana Young, Ph.D., Associate Vice President, Leadership Institute
  • Melissa Young, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for Student Success
  • Brandon Lindley, Executive Director of IT Client Services
  • Eric Spears, Ph.D., Executive Director, Center for Global Engagement
  • Amber Dees, Ed.D., Director of Accreditation and Compliance 
  • Kimberly Gill, Ph .D., Interim Director of Faculty Affairs
  • Hillary Fleenor, M.S., Director, Academic Center for Tutoring
  • Elizabeth McFalls, M.F.A., Interim Director of the RIVR Program

College of Education and Health Professions

  • Margie Yates, Ph.D., Dean
  • Jan Burcham, Ph.D., Associate Dean
  • Erica Taylor, Ph.D., Associate Dean
  • Tamara Condrey, D.N.P., Director, School of Nursing
  • Clay Nicks, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
  • Deniz Peker, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Teacher Education, Leadership, and Counseling
  • Shawn Cruzen, Ph.D., Executive Director, Coca-Cola Space Science Center
  • Michael Dentzau, Ph.D., Executive Director, Oxbow Meadows
  • Roger Hatcher, Director, Center for Quality Teaching & Learning (CQTL)
  • Pamela Wetherington, Ed.D., Director for Education and Community Initiatives

College of Letters and Science

  • Ben Kamau, Ph.D., Interim Dean
  • Jonathan Meyers, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean
  • Ansley Felix, Ph.D., Interim Assistant Dean for Strategic and Student Initiatives
  • Joelle Bonamy, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Society, Culture and Languages
  • Shannon Godlove, Ph.D., Chair, Department of English
  • Floyd Jackson, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Chemistry
  • Troy Keller, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Earth and Space Sciences
  • Daewoo Lee, Ph.D., Interim Chair, School of Policy, Justice and Public Safety
  • William Brian Muse, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Mathematics
  • Jeremy Newton, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Psychology
  • Clifton Ruehl, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Biology
  • Gary Sprayberry, Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of History, Philosophy, and Geography

College of the Arts

  • Wanda Ebright, Ph.D., Dean
  • Ron Wirt, Ph.D., Associate Dean
  • Larry Dooley, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Theatre and Dance
  • Scott Harris, Ph.D., Director, Schwob School of Music
  • Jonathan Kline, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Art
  • Youngrak Park, Ph.D., Interim Chair, Department of Communication
  • Regina Rice, Director of the CSU Dance Preparatory Academy

Honors College

  • Cindy Ticknor, Ph.D., Dean
  • Andrea Frazier, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Undergraduate Research
  •  Reba Wissner, Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary Studies

Turner College of Business and Technology

  • Tesa Leonce, Ph.D., Acting Dean
  • John Finley, Ph.D., Acting Associate Dean; Chair, Department of Management and Marketing
  • Rania Hodhod, Ph.D., Chair, TSYS School of Computer Science
  • Gisung Moon, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Accounting and Finance
  • Sean Glieberman, M.S., Director, TSYS Center for Cybersecurity

Libraries

  • Bryan Banks, Ph.D., Interim Dean of Libraries and Graduate Studies
  • David Owings, M.L.I.S., Associate Dean / Head of Archives and Special Collections 

Office of Legal Affairs, Ethics, and Compliance 

  • Whitley Hall, Esq., General Counsel and Chief Legal Affairs Officer
  • Nicol Lewis, M.S., Chief Information Security Officer
  • Takeia Mosala, M.A., Contracts Manager and Policy Coordinator
  • Wendy Brundage, M.A., Risk and Compliance Coordinator
  • Sarah Secoy, M.P.A., Director, Center for Accommodation and Access / Title IX Compliance Coordinator
  • Vallory Ginn, Paralegal

Office of External Engagement

  • John Lester, D.P.A., Chief External Engagement Officer and Chief of Staff
  • Craig Butera, Director of Organizational Effectiveness
  • Margaret McCauley, Chief Advancement Officer
  • Michael Tullier, Executive Director of Strategic Communication and Marketing
  • Shana Young, M.A., Associate Vice President for Community Engagement
  • Simone Jones, Communications Coordinator

Department of Athletics

  • Justine Hay, M.S., Director
  • Julio Llanos, M.P.A., Associate Director

Office of the Chief Student Experience Officer

  • Kimberly Scranage, M.S., Chief Student Experience Officer
  • Shanna Widener, Ph.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management
  • Mark Whitesel, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Student Affairs / Dean of Students
  • Melissa Young, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for Student Success
  • Stephanie Speer, M.P.A., University Registrar