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Leadership Council 

 

Stephanie Schmader

BS Business Management, 1998
MBA, 2023
President
Member – Distinguished Student Success Scholarship Committee, Distinguished Alumni Awards Committee, Distinguished Student Awards Committee, Enrollment Advisory Committee, and New Member Interest & Onboarding Committee


Matt Spadaccia

BFA Theatre Production, 2019
President-Elect
Member – Community Engagement Committee, and New Member Interest & Onboarding Committee

 

Ken Selig

BA Journalism and Mass Communication, 1997
Historian
Co-Chair - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Member – Community Engagement Committee and Mentorship Program Committee

 

Brian Binder

BA Journalism, 2006
Chair – Distinguished Student Awards Committee
Co-Chair – Enrollment Advisory Committee
Member – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee

 

Melissa Botta-Havran

MEd Education, 2022
Chair – Mentorship Program Committee
Co-Chair - New Member Interest and Onboarding Committee
Member - Community Engagement Committee


Amanda Bytzura

BA Multimedia, 2014
MBA, 2015
Chair - Distinguished Alumni Awards Committee
Member - Distinguished Student Awards Committee and Community Engagement Committee

 

Cathryn "CC" Calhoun

BA Psychology, 2007
MA Organizational Leadership, 2012
Chair - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

 

Kelly Coccia

BA Journalism and Mass Communication, 2001
Co-Chair - Community Engagement Committee, Distinguished Alumni Awards Committee, and Distinguished Student Success Scholarship Committee
Member – Distinguished Student Awards Committee and Enrollment Advisory Committee

 

Brian Hatgelakas

BA Broadcasting, 2007
Chair - New Member Interest and Onboarding Committee
Member – Enrollment Advisory Committee

 

Rachel Hienz

BA Journalism and Mass Communication, 1990
MA Adult Learning and Training, 2021
Chair – Enrollment Advisory Committee
Member – Community Engagement Committee, Distinguished Alumni Awards Committee

 

Karen Molessa

BFA Theatre Arts (MT), 1995
Co-Chair - Distinguished Student Awards Committee
Lead - South Region Alumni Group

 

Veronika Panagiotou

BA Psychology, 2011
PhD Community Engagement, 2021
Chair - Distinguished Student Success Scholarship Committee
Member – Enrollment Advisory Committee

 

Carrie Potter-Murray

BA Arts, Mass Journalism and Communication, 2009
PhD Leadership and Administration, 2020
Co-Chair – Mentorship Program Committee
Member – Distinguished Alumni Awards Committee, Distinguished Student Awards

 

Deborah Phillips

PhD Community Engagement, 2021
Chair - Community Engagement Committee

 

Jenine Smith

BA Arts Management, HR Management, 2001
Co-Chair – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee,
Member – Community Engagement Committee, Enrollment Advisory Committee and New Member Interest and Onboarding Committee

Samuel Bennett

Ed.D, Educational Leadership & Administration, 2025
Community Engagement Committee, Distinguished Student Success Scholarships Committee, Mentorship Program Committee

 

Geert Bijl

Business Administration, 2021
Community Engagement Committee, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

 

Kari Carbone

BA, Journalism/Mass Communication, 1996
MBA, 2000
Mentorship Program Committee

 

Miracle Green

Masters, Curriculum & Instruction, 2019
Ed.D, Leadership & Administration, 2023
Community Engagement Committee, Mentorship Program Committee

 

Prim Green

BA, Broadcast Production and Media Management, 2019
MBA, Sports, Arts, and Entertainment & International Business, 2021
Distinguished Student Award Committee, Distinguished Student Success Scholarship Committee, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Community Engagement Committee, Mentorship Program Committee

 

Natasha Kyler

Bachelors, Public Relations and Advertising, 2025
Community Engagement Committee, Mentorship Program Committee

 

Ja'Quan Lavender

Alumni, 2014-2016
Mentorship Program Committee

 

David Lori

BA Psychology, 1995
Mentorship Program Committee 

 

Nicole Martin

BA, Journalism and Mass Communication, 1996
MA, Organizational Leadership, 2008
MA, Curriculum and Instruction, 2014
Comm unity Engagement Committee

 

Ramon Nance

BS, Business Administration, 2004
Distinguished Alumni Awards Committee, Community Engagement Committee, Mentorship Program Committee

 

Alexis (Lexi) Nugent

BS, Sports, Art, and Entertainment Management, 2017
Community Engagement Committee, Mentorship Program Committee

 

Jonathan Rebholz

MBA, International Business, 2010
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, Mentorship Program Committee

 

Rebekah Sedwick

BS, Human Resources Management, 2012
Community Engagement Committee, Mentorship Program Committee

 

Raul Toledo

BA, Cinema Production, 2019
Distinguished Alumni Award Committee, Distinguished Student Award Committee