Roster

Board of Trustees - 2024

Bishop Robert E. Barron, D.D., S.T.D., Winona, MN

Jennifer Baryl, Hinsdale, IL

Matt Bilski, New Brighton, MN

Brother Robert Bimonte, FSC, Bronx, NY

Very Rev. James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., Winona, MN, President, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Robert Cerone, Wilmette, IL

Jerome Colletti, Scottsdale, AZ, Treasurer, Board of Trustees

Brother Jack Curran, FSC, Ph.D., Bronx, NY

Brother Michael Fehrenbach, FSC, Burr Ridge, IL

Bobbie Gostout, M.D., Rochester, MN

Roger Haydock, J.D., Spearfish, SD

Mark Jacobs, Winona, MN

Brother Thomas Johnson, FSC, Romeoville, IL

Julie Kaiser, DPT, Northbrook, IL

Michael Laak, J.D., Maple Grove, MN, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees

Sarah Marek Landman, Naples, FL

Brother Michael O’Hern, FSC, Lake Forest, IL

Shaun Powers, Chicago, IL

Brother Robert Schieler, FSC, Philadelphia, PA

Sandra Simon, Jupiter, FL, Secretary, Board of Trustees

Angela Steger, Wilmette, IL

Gregory Stevens, St. Paul, MN, Chair, Board of Trustees

Ann Trauscht, M.D., Cottonwood Heights, UT

Marcy Van Fossen, Ph.D., Winona, MN

Council of Regents, Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs

Robert Edwards, St. Louis Park, MN

Susan Fangel, Eagan, MN

Dr. Janice M. Johnson, Hopkins, MN

Dr. Craig Junker, Fridley, MN

Matt Mahmood, Edina, MN

Amanda Ziebell Mawanda, Minneapolis, MN

Hamid Quraishi, Winona, MN

Dr. Jill M. Reilly, Bloomington, MN

Keith Ryskoski, Burnsville, MN

Tim Weir, Rochester, MN

Kathy R. Wilde, Minneapolis, MN

President’s Cabinet

Fernando Bucaro, M.B.A., Chief Financial Officer
B.S., St. Cloud State University; M.B.A., University of St. Thomas

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; Ed.D.Boston College

Rev. Robert S. Horihan, Rector IHM Seminary (Ad-Hoc)
B.A. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; Ph.L., The Catholic University of America

Susan Hines, EdD., Vice President for Academic Affairs - Minneapolis, Rochester, Online
B.A., Metropolitan State University; M.A. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; Ed.D., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

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

Michael McMahon, Ed.D., Vice President for Enrollment Management
B.A., Carroll College; M.S., Utah State University; Ed.D., University of Mary

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

Marisa Naryka, Ed.D., Vice President for Mission and Ministry
B.A., St. Ambrose University; M.A., Geneva College; Ed.D., Regent University

Michelle D. Rovang, M.B.C. Vice President for Marketing and Communications
B.A.  University of Notre Dame, M.A. University of St. Thomas 

Darren Row, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs - Winona
B.A., M.A., Saint Mary’s University; M.S., South Dakota State University; Ph.D., Iowa State University

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

Scott Walker, M.A., Vice President for Student Development
B.A. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; M.A. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

President’s Office

Very Rev. James P. Burns, IVD, Ph.D., President
Marissa deLeon, Executive Assistant to the President
Andrew Dirksen, Ed.D., Chief of Staff
Katherine Loos, Project Administrator
Ann Merchlewitz, J.D., Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Michael Reilly, Program Assistant
Brother Robert Smith, FSC, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for University Initiatives and Special Advisor 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

Andrew LaMere, M.A., Director of Adult Undergraduate Programs
B.S., University of Wisconsin-River Falls; M.A., Gonzaga University

Tracy Lehnertz, M.A., Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
B.S., Winona State University; M.A. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

Shelly McCallum-Ferguson, Dean of The John C Parmer School of Sciences, Dean of Arts and Humanities, and Dean of the College; 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

John (Jack) McClure, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education
B.F.A., Drake University; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Stout; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Darren Row, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs - Winona; Professor 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

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

Thomas Schulzetenberg, M.A., Director of Strategic Projects
B.A., University of St. Thomas; M.A., Saint Paul Seminary School of Divinity

College Faculty 

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SUSAN BALOUN, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Winona State University; M.Ed., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 

MARK BARBER, Associate Professor and Chair 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

ALISON BATES, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Miami University

JOYCE BAUTCH, Associate 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 and Chair 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

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

SAMANTHA BORAWSKI, Assistant Professor of Business and Communication
B.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; M.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota

DANIEL BUCKNAM, Assistant Professor and 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

SCOTT CARNAHAN, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota; Ph.D., Iowa State University

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

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

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

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

MIRANDA GREENWOLD, Assistant Professor of Business and Communication
B.S., Marian University; M.A., Norwich University

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

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

TIMOTHY INDAHL, Assistant Professor and Chair of Education
B.S., Winona State University; M.A., Western Governors University; Ph.D., University of Utah

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

JILL KAISER, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics
B.S., University of North Texas; Ph.D., University of North Texas

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

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

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

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

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

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

SHELLY McCALLUM-FERGUSON, Dean of the College; 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

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

SUSAN NORMAN, Associate Professor of Nursing; Simulation Education Coordinator
B.S.N., University of Texas at Arlington; M.S., Texas Woman’s University; D.N.P., Regis College

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

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

PETER PFAFF, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A., Concordia University Texas; M.S., Texas State University; Ph.D., Kansas State University

BETH POULIN, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., Viterbor University; M.S., Benedictine University

CLAUDIA PRESTON, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno; M.D., Universidad La Salle

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

ASHLEY RANSOM, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Social Sciences
B.A., Hendrix College; M.A., University of Arkansas; M.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., Cornell University

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

PHILLIP ROPER, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Illinois; Ph.D., Loyola University Chicago

DARREN ROW, Vice President for Academic Affairs - Winona; Professor 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 and Chair of Biology 
B.A., Saint Mary’s College of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Minnesota

LINDA SARGENT, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Viterbo University; M.S.-MOD, Silver Lake College; M.S.N., Viterbo University; D.N.P., Viterbo University

MARIA SEKUTERA, Assistant Professor of Nursing
B.S.N., Hunter College/Bellevue School of Nursing; M.S.N., Grand Canyon University

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

TAMMY SEYS, Assistant Professor of Education
B.S., Minnesota State University-Mankato; M.S.E.L., Southwest Minnesota State University

BROTHER ROBERT SMITH, FSC, Ph.D., Professor of Theology and Philosophy; Senior Vice President for University Initiatives and Special Advisor to the President
B.A., Saint Mary’s College; M.A., United Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Marquette University

HEATHER STEELE-PRONSCHINSKE, Instructor of Nursing
B.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing; M.S.N., Chamberlain College of Nursing

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

CHRISTOPHER STRAND, Assistant Professor of Business and Communication
B.S., Missouri State University; M.B.A., Metropolitan State University; Certified Public Accountant

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

STEPHANIE THORSON-OLESEN, Associate Professor of Psychology and Social Sciences
B.A., Winona State University; M.S., Winona State University; Ph.D., Capella University

LISA TRUAX, Associate Professor of Business and Communication
B.A., Carthage College; M.F.A., Michigan State 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