September 2026

Each section shows the reporting relationships within an administrative area. Staff listed within a nested list report to the person immediately above that list, except where a dotted-line relationship is noted.

Academic Leadership Team

• Chris Culbertson — Dean
  • Carl Dahlman — Interim Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Programs, Institutes and Academic Centers
  • Tracey Weldon — Interim Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Faculty Development
  • Brent Simpson — Interim Associate Dean for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Qian Wang — Interim Associate Dean for Natural Sciences
  • Jeff Twiss — Associate Dean for Research
  • Christy Friend — Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
  • Mylene Clark — Vice Dean for Strategy and Engagement
  • Ashley Maciaszek — Assistant Dean for Finance and Operations
  • Alysia Bridgman — Assistant Dean for Research and Grants Operations
  • Sonya Brown — Interim Assistant Dean for Curriculum
  • Abe Cross — Lead Senior Director of Development

Strategic Engagement

• Mylene Clark — Vice Dean
  • Andre Drummond — Associate Director for Engagement
  • Ashley Elliott Dukes — Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Engagement
    • D’Asia White — Program Coordinator
  • Vacant — Associate Director for Assessment and Evaluation

Undergraduate Studies

• Christy Friend — Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
  • Nora Dragovic — Director for Students, Science and Mathematics
    • Travis Gardner — Academic Advisor for Undeclared Students (dotted-line relationship in the source chart)
    • Alexis Mynio — Academic Advisor for Undeclared Students (dotted-line relationship in the source chart)
    • Jennifer Leist — Dean’s Advisor
  • Hazel Cooper — Office Manager
  • Alison Hogue — Director for Recruitment and Retention
    • Dominique Nissim — Recruitment and Retention Coordinator
  • Dawn Hiller — Director for Students, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Doug Roberts — Academic Manager and Dean’s Advisor
    • Michael Davis — Academic Manager and Dean’s Advisor
    • Caitlyn Brockington — Dean’s Advisor
  • Ashley Byrd-White — Director for Experiential Learning
    • Erica Elbery — Associate Director for Employer Engagement
    • Vacant — Experiential Learning Coordinator

Curriculum Management and Data Analytics

• Sonya Brown — Interim Assistant Dean for Curriculum
  • Lydia Frass — Director of Distributed Learning and Summer Sessions
    • Amanda Atkinson — Administrative Coordinator, Curriculum Management and Data Analytics
  • Christeen Stephens — Director of Curriculum and Courses
  • Karen Thompson — Director of Academic Planning
    • Naomi Morgan — Academic Program Assessment and Data Analytics Manager

Research and Grants

• Jeff Twiss — Associate Dean for Research
  • Allen Frye — Mechanical Prototype Facility
  • Alysia Bridgman — Assistant Dean for Research and Grants Operations
    • Lee Snelgrove — Pre-Award Grants Manager
    • Alicia Stoll — Grants Manager
    • Wade Luther — Grants Manager
    • Bill Case — Grants Manager
    • Shannon Lackey — Grants Manager
    • Shantia McKnight — RGP/TL Class Compensation Analyst

Facilities and Space Planning

• Ashley Maciaszek — Assistant Dean for Finance and Operations
  • Mike Doty — Director of Facilities and Space Planning
    • Kara Grant — Associate Director of Facilities and Space Planning
    • Jason Rutledge — Coordinator of Facilities, Space and Logistics
    • Dale Pilot — Research Equipment Support Technician
    • Gary Bennett — Coordinator of Buildings and Services
      • Brian Grabski — Assistant Coordinator of Buildings and Services
        • Vacant — Services Crew Member
        • Luther Johnson — Services Crew Member

Information Technology Services

• Ashley Maciaszek — Assistant Dean for Finance and Operations
  • David Mullaney — Director of Information Technology Services
    • Allen Crowe — Network and Systems Manager
    • Randolph Franklin — User Support Manager
      • Bill Amick — User Support Specialist
      • Steven Jordan — User Support Specialist
      • Tavish Josey — User Support Specialist
    • Robert Heller — Information Systems Support Specialist
    • Lee Hallman — Sciences IT Support Manager
      • Richard Kemp — Instructional Desktop Support Specialist
      • William D’angelo — Research Technology Support Technician
      • Luis Canales — User Support Specialist
    • Felicia Smalls — Operations Manager
      • Da’Shawn Robinson — Evening Operations Manager

Budget and Finance

• Ashley Maciaszek — Assistant Dean for Finance and Operations
  • Sharon Heiligman — Director of Budget and Finance
    • Bob Ellis — Business Administration and Operations Manager
    • Rhonda Stephens — Business Administration and Operations Manager
    • Mohamed Soluiman — Business Administration and Operations Manager
    • Rachel McKeown — Budget Operations Specialist
    • Vonda Howell — Student Budget Manager
    • Patty Brabham — Administrative Manager
    • Abby Callahan — Senior Budget Analyst
    • Vacant — Budget and Finance Accountant

Human Resources and Faculty Affairs

• Ashley Maciaszek — Assistant Dean for Finance and Operations
  • Stephanie Marrs — Director of Human Resources and Faculty Affairs
    • Dontrice Manigo — Associate Director of Human Resources and Faculty Affairs
      • Mark Gumba — Human Resources Manager
      • Vacant — Human Resources Manager
      • Sherkea Mobley — Human Resources Manager
      • Tonya Johnson — Human Resources Manager
      • Lawanda McKnight — HR Consultant
    • P’Laura Padgett — HR Consultant and Training Manager
    • Antonia Demons — Human Resources Administrative Assistant

Office of Advancement

• Abe Cross — Lead Senior Director of Development
  • Megan Sanghani — Director of External Relations
    • Hannah Trumbull — Alumni Relations Manager
    • Brandon Cassady — Stewardship Manager
    • Morgan Watson — Events Manager
      • Rachel Lofurno — Events Coordinator
    • Andrew Boyles — Communications Coordinator
  • Ashlee Greene — Administrative Coordinator
  • Ashley Smith — Senior Director of Development
  • Geleen Reed-Torsdahl — Senior Director of Development

Communications

• Bryan Gentry — Director of Communications
  • Jack Allen — Multimedia Developer
  • Rose Cisneros — Writer
  • Melissa Ellis — Web Manager
  • Kaye Hayes — Communications Coordinator
  • Benni Pryor — Marketing Content Specialist
  • Maddie Alberse Jones — Communications Assistant