Board of Trustees
Ibraheem T. Badejo (2018)
Joseph T. Fahey (1998)
Sr. Helen Flemington (2018)
Kenneth V. Hager (2007)
Sister Marie Joan Harris, CSJ, Ph.D. (2017)
J. Robert Hardin (2015)
Robert T. Hunter (2004)
Sister Mary Frances Johnson, CSJ, Ph.D. (2008)
David D. Kerr (2012)
Gregory M. Kratofil, Jr. (2015)
Vercie L. Lark (2014)
S. Mary Margaret Lazio (2017)
Patricia D. Lyon (2017)
Sister Shawn Madigan, CSJ, Ph.D. (2008)
Ellen S. Martin (2017)
Sister Mary McKay, CSJ, Ph.D. (2014)
Timothy D. O’Brien (2017)
Christine Ojile (2011)
Sister Irene O’Neill, CSJ, Ph.D. (2014)
Gary D. Smith (2016)
Phillip R. Smith (2018)
Mark C. Thompson, J.D. (2007)
Ana Valdez (2011)
Michael J. Van Dyke (2017)
Rick Weller (2007)
Executive Officers
Ronald A. Slepitza, Ph.D., CSJA (2006)
President. B.A., St. Vincent’s College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Maryland.
Sue Willcox, Ph.D. (1999)
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. B.A., Avila University; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Angie Heer (2011)
Vice President for Advancement and External Relations. B.S.B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.A., Avila University.
Alexandra Adams (2018)
Vice President for Enrollment Management and Athletics. B.S., Calumet College-St. Joseph; M.S., National-Louis University; Ed.D., Benedictine University.
Tim Klocko (2019)
Vice President of Finance. B.A., Science; M.B.A., Northwest University.
Administrative and Professional Staff
Dave Armstrong (2002)
Director of Mission Effectiveness and Campus Ministries. B.A., Benedictine College; M.P.S., Loyola University.
Jason F. Baldwin (2001)
Director of Student Life. B.F.A., M.S., Emporia State University.
David Deitch (2004)
Coordinator of Information Management. B.S., University of Florida; M.A., Kansas State University.
Michelle Driscoll (2014)
Registrar and Director of Registration and Student Records. B.A., Hannibal-LaGrange University; M.A., Olivet Nazarene University.
David Gebauer (1973)
Director of Maintenance, Residence Life.
Philip Gebauer (2017)
Enrollment and Retention Manager, Graduate Psychology. B.A., M.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University.
Darby Gough (2007)
Assistant Vice President of Student Development and Success. B.A., Western Washington University; M.A., Virginia Technical University.
Deanna Johnson (2015)
Senior Director of Development - Alumni and Annual Fund. B.S.B.A., Rockhurst University; M.S., DePaul University.
Anna McDonald (2011)
TRIO Project Director. B.A., Midland University; M.A., Creighton University.
Susie Mathern (2018)
Director of Human Resources. B.A., M.B.A., Drury University.
Alicia Murillo (1998)
Assessment Coordinator and Certification Officer. School of Education. B.A., M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Maggie Mohrfeld (2015)
Director of Development. B.S., M.S., University of Kansas.
Deanna Nelson (2012)
Senior Director of Development - Major Gifts. B.A., University of Memphis; M.P.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Josh Parisse (2016)
Assistant Vice President of Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions. B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.S., Avila University.
Darren Roubinek (2016)
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications. B.S., University of Kansas.
Holly Sanders (2016)
Director of Graduate Admissions. B.S., Southwest Baptist University; M.A., Avila University.
Joseph Sjuts (2003)
Controller. B.S., Midland Lutheran College; M.B.A., Bellevue University.
Mike Stuckey (2012)
Director of Campus Services.
Administrative and Professional Staff Emeritae
Sister Olive Louise Dallavis (1952)
President Emerita. B.M., Fontbonne University; M.M., University of Illinois.
Sister Marie Joan Harris, CSJ, Ph.D. (1970)
Provost Emerita. B.A., Fontbonne University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Members of the Full-time Faculty
Wendy Acker (1992)
Assistant Professor of Business and Chair of the School of Business. B.S., Kansas State University; M.B.A., Avila University; Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Amy Bucher (2003)
Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of California-Irvine; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Brian Buckler (1996)
Professor of Business and Director of Undergraduate Business Development. B.S., M.B.A., Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of Texas.
Natalie Cobb (2013)
Associate Professor of Education and Director of Clinical and Field-Based Experiences. B.S.E., M.S.E., Ed.D., University of Kansas.
Leah K. Gensheimer (2013)
Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., University of New Haven; M.A., Adelphi University; Ph.D., Michigan State University.
Daniel George (2005)
Professor of Management. B.S., University of Calcutta; Ph.D., University of Southern California.
Malcolm Gold (2013)
Associate Professor of Economics. B.A., University of Minnesota, Morris; M.S., Baylor University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Nilufer Guler (2015)
Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., Middle East Technical University; M.A., Ohio University; Ph.D., University of Missouri.
Stacy Keith (2012)
Associate Professor of Education, Chair of Education and Director of Graduate Education and Associate Dean of the College of Professional Schools. B.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.E., Graceland University; Ed.D., St. Louis University.
Gerald Larson (2008)
Associate Professor and Director of the Kinesiology Program. B.A., MidAmerica Nazarene University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Sue Ellen McCalley (1993)
Professor of Education. B.S., Northwestern University; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Teresa D. McClain (2001)
Lecturer in Psychology. B.A., Saint Mary College; M.S., Avila University.
Heather Noble (2016)
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of Counseling Psychology. B.A., Baker University; M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas.
Michael Norwood (2018)
Instructor of Kinesiology. Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Francis Xavier Roque Origanti (2011)
Associate Professor of Social Work and Chair of Social Sciences. B.A., M.S.W., Loyola College; Ph.D., Catholic University of America.
Marcia Smith Pasqualini (2006)
Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Psychology Department. B.S., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.
Bradley Poos (2014)
Assistant Professor of Education. B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., Rockhurst University; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Regina Staves (2005)
Associate Professor of Psychology. B.A., University of Kansas; M.S., Avila University; Ph.D., Capella University.
Jordan Wagge (2009)
Associate Professor of Psychology. B.S., Northern Kentucky University; M.A., Ph.D., Miami University.
Kelly Watson (2012)
Associate Professor of History. B.A., University of Maryland; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University.
Lindee Petersen Wilson (2002)
Assistant Professor and Field Director for the Social Work Program. B.S.W., B.A., M.S.W., University of Iowa.
Ling Zhang (2013)
Assistant Professor of Finance. B.A., Nankai University, China; M.S., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ph.D., Temple University.
Members of the Part-time/Adjunct Faculty
Advantage Institute for Professional Studies
James Biggs (2013)
B.S., Missouri State University; M.B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Shari Blank (1997)
B.A., University of Michigan; J.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Richard G. Bradford (2001)
B.A., William Paterson University; M.A., M.P.A., M.B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
James Doyle (2015)
B.S., M.P.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Karen Hendrix (2014)
B.A., William Jewell; M.B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Bonnie Johnson (2014)
B.S., Langston University; M.S., Kansas State University.
Sunny Jones (2012)
B.S., University of Central Missouri; M.S., Avila University.
J. Dale Marrant (2013)
B.B.A., M.B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Maureen Purcell (2009)
M.A., Fielding Graduate University; M.S., University of Kansas.
Joyce Rozmiarek-Hill, SPHR (2007)
B.S., M.S., Friends University.
Adrian Sargeant (2010)
Visiting Professor in the Hartsook Institute for Fundraising. M.B.A., Heriot-Watt University, Ph.D., University of Exeter.
Marchita Stanton (2005)
M.S.O.D., American University/NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science.
Jean Stephens (2007)
B.B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.S., Avila University.
Tony J. Taylor (2013)
B.S., Park University; M.B.A., Mid-America Nazarene University.
School of Business
J. Richard Anderson (2004)
B.A., M.B.A., Rockhurst University.
Christine Brough (2004)
B.A., Rockhurst University; M.S., Texas Women University.
Sara Carvalho (2006)
B.S., DeVry University; M.B.A., Avila University.
Jeff Randolph (2006)
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.B.A., Avila University.
Stan J. Salva (1991)
B.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S., University of Central Missouri.
School of Education
Lawrence Altman (2014)
B.S., Washington State University-St. Louis; J.D., Saint Louis University.
Tricia Betts (2003)
B.S., University of Central Missouri; M.A., Webster University; Ed.D., Saint Louis University.
Tyler Britt (2017)
B.S., M.Ed., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ed.S., University of Central Missouri.
Krista Calvert (2016)
B.S., Iowa State University; M.A., University of Kansas; Ed.D., University of Missouri.
Emily Cline (2017)
B.A., Rockhurst University; M.A., Webster University; Ed.D., Baker University.
Robert Ellis (2017)
B.A., Park University; M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Tereasa Gilmore (2012)
B.S., Southwest Baptist University; M.S., Kansas State University.
Jennifer Heller (2007)
B.A., B.S., M.S.Ed., Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Mallory Hilvitz (2014)
B.A., William Jewell College; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Britni Jarvis (2015)
B.A., William Jewell College; M.Ed., Rockhurst University.
Julie Jensen (2017)
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.S., University of Central Missouri; Ed.D., Baker University.
Amanda Kilgore (2014)
B.S., Avila University; M.A.Ed., Baker University; Ed.D., Walden University.
Stacy King (2017)
B.S., Avila University; M.A., Baker University; M.S., University of Phoenix; Doctoral Candidate, Baker University.
Diana Kornfeld (2016)
B.A., University of Kansas; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Allison Lawrence (2016)
B.S., Avila University; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Kansas.
Nancy “Carol” McLean (2014)
B.S., University of Kansas; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Charles McLean (2017)
Ed.D., Oklahoma State University.
Melissa Mattingly (2016)
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ed.D., St. Louis University.
Susanne Mitko (2006)
B.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; M.A., Avila University.
Ray Niboro (2015)
B.S., University of Central Missouri; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., University of Kansas.
Juan Rangel (2016)
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.Ed., Kansas State University.
Tiera Shrout (2012)
B.S., Central Missouri State University; M.A., Webster University.
Kristine Smith (2013)
B.A., Kansas State University; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Carla Sole (2006)
B.A., Southwest Baptist University; M.A., Southwest Missouri State University.
Adryan Steinberg (2017)
B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., MidAmerica Nazarene University; Ed.S., University of Central Missouri.
Tricia Trutzel-Betts (2004)
B.S., University of Central Missouri; M.A., Webster University; Ed.D., St. Louis University.
Barton Whaley (2007)
B.A., M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ed.S., University of Central Missouri.
Kevin Whaley (2017)
B.A., Park University; M.Ed., Ed.D., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ed.S., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Jeff Wieland (2014)
B.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.Ed., George Mason University.
School of Psychology
Matt Arnet (2007)
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.S., Avila University.
Karyn Bentley (2003)
B.A., Washington University; M.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
Barry Berglund (2007)
B.S., University of Missouri; B.A., University of Central Texas; M.S., Avila University.
Nekita Fuller (2008)
B.S., Park University; M.A., University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University.
Shani Higgins (2016)
B.A. Spelman College; Ph.D., University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Jennifer Keller (2014)
B.S., Northwest Missouri State University; M.A., Psy.D., Forest Institute of Professional Psychology.
L. Kenneth (Kent) Noel, II (2016)
M.Ed., Ed.S., Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia.
Jeff Peterson (2015)
B.A., University of Iowa; M.S., Walden University.
Eric Shult (2013)
M.S., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Memphis.
John Wade (2005)
B.A., University of Dallas; M.A., University of North Texas; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University.
Bart Whaley (2004)
B.A., M.Ed., Ed.S., University of Missouri-Columbia; Ed.S., University of Central Missouri.
Colleges Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Avila University
Kansas City, Missouri
Fontbonne University
St. Louis, Missouri
Mount St. Mary’s College
Los Angeles, California
The College of St. Catherine
St. Paul, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
The College of Saint Rose
Albany, New York
Addresses for Accreditation/Approval Agencies
The Higher Learning Commission and a Member of the North Central Association
230 South LaSalle St., Suite 7-500
Chicago, Illinois 60604-1411
800-621-7440 • fax 312-263-7462
Internet: info@hlcommission.org
International Accreditation Council for Business Education
P.O. Box 3960
Olathe, KS 66063
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri State Board of Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-4446
Address of Interest to Teacher Education Students:
Kansas Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
The Accreditation Council of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP):
1140 19th ST. NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036-0077
Internet: caepnet.org
The Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC):
595 New Loudon Road #265
Latham, New York 12110
Internet: http://mpcacaccreditation.org
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