University Council Members

University Council (UC) includes President’s Cabinet members, deans, staff and faculty from across the university.

UC holds a two-hour meeting each month. Members serve on the council for one to two years and are nominated for participation by their unit leaders.

Lucie Amberg
Director of Communications, Provost Office

Jamie Birch
Chief of Staff

Melissa Bledsoe, PhD
Dean, DCOAG

Brad Bodenhausen
VP, Community and Global Partnerships

Phil Bridges
Staff Senate Chair

Ken Brown, PhD
Chief Academic Strategy Officer

Collin Chastain
Student Body President

Jeff Coiner
Chief Information Officer

Jen Cox
University Space Manager, Director of Support Services

Jeremy Dickerson
Assistant Vice President Enrollment Management - Admissions and Outreach

Rachael Dockery
General Counsel, VP for Legal Affairs and Compliance

Brent Dunn
VP, University Advancement

Kim Finch
ED Leadership Program Director

Michael Foster
Chair of Faculty Senate

Teresa Frederick
Director, Residence Life, Housing, and Dining

Chelsey Giles
Director, Institutional Research

Mary Lynne Golden
Executive Assistant IV, Provost Office

Egon Heidendal, EdD
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness

Carissa Hoelscher, PhD
Interim Dean Graduate College

Julia Holmes
Deputy Compliance Officer

Tammy Jahnke, PhD
Dean, CNAS

Campbell Keele
Coordinator, Transfer Initiatives

Allen Kunkel
Associate VP for Economic Development

Ashleigh Lewellen
Director of Campus Recreation

Matt Magruder
Director, Admissions

Theresa McCoy
Deputy Chief Information Officer

Natalie McNish
Director, Internal Audit and Risk Management

Dawn Medley
VP for Enrollment Management

Dave Meinert, PhD
Dean, College of Business

Rachel Munday
Executive Director, efactory

Paula Moore
Assistant VP, Global Education and Engagement

Rob Moore
Director, Financial Aid

Matt Morris
VP for Administration and Finance

Andrea Mostyn
Director, Strategic Communications

Zora Mulligan
Chancellor, West Plains

Sara Nimmo
Director, Magers Health Center

Clarenda Phillips
Provost

Dan Raines
Assistant Director of Athletics, Academics, & Student Services

Greg Rainwater
Senior Academic Financial Officer

Patrick Ransdell
Director, Athletics

Kelly Rapp, PhD
Director, Career Center

David Richards
Dean, University Libraries

Jaime Ross
Director, Adult Student Services

Robert Rowley
Director, University Safety

Scot Scobee
Director, Human Resources

Jim Sexton
Director, Bookstore

Cindy Schull
Assistant VP for Finance and Accounting

Dee Siscoe, PhD
VP, Student Affairs

Mark Smith, PhD
Dean, MCHHS

Stephanie Smith
Executive Director of University Relations

Rabekah Stewart, PhD
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs

Rowena Stone
Secretary to the Board of Governors

Johannes Strobel
Dean, Graduate College

Barri Tinkler, PhD
Dean, College of Education

Shawn Wahl, PhD
Dean, RCASH

Terry Weber
Director, Plaster Student Union

Andrea Weber, EdD
Assistant Vice President/Dean of Students

Mark Wheeler
University Architect, Director of Planning and Design

Biff Williams, PhD, ATC
President

Kelly Wood, PhD
Associate Provost for Student Success

Angela Young
Registrar