Oct 06, 2024  
ACE Catalog - Volume 55 
  
ACE Catalog - Volume 55

Leadership and Administration



Board of Trustees

Dr. Jeri Nowakowski, Board Chair, President Emeritus, American College of Education
Dr. Barbara M. Jenkins, Superintendent Emerita, Orange County Public Schools 
Mr. Dennis Cariello, Attorney, Hogan Marren Babbo & Rose
Mr. Thomas Evans, Founder and Managing Partner of Skyline Merchant Partners, LLC
Ms. Deborah Nugent, Former Chief Financial Officer, Best Merchant Partners
Ms. Nimisha Savani, Founder and CEO, N-Vision Strategies
Dr. Rod Paige, Former Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Mancini, Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas at Arlington’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation

College Administration

Executive Leadership Team
Geordie Hyland, M.B.A., President, Chief Executive Officer
Jodi Feikema, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, Provost
Bryce Peterson, M.I.S, CPA, Chief Financial Officer 
Monica Carson, M.Ed., Chief Growth Officer
KK Byland, PHR, M.S., Chief Human Resource Officer
Erin Albert, M.B.A., Chief Marketing Officer
 

Academic Affairs

Jodi Feikema, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, Provost
Byron Barton, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Healthcare 
Catherine McKay, Ed.D., Chair, Department of Professional Educational Studies
Crystal Neumann, D.B.A., Assistant Provost, Business Professions 
Debra Cannon, M.Ed., Curriculum Support & QA Specialist
Eric Klein, Ph.D., Assistant Provost, Doctoral Research
Gail (Shanita) Claybrooks, Ed.D., Research & Dissertation Coach
Jason Cohen, Ed.D., Chair, Department of Leadership and Administration
Jeri Hanson, M.F.A., Director, Credit for Prior Learning
Jill Delcambre, M.Ed., Vice President, Learning Innovation and Design
Joshua Reichard, Ph.D., Academic & Student Success Project Manager
Katrina Landa, Ed.D., Teaching and Learning Coordinator 
Laura Lundquist, Ed.D., Director, Assessment
Luster Fowler, Ph.D., Assistant Provost, Healthcare Professions
Mark Pollack, M.S., Senior Vice President of Learning Products
Marsha Moore, Ph.D., MAT/T2T Program Coordinator
Paul Savory, Ph.D., Vice President, Continuous Improvement
Rebecca Wiehe, Ph.D., MAT/T2T Program Coordinator
Sandra Quiatkowski, Ph.D., M.L.S., Director, ACE Library
Sara Reichard, Ed.D., Director of Doctoral Research 
Sarah (Sally) Everts, Ph.D., Dissertation Coordinator
Scott Bailey, Ed.D., Assistant Provost, Education Professions
Tiffany Hamlett, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Teaching and Learning
Traci Coomer, Ph.D., Senior Product Owner, Academic Forms

Finance

Bryce Peterson, M.I.S, CPA, Chief Financial Officer 
Lindsay May, Senior Finance and Accounting Specialist II
Mary Martinez, AR/AP Manager
Nicole Scarsella, Vice President of Finance
Saba Zenaw, Senior GL Accountant

Information Technology

Tammy Blefeld, Vice President, Software Technology
Mike Lawrence, Director, Infrastructure and Security

Marketing, Field and Enrollment Operations

Monica Carson, M.Ed., Chief Growth Officer
Erin Albert, M.B.A., Chief Marketing Officer
Bob Paxton, Ph.D., Vice President, Education Solutions 
Shelley Gardner, M.S., Vice President, Integrated Operations and College Registrar
Nicky Wiley, B.S., Vice President, Enrollment Operations
Tony Miller, M.S., Vice President, Field Operations and Partnerships
Vincent Arezzi, M.B.A., Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Communication
 

Regulatory Affairs and Compliance

Tom Brouwer, B.A., Director, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance

Student Affairs

Anissa Anderson, B.A., Director, Student Services
David Gaston, B.A., Manager, Student Operations
Jeannie Taylor, M.Ed., Director, Admissions