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2022-23 Undergraduate Academic Catalog | Academic Personnel Directory

Administrative Officers

President

DEANA L. PORTERFIELD,  Ed.D., Presi­dent; B.A., Azusa Pacific University, 1988; M.A., Azusa Pacific University, 1996; Ed.D., University of La Verne, 2013. At RWC since 2014.

Administrative Officers

DAVID W. BASINGER, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs; Chief Academic Officer; Professor of Philosophy; B.A., Grace Univer­sity, 1969; B.A., Bellevue College, 1972; M.A., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1974; Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 1975. At RWC since 1979.

KRISTEN BROWN, Ph.D., Vice President for Student and Organizational Development; B.A., Taylor University, 2005; M.Div., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2009; Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2021; At RWC since 2017.

CHERYL B. CROTSER, Ph.D., R.N., N.E.-B.C., Dean, School of Nursing; Director, Graduate Nursing Program; Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S., Alfred University, 1982; M.S., St. John Fisher College, 1992; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2010. At RWC since 2007.

DOUGLAS CULLUM, Ph.D., Interim Dean, School of Arts and Humanities; B.A., Asbury College, 1978; M.Div., Asbury Theological Seminar, 1981; M.Th., Duke University, 1991; Ph.D., Drew University, 2002; At RWC since 1994.

ALEXANDER JONES, Ph.D., Vice President for Institutional Advancement; B.A., Wheaton College, 2013; M.A., Wheaton College, 2016; Ph.D., Azusa Pacific University, 2022. At RWC since 2021.

AMY A. KOVACH, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education and Social Work; Coordinator, Honors Program; Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2004; M.S., University of Rochester, 2006; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2010.  At RWC since 2009.

LAURIE LEO, C.P.A., M.B.A., Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer; B.S., Nazareth College of Rochester, 1989; M.B.A., University of Rochester, 1994.  At RWC since 2015.

JOSEPH G. McCARTHY, M.B.A.; Dean, School of Business; Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance; B.S., University of South Carolina, 1984; M.B.A., St. John Fisher College, 1988. At RWC 1999-2002 and since 2007.

JASON R. TAYLOR, Ph.D., Dean, School of Natural and Social Sciences; Chair, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1997; Ph.D., Indiana University, 2002. At RWC since 2003.

KIMBERLEY WIEDEFELD, M.A., Vice President for Enrollment Management; B.A., Azusa Pacific University, 2002; M.A., University of London, 2005. At RWC since 2016.

Academic Support - Administrative

Career Development
MARY F. FLAHERTY,
M.Ed., Di­rector of Career Development; Assistant Professor; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1990; M.Ed., Springfield College, 1992. At RWC since 1992.

Office of Spiritual Life
GERALD COLEMAN, 
B.S., Campus Pastor; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2002. At RWC since 2018.

Information Technology
PRADEEP SAXENA,
M.S., Associate V.P. for Information Technology; B.S., Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi Uni­versity, India, 1982; M.S., Roches­ter Institute of Technology, 2005. At RWC since 1997.
 
Institutional Research
PAUL W. KENNEDY,
Ph.D., Di­rector of Institutional Research and Assessment; Associate Professor; B.A., Wheaton College of Illinois, 1981; M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1985; M.A., Fuller Seminary, 1985; Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1993. At RWC since 2005.
 
Learning Center  
LAURA F. SCAVO, M.A., Di­rector of the Learning Center; Assistant Pro­fessor; B.S., State University of New York College at Brockport, 2002; M.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 2004. At RWC since 2005.

RHONDA L. LANNI, M.S., Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities; B.S., State University of New York, College at Brockport, 2000; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2012.  At RWC since 2012.

KAREN J. SCHESKE, M.S., Science Learning Specialist; Assis­tant Professor of Mathematics; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1988; M.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1990; M.S., University of Rochester, 2004. At RWC since 1990.

Library
MEREDITH ADER,
M.L.S., Director of Library Services; Associate Professor; B.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1997; M.L.S., The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012. At RWC since 2019.

CRAIG ROSENBECK, M.S.I.S., Th.M., Systems Librarian; Assistant Professor; A.A., University of Toledo, 1995; B.S., University of Toledo, 1998; Th.M., Dallas Theological Seminary, 2011; M.S.I.S., University of North Texas, 2017. At RWC since 2020.

MELISSA NETZBAND, M.L.I.S., Research and Instruction Librarian; Assistant Professor; B.A., Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, 2017; M.L.I.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019; At RWC Since 2021.

Online Education
BENJAMIN ESPINOZA,
Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Online Education; Co-Special Advisor to the President for Diversity and Belonging; Assistant Professor of Practical Theology; B.A., Cedarville University, 2009; M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary, 2012; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2020.  At RWC since 2020.   

Pathway Program
JOY REBSTEIN,
M.S.L., Pathway Director; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2005; M.S., Kansas State University, 2018; At RWC since 2001.  

Registration Office
LESA J. KOHR,
M.S., Registrar; Assistant Professor; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 1999; M.S., Rob­erts Wesleyan College, 2003. At RWC since 1982.

KAREN J. FRASIER, M.A., As­sistant Registrar for Advisement; B.S., Nazareth College of Roches­ter, 1987; M.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 2000. At RWC since 2003.
 
Student Life 
LAURA BRONSINK,
M.A., Dean of Students; B.S., Spring Arbor University, 2008; M.A., Geneva College, 2013. At RWC since 2021.

ROBERT SEGAVE, M.S., Director of Athletics; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2006; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan College, 2013. At RWC since 2007.