McCeil Johnson is the Dean of Programmatic Accreditation and Regulatory Compliance. In this role, she leads the accreditation and regulatory compliance functions for the College of Humanities and Sciences, the College of Social Sciences, and the College of Security and Criminal Justice. Most recently, McCeil was the Chief Compliance Officer at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), where she was hired to review and audit state authorization, develop a University-wide compliance function and strengthen communication on compliance issues. Prior to SNHU, McCeil worked for nine years in higher education administration at National Louis University. She brings a tremendous amount of knowledge regarding the symbiotic relationship between compliance and higher education law.
Paige heads up the donor relations team at the LSU Foundation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, bringing over fifteen years of experience to the role. Paige’s expertise with large, decentralized shops is largely informed by the navigation of three successful billion-plus comprehensive campaigns with Oklahoma State University, Carnegie Mellon University, and Southern Methodist University. Paige is a founding board member of the Association of Donor Relations Professionals. She was awarded the ADRP volunteer service award and has received a number of Faculty Star accolades from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Eric has been the Director of University Recreation at James Madison University since April of 1995. He earned his undergraduate degree in Business Management from SUNY Plattsburgh, and his master’s degree in Sport Management from The Ohio State University. Eric is a life member of NIRSA (Leaders in Collegiate Recreation) and has served two terms on their Board of Directors, and has also served as president of both the NIRSA Foundation and the NIRSA Services Corporation. He is a frequent presenter and speaker on and off campus. Eric is a professional consultant, conducting collegiate recreation program reviews and addressing operational and leadership issues as well as recreation facility design and construction. Eric has served as a faculty member and Chair of the NIRSA School of Recreational Sports Management and is an adjunct faculty member in the Hart School of Hospitality, Recreation and Sport Management at JMU. Eric is married (wife, Jacki) and is the proud father of three boys (Ryan, Kyle, and Tyler).
In his current position, T. David Garcia oversees Undergraduate Admissions Office and Student Financial Aid Office. Prior to working at Kent State University, Dave served as Director of Admissions at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Prior to OU, Dave was the Director of Admissions at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. Before WIU, Dave served various roles in undergraduate admissions at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. In total, Dave has more than 24 years in higher education. Dave has developed several SEM plans using different models. In some cases, he has developed SEM plans that included 3 or less departments or SEM plans that included many departments. In the end, a holistic process of creating a shared vision and producing a working document that allows for changes are the most important factors when developing a 3-year or 5-year SEM plan.
In his current role, Kevin Windholz oversees the offices of Graduate, International, and Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and University Communications. Prior to coming to OCU, Windholz held multiple positions in the office of admissions at Washburn University in Topeka, KS from 2001 to 2006, and then served as Associate Director of Admission at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO from 2006 to 2012. Windholz has worked a variety of roles in the Enrollment Management & Marketing profession, both administrative and operational. He has been a featured presenter on topics such as electronic admission file review, prospective student search markets and tuition discounting strategies at various university enrollment management conferences. He is a past recipient of the Washburn University Student Life Achievement award. He has also participated in various marketing, enrollment planning and university budgeting committees and served as a freshman seminar instructor at Saint Louis University. He co-authored an article on maximizing university revenue that was published in a 2014 AACRAO SEM journal. Windholz is originally from northwestern Kansas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS and a Master of Liberal Studies from Washburn University in Topeka, KS.
Julie Nash is the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs where she provides leadership in student and faculty success. She oversees the University Library, the Honors College, the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, and the Advance Office for Faculty Equity. She has expertise in accreditation, curriculum, pedagogy, and leadership. Dr. Nash is passionate about access to higher education for all students and has championed initiatives that promote equity such as lowering the cost of textbooks, programs for first-generation college students, creating a student emergency fund, and improving opportunities for community college transfer students. Nash joined the UMass Lowell community as a faculty member in the English Department, where holds the tenured position of associate professor. Prior to her current appointment, she served in a number of administrative roles such as Director of the Gender Studies Program, Honors Director, and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Vice Provost Nash is a regular presenter at national workshops and conferences on leadership, higher education collaborations, student equity, supporting first-generation students, and other issues in higher education.
In his 26 years of practice, Mr. Lewis has been involved with projects across the US and abroad. These include facilities such as the Osborne Center for Science & Engineering at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, the Michael B. Enzi STEM Undergraduate Laboratory Facility at the University of Wyoming, and the Tracy Hall Science Center at Weber State University. John’s current work includes the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering & Computer Science + The Knoebel Center for the Study of Aging at the University of Denver, Johnson Hall at Oregon State University, the Aerospace Engineering Sciences Building at Metropolitan State University of Denver, and the New Science Building at Tennessee Tech University. As laboratory consultant, John is responsible for laboratory programming, planning and design, and managing production. He is also in charge of planning, coordinating and supervising the development of Program Drawings and Design Criteria, Design Development and Construction Documents. This includes, but is not limited to, interviewing users in work sessions, interpreting data collected in user meetings, advising the building engineers, and developing project specifications.
Dr. John Head has worked in higher education for 28 years, serving both public and private institutions in Georgia and Tennessee. He currently serves as the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management at the University of West Georgia. In his current position, he is responsible for nine units in the division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management: Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid, Registrar, Advising Center, International Student Admissions and Programs, Center for Academic Success, Enrollment Services Center, Office of New Student Programs, and the Center for Adult Learners and Veterans. John believes that effective enrollment management begins with strategic planning, and that effective strategic plans are the ones where every campus constituency has the ability to offer input. When campus partners have input in the planning, they tend to be invested in helping the plan be successful. Throughout his career, John has used this collaborative approach with campus partners at each institution to help them achieve significant enrollment growth. John earned the Doctor of Education degree with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration from the University of Tennessee. He also earned a Masters of Mass Communication degree from the University of Georgia, and the Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications […]
Dr. Elizabeth Boretz entered Student Affairs as Founding Director of what came to be the Calvin E. Bright Success Center at the University of California-Merced after an eleven-year career as tenured faculty in the field of Spanish. She discovered the world of learning support early in her faculty career and went on to earn her graduate degree in student affairs ten years after her doctorate. In 2005, Dr. Boretz relinquished tenure and entered the Student Affairs field full-time. Over the years she developed services for returning and transfer students; low-income, first generation underrepresented students; Native American students; and others, having captured more than ten million dollars in grants and gifts on her own. After eleven years as a director, her fund-seeking and management skills helped to win her an appointment as Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Director of Academic Advisement, which led her to California State University, Fullerton in February of 2016. She is a member of the NASPA Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice Editorial Board. She is also one of the 100 mentors selected for NASPA’s 2016-17 Candid Conversations women’s mentoring program.
