Steering Committee & Task Force Members
STRATEGIC PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE
- Board Chair Robert Firth, Chair of the Strategic Plan Steering Committee
- AQIP Steering Committee:
- Dr. David Chown
- Don Aungst
- Dr. Bill Duffy
- Dr. Scott Figdore (past member)
- Dr. Shelby Kaura
- Dr. Melik Khoury
- Dr. Richard Patrick
- Deena Serra
- Dr. Mari Molseed (past member)
- Angela Leete
- Ryan Griffith
- Janet Shepherd
- Lynn Isvik
- Trustees:
- John Falb
- Betty Firth
- Scott Lebin
- Justin Marchant
- Timothy Rueb
- Lowell Schwab
- Students:
- Kayla Ludwigson
- Amanda Milliard
- Executive Assistant to the President:
- Dr. Adriel A. Hilton
- Facilitator:
- E.B. Wilson
STRATEGIC PLAN REFRESHMENT TASK FORCES
Task Force #1: Student Centered Excellence
- Chair: Dr. Scott Figdore, faculty member, Division of Science and Math
- Dr. Jerry Poppe, faculty member, Graduate Programs, Milwaukee, Division of Business
- Latisha Smith, faculty member, Waterloo, Division of Education
- Jobyna Johnston, Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid
- Darren Noble, Director of Career Development
- Dr. Richard Pohl, faculty member, Hong Kong, Division of Liberal Arts
- Dr. Cliff Ozmun, adjunct faculty (Houston, Texas)
- Amanda Milliard, student, Fayette
- Nicole Henry, Director of Alumni Relations
- Kent McElvania, Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance (Athletics)
- Tony Tjaden (IEC), Online Academic Advisor
- Scott Lebin, Trustee
Task Force #2: Institutional Architecture
- Chair: Dr. Dave Chown, Chief Academic Officer
- Janet Shepherd, Director of Institutional Effectiveness
- Louise Scott, Dean of Student Development
- Judy Loonan, faculty member, Division of Business
- Kara Hanson, Administrative Assistant for International Programs
- Peg Chown, Executive Director of the Center for Distance Education (Academic Extension)
- John Siblik, Chair of the Division of Liberal Arts, faculty member
- Betty Firth, Trustee
- Julie Ahrens, Textbook Coordinator
- Kayla Ludwigson student, Fayette
Task Force #3: Sustain the Present, Secure Long-Term Financial Stability, Examine Resource Allocations
- Chair: Don Aungst, Chief Financial Officer
- Dr. Eric Eller, faculty member, Division of Business
- Dr. Celina Peerman, adjunct faculty (Waterloo)
- Marshall Whitlock, Director of Milwaukee Center, Academic Extension
- Andrew Wenthe, Vice President for External Affairs
- Wendell Snodgrass, Vice President for Advancement
- Leon Wyden, Associate Vice President for Business and Finance
- Lowell Schwab, Trustee
Task Force #4: Communications
- Chair: Dr. Melik Khoury, Senior Vice President for Strategic Positioning, Enrollment and Marketing
- Monica Bayer-Heaton, Executive Director of Communications and Marketing
- Holly Johnson, Associate Vice President for Development
- Dr. Don McComb, faculty member, Division of Liberal Arts
- Dr. John Grummel, faculty member, Division of Liberal arts
- Barb Schultz, Associate Executive Director of Distance Education
- Ryan Griffith, Executive Director of International Programs
- Allen Ricks, adjunct faculty (Waterloo, Cedar Rapids)
- John Falb, trustee
- Timothy Rueb, trustee, student, Fayette





