Strategic Plan Extension Committee Members

These individuals bring unique perspectives, expertise, deep knowledge and/or positive attitudes toward the strategic plan process. Most importantly, each leaves behind their personal affiliations and engage in planning with an eye toward what is in the best overall interest of WKU.

Executive Steering Committee

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Bryson Davis — Co-Chair, Executive Steering Committee 

Director, Student Financial Assistance

Corinne Murphy — Co-Chair, Executive Steering Committee

Dean, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Phillip Bale — Regent 

WKU Board of Regents

Dan Clark 

Associate Professor, Mathematics and Undergraduate Coordinator (Teacher Education)

Bud Fischer  

Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor of Biology

Jennifer Hammonds — Staff Regent 

Executive Director for Graduate Studies and University Registrar

Tuesdi Helbig 

Director, Institutional Research

Susan Howarth 

Executive Vice President for Strategy, Operations and Finance

Rush Robinson — Student Regent

WKU Student Body President and Student Regent

Martha Sales 

Vice President of Student Experience and Dean of Students

Amanda L. Trabue 

Vice President for Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement

Leslie Vanderpool 

Assistant Registrar, Athletic Eligibility and Compliance

Jan West — Regent 

Chair, WKU Board of Regents

Our Students

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Rush Robinson — Co-Chair, Our Students Subcommittee

WKU Student Body President and Student Regent

Martha Sales — Co-Chair, Our Students Subcommittee

Vice President of Student Experience and Dean of Students

Marrissa Bryant  

Associate Director, Academic Advising

Melissa Dennison — Regent

Secretary, WKU Board of Regents

Oceanna Dykes — Student

Graduate Student in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program

Andrew Head 

Co-Director - Cerity Partners Financial Planning Program | Pedagogical Associate Professor - Finance

Bethany Johnson  

Clinical Director, Talley Family Counseling Center

Alex Lebedinsky 

Associate Dean of the Gordon Ford College of Business | Professor - Economics | Graduate Faculty

Jeremy Logsdon  

Assistant Professor, Director of the Center for Literacy

Eric Moore 

Assistant Professor - Physical Education

Rita Newman 

Assistant Director, Recruitment & Retention in Student Financial Assistance 

Ke Peng 

Director of the Chinese Flagship Program; Professor of Chinese

Shane Spiller — Faculty Regent

Faculty Regent | Professor - Management | Graduate Faculty

Gina Stoll 

Senior Associate Athletic Director (SWA and Student-Athlete Development)

Our Hill

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Susan Howarth — Co-Chair, Our Hill Subcommittee

Executive Vice President for Strategy, Operations and Finance

Leslie North — Co-Chair, Our Hill Subcommittee 

Associate Professor & Department Chair of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences; WKU Director of Sustainability

Gary Broady — Regent

WKU Board of Regents

Justin Cato 

Director, Campus Recreation & Wellness

John-Mark Francis 

Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management; Asst. Vice President for Marketing & Brand Strategy

Rachel Goodman 

Director, Campus & Community Events 

Danita Kelley 

Senior Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services

Alex Poole 

Department Head of Department of Modern Languages; Professor of English

Stephanie Prichard 

Assistant Director, Academics for Regional Campuses

Mitchell Walker 

Chief of WKU Police

Eric Wolfe 

Director, Applications & Programming Services

Our Community & Beyond

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Anthony McAdoo — Co-Chair, Our Community & Beyond Subcommittee 

Executive Director of the WKU Alumni Association

Amanda L. Trabue — Co-Chair, Our Community & Beyond Subcommittee

Vice President for Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement

David N. Brown

Professor; Dean of the Ogden College of Science and Engineering

Jeff Budziak

Associate Dean, Potter College of Arts & Letters; Professor of Political Science

Derrick Helm — Regent

WKU Board of Regents

Christopher Jensen 

Assistant Provost for Innovation Partnerships and Business Outreach

Grace Lartey

Interim Department Chair, Social Work and Public Health

Whitney Peake

Vitale Professor of Entrepreneurship | Professor - Management | Graduate Faculty

Rob Peterson 

Deputy Athletic Director (Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer)

Jenni Redifer

Associate Provost for Research & Professor of Psychology

Jennifer Smith

Assistant Vice President, Government & External Relations