WEBSTER UNIVERSITY - Key Persons
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Instructor / Professional Counseling
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- Operating Partner / Bessemer Venture Partners
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Chairman of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
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- Chief Executive Officer / NextGen Information Services
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- Academic Advisor
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- Associate Vice President
- Associate Vice President for Government Relations and Sponsored Programs
Carolyn Corley serves as Associate Vice President for Government Relations and Sponsored Programs. She has been with Webster since 2002, having served as Foundation and Government Relations Officer and Director of Corporate, Foundation and Government Relations. Her current position is a dual appointment to the Office of the President, where she directs the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP), and the Office of Advancement. The ORSP team is responsible for developing, submitting, and managing the University's comprehensive efforts to advance faculty research and secure grants.
Ms. Corley is also the University's primary point of contact with members of congress, managing governmental relationships for the President's office to inform strategy and respond to challenges and opportunities related to federal legislation. Before coming to Webster, she worked in grant development for Land of Lincoln Legal Services in East St. Louis, Illinois.
Ms. Corley has a master's degree in Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and a bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Ecology from Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.
Stroble's current research focuses on the relationships among place, identity, and community. She advocates for global inclusion and leadership, innovative public-private partnerships, and the value of independent universities through publications, invited presentations, and service to international and national organizations of university leaders and heads of corporations and government agencies. As higher education co-chair for the African Renaissance and Diaspora Network, she engages colleagues and students worldwide in popularizing the advancement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with a specific focus on achieving gender equality. As a member of the board for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, she chairs the education committee. She serves on the Executive Committee of the International Association of University Presidents. She is an Honorary Life Director at The Muny.
Chancellor Stroble's Educational Background
Dr. Stroble holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and English from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, and two master of arts degrees, one in history and one in American and English literature, from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. She received her PhD in curriculum studies from the University of Virginia. Prior to Webster, she held academic and administrative appointments at the University of Akron, the University of Louisville, and Northern Arizona University.
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- Chief Executive Officer ( Retired )
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer. Reporting to the President
Cheryl Fritz is Webster University's Chief Human Resources Officer. Reporting to the President, her position is part of the senior leadership team. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration magna cum laude from Truman State University and received a Master of Human Resources Management with honors from Webster University in 2013.
Prior to joining Webster in 2010 as Manager, Benefits and Compensation, Fritz gained over 20 years of experience within the Mercy system in management roles covering benefits, compensation and human resources systems. At Mercy, Fritz was involved in the strategic aligning of the Human Resources department, as well as the health system's business transformation and change management.
Fritz was a fellow of the 2015 cohort of Webster's Global Leadership Academy. Her professional certifications include Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) through the Society of Human Resources Management and Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) with WorldatWork.
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Recruitment Coordinator
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- Community Relations Coordinator
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- Director
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Director
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
Dean Condon holds a master's in library and information science from the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a bachelor's in English with a minor in Spanish from Truman State University. She has been with Webster since 1992.
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- Director
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Human Resource Management ( KANS Host Zoom )
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- Graduate Academic Advisor
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Recruitment Coordinator
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- Instructor / Professional Counseling
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Campus Director
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Chancellor
- Chancellor of Webster University / Chairperson
Chancellor Beth Stroble invites Webster University faculty and staff throughout the global campus network to join the Chancellor's 2021-2022 Book Circle discussion via Zoom. For this third book, Stroble has selected "The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco" by Marilyn Chase.
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- President
- Vice Chairperson
- His
As President, Dr. Schuster collaborates with senior administrators in overseeing academic endeavors and in managing the internal administrative operations at Webster University. The Office of the President also supports the academic endeavors of the University, which includes Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, Finance & Administration, and Information Technology.
Julian Z. Schuster became President of Webster University in 2019 after serving as Provost, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 2010. During this time, he has led the institution through a period of transformation and development. In the past years, a new general education curriculum has been adopted and implemented, the most diverse and academically qualified freshman classes have been recruited, and retention and graduation rates improved significantly.
Biography
In his role as President, Julian Schuster serves as chief academic officer and chief advisor to Chancellor Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble and has direct involvement in the strategic and day-to-day leadership of the institution.
Schuster assumed his position at Webster in July 2010, after serving as Founding Dean of the Hamline School of Business at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Prior to that, he served in several capacities at the University of New Haven from 1996 to 2006, including chair of the Department of Economics and Finance, director of the doctoral program, director of the Executive MBA Program, and associate dean and dean of the School of Business.
Over the course of his career, Schuster has pioneered global alliances and promoted strategic investment in academic excellence, strengthening and expanding collaborations with more than a dozen international partner institutions.
Schuster received bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in economics from the University of Belgrade, one of the oldest and largest universities in the western Balkans. He currently serves on the Board of Governors of the University Avenue Business Association and on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Pluralism and Economic Education. Schuster's professional memberships include the American Economic Association, the Eastern Economic Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.
President Julian Z. Schuster is the chief operating officer and chief academic officer, partnering with Chancellor Stroble in implementing university strategy.
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- President of Beijing Language and Culture University / Chairperson
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- Assistant Director of Academic Advising
- Associate Vice President for Online Education
Dr. Michelle Loyet joined Webster in 2007 as Assistant Director of Academic Advising. In 2014, she moved to Online Learning and was named Associate Dean of the combined Military Campuses and Online Learning organizations in January of 2018.
In her role as Associate Vice President for Online Education, she leads the online area across all of Webster's network as well as the academic area (e.g. academic programs, advising) for military programs. She has a PhD in Anthropology and teaches classes on human origins, osteology and old world archaeology.
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- Dean of University Libraries
Eileen Condon leads all aspects of operations and programming in Webster's global library network, whose mission is to empower Webster's diverse, global community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni to fulfill their research, learning, and information needs now and in the future. She oversees all areas of library operations, including development, provision, and management of resources, collections, and services. She coordinates with staff at Eden Theological Seminary on the operation of the Webster-Eden Library System, a cooperative program that supports the teaching, research, and intellectual pursuits of Webster University and Eden Theological Seminary. Dean Condon serves as editor of the Webster University Press, managing the existing catalog as well as acquisition and publication of new titles.
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- Chancellor
- Principal Leader of Webster
- Webster 's First Chancellor
Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble is Webster's first chancellor to serve as principal leader for the global university system, after serving as Webster's 11th president since 2009. During a decade of her leadership, Webster has more than tripled its endowment, substantially increased private scholarship funding for students, and strengthened Webster's global diversity.
Across her career at public and private institutions, Stroble has emerged as a nationally recognized champion of expanding access to higher education through need-based student aid, while also advocating vigorously for federal support of university-based research. She is an experienced leader in American higher education, known for her commitment to increasing educational access and success for students worldwide, catalyzing academic innovation, and encouraging universities' civic engagement and service to society.
Chancellor Elizabeth (Beth) J. Stroble is the principal leader of Webster's global university system, with operations at campuses on four continents and online.
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Senior Vice President
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- Dean of the School of Communications
Eric Rothenbuhler was previously Associate Dean of the Scripps College of Communication and Professor of Media Arts and Studies at Ohio University (2010-2012), director of the Media Studies MA Program at New School University (2001-2004), and a faculty member at University of Iowa (1985-2001) and Texas A&M University (2004-2010). He earned his PhD in 1985 from the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California with a dissertation on the living room celebration of the television audience for the 1984 Summer Olympic games.
As a scholar, teacher, and administrator, Dr. Rothenbuhler has long pursued the integration of differing approaches to the study and practice of communication and media, and built a record of engagement with interdisciplinary programs, international scholarship, student media, outreach, and educational access.
Dr. Rothenbuhler's teaching and research address media anthropology, media history, and communication systems ranging from ritual through community to media industries, with special interest in music, sound, and radio. He is author or co-author of more than 60 articles, chapters, essays, and reviews on media, ritual, community, media industries, popular music, and communication theory. He has been a keynote or invited speaker at conferences and universities in China, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, and at many universities in the US.
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Administration / Department Assistant
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Interim Chief Information Officer
- Webster in 2015 As a Senior Program Manager
Greg Malone joined Webster in 2015 as a senior program manager, later becoming a director and, in 2021, the interim chief information officer, where he leads Webster's global Information Technology team.
He is an accomplished information management executive, with a career scope that includes executive level leadership, program management, operations management, and organization development leading several multi-million dollar development efforts that reduced costs, improved operational efficiency and effectiveness, and improved customer responsiveness for several Fortune 500 corporations, utilizing Information Technology, Six Sigma, Program Management, and Organization Development methodologies.
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- Director of Global Program Development
As Director of Global Program Development (GPD) in the Office of Academic Affairs, Hannah provides strategic leadership and direction for the development and launch of global academic programs that support Webster's internationalization goals, including a strong focus on programs that support mobility for faculty and students.
In collaboration with academic units and Webster's international network of campuses and partners, Hannah oversees the development of thematically focused and high impact study abroad programs which take advantage of Webster's academic expertise and our campuses' and partner institutions' unique locations. These programs range from short-term faculty led and full-term programming.
A key activity in support of these efforts is establishing and maintaining relationships with global partner institutions and organizations.
As a strong component of the goals of Global Program Development, Hannah leads faculty mobility efforts through internal mobility programs and with external partners, including facilitating visiting international faculty and scholars to the St. Louis home campus.
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Chairman of the Board
- Chairman of the Board / St. Louis Bank
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- Director
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Assistant
- Chancellor
- Assistant Chancellor, Secretary of the University & Senior Privacy Director
Biography
Jeanelle Wiley is responsible for managing all official correspondence with Trustees, maintaining official records of all trustees and trustee committee meetings, keeping official records of actions taken by trustees and providing assistance in interpreting policies and matters of jurisdiction and governance. She collaborates with the Chancellor, the President, and Trustees to address issues of institutional governance, such as privacy, security, equity and communications. Wiley also serves as the University's liaison to external counsel for all legal issues institutionally.
In her role as Senior Privacy Director, Wiley serves as the main link and point of contact between University's privacy program and University´s Senior Leadership, Board of Trustees and various committees. She is responsible for the organization's privacy program system-wide including daily operations of the program, development, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures, monitoring program compliance, investigation and tracking of incidents and breaches and insuring constituents' rights in compliance with international, federal and state laws and regulations. Wiley works closely with internal and external stakeholders at each of Webster University's international campus locations and/or partner locations.
Wiley is a graduate of Central College in Pella, Iowa, where she received a bachelor's degree in French and International Management and received certification in Business and Economics from Institut Catholique in Paris. She began her career as a high school teacher and went on to receive teacher certification in French from Washington University. She also received certification in paralegal studies from Boston University and has more than 16 years of legal experience working with St. Louis area law firms. Wiley holds a Master of Arts in International Relations, graduating summa cum laude, from Webster University.
Currently, Wiley serves on the Board of Directors for Carney's Kids, a non-profit organization in St. Louis that provides financial support and creates positive publicity for not-for-profit organizations whose primary goal is to improve the lives of children.
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- Computer Technician
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Global Soybean Strategy Head, Senior Vice President
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
- Professor at Webster
John Buck joined Webster University in 2000. He provides leadership for all functional areas of student affairs, works closely with campus student leaders, develops student life policies and procedures, and consults with colleagues throughout Webster's worldwide network on student life issues. Prior to joining Webster, Dr. Buck spent nine years working in student affairs at Saint Louis University.
Dr. Buck's responsibilities include: Campus Dining Services, Career Planning and Development Center, Counseling and Life Development, Dean of Students Office, First-Year Experience Program, Housing and Residential Life, Multicultural Center and International Student Affairs, Office of Student Engagement, Student Health Services, Student Conduct, and the University Center.
As an adjunct full professor at Webster, Dr. Buck has taught courses on leadership thought and theory for undergraduate and graduate students. His research interests include decision making in crisis situations occurring on college campuses, which was the focus of his dissertation. Buck is also a long-time faculty member for the Foundation for Teaching Economics "Economics for Leaders" program.
Dr. Buck holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Colorado State University, a master's degree in management and leadership, and a doctorate in management (DMgt), both from Webster. He is also a 2014 graduate Webster University's Global Leadership Academy.
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- Community Relations Coordinator
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Director of Career Planning & Development Center
A career shifter, John Link spent the beginning years of his career in K-12 education as a fourth grade teacher and later as an elementary school administrator. John earned an M.S. in Student Affairs and Higher Education and B.S. in Elementary Education, both from Indiana State University.
Link's team assists online students with their career decision making through goal setting and planning, job/internship search strategies, preparing customized application materials, and more. Through phone, e-mail, or a virtual visit via WebEx, technology has made it easy to connect with students near and far.
Link originally joined Webster in 2015. In his role as director of the Career Planning & Development Center (CPDC), he oversees all phases of planning and implementation of career programming and services at the CPDC.
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- Assistant Director
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Vice Chair of the Board
- Vice Chair of the Board Vice President & General Counsel
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Administration / Department Assistant
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- Faculty Senate President and Professor of Business
- Professor
Julie (JP) Palmer is a professor in the George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology and became president of the Faculty Senate in 2021.
She received a BS in Animal Science and Chemistry from Colorado State University, MBA from the University of Nebraska and her PhD from the University of Missouri. Palmer's areas of teaching are human resource management and organizational behavior. Her areas of research include management education, recruitment and organizational reputation. Julie is the Walker School of Business' faculty advisor for Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE). She has been published in Academy of Business Research Journal, Academy of Management Proceedings, and Midwest Academy of Management Proceedings.
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- Department Associate, Young Composers Competition Coordinator
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Assistant Director - Registration
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Chairman Emeritus and Founder / the Impact Group
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Community Relations Coordinator
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Executive Director / Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
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- Director St. Louis Extended Campuses
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- Director
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Senior Director
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- Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer / Spire, Inc.
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Academic Advisor for Military Campuses
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- Senior Vice President / Bank of America
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- General Manager
- Vice President
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- 5:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M
- Professional Counseling
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- Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Acting Dean of the School of Education
Michael R. Hulsizer is the interim dean for the College of Arts & Sciences and the acting dean for the School of Education..
Hulsizer has been a full-time faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences since he arrived at Webster in 1997. He teaches introduction to psychology, social psychology, and biopsychology as well as applied psychology classes on topics such as motivation and emotion, prejudice and discrimination, and advanced statistics. He is also a fellow in Webster's Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies.
Hulsizer has written about various topics related to the teaching of psychology, research methods, peace psychology, social justice, hate groups, and genocide. He is co-author, with fellow Webster professor Linda M. Woolf, of A Guide to Teaching Statistics: Innovations and Best Practices (Wiley-Blackwell). He is a past recipient of the William T. Kemper Award for Excellence in Teaching at Webster University and the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award, and he has received or shared multiple awards for research and instruction from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology.
Hulsizer holds a BA in Psychology from State University of New York at Buffalo and an MA and a PhD in Experimental Psychology from Kent State University.
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Vice President
- Vice President for Academic Affairs
Biography
Nancy Hellerud leads the Office of Academic Affairs, oversees Student Affairs and six of Webster's international campuses.
As Vice President for Academic Affairs, Hellerud is responsible for Academic Affairs divisions and programs that support and strengthen student success, including Academic Advising, the Reeg Academic Resource Center, and the Faculty Development Center. She is coordinating collaborative initiatives among the schools and colleges of Webster University. In support of global mobility for students and faculty, she oversees Study Abroad, Global Program Development, the Webster International Network of Schools (WINS) Program, and the Confucius Institute. In addition, she manages Webster's institutional accreditation and oversees the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
Prior to joining Webster in 2011, Hellerud served as interim dean and associate dean of the Hamline University School of Business in St. Paul, Minnesota. She holds a JD from the University of Oregon School of Law, an MA in Liberal Studies from Hamline University, and a BA in English and German, also from Hamline.
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- Adjunct Faculty / Faculty Coordinator
- Professional Counseling
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- Director, Community Music School
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- Student Room ( Signs Will Be Posted )
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Director of the Confucius Institute at Webster University / Member ( Ex Officio )
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- Managerial Economics ( LRAF {LR} Host Zoom )
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- Director
- Dean of the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts
- Dean, Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Art
Paul Steger is the Dean of the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts. He was previously the Director of the School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech, and the inaugural Director of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Steger is a fight director, action designer, director, and actor with credits on Broadway and in numerous regional theatres. He is a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors and holds certificates from the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat, the Nordic Stagefight Society, and Fight Directors Canada. He recently worked in Ireland creating fights for the History Channel series Vikings with his colleague Richard Ryan, and was invited to participate and present at the inaugural "World Combat Teachers Conference" in Toronto.
He is a member of AEA, SAG, and the National Theatre Conference among others. Recent speaking engagements included the 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 National Association of Schools of Theatre Conferences (NAST). He is a member of the Board of Trustees for the National Theatre Conference, previously served on the Board of Directors for NAST, and has directed more than 50 productions for the educational and professional theatre. His collaborations with a variety of video and performance artists have played such venues as Franklin Furnace (NYC), Randolph Street Gallery, Club Lower Links, The Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), The Contemporary Museum of Art (Glasgow), and the Ljubljana Festival (Slovenia).
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- Strauss Center Branch Coordinator
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- Instructor / Professional Counseling
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer of the Board
Biography
Rick Meyer is the University's Chief Financial Officer. His position is part of the University's senior leadership team and President's Council.
Meyer is a Missouri-licensed CPA with extensive experience in executive leadership, board management, non-profit management, finance & accounting, construction & engineering, forensic accounting, litigation support, insurance, M&A, and ERP implementation.
His previous experience includes a Big-4 CPA firm, regional construction company, and a large international construction/engineering firm. Meyer is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and serves as the voluntary CFO of two non-profit Veteran Service Organizations.
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Chief Communications Officer
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Rick Rockwell leads the Global Marketing and Communications (GMC) unit responsible for aligning marketing, communications and brand marketing activities across the St. Louis, metro, military, and online programs with the University's mission and vision. This division includes the offices of Creative Services, Digital Marketing and Communications, Strategic Communications and Public Relations. It is responsible for creating awareness of the University's global brand and managing institutional reputation.
Rockwell is the co-author of the book, "Media Power in Central America," which won a national Choice Award from the American Library Association, among other accolades. He has worked as a radio and television producer for ABC News, a freelance reporter/producer for the PBS "NewsHour," and a senior producer for Discovery Communications. Rockwell earned a Bachelor of Science in Journalism (BSJ) degree in radio-TV journalism from Northwestern University and a Master of Arts in international journalism from the University of Southern California.
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- 5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M
- Counseling Learning Practicum II ( Cross Listed W / COUN 6500 )
- Professional Counseling
Known as the Messing Faculty Award, the Wilma and Roswell Messing, Jr., Faculty Award award is presented to a full-time faculty member for summer activity which will strengthen the curriculum of his/her department or improve the teaching/learning relationship. The award, a stipend in the amount of $4,500, funds international travel and other expenses related to the summer activity.
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- 5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M
- Cybersecurity Communication ( KANS Host Zoom )
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- Associate Vice President for Advancement Services
Biography
Ryan Elliott is primarily responsible for performance strategy development; departmental information systems and technology; gift/pledge processing and reporting; financial and business data reporting; process optimization; donor research and management; and constituent data integrity and biographical records management for 250,000+ records. Elliott represents the Office of Advancement in various University-wide planning and implementation committees involving the Chancellor President, Provost, Academic Affairs, Finance, Information Technology, Office of Research and Sponsored Grants, Student Affairs, and more.
Elliott has 20+ years of progressive responsibility and experience in government, non-profit agency and higher education environments, starting his career working in the U.S. House of Representatives, Third Congressional District-Missouri Office, of the Hon. Richard A. Gephardt, and as a fundraiser for the National MS Society-Gateway Area Chapter where he Implemented donor-based fundraising campaigns and special projects.
Elliott earned his Master of Arts in Media Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations from Webster University in 2004, and both a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Missouri. Additionally, he earned a certificate in fundraising from the IUPUI Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and is a multiple-time Ironman finisher.
Scott Kilgallon was named the Director of Athletics for Webster University on April 21, 2014 after an extensive search. Kilgallon previously served at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC), where he was Athletic Director for ten years.
Kilgallon helped build UWEC's reputation in one of the most competitive conferences in the NCAA III, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Prior to UWEC, Kilgallon served for seven years as Director of Athletics and cross-country and track coach at Southern Vermont College. At Webster, Kilgallon oversees the department's 16 teams and close to 300 student-athletes.
On joining the Webster staff, Kilgallon noted, "I am very excited and honored to lead the Webster University athletics program. It is an exciting time for Gorlok Athletics and I feel fortunate to join the coaches, support staff, University and student-athletes as we continue to move the program forward."
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- Business Communication Technology ( LTRK {LT} Host Zoom )
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Representative
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Representative
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- Director
- Member of the Faculty & Staff
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- Dean of George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology
- Officer for the George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology
- Walker School in 2013 As an Associate Professor of Management
Simone Cummings serves as the chief academic officer for the George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology. In this role, she's responsible for providing leadership, management, and oversight of all aspects of the Walker School, including program planning and development; enrollment and retention; curriculum; hiring, training, and supervising faculty; accreditation; and business and community engagement -- at our primary location in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as at our more than sixty military, metro, and international locations.
Dr. Cummings joined the Walker School in 2013 as an Associate Professor of Management, having previously held faculty positions with Washington University in St. Louis and Simmons College in Boston. She holds a BSBA with a Concentration in Marketing from Washington University, an MHA with a Concentration in Finance from the Washington University School of Medicine, and a PhD in Health Policy and Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Dr. Cummings serves on the Advisory Board of #GIRLSWITHPOWER, a Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri program. She's also a board member of the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute and the Missouri History Museum Sub-Commission. Dr. Cummings is an active tennis player and also enjoys reading horror novels. She's married to Donald Lawrence and they have two daughters, Nina Marie and Madison Elise.
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- Member of the CMS Advisory Board
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- Vice Chair of the Board
- Vice Chair of the Board / Executive Vice President
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- Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Williams / Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Thao Dang-Williams leads efforts to improve degree progression, retention, and completion for graduate students. She will also manage programming to strengthen undergraduate enrollment and student success, including Dual Credit, and will help to build and improve services and programs for adult learners.
Previously, Thao Dang-Williams served for six years as Dean of Extended Education for Webster's St. Louis metropolitan locations at Gateway, Westport and WingHaven. In that position, she worked with Webster University's five schools and colleges to enhance student services, led a coordinated enrollment effort, strengthened programs for both undergraduate and graduate students, and built educational partnerships in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
Dr. Dang-Williams has had an extensive career in higher education. At Ranken Technical College, she held the positions of Assistant Registrar, instructor, and then later became the first female department chair of the college. She then assumed the position of Dean of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at St. Louis Community College. She has been with Webster since 2010, serving first as the Associate Dean for the College of Arts & Sciences and then as Interim Associate Vice President and Director of the Online Learning Center, prior to her appointment as Dean of Extended Education in 2014.
Dr. Dang-Williams earned her BA cum laude with a double major in Communication and Government with a minor in the Classics from Monmouth College. She also holds an MA in Communication and an EdD in Higher Education Administration, both from Saint Louis University.
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- Member of the Faculty & Staff
- Recruitment Coordinator
Vincent C. Flewellen joined Webster University in October, 2018. He provides key leadership for the University's core value of advancing diversity and inclusion as part of the educational mission through the University's network of domestic and international locations.
With almost two decades of experience weaving diversity, inclusion and equity into the culture of education in the St. Louis area, Flewellen most recently served as director of equity & inclusion at The College School in Webster Groves. Before taking his role at The College School, he taught in the Ladue School District and for Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School. He also served as center director of the University City Children's Center. Additionally, Flewellen has served as an adjunct professor at the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis for the past six years, and he served as a consultant to Washington University in St. Louis in 2006 and 2007. For the past 16 years, he has served as a consultant on diversity and inclusion issues for a variety of schools and organizations, including: the Kirkwood School District; the John Burroughs School; the Forsyth School; the Cochran Community Center; and FOCUS St. Louis.
Flewellen has also served as the director of development for St. Louis non-profit Neighborhood Houses (now known as Unleashing Potential). Flewellen served as managing director of program for Teach For America-St. Louis and he was the speakers bureau coordinator for the Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. Flewellen holds a Master of Social Work from the Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis and his BA in education is from Maryville University.
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- Recruitment Coordinator / Office Representative
Visit one of the cradles of Western civilization and democracy by attending the University's campus located in Athens, Greece, nestled at the foot of the Acropolis.
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- Org and Admin in Health Administration ( LTRK {LT} Host Zoom )
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- Human Resource Management in Health Administration ( LTRK Host Zoom )
Will Hocker receives his NCAA Division III golf championship ring
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- Director
- Member of the Faculty & Staff