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 Liaison, 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

Working Group 7- Governance, leadership and administration

  • Angie Bergholtz, Senior Account Clerk, Budget & Finance
  • Marty Guzzi, Director of Enrollment Services, Registrar
  • Diane Kelly, Professor, Biology
  • Diana Lenzo, Assistant to the President
  • Dr. Giovanni Scaringi, Associate Professor, Economics

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