Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Corporation Members
Eileen Haynes, SCL, Community Director
Melissa Camardo, SCL
Nancy Svetlecic, SCL
Rosemary Kolich, SCL
Board of Trustees
Carol Wambeke, Chair, Washington, DC
Tony Albers, San Diego, CA
Edward Barker, Mission Hill, KS
Lisa Bowers, Chesterfield, MO
Irene Caudillo, Kansas City, KS
Kelly Day, Windermere, FL
Tom Dials, Leavenworth, KS
Adele Ducharme, Kansas City, MO
Michelle Friend-Coon, Billings, MT
Linell Grundman, Washington, DC
Corey Hamilton, St. Charles, MO
Eileen Haynes, SCL, Leavenworth, KS
Ken Karr, Parkville, MO
Kathryn Klug, Bartlett, TN
Alan Lankford, Kansas City, MO
Michael Lu, Houston, TX
Tes Mehring, Olathe, KS
Denise Minet, Shawnee, KS
Jean Ann Panisko, SCL, Leavenworth, KS
Richard Perkins, Prairie Village, KS
Diane Steele, SCL, Leavenworth, KS
Aaron Weissenfluh, Kansas City, MO
Robert Wright, Kearney, MO
Trustees Emeritus
Mary Alice Bramming, Denver, CO
Administration
Diane Steele, SCL, Ph.D., President
B.A., Saint Mary College; M.A. University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Michelle Metzinger, Ph.D., Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
B.A., Northern State University; M.A.T., Northern State University; Ph.D., Capella University
Nancy Bramlett, Vice President for Finance and Administrative Services
B.A., Brock University-St. Catherine’s Ontario, Canada; MBA, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Chartered Professional Accountant
John Shultz, Vice President for Admissions and Marketing
B.A., New York University; MBA, University of Saint Mary
Bob Schuchardt, Vice President for Student Life
B.A., Dakota Wesleyan University; M.S., Northern State University
Rob Miller, Vice President for Athletics
B.S., Emporia State University
Mark Blanck, Vice President for Advancement
B.A., University of Missouri; MBA, Rockhurst University
Department Directors
Business Office – Nicole Bibler
Educational Technology - Brandon Jones
Facilities –Mauricio Rodriguez
Financial Aid – Heidi Reid
Human Resources – Michelle Carmitchel
Information Services – Marvin Sommerfeld
Institutional Research and Assessment – Christine Hamilton
Keleher Learning Commons – Ashley Creek
Lansing Correctional Facility - Michelle Workman
Marketing Operations – Sara Bell
Online Services - Sharron Lucas
Public Safety Coordinator – Adriana Habr
Registrar – Maureen Schuchardt
Residence Life –Megan Dougherty, Assistant Director
Student Engagement - Colby Blatz, Assistant Director
Student Services - Dr. Michael Padow
Academic Division Chairs
Business and Information Technologies – Erin Nicole Hess-Escalante, Ph.D.
Health Sciences – Thomas Bertoncino, Ph.D.
Liberal Arts and Humanities – Karenbeth Zacharias, Ph.D., J.D.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics – Amber Schmidtke, Ph.D.
Nursing – Michelle Birdashaw, D.N.P., FNP-C, ENP-C, CCRN
Social and Behavioral Sciences – Cheryl Reding, Ph.D.
Overland Park Campus
Graduate Business Programs – Mark Harvey, Ph.D.
Graduate Education Programs – Gwen Landever, Ed.D., Executive Director of Overland Park Campus and Graduate Education Programs
Graduate School Counseling Program – Robert Kircher, Ed.D., LCPC-S, NCC, NCSC
Graduate Psychology Programs – David Strohm, Ph.D., LPC, NCC
Doctorate in Education Program – Elizabeth Youngs, SCL, Ph.D.
Family Nurse Practitioner Program – Ginger Vaughn-Pullin, DNP, NE, FNP-BC, Post-Licensure and Graduate Program Director