President's Council
2023-2024 President’s Council
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Academic Affairs |
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Ed Aboufadel |
Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs |
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Annie Belanger |
Dean, University Libraries |
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Cathy Buyarski |
Vice Provost for Advising and Student Success |
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Jennifer Drake |
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
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Diana Lawson |
Dean, Seidman College of Business |
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Fatma Mili |
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs |
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Paul Plotkowski |
Dean, Padnos College of Engineering and Computing |
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Christine Rener |
Vice Provost for Instructional Development and Innovation |
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Mark Schaub |
Dean, Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies |
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Robert Smart |
Vice Provost for Research Administration |
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Sherril Soman |
Dean, College of Education and Community Innovation |
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Tricia Thomas |
Dean, Kirkhof College of Nursing |
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Kara Van Dam |
Vice Provost for Graduate and Lifetime Learning |
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Jackie Zhang |
Dean, College of Health Professions |
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Central Administration and Cross Divisional |
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Merritt Delano Taylor |
Professor of Biomedical Sciences & Presidential Fellow |
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Elizabeth Doyle |
Executive Associate for Presidential Initiatives |
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Troy Farley |
Director, Career Center |
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Anne Jbara |
Associate General Counsel |
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Cori Kahler |
Assistant Secretary to the Board of Trustees & Project Specialist for Presidential Initiatives |
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Robert Kimball |
Associate Vice President & Executive Associate to the President |
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Philomena V. Mantella* |
President |
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Kristin Meyer |
Co-Chair, Reach Higher 2025 Strategy Enablement Team |
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Karyn Rabourn |
Associate Professor of Higher Education & Presidential Fellow |
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Pat Smith* |
General Counsel |
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Enrollment Development & Educational Outreach |
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Nykia Gaines |
Assistant Vice President for Federal TRIO Programs |
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Michelle Rhodes |
Associate Vice President for Financial Aid |
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B. Donta Truss* |
Vice President for Enrollment Development & Educational Outreach |
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Danny Velez |
Associate Vice President for Admissions & Recruitment |
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Finance & Administration |
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Keri Becker |
Athletic Director |
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Mychal Coleman |
Associate Vice President for Human Resources |
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Karen Ingle |
Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning |
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Greg Sanial* |
Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer, Board of Trustees |
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Craig Wieschhorster |
Associate Vice President for Business and Finance |
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Inclusion & Equity |
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Jesse M. Bernal* |
Chief of Staff to the President & Vice President for Inclusion and Equity |
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Latoya Booker |
Director, Inclusion and Equity Institute |
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Marlene Kowalski-Braun |
Associate Vice President & Deputy Chief Inclusion and Equity Officer |
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Kathleen VanderVeen |
Associate Vice President & Deputy Chief Inclusion and Equity Officer |
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Information Technology |
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Emil Delgado |
Associate Vice President for Information Technology |
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Luke DeMott |
Assistant Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer |
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Ben Rapin |
Associate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |
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Milos Topic* |
Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Digital Officer |
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Student Affairs |
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Alisha Davis |
Assistant Vice President for the Social Justice Centers |
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Aaron Haight |
Associate Vice President for Student Engagement and Dean of Students |
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Jenny Hall-Jones* |
Vice President for Student Affairs |
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University Development |
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Laura Aikens* |
Vice President for University Development |
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Dan Hurwitz |
Associate Vice President for University Development |
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Shannon Specter |
Assistant Vice President, Philanthropy |
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University Relations |
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Jennifer Allard |
Associate Vice President for University Marketing |
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Stacie R. Behler* |
Vice President and Chief Public Affairs and Communications Officer and Secretary, Board of Trustees |
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Bill Cuppy |
Assistant Vice President for University Communications |
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Josh Issak |
Associate Vice President for University Marketing |
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Chris Knape |
Assistant Vice President for University Communications |
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Academic Senate |
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Courtney Karasinski |
Associate Professor & Vice Chair, University Academic Senate |
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Felix Ngassa |
Professor & Chair, University Academic Senate |
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AP Committee |
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Jason Cronkrite |
AP Committee Vice Chair |
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Daniel Vainner |
AP Committee Chair |
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Student Senate |
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TBD |
President, Student Senate |
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TBD |
Executive Vice President, Student Senate |
* indicates Executive Officer of the university.
About the President's Council
The President's Council serves as a collaborative body dedicated to information sharing, enhancing internal communication, and fostering greater collaboration across Grand Valley State University. Through our council network, we will advance GVSU’s strategic direction and commitments identified in Reach Higher 2025, ensuring the university's continued evolution and success in serving our students, faculty, staff, and community.
President’s Council is charged with the following responsibilities:
- Facilitate the exchange of essential information, updates, and reports among council members, ensuring that relevant information is disseminated in a timely and comprehensive manner.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders to create a unified voice that effectively communicates the university’s strategic initiatives, goals, and achievements to internal and external audiences.
- Build enabling strategies for progress toward the goals set forth in Reach Higher 2025.
- Identify and respond to other matters impacting the university community.
- Continue building our agility and growth mindset.
- Continue ongoing leadership education and development related to university priorities, such as diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Meetings
The council will convene quarterly for informational updates on pertinent issues and to identify opportunities for collaboration on advancing the university's strategic direction. Additional ad-hoc meetings may be scheduled to address time-sensitive matters or emerging opportunities.
Membership
- President Mantella and the Senior Leadership Team
- Identified Associate Vice Presidents, other chief divisional officers to Vice Presidents, and Vice Provosts
- Academic Deans
- University Academic Senate Chair and Vice Chair
- Student Senate Executive Committee
- AP Committee leadership
- Presidential Faculty Fellows
- Other faculty and staff who hold a role that advances a current university priority