DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY - Key Persons
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- Director, Undergraduate Programs and Budgets
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- Assistant Director, HRIS
- Payroll
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- Executive Director of Planning, Grants & Foundation Relations
- Executive Director of Planning, Grants and Foundation
Anne Deeter is the Executive Director of Planning, Grants and Foundation Relations. She is responsible for leading Dominican's government, foundation and corporate grant management and advancement program, building partnerships and securing investments in support of university strategic priorities. She coordinates the grants cycle across all phases, from pre-award development to post-award management and reporting. Ms. Deeter leads the university's strategic, integrated planning efforts, ensuring the development and progress monitoring of the strategic plan. She joined Dominican University in 2011 and has served the university in a variety of roles, including Director of Continuous Improvement in the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and most recently as Executive Director of Planning and Special Assistant to the President.
Prior to Dominican, Anne served as an independent evaluation, assessment and accreditation consultant to universities and non-profit agencies for over 15 years. Anne began her career in student affairs and higher education administration, holding senior leadership positions, including Dean of Students at Rosary College. She held other student affairs roles at Case Western Reserve University, Baldwin-Wallace University, and Harper College.
She holds a B.A. in Business Administration from St. Norbert College and a M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from Bowling Green State University. Anne lives in Park Ridge and enjoys spending time with family, friends and visiting her daughter, son and daughter-in-law who live across the country and the world.
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- Assistant Director of Alumnae / I Relations
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- Vice President for People and Culture
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- Manager of Corporate and Community Relations
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Senior Vice President
As Dominican University's COO and Senior VP, Mr. Balcazar is charged with leading the enrollment and marketing efforts of an institution that has nearly doubled in size over the last two decades. Along with running all aspects of undergraduate and graduate enrollment, Genaro is responsible for managing Dominican University's institutional brand, Department of Athletics and One-stop-shop "Stars Connect." In his nearly 30 year higher education career, Mr. Balcazar has held numerous leadership roles at four Chicago area institutions in the fields of enrollment management, admissions & marketing and systems and operations amongst others. Genaro has served as an admissions counselor, director of admissions, director of enrollment systems and operations along with serving as vice president of enrollment and marketing at two institutions.
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- President
- Ex Officio
- Its 11th President
Glena G. Temple joined Dominican University as its 11th president on August 2, 2021. Prior to Dominican, Glena served as the president of Viterbo University. Glena was appointed as president in 2017, and served Viterbo in a number of leadership roles for almost 20 years. She also served as dean of online and distance education for the University of Wisconsin Colleges, a unit of the University of Wisconsin System, and, earlier in her career, taught at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Minnesota and Victor Valley College in California.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in biology from Allegheny College
Master's degree in educational policy and administration from the University of Minnesota
Ph.D. in botany and plant sciences from the University of California-Riverside
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- Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving
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- Director, Annual Giving Programs
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- Campus Safety Compliance and Administration Officer
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- Coordinator, Donor & Constituent Relations
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- Director, Donor Relations
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- Management
- Student Trustee
Management major Kiara Valenzuela '24 is cultivating the skills that leadership requires.
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- Assistant Director of Annual Giving
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- Assistant Vice President of Advancement
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- Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration
MaryAnn Janosik joined Dominican University as Interim Provost January 8, 2024. Throughout her career, she has served as Provost/Chief Academic Officer at several institutions, including St. Joseph College (IN) and, most recently, Harper College in Palatine, IL. She has also held leadership roles at Standford University, Oakton College, St. Catherine University (MN) and Ohio University.
MaryAnn received her Ph.D. in American Social History and Policy from Case Western Reserve University and holds a master's degree in history (Cleveland State University) and an AB with High Honors in History (Oberlin College).
Before moving into higher education administration, she was the Director of Education at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Her research and teaching have been recognized with several awards, including First Place, Excellence in Research and Writing from the National Catholic Press Association for her monograph, "Madonnas in Our Midst: Representations of Women Religious in Hollywood Film," and the Roger and Anne Clapp Award for "Excellence in Teaching." Her book The Video Generation, was published by Greenwood Press as part of its history of rock series.
MaryAnn is from Cleveland, OH and is a lifelong Cleveland Guardians fan. She is a classically trained organist and vocalist and enjoys reading, traveling, and going to movies and concerts. She also holds certification as a Zumba instructor.
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- Assistant Vice President of Development
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- Coordinator of Advancement Services
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- Human Resources Generalist
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- Vice President for Justice, Equity & Inclusion
Dr. Porras joined Dominican University in March 2021. She champions the importance and value of an inclusive college environment and leads the development of effective strategy to create a culture for equity, diversity, and inclusion. In her role, she actively engages students, faculty, and staff to further behaviors, attitudes, and policies that support justice, equity, and inclusion. With over 18 years of progressive diversity & leadership experience working in higher education, she has significant experience in social justice & diversity education, program development, cultural competence and recruitment and retention of marginalized populations. She values equity, access, scholarship, inclusive leadership & community. She came to Dominican from University of Kansas where she served in a variety of roles including Assistant Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Director of Multicultural Affairs. When not at work, Precious can be found spending time with her husband, daughter and dog, planning her next vacation, reading and/or watching reruns of The Office or Will & Grace.
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- Chief of Staff
- Secretary of the Board
Roberta McMahon is the Chief of Staff and oversees strategic initiatives on behalf of the Office of the President. She has served Dominican University in various capaciteis over the years, including as the Executive Director of Human Resources at Dominican University from 2006-2023. She was also the Assistant Dean in the Brennan School of Business from 1999-2005. During her brief period away from DU, she was a Manager of Human Resources at RSM McGladrey, a mid-sized public accounting firm. Her previous HR experiences focused on recruiting, training and development, and employee relations at the Midwest Stock Exchange (now known as NYSE Chicago) and Experian, a data analytics and consumer credit reporting company. Since December 2021, Roberta has also served as the Board Secretary to the Dominican University Board of Trustees.
Roberta graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor's Degree in English and earned a Master of Education in Student Development from American University in Washington, DC. She and her husband, R. J., were long-time River Forest residents, raising their two kids just down the street from the main gates. They have since "relocated" to Forest Park and enjoy visiting their kids in Oakland, California and New York City, and love a Friday afternoon at Wrigley.
Education
MEd, Student Development, American University
BA, English, Boston College
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- Vice President
- Vice President of University Advancement
Sara M. Acosta joined Dominican University as Vice President of University Advancement in June, 2019. Prior to Dominican, she served as Associate Vice President of Development at DePaul University, overseeing College and School based major giving efforts and working closely with academic partners on funding initiatives. She came to DePaul in 2007 as the Senior Director of Development for its College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. From 2000 to 2007 Sara held several roles at Saint Xavier University's Advancement office. She began her career at the University of Chicago-Harris School of Public Policy.
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- Director of Campus Safety
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- Director, Advancement Services
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- Assistant Director, Advancement Services
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- Chief Information Officer / Information Technology / Adjunct Instructor
- Chief Information Officer for Dominican University Information Technology
Todd Kleine is the Chief Information Officer for Dominican University Information Technology (DU-IT). Prior to this role, he was the Executive Director of Systems and Operations in the Division of Enrollment Management and Marketing. Additionally, he has served the University community as a Business Analyst in DU-IT and a Residence Hall Director for the Coughlin and Centennial/Murray Hall communities.
Todd has also served as the Director of Records and Policies Management at DePaul University. He has also been an adjunct instructor since 2005 at his alma maters: Dominican University, DePaul University, and Eastern Illinois University. In addition to his academic degrees, Todd holds a PMP (Project Management Professional) certificate and a CRM (Certified Records Manager) certificate.
Todd is passionate about project management, helping community members make the most appropriate use of technology for business needs, and the intersection of inclusion and technology.
Todd lives in Chicago with his pit bull, Owen.
Education
EdD, Education Leadership, DePaul University
MBA, Management Information Systems, Dominican University
MS, Training and Development, Eastern Illinois University
BS, Business Administration, Lewis University
Job Titles:
- Director of Advancement Communications