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
Heidi Backes, PhD
Chair of Faculty Senate
Allicia Baum, PhD
Assistant Dean of Students
Melissa Berry
Director, Office for Institutional Compliance and Title IX Coordinator
Jamie Birch
Chief of Staff
Melissa Bledsoe, PhD
Dean, DCOAG
Brad Bodenhausen
VP, Community and Global Partnerships
Mary Bohlen
Staff Senate Chair - Elect
Steve Coffman
Director, Telecommunications and Communications Infrastructure, Networking and Telecommunications
Jeff Coiner
Chief Information Officer
Jen Cox
University Space Manager, Director of Support Services
Matt Curry
Executive Director, JVIC
Mark Danes
VP, Marketing and Communications
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
Teresa Frederick
Director, Residence Life, Housing and Dining
Wendy Ferguson
Assistant VP for Development and Strategy
Chelsey Giles
Director, Institutional Research
Mary Lynne Golden
Executive Assistant IV, Provost Office
David Hall
Director, Facilities Management
Egon Heidendal, EdD
Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
Brandon Johnson, PhD
Associate Provost for Student Success
Ashleigh Lewellen
Director of Campus Recreation
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
Paula Moore
Assistant VP, Global Education and Engagement
Rob Moore
Director, Financial Aid
Matt Morris
VP for Administrative Services
Andrea Mostyn
Interim VP, Marketing and Communications
Zora Mulligan
Chancellor, West Plains
Rachel Munday
Assistant VP, Economic Development
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
Walter Reyes
SGA President
David Richards
Dean, University Libraries
Heath Riddle-Sims
Director of Admissions
Jaime Ross
Director, Adult Student Services
Robert Rowley
Director, University Safety
William Sandel
Chair Elect, Faculty Senate
Eric Schick
CFO
Scot Scobee
Director, Human Resources
Jim Sexton
Director, Bookstore
Cindy Schull
Assistant VP for Finance and Accounting
Marjorie Shavers, PhD
Interim Dean, College of Education
Dee Siscoe, PhD
VP, Student Affairs
Mark Smith, PhD
Dean, MCHHS
Stephanie Smith
Executive Director of University Relations
Rowena Stone
Secretary to the Board of Governors
Johannes Strobel
Dean, Graduate College
Barri Tinkler, PhD
Interim Chief Academic Strategy Officer
Magdalena Toda, PhD
Dean, CNAS
Shawn Wahl, PhD
Dean, RCASH
Terry Weber
Director, Plaster Student Union
Andrea Weber, EdD
Assistant Vice President/Dean of Students
Misty Webster
Staff Senate Chair
Mark Wheeler
University Architect, Director of Planning and Design
Biff Williams, PhD, ATC
President
Stephanie Wingo
Executive Assistant to the President
Angela Young
Registrar