ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND STAFF
President - John L. Crain, Ph.D.
Executive Assistant - Ranetta Marshall
EEO/ADA Office
EEO/ADA Compliance Officer - Gene Pregeant, J.D.
Office of Public and Governmental Affairs
Executive Director of Public and Governmental Affairs - Erin Cowser, M.A.
Director, University Communications and Creative Services - Rene Abadie, M.A.
Internal Audit
Director, Internal Audit - Chibuike "UK" Azuoru, M.B.A., C.P.A
Chief Compliance Officer
Assistant to the President for Athletic Compliance - (Vacant)
Intercollegiate Athletics
Director, Athletics - Christopher "Jay" Artigues, M.S.
Executive Associate Athletic Director for Business Affairs - Ola-Oluwa Adegboye, M.B.A.
Senior Associate AD for Internal Operations - Andrew Bechac, M.S.
Assistant Director of Athletics for Academic Support Services - Sherry Kennemer, M.Ed.
Director, Sports Information - Kemmler Chapple, B.A.
Assistant AD for Sports Medicine - Nathan Quebedeaux, M.S.
Head Baseball Coach - J. Matthew Riser, M.S.
Head Men's Basketball Coach - Jay Ladner, M.Ed.
Head Women's Basketball Coach - Ayla Guzzardo, M.S.E.
Head Football Coach - Ron Roberts, M.A.
Head Golf Coach - William "Jake" Narro, B.G.S.
Head Soccer Coach - Christopher McBride, M.S.
Head Softball Coach - Richard "Rick" P. Fremin, III, M.S.
Strength and Conditioning Coach - (Vacant)
Head Tennis Coach - Jason Hayes, B.S.
Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach - James "Sean" Brady, B.A.
Head Volleyball Coach - James "Jim" Smoot, B.S.
Economic and Business Development
Director - Bill Joubert, Ph.D.
Office of Technology
Chief Information Office, Mike Asoodeh, Ph.D.
Client Connectivity Services Team Leader - Ray DeJean, M.S.
Client Services Team Leader - Donna Methvien, B.A.
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Team Leader - Susan H. LeBlanc, M.B.A.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs - Interim, Tena L. Golding, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management - Kay Maurin, Ph.D.
Interim Director, Admissions - R. Michael Rivault, M.Ed., M.B.A.
Director, Enrollment Services - Lori Fairburn, M.B.A.
Director, Financial Aid - Charles Cambre, B.S.
Assistant Vice President for Academic Programs - Jeffrey Temple, Ph.D.
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Dean - Karen A. Fontenot, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean - James B. Worthen, Ph.D.
Head, Department of English - David C. Hanson, Ph.D
Director, General Studies - Rebecca Hite, M.A.
Head, Department of Languages & Communication - Lucia Harrison, Ph.D.
KSLU Radio General Manager - Todd E. Delaney, B.G.S.
Interim Head, Department of Fine & Performing Arts - Dale Newkirk, M.F.A.
Head, Department of History & Political Science - William B. Robison, Ph.D.
Head, Department of Psychology - Dr. Susan Coats, Ph.D.
Head, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice - Kenneth H. Bolton Jr., Ph.D.
Interim Director, FANFARE/Columbia Theatre - C. Roy Blackwood, M.F.A.
College of Business
Dean - Antoinette Philips, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean - Jay Johnson, Ph.D.
Department Head, Accounting & Finance - Robert Braun, Ph.D.
Department Head, Management & Business Administration - Sang Lee, Ph.D.
Department Head, Marketing & Supply Chain Management - Russell McKenzie, Ph.D.
Director, MBA Program - Andre Honoree, Ph.D.
Director, EMBA Program - John Cresson, Ph.D
College of Education
Interim Dean - Shirley Jacob, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean - (Vacant)
Interim Department Head, Educational Leadership & Technology - Thomas DeVaney Ph.D.
Department Head, Teaching & Learning - Colleen Klein-Ezell, Ph.D.
Interim Director, Lab School - Patricia Williams, M.Ed.
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Dean - Ann Carruth, D.N.S.
Interim Assistant Dean - Ralph Wood, Ph.D.
Department Head, Health & Human Sciences - Jacqueline Guendouzi, Ph.D.
Department Head, Kinesiology & Health Studies - Edward Hebert, Ph.D.
Department Head, School of Nursing - Eileen Creel, D.N.S.
Director, University Health Center - Andrea Peevy, M.S.N.
College of Science and Technology
Dean - Daniel McCarthy, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean - Brian Crother, Ph.D.
Department Head, Biological Sciences - Christopher Beachy, Ph.D.
Department Head, Chemistry & Physics - Gerard Blanchard, Ph.D.
Interim Department Head, Computer Science & Industrial Technology - Lu Yuan, Sc.D.
Department Head, Mathematics - Timothy Hudson, Ph.D.
Manager, Turtle Cove Research Station - Robert Moreau, Ph.D.
Center for Faculty Excellence
Interim Director - Debbie Johnson, Ph.D.
Center for Student Excellence
Interim Director - Lorett Swank, Ph.D.
Student Accessibility Services
Director - Angela James, M.Ed.
Honors Program
Director - Claire Procopio, Ph.D.
International Initiatives Office
Director - Lucia Harrison, Ph.D.
Office of Institutional Research
Director - Michelle Hall, Ph.D
Sims Memorial Library
Director - Eric Johnson, M.L.S.
Sponsored Research & Programs
Director - Cheryl Hall, J.D.
The Southeastern Channel
Station Manager - Rick Settoon, M.A.
TRIO Programs
Director of Special Projects & TRIO - Duane Donald, Ph.D.
University Assessment
Director - Debbie Johnson, Ph.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs - Eric J. Summers, Ph.D.
Student Affairs
Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs - Jim McHodgkins, M.S.
Campus Activities Board
Coordinator - Nicholas Elliott, M.S.
Recreational Sports & Wellness
Director - Dalzire Hebert, M.A.
Shuttle Services
Director - Gary Prescott, B.A.
Student Engagement
Director - Pamela Rault, Ph.D.
Multicultural/International Student Services
(Vacant)
Career Services
Director - Kenneth W. Ridgedell, M.B.A.
Student Conduct
Director - Gabe Willis, Ph.D.
Student Publications
Director - Lee Lind, M.B.A.
University Counseling Center
Interim Director - Peter Emerson, Ed.D.
University Police
Director - Harold Todd, M.A.
Vice President for University Advancement - Wendy Johns Lauderdale, M.A.
Foundation Gift History
Affiliate Accounting/Gift History - Michelle Speaser, B.S., C.P.A.
Development
Senior Director of Development, Advancement Services - Katherine H. Rose, B.A., M.A.
Vice President for Administration and Finance - Sam Domiano Jr., M.B.A., C.P.A.
Assistant Vice President for Finance and Budgets - Judy K. Bowles, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Budget Office
Director - John Paul Domiano, B.S.
Controller's Office
Controller - Nettie L. Burchfield, B.B.A., C.P.A.
Purchasing and Property Control
Interim Director - Richard Himber, M.B.A
Auxiliary Services
Director - Connie Davis, M.B.A.
Student Union
Director - Eric Aymond, M.B.A.
University Center
Scott Nunez, M.B.A.
University Housing
(Vacant)
Safety and Hazardous Materials Management
Director - Jeremy Brignac, M.S.
Facility Planning
Director - Ken Howe, B.A.
Human Resources
Director - Tara Dupre, M.S.
Physical Plant and Services
Director - Byron Patterson, M.S.
