Roster

Board of Trustees - 2021

JENNIFER BARYL, Chicago, IL

MATT BILSKI, New Brighton, MN

BROTHER ROBERT BIMONTE, FSC, Bronx, NY

REV. JAMES P. BURNS, IVD, Ph.D., Winona, MN, President, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

ROBERT CERONE, Wilmette, IL

MARY PAT CLASEN, Sisters, OR

JERRY COLLETTI, Scottsdale, AZ

BROTHER JACK CURRAN, FSC, Ph.D., Bronx, NY

JOHN DOMANICO, DDS, LaGrange, IL

BROTHER MICHAEL FEHRENBACH, FSC, Burr Ridge, IL

RAFFI FESTEKJIAN, M.B.A., Winchester, MA

BOBBIE GOSTOUT, M.D., Rochester, MN

ROGER HAYDOCK, J.D., Spearfish, SD

JAMES HORAN, Chicago, IL

MARK JACOBS, Venice, CA

AMY JOHNSON, J.D., Monee, IL

BROTHER THOMAS JOHNSON, FSC, Chicago, IL

JULIE KAISER, DPT, Glenview, IL

MICHAEL LAAK, J.D., Maple Grove, MN, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

SARAH MAREK LANDMAN, Naples, FL

BROTHER MICHAEL McGINNISS, FSC, Ph.D., Philadelphia, PA

BROTHER MICHAEL O’HERN, FSC, New York, NY

KAYE O’LEARY, Wayzata, MN

TERRANCE RUSSELL, Mendota Heights, MN, Chair, Board of Trustees

SANDRA SIMON, Jupiter, FL, Secretary, Board of Trustees

ANGELA STEGER, Wilmette, IL

GREGORY STEVENS, Roseville, MN, Treasurer, Board of Trustees

ANN TRAUSCHT, M.D., Mundelein, IL

MARCY VAN FOSSEN, Ph.D., Winona, MN

JOHN WADE, Rochester, MN

MARY PAT WLAZIK, Plymouth, MN

Council of Regents, Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs

Edward Dieter, St. Paul, MN

Robert Edwards, Minneapolis, MN

Susan Fangel, West St. Paul, MN

Dr. Janice M. Johnson, Hopkins, MN

Walter Jungbauer, Lake Elmo, MN

Dr. Craig Junker, Fridley, MN

Elizabeth Kautz, Burnsville, MN

Chris Kobold, Minneapolis, MN

Matt Mahmood, Edina, MN

Amanda Ziebell Mawanda, Minneapolis, MN

Lindsay McCabe, Minnestrista, MN

Hamid Quraishi, Winona, MN

Dr. Jill M. Reilly, Bloomington, MN

Keith Ryskowski, Apple Valley, MN

Tim Weir, Rochester, MN

Kathy R. Wilde, Minneapolis, MN

President’s Cabinet

Timothy Albers, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
B.S., Colorado School of Mines; M.S. Capella University

Andrew Dirksen, M.A., Chief of Staff
B.A., College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University; M.A., Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary 

Leon Dixon, M.B.A., Vice President for Inclusion and Human Dignity
B.S., M.B.A., University of Phoenix

Timothy Gossen, Ed.D., Vice President for Student Affairs
B.A., M.A., Ed.D., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Gary Klein, Vice President for Advancement
B.A., University of South Dakota; M.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Ann E. Merchlewitz, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel
B.A., Illinois College; M.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School

Benjamin Murray, C.P.A., M.P.A., Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
B.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; CPA, Minnesota State Board of Accountancy; M.P.A., University of Minnesota

Brian Schmisek, Ph.D., Provost and Dean of the Faculties
B.A., North Dakota State University; M.A., University of Mississippi; M.A., The Catholic University of America; Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Kelly Shannon, Vice President for Marketing & Communications
B.A., University of Minnesota

Brother Robert Smith, FSC, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for University Initiatives and Special Advisor to the President, Acting Vice President for Mission and Ministry
B.A., Saint Mary’s College; M.A., United Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Marquette University

President’s Office

Rev. James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., President
Andrew Dirksen, M.A., Chief of Staff
Peggy Giers, Administrative Assistant
Kaityln Ludlow-Broback, M.A., Project Administrator
Ann Merchlewitz, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Brother Robert Smith, FSC, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for University Initiatives and Special Advisor to the President
Peggy Walters, Administrative Assistant to the President
 

Office of Presidents Emeriti

Brother Louis DeThomasis, FSC, Ph.D., President Emeritus
B.S.F.S., Georgetown University, Edmond A. Walsh School of Foreign Service; Ph.D., The Union Institute and University

Brother William Mann, FSC, President Emeritus
B.A., The Catholic University of America; M.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.A., Salve Regina University; D.Min., Colgate Rochester Divinity School; D.Hum., De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines, honoris causa

Academic Affairs

Brian Schmisek, Ph.D., Provost and Dean of Faculties
B.A., North Dakota State University; M.A., Univeristy of Mississippi; M.A., Ph.D., The Catholic University of America

Timothy Albers, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
B.S., Colorado School of Mines; M.S. Capella University

Andrea Carroll-Glover, Vice Provost for Online Strategy and Programs
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.B.A., Capella University

Robin Hemenway, Ph.D., Director of Accredidation and Compliance
B.A., University of Wyoming; M.A., University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Susan Jarosak, Interim Dean of Health and Human Services
B.A., Concordia University; M.Ed., University of Minnesota-Duluth

Michael Lovorn, Ph.D., Dean of Education
B.A., Carson-Newman College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Alisa Macksey, Dean of Student Success and First Generation Initiative
B.A., Sant Mary’s College of California; M.A., Gonzaga University

Matthew Nowakowski, Ed.D., Interim Vice Provost for Faculties and Academic Affairs
B.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse; M.B.A., Edgewood College; Ed.D., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Susan Cosby Ronnenberg, Ph.D., Dean of the College
B.A., Hendrix College; M.A., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., The University of Oklahoma

Michelle Wieser, Ph.D., Dean of Business and Technology
B.A.J., University of Missouri; M.B.A., Washington University in St. Louis; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

College Faculty and Academic Administrators

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CAROLYN JURSA AYERS, Professor of Literature, Language, and Culture; Associate Dean of General Education
B.A., M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., University of Chicago

MARK BARBER, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy 
B.A., Saint Mary’s College of California; M.A., University of St. Thomas; Ph.D., Marquette University

FARHAD BARI, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
B.S. Winona State University; M.S. University of Illinois

JOYCE BAUTCH, Assistant Professor of Theology and Philosophy
B.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; M.A. University of Notre Dame, Ph.D., Duquesne University

DEAN BECKMAN, Associate Professor of Business and Communication 
B.A., Winona State University; M.S., Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

JAMES M. BEDTKE, Vice President for Facilities; Professor of Business and Communciation
B.A., Winona State University; M.B.A., Saint Cloud State University

MONI BERG-BINDER, Associate Professor of Biology; Associate Dean of Sciences 
B.S., University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

JIMMY BICKERSTAFF, Associate Professor of Fine and Performing Arts 
B.A., Lawrence University; M.F.A., DePaul University; Ph.D., University of Oregon

KYLE BLACK, Associate Professor of Literature, Language, and Culture 
B.A., St. Cloud State University; M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University

CHRISTOPHER BOBIER, Assistant Professor of Theology and Philosophy; Associate Director of the Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership
B.A., California State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California

BRETT BODSGARD, Professor of Chemistry 
B.A., Carleton College; M.S., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison

SAMANTHA BORAWSKI, Academic Adviser/Student Success Specialist
B.A., M.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

DANIEL BUCKNAM, Assistant Professor and Co-Chair of Psychology and Social Sciences 
B.A., Saint Olaf College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

PATRICIA CALTON, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy 
B.A., University of Scranton; Ph.D., Marquette University

CRYSTAL CARLSON, Assistant Professor of Psychology 
B.A., University of Chicago; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois

SCOTT CARNAHAN, Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Mayo Clinc Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

LORI CHARRON, Professor of Business and Communication 
B.A., Mankato State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

NICOLE CIULLA, Assistant Professor of Literature, Language, and Culture
B.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; M.A., University of South Dakota

ERIN MAE CLARK, Assistant Professor of Literature, Language, and Culture
B.A., Concordia University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University

JENNIFER COCHRAN-BIEDERMAN, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., M.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., Univeristy of Minnesota

SUSAN COSBY RONNENBERG, Dean of the College; Professor of English and World Languages
B.A., Hendrix College; M.A., Southwest Missouri State University; Ph.D., The University of Oklahoma

HEIDI DAHLMANN, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Wisconsin Lutheran College; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., ETH Zurich University

TYCHO DE BOER, Associate Professor of Literature, Language, and Culture
B.A., M.A., Rijksuniversiteit Groningen; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

KEVIN DENNIS, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
B.A., Luther College; M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., Central Michigan University

ALISA DiSALVO, Associate Professor of Business and Communication
B.A. Otterbein College; M.B.A., Franklin University; M.S. Scranton University

TRICIA DOBRIENT, Director of Advising and New Student Experience
B.A., Mount Mary University; M.Ed., Marquette University

JOSEPH DULAK, Director of First Generation Initiative and Learning Assistance 
B.A., University of Minnesota–Duluth; M.S., Mankato State University

WALTER ELDER, Assistant Professor of Fine and Performing Arts
B.F.A., Carnegie Mellon University; M.F.A., University of Oklahoma

MEGAN GIRTMAN, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biolmedical Sciences

ANASTASIA GOODWIN, Assistant Professor of Fine and Performing Arts
B.F.A, University of Central Missouri; M.F.A., University of Washington

SISTER AGNES MARY GRAVES, RSM, Director and Inaugral Jack and Mary Ann Remick Chair of Nursing
B.S.N., University of Missouri-Sinclair School of Nursing; D.N.P., Winona State University

JENNIFER HANIFL, Assistant Director of First Generation Iniative and Learning Services
B.I.L., Viterbo University; M.A., University of St. Thomas; Ed.D., Edgewood College

ABRAM HEDTKE, Director of Instructional Technology
B.A., University of St. Thomas; M.Ed., Concordia University

JEFFREY HEFEL, Professor of Business and Communication
B.A., Loras College; M.B.A., University of Dubuque

DONALD HEIER, Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
B.S., South Dakota State University; M.S., Sc.D., Dakota State University

ERIC HEUKESHOVEN, Assistant Professor of Fine and Performing Arts 
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.S., Indiana University

JANET HEUKESHOVEN, Professor of Fine and Performing Arts
B.S., University of Minnesota; M.M., Boston Conservatory of Music; D.M.A., University of Wisconsin–Madison

FATHER ROBERT HORIHAN, Rector, Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary; Visiting Assistant Professor and Acting Chair of Theology and Philosophy
B.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; Ph.L., The Catholic University of America

TIMOTHY INDAHL, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Winona State University; M.A. Western Governor’s University; Ph.D., University of Utah

DAVID JACKSON, Associate Professor of Education 
B.S., Winona State University; M.Ed., University of Nevada; Ph.D., University of Iowa

DEREK JACKSON, Associate Professor of Business and Communication
B.A., Viterbo University; M.B.A., University of Phoenix; Certified Public Accountant

KATE JOHNSON, Instructional Design and Outreach Librarian
B.A., Clarke University; M.L.I.S., University of Iowa

JOHN KERR, Associate Professor Literature, Language, and Culture; Director of Lasallian Honors Program
B.A., Truman State University; M.M.S., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

NED KIRK, Professor and Chair of Fine and Performing Arts
B.M., Peabody Conservatory of Music; M.M., University of Massachusetts; D.M.A., University of Washington

MATTHEW KLOSKY, Assistant Professor of Business and Communication; Associate Director of the Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
B.A., Forstburg University; M.A., University of North Dakota

TRICIA KLOSKY, Associate Professor of Psychology and Social Science 
B.A., University of Minnesota–Duluth; M.A., University of North Dakota; Ph.D., University of Nebraska–Omaha

RANDY KRAINOCK, Associate Professor of Biology 
B.A., D.V.M., University of Illinois; Ph.D., University of Iowa

DAVID KWON, Assistant Professor of Theology and Philosophy
B.A. Sogang University; M.A., M.Div., The University of Chicago; M.B.A., John Hopkins University; Ph.D. candidate Boston College

ELENA LACEY, Countdown to College and Tutoring Coordinator
B.A., Winona State University

LAUREN LEIGHTON, Periodicals and Assistant Reference Librarian 
B.A., Northern Illinois University; M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana

BROOKE LENZ, Associate Professor of Literature, Language, and Culture
B.A., University of Rochester; M.A., Ph.D., North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NATHAN LIEN, Associate Professor and Chair of Chemistry 
B.A., Wartburg College; Ph.D., The University of Iowa

ERICH LIPPMAN, Associate Professor of Literature, Language, and Culture 
B.A., Asbury College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota

MOLLY LOHNES, Instructor of Literature, Language, and Culture; Writing Consultant and ESL Specialist
B.S., MATESL, Iowa State University

DAVID LYNCH, Professor of Psychology and Social Science 
B.A., Iowa State University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California–Santa Barbara

DEBRA MARTIN, Professor and Chair of Biology 
B.S., Upper Iowa University; Ph.D., University of Iowa

SHELLY McCALLUM-FERGUSON, Professor of Business and Communication
B.A., University of Western Ontario; M.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; D.B.A., St. Ambrose University

ZAKARY MAYO, Associate Professor and Chair of Business and Communication
B.S., Castleton University; M.B.A., College of St. Joseph; Ph.D., Troy University

CHRISTIAN MICHENER, Professor and Chair of Literature, Language, and Culture 
B.A., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Ph.D., University of Missouri

JEANNE MINNERATH, Associate Professor of Biology; Director of Allied Health Program 
B.S., St. Cloud State University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

JAIME MUELLER, Associate Professor of Chemistry 
B.S., University of Wisconsin–Green Bay; Ph.D., University of Utah

JUDY MYERS, Professor of Fine and Performing Arts 
B.A., University of Michigan; M.F.A., University of Arizona

LAURA OANES, Director of University Library Services
B.S., Mankato State University; M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

MOLLY O’CONNOR, Associate Professor of Psychology 
B.A., University of Minnesota-Duluth; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

PATRICK M. O’SHEA, Professor of Fine and Performing Arts
B.M., Shenandoah Conservatory of Music; M.M., University of Illinois–Urbana; D.M.A., Arizona State University

YOUNG SUN PARK, Assistant Professor of Literature, Language, and Culture
B.A., Seoul National University; M.A., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of Southern California

BENJAMIN PAULI, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Lawrence University; M.S., Ph.D., Purdue University

DENNIS PEDRICK, Assistant Professor of Business and Communication
B.S. Western Kentucky University; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Memphis

LORI PESIK, Catalog Librarian and Assistant Reference Librarian 
B.A., Luther College; M.L.I.S., University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

JENNIFER PFLAGER, Assistant Professor of Fine and Performing Arts
B.A., Minnesota State University; M.F.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison

LAWRENCE PRICE, Associate Professor of Business and Communciation
B.A., J.D., The University of Miami; J.C.L., Catholic University of Leuven

MICHAEL RATAJCZYK, Associate Professor of Business and Communication
B.A., M.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; Certified Business Intelligence Professional

JOHN REED, Associate Professor of Literature, Language, and Culture
B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Purdue University

KEVIN RICKERT, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy 
B.A., St. Meinrad College; M.A., Ph.D., University of St. Thomas

VALERIE EDWARDS ROBESON, Associate Professor and Co-Chair of Psychology and Social Science 
B.A., Winona State University; M.S.W., University of Wisconsin–Madison

DARREN ROW, Associate Professor and Chair of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
B.A., M.A., Saint Mary’s University; M.S., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., Iowa State University

MATTHEW ROWLEY, Associate Professor of Biology 
B.A., Saint Mary’s College of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

TAMMY SCHMIDT, Assistant Professor of Fine and Performing Arts 
B.F.A., Texas Christian University; M.F.A., University of Oklahoma

RODNEY SCHWARZ, Instructor of Education
B.S., M.S., Winona State University

ANDREW SCOTT, Assistant Professor of Business and Communication
B.S., M.B.A., Quincy University; M.B.A., Souther Illinois University

ELIZABETH SEEBACH, Professor of Psychology and Social Sciences 
A.B., Washington University; M.S., Ph.D., Vanderbilt University

KRISTEN SELLKE, Associate Professor and Chair of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics 
B.A., University of Minnesota–Morris; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Iowa

DENISE SHARROCK-MUELLER, Director of Program for Advanced College Credit (PACC); Instructor of Literature, Language, and Culture 
B.A., Moorhead State University; M.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., North Dakota State University

KAREN SORVAAG, Professor of Education 
B.A., Augustana College; M.A., South Dakota State University; Ed.D., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

SCOTT SORVAAG, Professor of Education 
B.A., Augustana College; M.A., University of South Dakota; Ed.D., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

KENNETH STENSTRUP, Assistant Professor of Theology and Philosophy
B.A., Creighton University; M.A. School of Theology at Claremont; M.A., Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University

JOSEPH TADIE, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy 
B.A., Saint Mary’s College of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., Boston College

LISA TRUAX, Associate Professor of Fine and Performing Arts
B.A., Carthage College; M.F.A., Michigan State University

CHRISTOPHER VERCH, Registrar
B.A., Northland College; M.A., Bellevue University

REBECCA VOGEL, Director and Instructor, International Center
B.A., College of Saint Teresa; M.Ed., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

ROBYN WANGBERG, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
B.A., Luther College; Ph.D., Oregon State University

MICHELLE WIESER, Dean of Business and Technology
B.A.J., University of Missouri; M.B.A., Washington University in St. Louis; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

TAYLOR ZANOTTI, Testing Coordinator and Student Support Specialist
B.S., Winona State University; M.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse