Deans, Chairs and Directors

Academic Affairs

Ron Matson
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
rmatson@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6023

Julie Newell
Special Assistant to the Provost
jnewell@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7481

Pamela Cole
Associate Vice President for Curriculum
pcole@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6603

Ronald Matson
Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
rmatson@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6508

Chris Hutt
Assistant Vice President for Academic Advising
chutt@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6274

Kristina DuRocher

Faculty Director of General Education

kduroche@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 4526
Bagwell College of Education

Cynthia Reed
Dean, Bagwell College of Education

creed63@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6117

Pam Cole
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies
pcole@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6117

Dana Fox
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research
dfox23@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 4277

Leigh Funk
Associate Dean, Quality Assurance
lfunk@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3315

Corrie Davis

Associate Dean of Diversity and Community Engagement, Interim

cdavi163@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 2610

R. Ugena Whitlock
Chair, Educational Leadership
rwhitlo@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6888

Neporcha Cone
Chair, Elementary and Early Childhood Education
ncone@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6445

Anete Vasquez
Chair, Secondary & Middle Grades Education, Interim
avasque8@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3427

Kate Zimmer
Chair, Inclusive Education, Interim
kzimme10@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6577

Traci Redish
Chair, Instructional Technology
tredish@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3349

Belinda Pearson
Business Manager
bpearso7@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6680
Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Renee Butler
Dean, Interim
rbutle35@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 5414

Maragret (Lori) Lowder
Associate Dean, Engineering, Interim

Assistant Dan of Accreditation and Assessment
mlowder2@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2744

Cameron Coates

Assistant Dean of Operations

ccoates4@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 5151

Chan Ham

Assistant Dean of Research and Graduate Programs

cham4@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 7318

Sam Beadles
Chair, Civil & Construction Engineering
sbeadle3@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7294

Lance Crimm
Chair, Electrical Engineering
lcrimm@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7249

Hai Ho
Chair, Computer Engineering, Interim
hho3@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7308

Timothy Zeigler
Chair, Mechanical Engineering, Interim
tzeigle3@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2737

Greg Conrey
Chair, Engineering Technology, Interim
gconrey@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7445

Kevin McFall
Chair, Mechatronics Engineering, Interim
kmcfall@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 5136

Greg Wiles
Chair, Systems & Industrial Engineering
gwiles1@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7314

Mararita Almeda

Business Manager

malmeda@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 4914
College of Science and Mathematics

Mark R. Anderson
Dean, College of Science & Mathematics
mande126@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6160

Adrian Epps
Associate Dean, External Affairs
aepps6@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2434

Marla Bell
Associate Dean, Student Success
mbell@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6566

Kadian Callahan

Assistant Dean, Faculty and Student Success

kcallah6@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 2492

Scott Reese
Assistant Dean, Curriculum
sreese3@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6168

Dale Vogelien
Chair, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Interim
dvogelie@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6507

Kevin Stokes
Chair, Physics
kstoke15@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 4295

Mark B. Mitchell
Chair, Chemistry & Biochemistry
mmitch52@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6159

Christopher Sanford
Chair, Ecology, Evolution, & Organismal Biology
csanfo19@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 5100

Sean Ellermeyer

Chair, Mathematics
sellerme@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6129

Sherry Ni
Chair, Statistics & Analytical Sciences, Interim
sni@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2251

Marie Manuel
Business Manager
mmanuel@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3379
Enrollment Services

Brenda Stopher
Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services, Interim

bstopher@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3225

Paul Parker

Senior Director of Compliance and Certification

pparke25@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 7883

Sam Mahra

Senior Director of Admissions

wmahra@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 7583

Kevin George

Director of Data Management, Strategic Analysis, Systems Support
kgeorge6@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7959

Ana Edwards

Senior Associate Registrar, Interim Registrar

aedwar50@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6200

Ron Day

Director of Student Financial Aid

rday9@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6074

Stephen Settle

Director of Strategic Communication Center

ssettle3@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 3235
Siegel Institute (SILEC)

Vacant
Executive Director
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)

Michele DiPietro
Executive Director for Faculty Development, Recognition and CETL
mdipietr@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6410

Esther Jordan
Associate Director, Faculty Support
ejorda30@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6227

Tristan Utschig
Associate Director, Learning Sciences
tutschig@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3060

Hillary Steiner

Associate Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Interim

hsteiner@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6147

Linda Stewart

Assistant Director for Graduate Student Support

lstewar2@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 4639

Kaleem Clarkson
Director, Operations and Strategic Initiatives
kclarks2@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6410

Erica Torrence

Business Manager

etorren2@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 4924
College of the Arts

Ivan Pulinkala
Dean, College of the Arts, Interim
ipulinka@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6742

Harrison Long
Associate Dean
hlong3@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6884

Samuel Robinson
Assistant Dean, Admissions & Student Services
srobin50@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2349

Stephen Plate
Director, School of Music
splate@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6151

Harrison Long
Chair, Dance, Interim
hlong3@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6884

Rebecca Makus
Chair, Theatre and Performance Studies, Interim

rmakus@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 7568

Geo Sipp
Director, School of Art and Design
gsipp@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6139

Michael McGehee
Business Manager
mmcgehee@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3642
College of Architecture and Construction Management

C. Richard Cole
Dean
rcole@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 5519

Tony Rizzuto
Chair, Architecture
arizzuto@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 5485

Khalid Siddiqi
Chair, Construction Management
ksiddiqi@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 4924

Erica Torrence

Business Manager

etorren2@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 4924
WellStar College of Health and Human Services

Mark Tillman
Dean, WellStar College of Health and Human Services
mtillm13@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6565

David Mitchell
Associate Dean and Distinguished Scholar of Gerontology
dmitch37@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2093

Scott Gordon

Associate Dean

sgordo35@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 2779

Jimmy Calloway

Special Assistant to the Dean

jcallow3@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6217

Yvonne Eaves
Director, WellStar School of Nursing
yeaves@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6061

Kandice Porter
Chair, Health Promotion & Physical Education
kporte21@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6556

Mark Geil
Chair, Exercise Science & Sport Management
mgeil@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 4805

Bernard Goldfine

Chair, Social Work & Human Services, Interim
bgoldfin@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3384

Vacant
Business Manager
University College

Lynn Disbrow
Dean, University College
ldisbrow@kennesaw.edu
Ext:2130

Michael Keleher

Assistant Dean for Retention and Academic Success

mkeleher@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6226

Ruth Goldfine
Chair, First-Year and Transition Studies
rgoldfin@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3550

LaJuan Simpson-Wilkey
Chair, Leadership & Integrative Studies
lsimps25@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6207

Christian Hardigree
Chair, Department of Culinary and Sustainability and Hospitality
chardigr@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2032

Zai Sookram
Business Manager
zsookram@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2669
Continuing and Professional Education

Timothy Blumentritt
Dean, Interim
tblument@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2075

Michelle Girage

Assistant Dean

mgirage1@kennesaw.edu

Ext:3100

Melissa Wobb

Business Manager

mwobb@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 3303
Division of Global Affairs

Lance Askildson
Vice Provost and Chief International Officer
laskilds@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2578

Dan Paracka
Director, Academic Initiatives
dparacka@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6732

Ashley Johnson
Director, Business Operations and Compliance
ajohn363@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7709

Mary Hatfield
Business Manager
mhatfie3@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 2572
Burruss Institute

Christy Storey

Director of Operations

cstorey@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6464

Kelleigh Trepnier

Associate Director

ktrepani@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6464

Terry Sloope

Assistant Director

tsloope@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6464

Paul Vaughn

Assistant Director of Survey Technologies

pvaughn2@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 2577
Coles College of Business

Kathy Schwaig
Dean, Coles College of Business
kschwaig@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6425

Sheb True
Senior International Officer and Assistant to the Dean for Special Projects
strue@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6076

Hope Baker
Associate Dean, Assessment and Undergraduate Programs
hbaker@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6307

Mandy Brooks
Assistant Dean, Marketing & External Relations
mbrooks@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3564

Steven Smalt
Director, School of Accountancy
ssmalt@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6386

Brett Katzman
Chair, Economics, Finance, & Quantitative Analysis
bkatzman@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6091

Robin Cheramie Latino

Director, Michael A Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality
rcheram1@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6097

Herb Mattord
Chair, Information Systems, Interim
hmattord@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 4741

David Burns
Chair, Marketing & Professional Sales
dburns21@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 4871

Raveena Kamra
Business Manager
rkamra@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6761
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Kerwin Swint
Dean, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Interim
kswint@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6633

Thierry Leger
Senior Associate Dean
tleger@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6124

Chien-Pin Li
Associate Dean, Curriculum & Technology
cli@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6306

Carmen Skaggs
Associate Dean for Academic Support
cskaggs4@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6124

Barbara Gainey
Director, School of Communication & Media
bgainey@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6298

Sheila Smith McKoy
Chair, English
ssmithmc@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6145

Laura Palmer
Chair, Technical Communication and Interactive Design
lpalme32@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7209

Olaf Berwald
Chair, Foreign Languages
oberwald@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6366

Susan Kirkpatrick-Smith
Chair, Geography & Anthropology
ssmith1@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6247

Alice Pate
Chair, History & Philosophy
apate9@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6294

Robbie Lieberman
Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies
rlieberm@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7847

David Shock
Director, School of Government and International Affairs, Interim
dshock@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6037

Christopher Randall
Chair, Psychology, Interim
crandal2@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6225

Dawn Baunach
Chair, Sociology & Criminal Justice
dbaunach@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 4258

Joseph Bock
Director, School of Conflict Management,
Peacebuilding and Development
jbock2@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 4942

Ana Sarasrabudhe
Business Manager
asahasra@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3648
Graduate College

Michael Dishman
Dean and Associate Vice President for Research Policy and Compliance
mdishma2@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7588

Jennifer Priestley

Associate Dean and Executive Director of Analytics and Data Science Institute

jpriestl@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6107

Jeff Chastine
Associate Dean, Interim
jchasti1@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 5333

David Baugher
Senior Assistant Dean
dbaugher@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3008

Mark Forehand

Assistant Dean for Graduate International Programs and Special Projects

mforeha1@kennesaw.edu

Ext:7816

Nikki Palamiotis
Assistant Dean of Graduate Students

npalamio@kennsaw.edu

Ext: 4377

Loretta Daniels

Director of Graduate Communications and Strategic Planning

lag4574@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6326

Jonathan Coker
Business Manager
jcoker13@kennesaw.eduExt: 4831
College of Computing and Software Engineering

Jon Preston
Dean
jprest20@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 5572

Becky Rutherfoord
Assistant Dean, Interim
Chair, Information Technology
brutherfe@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 7399

Svetlana Peltsverger

Associate Dean, Interim
speltsve@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3813

Dan Lo
Chair, Computer Science, Interim
dlo2@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 5487

Chi Zhang
Chair, Software Engineering & Game Development, Interim
czhang4@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3796

Brian Ellis
Business Manager
bellis22@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 4917
Honors College

Rita Bailey
Dean
rbaile62@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2364

Lynn Stallings

Director, Honors Program

lstallin@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 4477

Julia Morrissey

Assistant Director, Honors Program

jmorriss@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 3541

Lisa Adams

Associate Director, Honors Program- Marietta Campus

ladams@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 3631

Zai Sookram
Business Manager
zsookram@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 2669
Library

David Evans
Assistant Vice President and Dean for Library Services
devans@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 6194

Linda Golian-Lui
Associate Dean and Director of Library Services
lgolianl@kennesaw.edu
Ext: 3202

Erica Torrence

Business Manager

etorren2@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 4924
Distance Learning Center (DLC)

Tamara Powell

Executive Director of Distance Learning Center

tpowell25@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 2911

Charity Bryan

Director of Technology Enhanced Learning

cbryan4@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 4937

Dale Suffridge

Associate Director

dsuffrid@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 2037

Jordan Cameron

Assistant Director Academic Web Accessibility

jcamer13@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 7668

Erica Torrence

Business Manager

etorren2@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 4924
Confucius Institute

Ken Jin

Executive Director

kjin@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 6048

Xiaoxiao Ji

Assistant Director of Operations

xji2@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 2644
Paulding Instructional Site

Anita VanBrackle

Director

avanbrac@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 1097

Dalton Lemelle

Associate Director

dlemelle@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 1099

Erica Torrence

Business Manager

etorren2@kennesaw.edu

Ext: 4924
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