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2023-24 Undergraduate Academic Catalog | Academic Personnel Directory

Administrative Officers

President

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 RWU since 1979.

ELVERA B. BERRY, Ph.D., Dean, School of Arts and Humanities; Academic Director, Communication; Pro­fessor of Communication; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan University, 1963; M.A., University of Rochester, 1967; M.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 1981; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buf­falo, 1986. At RWU since 1964.

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 RWU since 2017.

MARLENE COLLINS-BLAIR, Ph.D., Assistant Chief Academic Officer; Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs; B.A., University of the West Indies, 1997; M.Phil., University of the West Indies, 2002; Ph.D., University of the West Indies, 2006. At RWU since 2023.

KRISTEN DRISKILL, Ed.D., Co-Dean, School of Education and Social Work; Chair, Department of Teacher Education; Associate Professor of Education; B.S., State University of New York College at Geneseo, 1999; M.S., State University of New York College at Geneseo, 2002; Ed.D., University of Phoenix, 2010. At RWU since 2015.

LAURA L. FALCO, D.B.A., Dean, School of Business; Chair, Department of AGE Business; Director, Graduate Business Program; Professor of Marketing; B.S., Houghton College, 1998; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan University, 2001; D.B.A., Anderson University, 2006. At RWU since 2006.

BENJAMIN ESPINOZA, Ph.D., Vice President, Northeastern Seminary; Assistant Professor of Practical Theology; B.A., Cedarville University, 2009; M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary, 2012; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2020.  At RWU since 2020.   

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 RWU since 2021.

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 RWU since 2015.

BRENDA E. MCQUILLAN, Ph.D., Co-Dean, School of Education and Social Work; Director, Graduate Social Work Program; Associate Professor of Social Work; B.A., Nazareth College, 1995; M.S.W., Roberts Wesleyan University, 2000; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2016. At RWU since 2015.

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 RWU since 2003.

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

Academic Support - Administrative

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

Office of Spiritual Life
GERALD COLEMAN, 
B.S., Campus Pastor; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan University, 2002. At RWU 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 RWU 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 RWU 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 RWU 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 University, 2012.  At RWU since 2012.

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

Library
BARBATO, KELLIE,
M.L.S., Director of Library Services; Associate Professor; B.A., Mansfield University, 2009; M.L.S., The State University of New York at Buffalo, 2011; M.A., Northeastern Seminary, 2022. At RWU 2015-2017 & since 2022.

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 RWU since 2020.

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

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

KAREN J. FRASIER, M.A., As­sociate Registrar for Advisement; B.S., Nazareth College of Roches­ter, 1987; M.A., State University of New York College at Brockport, 2000. At RWU since 2003.
 
Student Life 
KATELYN LEE,
M.S., Dean of Students; Deputy Title IX Coordinator; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan University, 2008; M.S., University of Rochester, 2011. At RWU since 2017.

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