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Xavier University Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Xavier University Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

University Governance and Administration


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Board of Trustees

Ms. Shakila T. Ahmad
Director of Business Management
Allergy & Asthma Specialty Center
West Chester, OH
 
Ms. Donna Jones Baker
Former President & CEO
Urban League of Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Vincent C. Caponi
Chair, Xavier University’s Board of Trustees
Retired - President and CEO
St. Vincent’s Health Services
Bridgeport, CT
 
Michael D. Class, S.J.
Chaplain
Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools         
Traverse City, MI
 
Mr. Michael J. Conaton
Retired - Vice Chairman
The Midland Company
Cincinnati, OH
 
Kevin M. Crawford, M.D.
Forefront Dermatology
Seymour, IN 
 
Mr. Stephen G. Cuntz
President & CEO
BlueStar, Inc
Hebron, KY
 
Justin Daffron, S.J.
Vice President Mission & Identity
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
 
Walter C. Deye, S.J.
Rector
Cincinnati Jesuit Community
Cincinnati, OH
 
Dr. Michael R. Fortin
Corporate Vice President
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA
 
Dr. Colleen Hanycz
President
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
 
Robert S. Heidt, Jr., M.D.
Wellington Orthopaedic
Cincinnati, OH 
 
Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J.
President
Creighton University
Omaha, NE
 
Mrs. Ann Finefrock Hoffman
President/Co-owner
Hoffman & Albers Interiors
Cincinnati, OH
 
Ms. Natasha A. Holiday
Managing Director
Municipal Finance
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
New York, NY
 
Barbara J. Howard, Esq.
Barbara J. Howard Co., LPA
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Damon D. Jones
Chief Communications Officer
The Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Gregory G. Joseph
Vice President
Joseph Auto Group
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. David L. Joyce
Retired Vice Chair
General Electric Company
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. John B. Maydonovitch
Former - Chief Executive Officer
MCE Technology
San Jose, CA
 
Mr. Michael E. McCaw
Owner and Co-Chairman
Belflex Staffing Network
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. W. Rodney McMullen
Chairman & CEO
The Kroger Co.
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Ralph S. Michael, III
President & CEO
Fifth Third Bank, Greater Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
 
Ms. Penny Kereiakes Pomeranz
Co-Founder & Director of Public Relations
ProScan Imaging
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. John S. Prout
Retired - President & CEO
TriHealth, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
 
Dr. Janet Butler Reid
CEO
BRBS World, LLC
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Timothy J. Reilly
President
St. Xavier High School
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Timothy J. Schroeder
President & CEO
Clinical Trial & Consulting Services
Cincinnati, OH
 
Ms. Rebecca Kohlhepp Scullin
Treasurer
Xamass Partners LLC
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Thomas F. Sedler
Treasurer
Home City Ice Co.
Cincinnati, OH
 
John Thiede, S.J.
Associate Professor of Theology
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
 
Mr. Theodore H. Torbeck
Retired - President & CEO
Cincinnati Bell Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
 
William Verbryke, S.J.
President
Brebeuf Jesuit Prepatory School
Indianapolis, IN
 
Ms. Kathlyn R. Wade
CEO
Learning Through Art, Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mrs. Katherine S. Zanotti
Retired - Chief Executive Officer
Arbonne International, LLC
Irvine, CA
 
Trustees Emeriti
 
Mr. Gordon F. Brunner
Retired - Chief Technology Officer
The Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Robert H. Castellini
Chairman
Castellini Company
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Thomas G. Cody
Retired - Vice Chairman
Macy’s Inc.
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. James W. Duff
Retired President & CEO
CoreSource, Inc.
Northbrook, IL
 
Mr. Charles P. Gallagher
Chairman & CEO
Gallagher Enterprises LLC
Denver, CO
 
Mrs. Louise Head
Civic Leader
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mrs. Catherine H. Kennedy
Civic Leader
Indianapolis, IN
 
Mr. Donald P. Klekamp, Esq.
Senior Partner
Keating, Muething & Klekamp, P.L.L.
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Robert J. Kohlhepp
Xamass Partners LLC
Cincinnati, OH
 
John LaRocca, S.J.
Professor
Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Lawrence A. Leser
Retired Chairman
The E.W. Scripps Company
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Joseph A. Pichler
Retired - Chairman & CEO
The Kroger Co.
Cincinnati, OH
 
Mr. Stephen S. Smith
Executive Vice President
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia, PA 
 
Mr. Robert A. Sullivan
President & CEO
Fifth Third Bank
Chicago, IL
 
 

University Administration

 

Colleen Hanycz                
President
 
Rashmi Assudani
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
 
Melissa Baumann
Provost & Chief Academic Officer
 
Philip Chick                            
Vice President for Financial Administration and CBO
 
Greg Christopher                             
Vice President for Administration and Athletic Director
 
Jeff Coleman                                    
Vice President for Risk Management
 
Rebecca Cull
General Counsel and Secretary to the Board
 
Walter Deye, S.J.
Rector, Jesuit Community and Member of the Board of Trustees
 
Jenni Dramis
Associate Vice President for Human Resources
 
Molly Dugan
Chair of Staff Advisory Committee
 
Jeff Edwards                                    
Associate Provost and Chief Information Officer
 
Joseph H. Feldhaus                
Senior Counsel
 
Cynthia Geer
Dean, College of Professional Sciences
 
Tom Hayes                                        
Dean, Williams College of Business
 
David Johnson                     
Associate Provost and Chief Student Affairs Officer
 
Russell Lacey                          
Dean, Graduate School
 
Judith Lewis                            
Interim Dean, College of Nursing
 
Gary R. Massa
Vice President for University Relations
 
Aaron Meis
Vice President for Enrollment Management
 
David Mengel
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
 
Katherine Miefert
Associate General Counsel
 
Debra Mooney                                  
Vice President for Mission and Identity/CMO
 
Doug Olberding
UPRC Faculty Representative
 
Kelly Pokrywka                               
Associate VP for Enrollment Management & Student Success
 
Doug Ruschman                               
Associate VP for Marketing and Communications
 
Shawn Schuler                                  
Associate VP for Financial Planning and Budget
 
Robert M. Sheeran                
Vice President for Facilities
 
Dustin Thorn
Chair, Faculty Committee
 
Norma Townsel                                
Interim Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion