EVP - Key Persons
Amy Onder serves as part of the team that investigates allegations of potential University policy violations. Previously, she was the associate general counsel at Rider University, where she advised on a broad range of issues to support academic and administrative objectives. She also served as chief legal officer at a national public safety consulting firm that helped higher education institutions solve public safety challenges. Additionally, she was a litigator at a large Philadelphia law firm, handling employment litigation, internal investigations, and corporate governance matters. She also worked as a federal judicial law clerk.
Amy received her J.D. from New York Law School.
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- Member of the Committee
- Professor of Chemistry
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- Member of the Investigations Unit
Brian Taylor is a member of the Investigations Unit. He has served as general counsel, assigned trial attorney, and assistant solicitor for numerous public school districts, private and charter schools, and colleges and universities.
He is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, Wharton School of Business, and the Temple University Beasley School of Law. He has written numerous articles and presentations in the areas of education law and investigations.
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- Member of the Committee
- Vice President for University Services
Charlene Moore Hayes is a University investigator who also owns a private Human Capital Consulting practice, serving primarily nonprofit organizations. Previously, Charlene worked for 14 years with The Johns Hopkins University as its vice president for human resources. During the last two years of her service at Johns Hopkins, Charlene served the university as senior executive for human capital strategy, advising the president on overall human capital strategy, executive recruitment and compensation, and managing executive-level human resource issues.
Before Johns Hopkins, Charlene served for nearly 20 years as the chief human resources officer at North Carolina State and Purdue universities. She graduated from Cornell University and The George Washington University Law School.
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- Member of the Committee
- Senior Associate Dean of the College
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- Member of the Committee
- Vice President, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
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- Investigator for Princeton University
Edward White has been an investigator for Princeton University since 2015. He is a retired New York City police detective with prior work as an emergency medical and psychiatric technician and crime victims counselor with a background in crisis intervention, PTSD, and suicide intervention.
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- Member of Committee
- Vice President for Communications and Government Affairs
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- Dean of the Faculty
- Member of the Committee
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- Member of the Committee
- Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
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- Co - Chair
- Chairman of Committee
- Provost
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- Dean of the College
- Member of the Committee
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- Treasurer
- Vice President for Finance
- Member of the Committee
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- Executive Director, University Health Services
- Member of the Committee
John Kolligian
Executive Director, University Health Services
Missy McGinn
Assistant Vice President for Risk Management
Robert Sheneman
Head, Environment, Safety, Health, and Security, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Nilu Shroff
Vice President and Chief Audit and Compliance Officer
Kenneth Strother Jr.
Assistant Vice President for Public Safety
Laura Strickler
Deputy for Safety and Administration and Chief of Staff, Office of the Executive Vice President
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- Associate Director
- Secretary of the Sits With Committee
- Associate Director for Administrative Planning
- Member of Committee
Katherine Remus is the associate director for administrative planning in the Office of the Executive Vice President. In her role, she represents the EVP and her strategic priorities on University committees, working groups, and capital project building committees.
Before joining the Office of the Executive Vice President, Katie served as the associate director of talent development at Princeton University, where she provided strategic leadership and implementation of comprehensive and integrative talent development initiatives for the Office of Information Technology. She also held a learning and development role in the Princeton University Library.
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- Department Manager, Mathematics
- Member of the Committee
Kathryn L. Barcroft is an investigator with Princeton University's Investigations Unit.
Kathryn has spent over 20 years in private law practice focused on labor and employment legal issues including conducting investigations into alleged misconduct as well as providing trainings regarding best practices related to prevention of harassment and discrimination.
Kathryn earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Colgate University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
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- Co - Chair
- Executive Vice President
- Chairman of the Committee
- Executive Vice President of Princeton University
Katie Callow-Wright is the executive vice president of Princeton University. Prior to her appointment in July 2023, Callow-Wright served as the University of Chicago's executive vice president from 2020 to 2023 after two decades of service there in other senior administrative roles including assistant vice president for campus life, assistant dean of the college, and chief of staff in the Office of the President.
Her experience in higher education also includes previous appointments in student life at Baldwin Wallace College and Colorado College. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from DePauw University and a master's degree in education from Bowling Green State University.
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- Assistant Vice President for Facilities Operations
- Member of the Committee
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- Assistant Vice President for Public Safety
- Member of the Committee
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- Administrative Coordinator
- Administrative Coordinator for the Office
Kevin Radtke, administrative coordinator for the Office of the Executive Vice President, supports the deputy for safety and administration and chief of staff, the directors for administrative planning, the director of the Investigations Unit, and serves as a backup to the executive assistant and office manager. He facilitates many of the OEVP's initiatives and is a key player in the University's enterprise risk management process and in the production of Academic and Administrative Managers Group meetings.
Kevin joined the OEVP in 2017 after a 10-year appointment at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, where he was the coordinator for the conducting, organ, and sacred music department and for the Royal School of Church Music in America. He holds master's and bachelor's degrees in voice performance and maintains a modest career as a classical musician, having sung regularly with the professional Kinnara Ensemble and at churches and synagogues throughout New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. He is particularly passionate about 19th-century French and Italian opera.
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- Member of the Committee
- Vice President for Facilities
Laura McLester is a University investigator with Princeton University's Investigations Unit.
Previously, Laura spent three years as a Princeton University investigator with ODUS and HR, where she focused on conducting investigations into alleged student and employee misconduct. Before joining Princeton University, Laura was a labor and employment litigator at large law firms where she specialized in employment litigation, counseling, and investigations.
Laura earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Villanova University and a J.D. from Seton Hall School of Law.
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- Chief of Staff
- Executive Vice President
- Deputy for Safety and Administration and Chief of Staff
- Deputy for Safety and Administration and Chief of Staff, OEVP / Sits With Committee
- Member of the Committee
As the deputy for safety and administration and chief of staff in the Office of the Executive Vice President, Laura Strickler engages in a broad range of strategic and tactical activities that assist the executive vice president in her duties as the chief operating officer of the University. She has provided leadership in areas ranging from critical infrastructure to fire response risk mitigation to enterprise risk management, and has stewarded several enterprise-level initiatives to refine administrative processes and advance University priorities.
In addition to leading the administrative planning team, Laura works closely with the heads of Environmental Health and Safety and the Department of Public Safety to advance health, safety, security and emergency preparedness priorities.
Laura has worked in a number of departments at the University for more than 20 years, including serving as the inaugural associate director for administration at Princeton's Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, where she led the center's first strategic planning process with its faculty executive committee. She has also held positions in the Office of Human Resources and the Office of Information Technology.
Laura received a master's degree in organizational dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in English and art history from William Smith College. In addition to her work at the University, she serves as vice chair of the Princeton Federal Credit Union's board of directors.
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- Executive Assistant
- Office Manager
- Executive Vice President 's Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Maria Papadakis is the executive vice president's executive assistant and office manager and is responsible for proactively and independently managing the office's daily operations. She assists the EVP and other senior staff members by managing special and ongoing projects.
She has worked in colleges and universities for most of her career. Before this role, she was an academic manager at Princeton's Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, where she was responsible for staff supervision, financial administration, and meeting all academic deadlines.
Maria received her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) and Master of Arts (M.A.) degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her doctoral dissertation was on the experiences of first-generation students at one Ivy League campus. She has often presented on this and related topics.
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- Assistant Director
- Assistant Director for Administrative Planning
Marie Antonetti is the assistant director for administrative planning in the Office of the Executive Vice President. She serves as a project manager and analyst for working groups and project teams across EVP areas. Before joining the administrative planning team, Marie served as executive assistant to EVP Treby Williams and project manager within the Office of the Executive Vice President. Prior to her work in the OEVP, Marie worked as the top aide to the vice president for facilities and to the dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University.
Marie earned a bachelor's degree in arts administration and management from the University of Tampa and a master's degree in contemporary art from Sotheby's Institute of Art. She spent her early career working in the post-war and contemporary art departments at Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses in New York.
She serves as president of the Women of Princeton Employee Resource Group and is dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for campus staff.
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- Assistant Vice President for Risk Management
- Member of the Committee
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- Investigator
- Lead Investigator
Naomi Linder-Perlman is a lead investigator with the Investigations Unit.
Naomi joined Princeton in 2019 as a University investigator, investigating alleged violations of University policy by students, faculty, and staff. With nearly three decades of legal experience in the areas of health care, education, and disability law, Naomi has held positions as a litigator in private practice, and worked for non-profits including hospitals and disability support agencies. In addition, Naomi has served as a mediator in small claims court and has extensive experience in qualitative risk analysis. She is licensed to practice law in New Jersey and New York.
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- Member of the Committee
- Vice President and Chief Audit and Compliance Officer
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- Vice President and Chief Audit and Compliance Officer
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- Member of the Committee
- Vice Provost for Space Programming and Planning
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- Dean for Research
- Member of the Committee
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- General Counsel
- Vice President
- Member of the Committee
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- Deputy Provost for Resource Planning
- Member of Committee
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- Head, Environment, Safety, Health, and Security, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Member of the Committee
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- Assistant Vice President for Environmental Health and Safety
- Member of the Committee
- Secretary / Assistant Vice President for Environmental Health and Safety
Robin Traub-Schwartz worked in federal law enforcement for over 33 years where she conducted criminal investigations involving a wide range of allegations including fraud, smuggling, and environmental crimes. She also served as an EEO counselor in the Office of Civil Rights.
Robin earned a bachelor's degree in the administration of justice from The Pennsylvania State University and a M.S. in human resource management from Strayer University.
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- Member of the Committee
- Vice President for Campus Life
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- Dean of the Graduate School
- Member of the Committee
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- Member of the Committee
- Vice President for Human Resources
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- Director
- Director of Princeton University 's Investigations Unit
- Investigations Unit Director
Stephanie Davis is the inaugural director of Princeton University's Investigations Unit, established in October 2021.
Previously, Stephanie spent 21 years with Employment Practices Solutions, Inc. (EPS), where she focused on conducting investigations into alleged misconduct, facilitating training on promoting respect, and eventually leading the organization.
Stephanie earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Barnard College and a J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law.
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- Associate Director for Administrative Planning
- Member of the Committee
- Secretary / Associate Director for Administrative Planning
Tara Zarillo is the associate director for administrative planning. In her role, she represents the EVP and her strategic priorities on University committees, working groups, and capital project building committees. Tara oversees the collection, tracking, and follow-up associated with funding requests and commitments from the EVP units. Her duties include launching and leading new interdepartmental and University-wide administrative initiatives and projects.
Before joining the Office of the Executive Vice President, Tara served as the deputy director of Conference and Event Services at Princeton University, where she managed the day-to-day operations of a department that brings over 10,000 visitors to campus each year.
Tara graduated from Robert Morris University with a degree in business administration and received certification from The Protocol School of Washington. She is a member of the Prospect House Association board.
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- Deputy Director for Operations and Chief Operating Officer, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Member of the Committee
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- University Ombuds Officer