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.
Internal Audit
Director, Internal Audit - Chibuike "UK" Azuoru, M.B.A., C.P.A
Chief Compliance Officer
Justin Bice, B.S.
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 - Michelle
Harper, M.S.
Media Relations - Kemmler Chapple, B.A., Director of Sports Information
Assistant AD for Sports Medicine - Brandon J. Albin, M.H.R.D.
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 - Frank Scelfo, M.Ed.
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.
Sports Performance - Gerard Pacitti, B.A., Director
Head Tennis Coach - Jason Hayes, B.S.
Interim Head Track and Field/Cross Country Coach - Corey Mistretta, B.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.
Solutions Team - Matthew Gill, M.S., Security Administrator
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs - Tena L. Golding, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Academic Programs - Jeffrey Temple, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management - Kay Maurin, Ph.D.
Director, Admissions - Anthony M. Ranatza, M.Ed., M.B.A.
Director, Financial Aid - Charles Cambre, B.S.
Director, Enrollment Services - Lori Fairburn, M.B.A.
Director, Systems and Communication Services, Pat King, Jr. B.A.
Director, Student Records and Testing - Paulette Poche, B.S.
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.
Head, Department of Music and Performing Arts -Jeffrey Wright, Ph.D.
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.
Head, Department of Visual Art + Design - Dale Newkirk, M.F.A.
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.
Interim Department Head, Marketing & Supply Chain Mgmt- Russell McKenzie,
Ph.D.
Director, MBA Program - Andre Honoree, Ph.D.
Director, EMBA Program - John Cresson, Ph.D
College of Education
Dean - Paula Summers Calderon, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean - (Vacant)
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.
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.
Engineer for Academic Equipment Services - Jesse Hatchett, B.S.
Department Head, Chemistry & Physics - Gerard Blanchard, Ph.D.
Department Head, Computer Science - Quoc-Nam Tran, Ph.D.
Department Head, Industrial and Engineering Technology - Mohammad Saadeh,
Ph.D.
Department Head, Mathematics - Timothy Hudson, Ph.D.
Manager, Turtle Cove Research Station - Robert Moreau, Ph.D.
Center for Faculty Excellence
Director - Mary Ballard, Ph.D.
Center for Student Excellence
Director - Lorett Swank, Ph.D.
Graduate Studies and Institutional Effectivenss
Director, John Boulahanis, Ph.D.
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.
Vice President for Student Affairs - Eric J. Summers, Ph.D.
Interim Dean of Student Affairs - Gabe Willis, Ph.D.
Recreational Sports & Wellness - Seth Thomas, M.S., Director
Student Advocacy and Accountability - Blake Thomas, Interim Director
Student Engagement - Angela James, M.Ed., Interim Director
Student Publications - Lee Lind, Ph.D., Director
Transportation Services
Interim Director - Gary Prescott, B.A.
Career Services
Director - Kenneth W. Ridgedell, M.B.A.
Student Accessibility Services
Director, Angela James, M.Ed.
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.
Alumni Services
Executive Director - Michelle Biggs, B.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
Nettie L. Burchfield, B.B.A., C.P.A.
Financial Systems
John Foster, M.B.A., Systems Analyst
Purchasing and Property Control
Interim Director - Richard Himber, M.B.A
Auxiliary Services
Director - Connie Davis, M.B.A.
Campus Card Operations
Director - Pamela Hoover, B.A.
Document Source
Manager - Joshua Randall
Event and Conference Services
Director - Cally Berner, M.B.A.
Student Union
Director - Eric Aymond, M.B.A.
University Center
Director - Scott Nunez, M.B.A.
Marketing and Strategic Initiatives
Director - Robin Parker, M.B.A.
University Housing
Director - Pamela Rault, Ph.D.
Environmental Health and Safety
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.
