NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY - Key Persons
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- Capital Programs Coordinator
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- Member of the Administrative & Support Staff
- Teacher Ed Stud Serv Coord / Professional Education Unit
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- Esports Coordinator / Coach
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- Member of the Northwest Leadership Team
- Director of Athletics
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- Board Member / Gladstone, N.J.
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- Senior Instructor / Marketing
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- Advancement Database, Research and Communications Specialist
- Advancement Database, Research and Communications Specialist / University Advancement Staff
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- Accounting Specialist and Scholarship Coordinator
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- Assistant Director of Recreation, Facilities & Operations, Campus Recreation
Brooke Easter
Assistant Director of Recreation, Facilities & Operations, Campus Recreation
Contact to reserve equipment and facilities including Hughes Fieldhouse, the Student Recreation Center, MOERA, Northwest Disc Golf Course and more.
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- Senior Recruitment Coordinator
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- Administrative Specialist
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- Member of the Administrative & Support Staff
- Assistant Director of Clinical Field Experience
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- Member of the Recreation and Park Management Team
- Career Ambassador / Psychology
Deborah Roach has more than 20 years of postal experience in northwest Missouri communities and currently serves as postmaster at Sheridan. She is vice president of the Missouri Chapter of the United Postmasters and Managers of America and was Missouri Postmaster of the Year in 2013. Roach has served as Grant City mayor since 1998, after seven years of service as an alderman. She also serves on the boards of the Missouri Community Betterment Program, the Northwest Missouri Enterprise Facilitation Group and the Missouri State Solid Waste Board.
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- Assistant Vice President, Admissions and Student Success
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Assistant Professor
- Professional Education
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- President Emeritus
- Library
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- Assistant Professor
- Professional Education
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- Director / Professor / Management
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- Assistant Professor
- Professional Education
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- Assistant Professor
- Professional Education
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- Associate Professor
- Professional Education
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- Associate Professor
- Professional Education
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- Associate Professor
- Professional Education
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- Member of the Northwest Leadership Team
- Provost
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- Assistant Professor
- Professional Education
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- Professional Education
- Professor
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- Assistant Professor / Management
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- Member of the Northwest Leadership Team
- President
- Troy University As a Faculty Member
- University President
Dr. Lance Tatum began his tenure as Northwest's 11th president on June 1, 2023.
He previously had served as senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and chief academic officer at Troy University in Troy, Alabama, since January 2019 while holding the rank of professor in its Sorrell College of Business-School of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management.
Tatum joined Troy University as a faculty member in 1998 and went on to serve as vice chancellor for its campus in Montgomery, Alabama; vice chancellor for its Global Campus; dean of the College of Education; and chairperson of the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion as well as a Faculty Athletics Representative. Throughout his career, he held faculty positions in sport and fitness management at Troy University, and he began his academic career as an assistant professor of physical education at Gordon College in Barnesville, Georgia.
He earned a Ph.D. in sport management at Florida State University. He has a Master of Science in Education degree in foundations of education and a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education, both from Troy University.
Tatum and his wife, Jill, have two children, Thad and Zoe, who attend Auburn University in Alabama.
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- Associate Professor
- Professional Education
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- Member of the Northwest Leadership Team
- Vice President of Student Affairs
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- Member of the Administrative & Support Staff
- Associate Director of Accreditation and Assessment / Professional Education Unit
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- Professional Education
- Professor
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- Associate Professor
- Professional Education
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- Associate Professor
- Professional Education
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- Associate Professor
- Professional Education
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- Assistant Professor
- Professional Education
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- Dean / Professor / Professional Education
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- Assistant Professor
- Professional Education
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- Associate Professor / Economics
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- Associate Professor
- Professional Education
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- Assistant Professor
- Finance
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- Member of the Ex - Officio Board
- Director of Alumni Relations
- Director of Alumni Relations - Office of University Advancement
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- Alumni Relations & Communications Specialist
- Alumni Relations and Communications Specialist - Office of University Advancement
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- President of Northwest
- Student Member / Joplin
Elizabeth Motazedi is majoring in social studies-history education. Motazedi serves as president of Northwest's 2022-23 Student Senate and recently was elected to a second term as president for 2023-24. She also is active in Phi Mu sorority and served on the University's Presidential Search Committee.
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- Member of the Board
- Foundation Board Representative
Located west of the J.W. Jones Student Union, this Neo-Gothic structure was renovated and rededicated in 1987 in honor of Everett W. Brown, an alumnus, long-time staff member and eight-term member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Brown Hall houses the School of Education in addition to the Horace Mann Laboratory School and the Phyllis and Richard Leet Center for Children and Families.
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- Career Services Coordinator
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- Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs in Campus Recreation
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- Member of the Recreation and Park Management Team
- Career Ambassador / Biology / Psychology
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- Director of Career Services
Offering a core curriculum and working in concert with the University, Horace Mann and the Leet Center offer unique learning opportunities, which have included guitar lessons, the study of robotics, lessons about crops and animals at the University farm, and Spanish and sign language lessons. Students from multiple countries also add to the school's diverse environment.
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- Student Recreation Center, MOERA, Northwest Disc Golf Course and
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- Career Services Office Assistant
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- Executive Assistant to the President
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- Senior Major Gift Officer
- Senior Major Gift Officer / Development
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- Member of the Recreation and Park Management Team
- Career Ambassador
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- Transfer Academic Advisor
Jason Klindt earned a bachelor's degree in public relations at Northwest in 1999 and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University in 2002. He is senior manager of customer intelligence at Evergy, where he has been employed since 2014. His professional experience also includes 10 years as a communications director in the U.S. Congress.
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- Senior Instructor / Management
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- Director of Admissions - Recruiting
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- Instructor / Professional Education
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- Director of Corporate Relations / Major Gift Officer
- Director of Corporate Relations / Major Gift Officer / Development
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- Board Member / Hamburg, Iowa
John Moore earned his bachelor's degree in finance at Northwest in 1978 and has remained an active volunteer and supporter of the University, including as a former member of the Northwest Foundation Board of Directors. He retired in 2014 as chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, capping a successful 33-year-career with the Federal Reserve System.
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- Senior International Admissions Specialist
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- Career Services Office Assistant
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- Transfer Academic Advisor
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- Business Secretary
- Office Manager
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- Member of the Administrative & Support Staff
- Office Manager
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- Vice President of the Board of Directors
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- Member of the Northwest Leadership Team
- Interim Vice President of Culture
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- Senior Transfer Specialist
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- Career Services Coordinator
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- Senior Gift Planning Officer
- Senior Gift Planning Officer / Development
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- Member of the Ex - Officio Board
- President
- President - Northwest Foundation Inc
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- Senior Instructor / Marketing and Management
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- Assistant Vice President
- Chief Finance Officer
- Assistant Vice President of University Advancement and Chief Finance Officer of the Northwest Foundation
- Assistant Vice President of University Advancement and Chief Finance Officer of the Northwest Foundation - Office of University Advancement
Lori Steiner
Assistant Vice President of University Advancement and Chief Finance Officer for the Northwest Foundation
University Advancement Staff
steiner@nwmissouri.edu
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- Senior Instructor / Accounting
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- Career Services Office Assistant / Financial and Business Management
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- Member of the Board
- President of the Board of Directors
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- Executive Director
- Vice President
- Vice President of University Advancement and Executive Director of the Northwest Foundation
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Mitzi Craft Marchant
Vice President of University Advancement and Executive Director of the Northwest Foundation
University Advancement Staff
mitzi@nwmissouri.edu
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- Member of the Recreation and Park Management Team
- Career Ambassador
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- Career Services Office Assistant
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- Career Services Office Assistant / Psychology & Human Services
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- Director of Fitness & Informal Recreation, Campus Recreation
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- Instructor / Professional Education
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- Project Management Consultant
A 1984 graduate of Northwest, Roxanna Swaney serves as a project management consultant to small businesses and non-profits. Previously, she worked for almost two decades with Sprint/CenturyLink, serving in multiple positions within the company. She is a past president of the ArtsTech Board, the Institute for Supply Management-Kansas City and the Clay County Parks and Recreation Board.
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- Major Gift Officer / Development
- Senior Gift Officer
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- Director of Capital Programs
Shanda Durbin earned a bachelor's degree in corporate recreation and wellness at Northwest in 2010 and is vice president of human resources at Herzog Contracting Corporation, where she has been employed since 2010.
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- Senior Admissions Specialist
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- Assistant Director of Admissions
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- Member of the Northwest Leadership Team
- Vice President of Finance and Administration
Stephen Coppinger earned a bachelor's degree in business management at Northwest in 1998 and is president of Impact Interiors, which he founded in 2013. At Northwest, Coppinger was a four-year starter and team captain of the Bearcats' 1998 NCAA Division II National Championship football team.
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- Director of Admissions - Operations
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- Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Specialist
- Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Specialist - Office of University Advancement
- Annual Giving and Alumni Relations Specialist / Development / Alumni Relations Staff
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- Sustainability Coordinator
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- Coordinator of Intramurals, Sport Clubs & Recreation
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- Member of the Administrative & Support Staff
- Education Compliance Specialist / Certification Officer / Professional Education Unit