Initiative Team Leads
Campus Infrastructure
Co- Chairs:
Kristen Kurland, Faculty, College of Fine Arts and Heinz College
Keith Webster, Dean, University Libraries
Academic Policies and Practices
Co-Chairs:
Marsha Lovett, Associate Vice Provost for Educational Innovation and Learning Analytics
Amy Burkert, Vice Provost for Education
Holistic Improvements to Advising across the Life Cycle
Chair:
Jen Gilbride-Brown, Staff, Department of Vice Provost for Education
Mentoring of Doctoral Students
Co-Chairs:
Jeanne VanBriesen, Faculty, College of Engineering
Scott Sandage, Faculty, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Leadership Academy for CMU Faculty & Staff
Co- Chairs:
Michelle Piekutowski, Associate Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
Creating a Faculty Ecosystem of Support
Co Chairs:
Diana Marculescu, Faculty, College of Engineering
Marlene Behrmann, Faculty, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Members of Initiative Teams
Kim Abel, Assistant Vice President, Professional Development Services
Surya Aggarwal, Ph.D. Student, Mellon College of Science
Lawrence Ales, Faculty, Tepper School of Business
Eric Anderson, Faculty and Senior Associate Dean, College of Fine Arts
Bruce Armitage, Faculty, Mellon College of Science
Julie Azzam, Staff, College of Fine Arts
Linda Babcock, Faculty, Heinz College
Sarika Bajaj, Undergraduate Student, College of Engineering
Richelle Bernazzoli, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Research and National Fellowships
Jeff Bigham, Faculty, School of Computer Science
Cory Bird, Undergraduate Student, Mellon College of Science
Treci Bonime, Assistant Dean, College of Engineering
DJ Brasier, Faculty, Mellon College of Science
Maggie Braun, Associate Dean, Mellon College of Science
Nathaniel Breg, Ph.D. Student, Heinz College
Courtney Bryant, Staff, Office of the Provost for Faculty
Daragh Byrne, Special Intel Faculty, College of Fine Arts
Becki Campanaro, Faculty, Mellon College of Science
Elizabeth Campbell, Ph.D. Student, Tepper School of Business
Don Carter, Director, Remaking Cities Institute, College of Fine Arts
Mark Cato, Advisor, College of Fine Arts
David Chickering, Associate Director - Residential Education
Sarah College, Project Manager of Special Projects, Provost’s Office
Kathleen Conway, Staff, Tepper School of Business
Peter Cooke, Faculty, College of Fine Arts
Thomas Cortina, Faculty, School of Computer Science
David Creswell, Faculty, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Jason D’Antonio, Director, Health Professions Program, Mellon College of Science
Maureen Dasey-Morales, Associate Vice President for Community Health and Well- Being
Allison Del Giorno, Ph.D. Student, School of Computer Science
Julia Dennis, Masters Student, College of Fine Arts
Markus Deserno, Faculty, Mellon College of Science
Gary DiLisio, Principal Academic Advisor, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
David Eckhardt, Faculty, School of Computer Science
Ann English, Associate Dean, Finance and Operations, Heinz College
Pedro Ferreira, Faculty, Heinz College
Georgia Giatras, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Financial Strategies and Resource Planning
Jen Gilbride-Brown, Assistant Vice Provost for Strategic Academic Initiatives
Joel Greenhouse, Faculty, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Ashley Grice, Assistant Director, Alumni Relations
John Hannon, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs for Community Life
Kathryn Heidemann, Staff, Heinz College & College of Fine Arts
Wendy Hermann, Staff, Tepper School of Business
Chad Hershock, Director of Faculty and Graduate Student Programs, Eberly Center
Holly Hippensteel, Director of Title IX Initiatives
Matthew Hoolsema, Staff, Institutional Research and Analysis
Ken Hovis, Assistant Dean for Educational Initiatives, Mellon College of Science
Scott Hudson, Faculty, School of Computer Science
Kristin Hughes, Faculty, College of Fine Arts
Suguru Ishizaki, Faculty, Dietrich College for Humanities and Social Sciences
Annette Jacobson, Faculty, College of Engineering
Rubab Jafry O’Connor, Staff, Tepper School of Business
Benjamin Johnson- Staub, Undergraduate Student, School of Computer Science
Divyansh Kaushik, Graduate Student, School of Computer Science
Lisa Krieg, Associate Vice President & Director of Enrollment Services
John Lanyon, Staff, Academic Development
Kurt Larsen, Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies, College of Engineering
David Lassman, Faculty, Heinz College
Suzie Laurich- McIntyre, Assistant Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Phil LeDuc, Faculty, College of Engineering
Tim Leonard, Director, Alumni Relations
Marti Louw, Faculty, Human Computer Interaction Institute; Assistant Dean, IDeATe
Amanda Luby, Ph.D. Student, Dietrich College
Leanne Meyer, Staff, Tepper Accelerate Leadership Center
Ellie Monaco, Director, Learning and Performance
Steve Pajewski, Staff, Tepper School of Business
John Papinchak, University Registrar
Frank Pfenning, Faculty, School of Computer Science
Robert Reppe, Director, Design and Facility Development
Kathryn Roeder, Vice Provost for Faculty
Peter Scupelli, Faculty, College of Fine Arts
Howard Seltman, Director of Master's in Statistical Practice, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Shariq Shah, Undergraduate Student, College of Fine Arts
Maggie Sikora, Associate Director of Enrollment Services and Director of The HUB
Satbir Singh, Faculty, College of Engineering
Shernell Smith, Assistant Director, Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion
Karen Stump, Faculty, Mellon College of Science
Janel Sutkus, Director of Institutional Research and Analysis
Ana Maria Ulloa, Assistant Dean and Director, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Ana VanGulick, Faculty, Library
Stephanie Wallach, Assistant Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education
Theodore Warner, Undergraduate Student, Mellon College of Science
Lauren Warden-Rodgers, Staff, College of Engineering
Jennifer Wegner, Executive Director, Undergraduate Business Administration Program, Tepper School of Business
Emily Weiss, Staff, Eberly Center
Patience Whitworth, Director, Office of the Vice Provost for Education
Beth Wiser, Director, Visitor Experience
Vickie Woodhead, Staff, College of Engineering
David Yaron, Faculty, Mellon College of Science
Amy Yearwood, Associate Director of Enrollment Services for Summer Studies
Sevin Yeltekin, Faculty and Senior Associate Dean for Education, Tepper School of Business
Sai Gopal Yerneni, Ph.D. Student, College of Engineering
Eric Zhu, Undergraduate Student, School of Computer Science