Steering Committee

 2025-2026 Steering Committee

Leslie Kropa Assistant Director of Student Success and Engagement, Residence Life Co-Chair
Kayla Stepinac Academic Advisor/ Retention Specialist, Gloria S. Williams Advisement Center Co-Chair
Barbara Andrew  Dean, Honors Program and Professor, Philosophy 
Jane Austin  Professor, Psychology
Gamin Bartle  Chief Information Officer
Theresa Bivaletz Social Worker for Student Support & Resources
Lauren Cedeno Associate Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Paoloah Chaparro Academic Advisor/ Retention Specialist, Gloria S. Williams Advisement Center
Laura Di Summa Associate Professor, Department of History, Philosophy, and Liberal Studies
Sharmila Pixy Ferris Professor, Communication
Djanna Hill  Associate Dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Linda Kavan Senior Associate Director, Alumni Engagement and Philanthropy
Jacqueline Kohler Assistant Director of Financial Aid, WPOnline
Sobia Mahmood

Director of Institutional Equity and Compliance/ Title IX Coordinator,
Ethics Liaison Officer
Loretta McLaughlin Vignier Chief of Staff  
Jenny Nesenjuk Assistant Director and Employer Relations Lead, Career Development Center
Cindy Nino Graduate Advising & Recruiting Coordinator, Cotsakos College of Business
Johanna Prado  Director, Center for Degree Completion and Adult Learning