Middle States Accreditation

Campus-Aerials-090225

WORKING GROUPS

The University of Delaware Middle States Accreditation Working Groups will contribute to the Self-Study Report and Evidence Inventory for the University’s Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) reaffirmation review. Over a two-year period beginning in February 2026, the Working Groups will conduct a robust review and evaluation of the university’s programs, practices and policies relevant to the MSCHE Standards.

Laura Carlson — President; Professor (tenure track),  Psychological and Brain Sciences

Bill Farquhar — Interim Provost; Professor (tenure track), Kinesiology and Applied Physiology

Kim Isett, Chair — Vice Provost for Academic Programs and University Initiatives; Professor (tenure track), Public Administration and Policy

Heather Kelly, Co-Chair — Senior Director of Institutional Research and Data Science, ALO

Alisa Moldavanova, Co-Chair — Professor (tenure track), Public Administration and Policy; Office of the Provost Fellow for Institutional Assessment

Ravi Ammigan — Vice Provost for Global Engagement 

Persephone Braham — Professor (tenure track), Spanish and Latin American & Iberian Studies; President, UD-AAUP

Martha Buell — Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs; Professor (tenure track), Human Development and Family Science; member of Faculty Senate Academic Priorities and Presidential Advisory Committee

Michael Chajes — Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the Honors College; Professor (tenure track), Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering 

Chad Gasta — Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Arts & Sciences, Professor (tenure track), Languages, Literature and Culture

George Irvine — Associate Vice Provost for Online Learning and Innovation; Co-Director of the Center of Innovation in Lifelong Learning and Teaching

Joe Kempista — Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Officer

Carol Kissal — Interim Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration

Nicole Long — Associate Vice President, Student Experience & Belonging, Student Diversity & Inclusion

Mandy Minner — Chief Budget Officer and Senior Associate Vice President, Budget Office

Kate Sanford — Chief of Staff, Office of the President

Jen Saylor — Associate Dean of Nursing for Faculty and Student Affairs; Professor (tenure track), Nursing; Chair, Faculty Senate General Education Committee

Brent Schrader — Associate University Secretary

Erin Sicuranza — Director, Academic Technology Services; Co-Director, Center of Innovation in Lifelong Learning and Teaching

Kami Silk — Incoming Dean of the Graduate College and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Professor (tenure track), Communications

Amanda Steele-Middleton — Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management: Persistence and Completion

Aimee Turner — Vice President for Finance and Treasurer

Angela Velez — Associate General Counsel

Laura Carlson — President; Professor (tenure track),  Psychological and Brain Sciences

Bill Farquhar — Interim Provost; Professor (tenure track), Kinesiology and Applied Physiology

Kim Isett — Vice Provost for Academic Programs and University Initiatives; Professor (tenure track), Public Administration and Policy; Chair, Middle States Accreditation Reaffirmation Steering Committee

Heather Kelly — Senior Director of Institutional Research and Data Science, ALO; Co-Chair, Middle States Accreditation Reaffirmation Steering Committee

Alisa Moldavanova — Professor (tenure track), Public Administration and Policy; Office of the Provost Fellow for Institutional Assessment; Co-Chair, Middle States Accreditation Reaffirmation Steering Committee

Persephone Braham, Co-Chair — Professor (tenure track), Spanish and Latin American & Iberian Studies; President, UD-AAUP

Martha Buell, Co-Chair — Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs; Professor (tenure track), Human Development and Family Science; member of Faculty Senate Academic Priorities and Presidential Advisory Committee

Angela Velez, Co-Chair — Associate General Counsel

Kate Buchkoski — Director of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance

Dalinda Carrero-Papi — Senior Director, Employee & Labor Relations

John Gizis — Professor, Physics and Astronomy, AAUP representative

Jen Horney — Founding Chair, Professor, Epidemiology, Director, Partnership for Healthy Communities

Jason Hustedt — Department Chair, Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences

Joel Pust — Department Chair, Professor, Philosophy

Nicole Quinn — Senior Business Officer, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Yosmeriz Roman— Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management: Enrollment and Access Initiatives

Jordan Skolnick — Director of Athletics, Community, and Campus Recreation

Ryan Zurakowski —Department Chair, Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Ravi Ammigan, Co-Chair — Vice Provost for Global Engagement 

Michael Chajes, Co-Chair — Interim Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of the Honors College; Professor (tenure track), Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering 

George Irvine, Co-Chair — Associate Vice Provost for Online Learning and Innovation; Co-Director of the Center of Innovation in Lifelong Learning and Teaching

Beth Cartwright — Learning Management System Administrator

Jane Case — Associate Professor, Public Policy and Administration, Faculty Senator

Jennifer Follett —Director, Associate Professor, University Writing Center

Mark Gockenbach — Department Chair, Professor, Mathematical Sciences

Teresa Hickok — Assistant Professor, School of Education; Director, College of Education and Human Development Associate Degree Programs

LeAnn Moore — Associate Director, Community Engagement Initiative

Dael Norwood — Professor, History, AAUP representative

Rosalie Rolón-Dow — Faculty Director, Undergraduate Research Program

Latoya Watson — Senior Assistant Dean, Co-Curricular Coaching, Student Success Center

Additional member to be named

Chad Gasta, Co-Chair — Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Arts & Sciences, Professor (tenure track), Languages, Literature and Culture

Nicole Long, Co-Chair — Associate Vice President, Student Experience & Belonging, Student Diversity & Inclusion

Kami Silk, Co-Chair — Incoming Dean of the Graduate College and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Professor (tenure track), Communications

Ruma Beldona — Senior Assistant Dean, Graduate Program Services, Lerner College

Maisha Carey — Deputy University Librarian and Director of Organizational Learning, Library, Museums and Press, Faculty Senator

Cynthia Diefenbeck — Director, Center for Counseling & Student Development

Matt Drexler — Director, Study Abroad

Josh Enszer — Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Allison Karpyn — Co-Director of the Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP) & Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences

Laura Lessard — Associate Professor, Health Behavior & Nutrition Sciences

LaRuth McAfee — Senior Assistant Dean, Graduate College

Dan McDevitt — Associate Professor Biological Sciences, AAP Disability Support Services Coordinator, Faculty Senate Chair Undergraduate Education Committee

Naomi Nash — Executive Director for Student Success

Lynda Pagan — Director of Disability Support Services, & ADA 504 Compliance Coordinator

Jen Saylor, Co-Chair — Associate Dean of Nursing for Faculty and Student Affairs; Professor (tenure track), Nursing; Chair, Faculty Senate General Education Committee

Erin Sicuranza, Co-Chair — Director, Academic Technology Services; Co-Director, Center of Innovation in Lifelong Learning and Teaching

Amanda Steele-Middleton, Co-Chair — Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management: Persistence and Completion

Katy Bender — Associate Professor of Economics, AAUP Representative

Andy Jenks — Educational Assessment Specialist, CILLT

Adrian McCleary — Director of University Studies and Student Support Programs in the Center for Academic Success

Tripp Shenton — Professor, Civil Construction & Environmental Engineering

Greg Shriver — Department Chair, Professor, Entomology and Wildlife Ecology

Jessica Sowa — Professor, Public Policy and Administration

Sophie Tullier — Director for Assessment, Data Analytics, & Research, Division of Student Life

Vic Wang — Director, Noncredit Programs, PCS-Prof & Noncredit Programs

Additional member to be named

Additional member to be named

Joe Kempista, Co-Chair — Associate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Officer

Mandy Minner, Co-Chair — Chief Budget Officer and Senior Associate Vice President, Budget Office

Aimee Turner, Co-Chair — Vice President for Finance and Treasurer

Eric Ervin — Interim Associate Dean and Interim Director of Cooperative Extension, Plant and Soil Sciences, Professor, Plant and Soil Science

Marci Hutton — Associate Vice President, Campus and Enterprise Capital Planning

Scott Mangierei — Senior Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations

Freda Patterson — Associate Dean of Research, College of Health Sciences, Professor, Health Behavior & Nutrition Science

Jason Rautio — Director, Facilities and Auxiliary Accounting

Rich Reeves — Associate Vice President, Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Tracy Shickel — Associate Vice President, Corporate Engagement, Research Office

Brad Thompson — Associate Professor, Associate in Arts Program, AAUP representative, Faculty Senator

Fabrice Veron — Interim Vice President for Research, Scholarship and Innovation, Professor, Marine Sciences

Adam Wallace — Department Chair, Earth Sciences and Undergraduate Coordinator, Professor, Earth Sciences

Carol Kissal, Co-Chair — Interim Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration

Kate Sanford, Co-Chair — Chief of Staff, Office of the President

Brent Schrader, Co-Chair — Associate University Secretary

Mandi Bullough — Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Lerner College of Business and Economics, Professor, Business Administration

Sebi Ciaoba — Professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, AAUP Representative

Matt Kinservik — Professor, English

April Kloxin — Associate Department Chair, Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Jissell Martinez — Business Administrator, Associate in Arts Program

Meghan McInnis-Dominguez — Professor, Languages, Literature, and Cultures, President-Elect, Faculty Senate

Andre McMillan — Senior Director, Internal Audit

Tom Powers — Director, Center for Science, Ethics & Public Policy, Associate Professor, Philosophy

Albert Shields — Director of Business & Economic Development, Government and Community Relations

Regina Wright — Associate Dean, College Community & Belonging, College of Health Sciences, Professor, Health Behavior & Nutrition Science