Steering Committee and Working Groups

Working with the Steering Committee, co-chairs Dr. Andrew Haggerty and Dr. Kimberly McLain and Dr. Penny Haynes, Vice President of Academic Affairs, CAO, and Middle States Liasion, oversee the self-study process. Below shows the composition of the Steering Committee and Working Groups.

Membership of the Steering Committee

Dr. Penny Haynes, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer (Self-Study Lead, Middle States Liaison)
Dr. Andrew Haggerty, Associate Professor, English (Co-Chair)
Dr. Kimberly McLain, Interim Dean of Institutional Effectiveness & Enrollment Planning (Co-Chair)
Larry Allen, Budget & Institutional Effectiveness Specialist (Work Group 6 Chair)
Sharon Ball, Board of Trustees Representative
Danielle Berchtold, Senior Associate to Vice President and Chief Academic Officer/Adjunct Instructor (Work Group 3 Co-Chair)
Angie Bergholtz, Senior Account Clerk, Budget & Finance (Work Group 7 Co-Chair)
Erin Frye, Associate Professor, Business (Work Group 3 Co-Chair)
Marty Guzzi, Director of Enrollment Services, Registrar (Work Group 7 Co-Chair)
Rachael Hagerman, Associate Professor, Chairperson Clinical Laboratory Technologies (Work Group 5 Chair)
Dr. Michael Kinney, Associate Vice President and Dean of Liberal Arts and Business and Professional Studies
Donna Rehak, Staff Associate to the Dean of Liberal Arts (Work Group 4 Chair)
Gian Roma, Professor, Chairperson Business Programs (Work Group 1 Chair)
Dr. Carol Ross-Scott, Vice President for Student Development and Chief Diversity Officer/Executive Director
Dr. Michele Snyder, Associate Vice President and Dean of STEM and Health Sciences
Lisa Strahley, Professor, Chairperson Teacher Education/Early Childhood Education (Work Group 2 Chair)
Michael Sullivan, Vice President for Administrative and Financial Affairs
Amanda Van Horn, Student Assembly Representative
Jesse Wells, Executive Enrollment Management Officer

List of Working Groups

Working Group 1 – Mission and goals

Gian Roma, Professor/Chairperson Business Programs (Chair)
Dr. Meghan McGuinness, Professor, Dental Hygiene
Andrea Roma, Staff Associate for Fast Forward/Early College/P-Tech/Articulations
Danielle Tierno, Senior Staff Assistant, Sponsored Programs

Working Group 2 – Ethics and Integrity

Lisa Strahley, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education (Chair)
Lauren Bunnell, Staff Associate to the Dean of Business & Professional Studies
Ciara Cable, Programmer/Analyst II, Marketing and Communications
Monica Chiao, Assistant Controller, Budget and Finance
Dr. Mary Donnelly, Associate Professor, English
Lucy Harkness, Assistant Professor, English
Therese Kettering, Staff Associate to the Dean of STEM
Brittney Richardson, Staff Assistant, Admissions
Jesse Wells, Executive Enrollment Management Officer

Working Group 3 – Design and delivery of student learning experience

Danielle Berchtold, Senior Associate to Vice President and Chief Academic Officer/Adjunct Instructor (Co-Chair)
Erin Frye, Associate Professor, Business (Co-Chair)
Dr. Emre Dogan, Instructional Designer, Teaching Resource Center
Andrew Glenn, Professor, Physical Sciences and Chair, Curriculum Committee
Janet Hertzog, Director of Continuing Education and Workforce Development
Dr. Phyllis O’Donnell, Associate Professor, Biology
Clint Ryan, Senior Learning Specialist/Coordinator of Math Lab

Working Group 4 – Support of the student experience

Donna Rehak, Staff Associate to the Dean of Liberal Arts and Coordinator of LAAA and Individual Studies (Chair)
Maureen Breck, Staff Associate, Academic Affairs
Valerie Carnegie, Staff Associate – Career and Transfer Services Department
Gina Chase, Interim Director, Career and Academic Services
Richard Griffis, Assistant Director of Financial Aid/Operations
Rebecca Lawson, Staff Associate Health Science Division/Adjunct Instructor
Melissa Martin, Associate Counselor, Chair Counseling Services
Dr. Carol Ross-Scott, Vice President for Student Development & Chief Diversity Officer/Executive Director
Darin Schmidt, Professor, Criminal Justice & Emergency Services
Kathryn Taylor, Academic Advisor, Chair, Academic Advising
Amanda Van Horn, Student Assembly Representative

Working Group 5 – Educational effectiveness assessment

Rachael Hagerman, Associate Professor, Chairperson Clinical Laboratory Technologies (Chair)
Dr. Tracy Curtis, Professor, Biology
Dr. Diana Heron, Assistant Professor, Business, Coordinator Business Programs
Dr. Stephanie Malmberg, Assistant Dean, Institutional Effectiveness
Karyn Moyer, Assistant Professor, English
Mary Seel, Associate Professor, Chairperson English
Denise Wells, Associate Professor, Business Information Technology

Working Group 6 – Planning, resources and institutional improvement

Lawrence Allen, Budget and Institutional Effectiveness Specialist/FLAC Academic Coordinator (Chair)
Shelli Cordisco, Interim Associate VP of Student Development and Dean of Students
Laura Hodel, Director of Student Financial Services
David Ligeikis, Director of Facilities Management
Patrick O’Bryan, Associate Professor, Business
Jeannette Tillotson, Associate Vice President and Controller