Strategic Plan

Working Group Members

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Strategic Plan Working Group Members:

Objective 1: Enhancing Wright State University's Role as an Economic Driver for the Region 

Chair - Susan Schaurer, Vice President for Enrollment Management

  • Reid Allen, Manager, IT Services and Instructional Technology
  • Destinee Biesemeyer, Director of Student Advocacy and Wellness 
  • Joylynn Brown, Director of Athletics
  • Matt Chaney, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence 
  • Dawn Conway, University Board of Trustees, Vice Chair
  • Eric Corbitt, Director, Student Union and Campus Recreation and Dean of Students 
  • Kim Gilliam, Director of Career Education and Success
  • Emily Hamman, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer 
  • Gretchen Rentz, Director of Student Affairs, Lake Campus
  • Nichole Rustad, Associate Vice President of University Communications and Marketing 
  • Michelle Streeter-Ferrari, Director of University Center for International Education 
  • Hideo Tsuchida, Director for Articulation for Transfer, and Institutional Partnerships
  • Dan Warshawsky, Professor, Geography Director, Master of Public Administration 
  • Tom Webb, Associate Vice President of Accessibility

Objective 2: Deliver Student Success through Transformative Educational Experiences 

Chair - Jim Denniston, Acting Provost

  • Marwah Almuzoughi, President, Student Government Association
  • Jarred Ebbing, University Board of Trustees / Chair, Academic Affairs Committee
  • Andrea Faber, Vice Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Lake Campus
  • Elissa Falcone, Director of Curricular & Strategic Initiatives Special Assistant to the Provost
  • Subhashini Ganapathy, Dean, College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies
  • Peggy Kelly, Academic Director of Developmental Mathematics
  • Jennifer McCamis, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management Division and Undergraduate Admissions
  • Amelia Salazar, Vice President for Student Success 
  • Ayşe Şahin, Dean, College of Science and Math 
  • Amanda Spencer, Director of University Academic Advising 
  • Alpana Sharma, Professor of English and Chair of School of Humanities and Cultural Studies
  • Rachel Sturm, Interim Associate Dean, Raj Soin College of Business
  • Jane Wildermuth, University Librarian
  • Dawn Wooley, President, Faculty Senate

Objective 3: Forging and Sustaining Strong Collaborative Relationships 

Chair - Greg Sample, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

  • Darryl Ahner, Dean, College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • Tom Gunlock, University Board of Trustees, Chair
  • Bill Harchick, Director of Operations, Calamityville 
  • Lee Hannah, Professor, Political Science
  • Kathy Harper, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Premier Health 
  • Marietta Orlowski, Chair and Professor, Population & Public Health Sciences
  • Daniel Palmer, Government Affairs Specialist
  • Col. Travis Pond, Deputy Commander of the 88th Airbase Wing, Wright Patterson Air Force Base  
  • Michael Raymer, Professor, Computer Science
  • Debra Radford, Director for Strategic Resources and Partnerships
  • Kim Rex, Chief Administrative Officer, Boonshoft School of Medicine
  • Marty Sexton, Acting Dean, College of Health, Education, and Human Services

Objective 4: Advancing Knowledge through Research, Entrepreneurship and Creative Endeavors 

Chair - Greg Toussaint, Interim Dean, Boonshoft School of Medicine

  • Glen Cebulash, Professor, School of Fine and Performing Arts
  • Rob Colón, Chief Medical Officer, Premier Health
  • Sherif Elbasiouny, Professor, NCBP Director of Neuroengineering Research and Wright State University & Premier Health Endowed Chair in Neurodegenerative Diseases Research 
  • Paul Hershberger, Associate Dean for Research Affairs; Professor, Director of Division of Behavioral Health; Department of Family Medicine
  • Stephen Jacquemin, Professor, Science and Mathematics, Lake Campus 
  • Madhavi Kadakia, Vice President for Research and Innovation
  • Gretchen McNamara, Senior Lecturer, School of Fine and Performing Arts 
  • Ricky Peters, University Board of Trustees, Former Director, AFRL
  • Kevin Willardsen, Associate Professor, Economics
  • Clintoria Williams, Associate Professor, Neuroscience Cell Biology Physiology; Director, Small Animal Physiology (SAP) Core; Scientific Director of the Cardio-Renal Institute

Objective 5: Resource Management and Sustainable Operating Budget

Chair - Burhan Kawosa, Vice President for Finance, Planning and Analysis

  • Javan Conley, Associate Vice President of Facilities Operations
  • Mark Cubberley, Associate Dean, Lake Campus and Professor, Chemistry
  • Kim Everhart, Director of Financial Aid 
  • Beth Ferris, University Board of Trustees / Chair, Finance, Audit and Compliance Committee
  • Craig Ganger, Chief Financial Officer, Premier Health
  • Matt Grushon, Director of Procurement and Contract Services 
  • Matthew Ingram, Senior Lecturer, Finance and Financial Services
  • JJ Jenkins, Vice President Compliance & Chief Enterprise Risk Officer
  • Lisa Runyan, University Registrar 
  • Bill Shepard, Vice President for Advancement 
  • Aaron Skira, Director for Institutional Research and Effectiveness
  • Michael Stankas, Chief Information Officer
  • Debra Steele-Johnson, Professor and Chair of Psychology
  • Sommer Todd, University Controller