Committees announced for COE, CPS and LAS dean searches

Committee members have been announced for the ongoing searches for the next deans of the College of Education (COE), College of Public Service (CPS), and College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences (LAS). Theses committees are actively reviewing applications and preparing to shortlist candidates for virtual interviews in the coming weeks. The members of each committee are listed below.

Recruitment for each position is ongoing, with the interview phase for each role scheduled to begin in March. Finalist interviews and campus engagement opportunities are anticipated in March and April.

The links for each job posting can be found here:

• Dean, COE: cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=36108 
• Dean, CPS: cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=36102
• Dean, LAS: cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=36101

Dean, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences 
Co-Chairs: 

• Susan Taylor – Vice Provost & Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education and Academic Planning; Professor of English 
• Regina Winters – Associate Dean, College of Public Service; Teaching Professor of Public Administration 

Committee Members: 

• Markus Moeder-Chandler – Assistant Teaching Professor, Counseling & Human Services (Faculty Assembly Representative) 
• Kim Uhl – Administrative Assistant III, Military Science (Staff Council Representative) 
• Sarah Hutton – Finance and HR Professional, Anthropology (Equity Advocate) 
• Kirsten Ortega – Associate Professor, English (LAS Faculty Representative) 
• Kevin Tvrdy – Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry (LAS Faculty Representative) 
• Barbara Headle – Teaching Professor, History (LAS Faculty Representative) 
• Steven Bistricky – Associate Director of Clinical Training & Associate Professor w/Tenure, Psychology (LAS Faculty Representative) 
• K. Maja Krakowiak – Co-Chair & Professor of Communication (LAS Faculty Representative) 
• Corrie West – Senior Director of Development, University Development (Staff Representative) 
• Michaela Steen – IT Senior Professional, Visual & Performing Arts (Staff Representative) 
• Laura McKernan – The Justice Center (Community Member) 
• Amanda Espinel – Graduate Student, LAS (Graduate Student Representative) 

Dean, College of Public Service 
Co-Chairs: 

• Ying Shang – Dean, College of Engineering and Applied Science 
• George Rus – Associate Dean, Letters, Arts, and Sciences 

Committee Members: 

• Laurel Bidwell – Associate Professor, Social Work (Faculty Assembly Representative) 
• Jevita Rogers – Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management & Financial Aid (Staff Council Representative) 
• Pam Sawyer – Director of Strategic Initiatives (Equity Advocate) 
• Cathy Simmons – Professor w/ Tenure, Department of Social Work (CPS Faculty Representative) 
• Henriikka Weir – Associate Professor, Criminal Justice (CPS Faculty Representative) 
• Edin Mujkic – Associate Professor w/ Tenure, Homeland Security (CPS Faculty Representative) 
• Ila DeBose – Clinical Assistant Professor & BSW Practicum Director (CPS Faculty Representative) 
• Kara Carnes-Holt – Professor, Counseling & Human Services (COE Faculty Representative) 
• Steve Recca – Director of the Center for Human Security (Staff Representative) 
• Cortney Strack-Loertscher – Business and Finance Operations Manager (Staff Representative) 
• Steve Parker – CPS Advisory Board (Community Member) 
• Matthew Dower – Graduate Student, College of Public Service (Graduate Student Representative) 

Dean, College of Education
Co-Chairs: 

• Minette Church – Associate Dean, Letters, Arts, and Sciences 
• Tabatha Farney – Associate Dean, Kramer Family Library 

Committee Members: 

• Chelsea Lawson – Teaching Professor, English (Faculty Assembly & Equity Advocate Representative) 
• Kylie Rogalla – Assistant Professor, Counseling & Human Services (Faculty Assembly)
• Jeremy Anderson – Associate Director of Operations, Dining & Hospitality (Staff Council Representative) 
• Patty Witkowsky – Associate Professor & Department Chair, Leadership, Research, and Foundations (COE Faculty Representative) 
• Monica Yoo – Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning (COE Faculty Representative) 
• Cory Gavitt – Associate Teaching Professor, Education (COE Faculty Representative) 
• Lori Notestine – Associate Teaching Professor, Counseling & Human Services (COE Faculty Representative) 
• Collin McAllister – Associate Professor w/ Tenure, Music (LAS Faculty Representative) 
• Sarah Long – Assistant Dean & Director of Student Affairs (Staff Representative) 
• Stacy Aldridge – District 12 Assistant Superintendent (Community Member) 
• Sofi Cruz – Graduate Student, SAHE Master of Arts (Graduate Student Representative)