KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY - Key Persons


Abi Derosa

Job Titles:
  • Circulation and Stacks Maintenance / Library Assistant

Adrian Epps

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Albert Jimenez

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Educational Leadership, Interim

Alice Pate

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Dean

Alison Keefe

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean of Graduate Programs

Allison Durant

Job Titles:
  • Allison Durant Talent Acquisition Specialist

Amanda Nelis GIL

Job Titles:
  • Interlibrary Services / Library Assistant

Amanda Roper

Job Titles:
  • Amanda Roper Employee Data Specialist

Amy Barker

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Design Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor

Amy Jones

Job Titles:
  • Curriculum Support Manager

Amy Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Amy Phillips Deputy CHRO, HR Operations

Ana Ayala

Job Titles:
  • Ana Ayala Administrative Assistant

Andrew Payne

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Aniruddha Bagchi

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis, Interim

Ann Graham

Job Titles:
  • Ann Graham Program Assistant

Ann Mills

Job Titles:
  • Ann Mills Cataloging & Metadata Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor
  • Streaming Media

Anna Cohen GIL

Job Titles:
  • Interlibrary Services / Library Assistant

Arvin Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Director, School of Instructional Technology and Innovation, Interim

Ashley Dupuy

Job Titles:
  • Ashley Dupuy Department Chair of Public Services / Librarian Associate Professor
  • Chairman, Department of Public Services
  • Student Outreach

Ashley Hoffman

Job Titles:
  • Ashley Hoffman Research Support Librarian, Team Lead Research & Scholarship / Librarian Associate Professor

Barbara Gainey

Job Titles:
  • Assistant to the Dean

Ben Rybolt

Job Titles:
  • Physics

Benjamin Klein

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Bo Yang

Job Titles:
  • College of Science and Mathematics

Bonnie Acton Stacks

Job Titles:
  • Bonnie Acton Stacks Coordinator / Library Associate

Brett Katzman

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Brian Culp

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Health Promotion and Physical Education, Interim

Brooke Erwin

Job Titles:
  • Brooke Erwin Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Bryan McGovern

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, History and Philosophy, Interim

Cameron Coates

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean of Operations

Carey Huddlestun

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor

Catherine (Katie) Kaukinen

Job Titles:
  • Dean
Catherine (Katie) Kaukinen Dean ckaukin1@kennesaw.edu Alice Pate Assistant to the Dean apate9@kennesaw.edu Barbara Gainey Assistant to the Dean bgainey@kennesaw.edu Thierry Leger Senior Associate Dean tleger@kennesaw.edu Ruth Goldfine Associate Dean, Interim rgoldin@kennesaw.edu VACANT Associate Dean for Faculty/Student Development and Strategic Initiatives @kennesaw.edu VACANT Associate Dean for Academic Affairs @kennesaw.edu VACANT Assistant Dean of Research @kennesaw.edu Laura Beth Daws Director, School of Communication and Media, Interim ldaws@kennesaw.edu Charity Butcher Director, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development, Interim jbock2@kennesaw.edu Laura Palmer Chair, Technical Communication and Interactive Design lpalme32@kennesaw.edu John Havard Chair, English jhavard@kennesaw.edu Olaf Berwald Chair, World Languages and Cultures oberwald@kennesaw.edu Teresa Raczek Chair, Geography and Anthropology traczek@kennesaw.edu Bryan McGovern Chair, History and Philosophy, Interim bmcgover@kennesaw.edu Cécile Accilien Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies caccilie@kennesaw.edu Kerwin Swint Director, School of Government and International Affairs kswint@kennesaw.edu Corinne McNamara Chair, Psychological Science cmcnama4@kennesaw.edu Jennifer McMahon-Howard Chair, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Interim jmcmaho7@kennesaw.edu

Catherine Durant Student

Job Titles:
  • Catherine Durant Student Assistant

Charity Butcher

Job Titles:
  • Director, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development, Interim

Chelsee Dickson

Job Titles:
  • Scholarly Communications Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor

Chris Morris

Job Titles:
  • Interim Director of Collection Development / Librarian Assistant Professor

Chris Sharpe

Job Titles:
  • Chris Sharpe Director of Access Services / Librarian Associate Professor

Christian Lear

Job Titles:
  • Resources Management Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor

Christin Collins

Job Titles:
  • Discovery Librarian / Librarian
  • Library System

Christina Holm Instruction

Job Titles:
  • Christina Holm Instruction Coordinator, Team Lead Teaching & Learning / Librarian Associate Professor

Christina Scherrer

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Christine Arabatzis

Job Titles:
  • Christine Arabatzis Human Resources Business Partner

Chuck Meacham

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Theatre and Performance Studies

Corinne McNamara

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Psychological Science

Cynthia Burton

Job Titles:
  • Cynthia Burton Benefits Manager

Darian Hailes Library

Job Titles:
  • Darian Hailes Library Application Support Specialist

David Buckman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Inclusive Education, Interim

David Burns

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Marketing & Professional Sales

David Evans

Job Titles:
  • David Evans Assistant Vice President & Dean of Library Services / Librarian Professor
  • Dean and Assistant Vice President of Library Services
  • Library System

David Stollberg

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Engineering Technology

Debra Hill

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the Provost

Dr. Catherine Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Assistant Vice President of Museums, Archives & Rare Books Director of the Museum of History and Holocaust Education
Dr. Catherine Lewis has been a museum director and university administrator since 2003, faculty member since 1997, and is...

Dr. Ivan Pulinkala

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Academic Affairs Team
  • Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Interim
  • Vice President for Academic Affairs
Ivan Pulinkala is the Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Kennesaw State University. Pulinkala founded the Program in Dance at KSU in 2005...

Dr. Julie Newell

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Kennesaw State
  • Special Assistant to the Provost
Dr. Julie Newell is the Special Assistant to the Provost and Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Kennesaw State...

Dr. LaJuan Simpson-Wilkey

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President
  • Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. LaJuan Simpson-Wilkey serves as Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs. A graduate of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee...

Dr. Leigh Funk

Job Titles:
  • Interim Executive Director of Institutional Quality and Accreditation
  • Office of Accreditation and Policy
Leigh Funk is the Interim Executive Director of Institutional Quality and Accreditation providing leadership for the planning and evaluation of institutional quality relating to the...

Dr. Michael Rothlisberger

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President for Academic Strategy and Finance
Michael Rothlisberger is the Assistant Vice President for Academic Strategy and Finance. Michael is a three-time alumnus of Kennesaw State University…

Dr. Michele DiPietro

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director for Faculty Development, Recognition, and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Dr. Michele DiPietro is the Executive Director for Faculty Development, Recognition, and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and a Professor in...

Dr. Sheb True

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Professional Education, and Strategic Initiatives
Associate Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Professional Education, and Strategic Initiatives Sheb True is currently the Associate Vice Provost for Global Engagement and the interim Dean of the Graduate College...

Elizabeth Friedly

Job Titles:
  • Elizabeth Friedly Electronic Resources Assistant

Ellie Burell Student

Job Titles:
  • Engagement and Marketing Strategist / Librarian Assistant Professor
  • Student Engagement and Marketing Strategist / Librarian

Emily Keyser

Job Titles:
  • Emily Keyser Program Assistant

Emily Lord

Job Titles:
  • Emily Lord Human Resources Generalist ( AUX )

Eric Buckenmeyer Collections

Job Titles:
  • Strategist Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor

Ethel King-McKenzie

Job Titles:
  • Bagwell College Education

Gabrielle Smith

Job Titles:
  • Gabrielle Smith Employee Data Specialist

Hannah Lawrence

Job Titles:
  • Hannah Lawrence Acquisitions Specialist

Harrison Long

Job Titles:
  • Dean, Interim

Heather Hankins

Job Titles:
  • Heather Hankins Institutional Repository Supervisor
  • Social Media Ethics

Helen Bisesi

Job Titles:
  • Helen Bisesi Office Manager

Helene Davis

Job Titles:
  • Helene Davis Employee Data Specialist

Holly Fronk

Job Titles:
  • Holly Fronk Benefits Specialist

Horace W. Sturgis

Job Titles:
  • Library

Hyun (Leah) Kim

Job Titles:
  • Director of Technical Services / Librarian Associate Professor

Ian Ferguson

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Irish Horsey

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Construction Management, Interim

Ivan Jorrin Abellan

Job Titles:
  • Research Catalyst Associate Dean, Interim

Jackie Blanton-Watkins

Job Titles:
  • Acquisitions & Licensing Librarian / Librarian

Jeanne Bohannon

Job Titles:
  • Composition & Literature

Jennifer Carter

Job Titles:
  • Jennifer Carter Program Assistant

Jennifer McMahon-Howard

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Interim

Jennifer Wade-Berg

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Student Success

Jessie Graiser

Job Titles:
  • Benefits Specialist

Jesús Castro-Balbi

Job Titles:
  • Director, Dr. Bobbie Bailey School of Music

Joe Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Art and Design

John Havard

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, English

Johnson Reserves

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator / Library Associate
  • Matt Dinoff Johnson Reserves Coordinator / Library Associate

Joselyn Giron Rivera

Job Titles:
  • Joselyn Giron Rivera Interlibrary Services Coordinator / Library Associate

Judy Reardon Reference

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator / Librarian Assistant Professor

Kadian Callahan

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Faculty and Student Success

Kandice Porter

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Interim

Karen Doster-Greenleaf

Job Titles:
  • Director of Research & Instructional Services / Librarian Associate Professor

Karen McDonnell

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President of Human Resources, CHRO

Karin Bennedsen

Job Titles:
  • Research Support Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor

Kathryn Bedette

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Student Success and Accreditation
  • Chairman, Architecture, Interim

Kathy Rechsteiner

Job Titles:
  • Kathy Rechsteiner Executive Administrative Assistant

Ken Keating

Job Titles:
  • Mathematics

Kerwin Swint

Job Titles:
  • Director, School of Government and International Affairs

Kevin Ozeryansky Johnson Student

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Supervisor / Library Associate
  • Kevin Ozeryansky Johnson Student Assistant Supervisor / Library Associate

Kevin Stokes

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Physics

Khawaja Saeed

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Information Systems and Security

Kojo Mensa-Wilmot

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Kristina Clement

Job Titles:
  • Student Outreach and Sponsored Programs Librarian / Librarian

Laura Beth Daws

Job Titles:
  • Director, School of Communication and Media, Interim

Laura Bonilla GIL

Job Titles:
  • Interlibrary Services / Library Assistant

Laura Palmer

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Technical Communication and Interactive Design

Laura Stanley

Job Titles:
  • Data Services Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor

Lauren Taglialatela

Job Titles:
  • Psychology

Laurie Aycock

Job Titles:
  • Laurie Aycock Government Information Librarian / Librarian Associate Professor

Laurie Tis

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Social Work and Human Services, Interim

Lei Li

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Information Technology, Interim

Lesley Hitson

Job Titles:
  • Lesley Hitson Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Leslie Blackwell

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean and Director of Choral Activities, Interim

Leslie Drost First

Job Titles:
  • First - Year Experience Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor

Li Chen

Job Titles:
  • Li Chen Director of Systems and Online Services / Librarian Professor

Linda Golian-Lui

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean of Library Services and Library Director
  • Associate Dean, Leader of Engagement & Assessment Services Team / Librarian Professor

Lindsey Schroeder

Job Titles:
  • Lindsey Schroeder Talent Acquisition Specialist

Lisa Duke

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Administration and Operations

Lisa Haskett

Job Titles:
  • Lisa Haskett Human Resources Business Partner

Liselle Hansraj

Job Titles:
  • Liselle Hansraj Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Liz Harrison

Job Titles:
  • Biology - Molecular and Cellular

Lucy Ndungu

Job Titles:
  • Lucy Ndungu Human Resources Coordinator

Lynn Andrade

Job Titles:
  • Lynn Andrade Human Resources Generalist

M.A. Karim

Job Titles:
  • Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Manda Sexton

Job Titles:
  • Assessment & User Experience Librarian / Librarian

Margaret (Lori) Lowder

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
  • Associate Vice Provost for Student Success, Interim

Marianne Huggins

Job Titles:
  • Marianne Huggins Office Clerical Lead III

Marie Day

Job Titles:
  • Systems Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor

Mark Forehand

Job Titles:
  • Special Assistant to the Provost, Graduate College Admissions
  • Special Assistant to the Provost, Interim

Mark Geil

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean of Research and Operations

Mark Kirkley Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Mark Kirkley Johnson Circulation Manager

Mark Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Marla M. Bell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Academic Affairs Team
  • Associate Vice Provost for Student Success
  • Professor of Statistics
Marla M. Bell is a professor of Statistics and currently serves as the Associate Vice Provost for Student Success at Kennesaw State...

Marsha Barsky

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Dance

Martin Hudson

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Interim

Mary Margaret Cornwell

Job Titles:
  • Research Support Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor

Maxayn Smothers

Job Titles:
  • HR Creative Design Manager

Melanie Uken

Job Titles:
  • Melanie Uken Human Resources Business Partner

Melissa Driver

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Quality Enhancement, Interim

Micki Tucker

Job Titles:
  • Micki Tucker Compensation Specialist

Mitchell Palmer

Job Titles:
  • Mitchell Palmer Employee Fitness Center Manager

Mona Sinha

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Interim

Monica Swahn

Job Titles:
  • Dean

NeeNee Mack

Job Titles:
  • Employee Data Specialist

Nick Gifford

Job Titles:
  • Circulation and Stacks Maintenance / Library Assistant

Nikki Palamiotis

Job Titles:
  • Senior Assistant Dean of Graduate Enrollment Management

Nimisha Patel

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Secondary and Middle Grades Education

Olaf Berwald

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, World Languages and Cultures

Olga Koz

Job Titles:
  • Olga Koz Senior Research Support Librarian / Librarian Associate Professor

Orie Thornton

Job Titles:
  • Orie Thornton Director, HR Business Partners

Pam B. Cole

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President
  • Member of the Academic Affairs Team
  • Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Pam B. Cole serves as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs. A native of Pilgrims Knob, Virginia, she received...

Pam Smith

Job Titles:
  • Pam Smith Manager, HR Management Services

Pamela Beckerman

Job Titles:
  • Pamela Beckerman Deputy CHRO, Strategy and Director, Talent Acquisition

Paola Spoletini

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean of Research, Interim

Paul Parker

Job Titles:
  • Registrar or Designee

Paula Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Research, Interim
  • Chairman, Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Interim

Peter Fielding

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Rachel Cooke

Job Titles:
  • Curriculum Support Specialist

Rachel Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Rachel Johnson Office Manager

Rachel Schrauben Yeates

Job Titles:
  • Institutional Repository Specialist

Rachelle Stiver

Job Titles:
  • Rachelle Stiver Human Resources Business Partner

Raquel Monterroso

Job Titles:
  • Raquel Monterroso Talent Acquisition Specialist

Rebecca Rutherfoord

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Computer Science, Interim

Renee Butler

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Robin Cheramie

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Ronda Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Ronda Murphy Talent Acquisition Specialist

Rosemary Humphrey

Job Titles:
  • Resource Sharing Librarian / Librarian Assistant Professor

Ruth Goldfine

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Interim

Sam Garbe

Job Titles:
  • Sam Garbe Student Employment Program Coordinator

Sandy Weaver

Job Titles:
  • Sandy Weaver Benefits Reconciliation Specialist

Scott Reese

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

Sean Ellermeyer

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Mathematics
  • Senior Associate Dean of Operations and Faculty Affairs, Interim

Sean P. Crampton

Job Titles:
  • Assessment Services Team Progam Assistant

Sharon Sherlock

Job Titles:
  • Sharon Sherlock Classification & Compensation Manager

Shenee Owens

Job Titles:
  • Shenee Owens Human Resources Generalist

Sherrill Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Director, School of Data Science and Analytics

Soon Lee

Job Titles:
  • Bagwell College Education

Steve Smalt

Job Titles:
  • Director, School of Accountancy

Steve Webb

Job Titles:
  • Circulation and Stacks Maintenance / Library Assistant

Steven Phelan

Job Titles:
  • Director, Michael a Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality

Sturgis Reserves

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator / Library Associate
  • Kyro Huddleston Sturgis Reserves Coordinator / Library Associate

Sumanth Yenduri

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Sumit Chakravarty

Job Titles:
  • Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Sunanda Dissanayake

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Susan Dyess

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean
  • Director, Wellstar School of Nursing, Interim

Susan Rouse

Job Titles:
  • History & Philosophy

Svetlana Peltsverger

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean
  • Chairman, Software Engineering & Game Development, Interim

Tamara Gaddis

Job Titles:
  • Tamara Gaddis Data Integrity Analyst

Tammy Langley

Job Titles:
  • Tammy Langley Talent Acquisition Specialist

Tammy McCain

Job Titles:
  • Compensation Analyst

Teresa Raczek

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Geography and Anthropology

Thierry Leger

Job Titles:
  • Dean
  • Senior Associate

Thomas Leeper

Job Titles:
  • Chemistry

Tiffany Esmat

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Exercise Science and Sport Management, Interim

Tiffany Layden

Job Titles:
  • Tiffany Layden Human Resources Business Partner

Tiffany Weems

Job Titles:
  • Tiffany Weems Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Tim Blumentritt

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Timothy Zeigler

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Mechanical Engineering, Interim

Todd Carper

Job Titles:
  • Todd Carper Human Resources Business Partner

Tomeka Jackson Metadata

Job Titles:
  • Professional / Staff Development
  • Tomeka Jackson Metadata Specialist

Traci Redish

Job Titles:
  • Dean for Strategic Partnerships and Priorities, Interim

Turaj Ashuri

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean of Research, Interim

Tyvon Chisum

Job Titles:
  • Circulation Manager

Ugena Whitlock

Job Titles:
  • Dean, Interim

Victoria Noyes

Job Titles:
  • Victoria Noyes Human Resources Coordinator

Xueying Chen

Job Titles:
  • Xueying Chen Monographs Management Librarian / Librarian Associate Professor

Yolanda Knighten

Job Titles:
  • Yolanda Knighten Acquisitions Specialist

Yong Shi

Job Titles:
  • College of Computing and Software Engineering

Yusun Chang

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Interim