Provost's Cabinet Members

The Provost’s Cabinet is chaired by the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Membership includes:

  • Deans from each College and the University Libraries
  • Vice Provosts from Academic and Student Support units 
  • Office of the Provost Administrative Staff

Jennifer A. Drake, Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs


Academic Units

Donovan Anderson, Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Diana Lawson, Dean, Seidman College of Business
Marouane Kessentini, Dean, College of Computing
Sherril Soman, Dean, College of Education and Community Innovation 
Adebayo Ogundipe, Dean, Padnos College of Engineering
Jeffrey Potteiger, Dean, College of Health Professions
Mark Schaub, Dean, Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Linda Lewandowski, Dean, Kirkhof College of Nursing
Melanie Shell-Weiss, Interim Dean, University Libraries


Academic and Student Support

Cathy Buyarski, Vice Provost for Advising and Student Success
Christine Rener, Vice Provost for Instructional Development and Innovation
Ryan Otter, Interim Vice Provost for Research and Innovation & Executive Director
Erica R. Hamilton, Vice Provost for Distributed Learning and Dean, The Graduate School


Office of the Provost Administrative Staff

Edward Aboufadel, Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Bonnie Bowen, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Sean Lancaster, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Aaron Lowen, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Mary Albrecht, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Felix N. Ngassa, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs



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