Board of Trustees
Faith Pettis, BA, JD; Seattle
Ash Awad, BS, MS; Woodinville
Chase Franklin, BA; Seattle
John Meyer, BA, JD; Mount Vernon
María Sigüenza, BA; Olympia
Maureen West, BS, MSN, PhD; Bellingham
Christopher Witherspoon, BA; Seattle
Tina Ekhteraee-Sanaee, Student Trustee (one-year term); Bellingham
Executive and Liaison to the Board of Trustees, Rebecca Hansen-Zeller
Administrative Officers
President
Sabah Randhawa, BS, MS, PhD
Provost and Executive Vice President
Brad Johnson, BS, MS, PhD
Vice President for University Advancement, CEO WWU Foundation & Alumni
Kim O’Neill, BA
Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs
Joyce Lopes, BA, MBA, CPA
Vice President for Student Affairs
Melynda Huskey, BA, PhD
Office of the President and Provost/Executive Vice President
Chief of Staff to the President
Becca Kenna-Schenk, BA, MPA
Executive and Liaison to the Board of Trustees
Rebecca Hansen-Zeller, BA, JD
Executive Assistant to the President
Rayne Rambo
Intercollegiate Athletics
Jim Sterk, BA, MS
Chief Diversity Officer and Executive Director Office of Equity
Jacqueline Hughes, BA, MA, PhD
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
John (Jack) A. Herring, BS, PhD
Vice Provost for Outreach and Continuing Education
Robert Squires, MA, MEd, EdD
Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
Shelli Soto, BA, JD
Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
David Patrick, BS, PhD
Director of Academic Budgeting
Ichi Kwon, BA, CPA, MBA
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
John Krieg, BA, MA, PhD
Director of Academic Advising & Student Achievement Center
Meagan Bryson, BA, M.Ed
Executive Assistant to the Provost and Executive Vice President
Melinda Assink, BA, MA
Tribal Liaison
Director, Laural Ballew, BA, MPA
Academic Affairs
Business and Economics, College of
Dean, Deanna Kennedy, BA, MBA, PhD
Education, Woodring College of
Dean, Kevin Roxas, BA, MA, PhD
Environment, College of
Dean, Teena Gabrielson, BA, MA, PhD
Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Dean, Christopher Caskey Russell, BA, MA, PhD
Fine and Performing Arts, College of
Dean, Christopher Bianco, BME, MM, DMA
Humanities and Social Sciences, College of
Dean, Keith C. Russell, BS, MS, PhD
Science and Engineering, College of
Dean, Janelle Leger, BS, MS, PhD
Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Dean
Dean, David Patrick, BS, PhD
Western Libraries
Interim Dean, Madeline Kelly, BA, MLS
Office of Global Engagement
Director, Ryan Larsen, BA, MPA, PhD
Student Affairs
Executive Assistant to the Vice President
Lynne Walker, BS
ASWWU Governance & Office of Civic Engagement
Director, Adam Lorio, BA, M.Ed.
Bookstore
General Manager, Lara Konick, BA
Campus Recreation Services
Director, Adam Leonard, BS, MPE
Career Services Center
Director, Mindy Pelton, BA, MBA
Centers for Student Access, Community, and Intercultural Engagement
Assistant Vice President, Litav Langley, BA, JD
Child Development Center
Director, Carolyn Mulder, BS
Counseling, Health and Wellness
Associate Vice President, Sislena Ledbetter, BA, MA, PhD
Counseling and Wellness Center
Director, CJ Swanlund, BA, PsyD
Disability Access Center
Director, Josef Mogharreban, BA, MA, PhD
Division Financial & Capital Resources
Director, Linda P. Beckman, BA, MBA
Division Planning and Assessment
Consultant, Matt Bryant, BA, M.Ed.
LGBTQ+ Western
Director, JoeHahn, BA, MS
Multicultural Student Services
Director, Amy Salinas Westmoreland, BA, M.Ed.
Residence Life
Director, Holly Allar, BA, MA
Student Engagement
Associate Director for Student Activities, Casey Hayden, BFA, M.Ed.
Associate Director for Student Engagement, Jenn Cook, BS, MS
Student Health Center
Interim Director, Lucia Pearson, RN, ARNP, MPH
Student Life
Dean, Michael Sledge, BA, MA
Student Resilience and Health Promotion
Director, Brandon Joseph, BA, MS, PhD
Student Success Initiatives
Executive Director, Sara Wilson, BA, MS
University Dining Services - Chartwells
Resident District Manager, Paul Wilson-Scott, BA
University Residences
Executive Director, Leonard Jones, BS, MS
Viking Union
Director, Greg McBride, BS, M.Ed.
Western Success Scholars
Program Manager, Jon Stubblefield, BS, MS
University Advancement
Executive Assistant to the Vice President
Stephanie Ashton, BA, MBA
Development
Associate Vice President, Kerry Godes, BA, MA
Small Business Development Center
Director, CJ Seitz, BA, MBA
Finance and Administration, CP/CFO for Foundation for WWU & Alumni
Associate Vice President, Mark Brovak, BBA
Advancement Services
Assistant Vice President, Mandy Hanousek, BS
Engagement
Assistant Vice President, Mark Bagley, BA, MA
University Communications and Marketing
Executive Director, Jonathan Higgins, BA
Business and Financial Affairs
Executive Assistant to the Vice President
Nancy L. Phillips
Assistant Vice President for Finance and Business Services
Andrea Rodger, MBA
Assistant Vice President for Risk, Ethics, Safety and Resilience
Darin Rasmussen, BS, MBA
Assistant Vice President for Security / University Police Department
Assistant Vice President for Security/Chief of Police, Katryne Potts, BA, MS
Assistant Vice President for Strategy, Management and Budget
Faye Gallant, BA, MPA, PMP, CRA, SSGBC
Associate Vice President for Facilities Development and Operations
Traci Rogstad, BA
Associate Vice President for Human Resources
Liz Parkes, BA, JD
Associate Vice President for Information Technology/Chief Information Officer
Chuck Lanham, BA, MBA
Presidents of the Faculty Senate
2024-25: Michael Slouber
2023-24: Brandon Dupont
2022-23: Lysa Rivera
2021-22: Shirin Deylami
2020-21: Jeff Young
2019-20: Jeff Young
2018-19: McNeel Jantzen
2017-18: Allison Giffen
2016-17: Kristen Larson
2015-16: Molly Ware
2014-15: Spencer Anthony-Cahill
2013-14: Johann Neem
2012-13: Karen Stout
2011-12: Karen Stout
2010-11: Scott Pearce
2009-10: Daniel Larner
2008-09: Matthew Liao-Troth
2007-08: Jeff Newcomer
2006-07: Ira Hyman
2005-06: William Lyne
2004-05: Jim Stewart
2003-04: James Loucky
2002-03: John Purdy
2001-02: Kathleen Kennedy
2000-01: Christopher A. Suczek
1999-00: Mark Bussell
1998-99: E. Leroy Plumlee
1997-98: James W. Hearne
1996-97: George T. Cvetkovich
1995-96: Kenneth Hoover
1994-95: Kris A. Bulcroft
1993-94: Kathleen M. Knutzen
1991-93: John Mason
1990-91: Richard W. Thompson
1989-90: Christopher A. Suczek
1987-89: George E. Mariz
1986-87: Harry Jackson
1985-86: Robert M. Thorndike
University Presidents Emeritus
W. BRUCE SHEPARD
President Emeritus. BA, MS, PhD, University of California, Riverside.
KAREN W. MORSE
President Emeritus. BS, Denison University; MA, PhD, University of Michigan.
PAUL J. OLSCAMP
President Emeritus. BA, MA, University of Western Ontario; PhD, University of Rochester.
CHARLES J. FLORA
President Emeritus. BS, Purdue University; MEd, EdD, University of Florida.
KENNETH P. MORTIMER
President Emeritus. AB, MBA, University of Pennsylvania; PhD, University of California-Berkeley.
WILLIAM W. HAGGARD
President Emeritus. BA, Maryville College, MA, University of Michigan, PhD, University of Chicago, EdD, (honorary) Maryville College
Dean Emeritus
LAWRENCE M. MARRS
Dean Emeritus of Woodring College of Education, BS, MS, University of Utah; PhD, University of Texas, Austin.
ROGER GILMAN
Dean Emeritus of Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, BA, Fairhaven College/Western Washington University; MA, PhD, University of Chicago.
KATHLEEN KITTO
Dean Emerita of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Research, BA, MS, Montana Technological University.
DENNIS R. MURPHY
Dean Emeritus of College of Business and Economics, BA, MA, Western Washington University; PhD, Indiana University (Bloomington).
ARLAN NORMAN
Dean Emeritus of College of Sciences and Technology, BS, University of North Dakota, PhD, Indiana University.
BRADLEY SMITH
Dean Emeritus of College of the Environment, BA, MA, Western Michigan University; PhD, University of Michigan.
Distinguished Service Professor of Western Washington University
PETER J. ELICH
Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the University. BA, University of Washington; MEd, Western Washington College of Education; PhD, University of Oregon.
PAUL J. OLSCAMP
Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the University. BA, MA, University of Western Ontario; PhD, University of Rochester.
JOSEPH E. TRIMBLE
Distinguished Service Professor of the University. BA, Waynesburg College; MA, University of New Hampshire; PhD, University of Oklahoma
Retired Faculty - Emeritus
List of Retired Faculty - Emeritus
Faculty
List of faculty
Library Faculty
SIDONIE DEVARENNE (2022) Assistant Professor, Collection Management & Assessment Librarian. BA, Brown University; MLIS, University of Washington.
J. GABRIEL GOSSETT (2009) Associate Professor, Head of Research & Writing Studio. BA, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee; MLS, University Wisconsin-Madison; MEd, Western Washington University.
NEAH INGRAM-MONTIERO (2023) Assistant Professor. BA, College of William and Mary; MLIS, University of British Columbia.
ELIZABETH JOFFRION (2012) Associate Professor, Director of Archives & Special Collections. BA, Louisiana State University; MA, University of New Orleans; MLIS, University of Maryland.
MADELINE KELLY (2017) Interim Dean, Associate Professor, Director of Collections. BA, University of Mary Washington; MLS, Simmons Graduate School of Library & Information Science.
CASEY MULLIN (2016) Professor, Head of Cataloging and Metadata Services. BMus, MMus, Western Washington University; MLS, Indiana University.
JENNY OLEEN (2014) Associate Professor, Scholarly Communications Librarian. BS, Kansas State University; BS, University of Arizona; MLS, Indiana University.
ANDREA PETERSON (1999) Associate Professor. BA, University of Utah; MLS, Indiana University.
JEFF PURDUE (1999) Associate Professor, Faculty Chair, Teaching Learning and Media Librarian. BA, MA, University of Illinois at Chicago; MLS, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois.
MARIAN A. RITTER (1969) Associate Professor, Head of the Music Library. BME, MLS, University of Portland.
EMILY SPRACKLIN (2019) Associate Professor, Teaching & Learning Librarian. BA, Western Washington University; MLIS, University of Washington.
ELIZABETH A. STEPHAN (2008) Associate Professor, Teaching & Learning Librarian. BA, Northwest Missouri State University; MLS, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
SYLVIA TAG (1997) Associate Professor, Teaching & Learning Librarian. BA, Colorado College; MLIS, University of Iowa.
MICHAEL TAYLOR (2018) Associate Professor, Special Collections Librarian. BA, Indiana State University; MA & MLS, Indiana State University.
SHEVELL THIBOU (2022) Associate Professor, Director of Teaching & Learning. BA, MEd, Western Washington University; PhD, Seattle Pacific University.
MUNKHCHIMEG (CHIMGAY) TSERENDOR (2023) BA and MA, National University of Mongolia; BA University of Humanities (Mongolia); MLIS, University of British Columbia.
Degrees Conferred
Total numbers of degrees conferred (undergraduate and graduate) and certificates can be found at the Degrees Conferred website. Degrees conferred data appears from the 2002 academic year through the current fiscal year.
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