President of the University
Antoinette Farmer-Thompson, President
DHEd, A.T. Still University; Executive Women in Leadership Certification, Cornell University; MBA, Healthcare, Grand Canyon University; MAEd, Adult and Continuing Education, University of Phoenix; BS, Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
Dr. Antoinette Farmer-Thompson was appointed as the 18th President of Strayer University in April 2024, following her role as the Provost and Chief Academic Officer, which she begin in November of 2021. A distinguished leader in higher education, with over 16 years of experience, her previous roles include Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of Educational Outreach and Student Services at Arizona State University, and Senior Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and founding Honors College Dean at Grand Canyon University. Dr. Farmer-Thompson holds a Doctor of Health Education in Health Sciences from A.T. Still University, a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare from Grand Canyon University, a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Arizona State University. She also holds an Artificial Intelligence in Business Strategies and Applications Certificate from the University of California Berkeley, and an Executive Women in Leadership Certificate from Cornell University. Dr. Farmer-Thompson’s research interests focus on innovation in education to enhance economic mobility, organizational transformation through analytics and institutional effectiveness, and the development of women in leadership.
General Administration
Vice Provost, Academics Affairs
Ryan Poirier, PhD, Educational Policy and Leadership, Ohio State University; MA, Higher Education Student Affairs, Ohio State University
Vice Provost, Academic Operations and Faculty Excellence
Robert Morrill, MBA, Strayer University, Jack Welch Management Institute; BS, Business Administration, State University of New York at Oswego
Senior Vice Provost and Dean, Dean Jack Welch Management Institute, School of Business
Mary Carr, JD, St. Louis University, Certificate in Health Law; BA, Boston College
Vice President and Executive Dean
Joseph Veres, EdD, Organizational Leadership, Grand Canyon University; Med, Educational Administration and Supervision, University of Phoenix; BS, Elementary Education and Teaching, Ashland University
Vice Provost and Special Assistant to the President
Jacqueline Palmer, EdD, Higher Education Leadership, University of Pennsylvania; MS, Administrative Science, Johns Hopkins University; BS, Administrative Science, Yale University
Senior Vice President, Continuation and Advising
Cale Holman, MS, Ocean Systems Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MBA, Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; BS, Ocean Engineering, United States Naval Academy
Vice President, Advising and Transformation
Christopher Stout, MS, Business Administration, Strayer University; BS, Business Administration, Longwood University
Vice President, Campus Operations
Brian Christie, BBA, Strayer University
Vice President, Campus and Community
Teri Shields, MBA, Strayer University; BSBA, Strayer University
Vice President of Education, Non-Degree/Non-Credit Technology Bootcamps
Meggie Enxuto, BA, Psychology and Gender and Women's Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Executive Dean, Student and Alumni Experience
Kathleen Thompson, MBA Strayer University, Jack Welch Management Institute; BS Forensic Behavioral Analysis, Criminal Justice, Kennesaw State University
Dean of Nursing
Kristie Lowry, DNP, Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; MNSc, Nursing, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; RN, Nursing, Henderson State University
Assistant Vice Provost, Portfolio Strategy
Michelle Thuma, MEd, Curriculum and Instruction, University of South Florida; BS, Business Information Systems, Messiah University
Assistant Vice Provost, Student Affairs
Rebecca Allen, PhD, Behavior, Cognition and Neuroscience, American University; MA, Biological Psychology, George Mason University; BS, Psychology, Bridgewater College
Assistant Vice Provost, Student and Alumni Experience
Kevin Perrotta, MBA, Strayer University, Jack Welch Management Institute; BS, Sports Management, St. John Fisher College
University Registrar
Alison Lavigne, MEd, Strayer University; BS, Child Development and Family Relations, University of Maine
University Librarian
Mary Snyder, MLS, University of Maryland; BA, History, George Mason University
Senior Director, Admissions
Heather Skinner, MBA, Management, Strayer University; BS, Accounting, University of Utah
Senior Director, Admission, Transformation, Quality and Assessment, Training
Mary Kate Hodowanec, MBA, Strayer University; BA, Communications, East Stroudsburg University
Senior Academic Director, Institutional Effectiveness
Jennifer DeGroote, EdD, Educational Leadership and Administration, Capella University; MS Applied Psychology, University of Wisconsin – Stout; BS, Psychology, Minnesota State University – Mankato
Director Student Affairs and Academic Standards
Shaconda Peterson, MS, Human Resources Management, Strayer University; BS Human Resources Management, Strayer University
Program Deans
Accounting
Program Dean, Assistant Vice Provost - Carla Henryhand, PhD, Organization and Management, Capella University; MBA, Business Administration, University of Phoenix; MS, Accounting, Strayer University; BS, Accounting, University of South Carolina
Business, Undergraduate
Program Dean, Assistant Vice Provost - Ben Luce, EdD, Educational Leadership, The University of New England; MFA, Creative Writing, University of Southern Maine; BA, Media Studies, University of Southern Maine
Program Dean, Assistant Vice Provost - Tamara Mangum, PhD, Applied Management and Decision Sciences, Walden University; MA, Criminal Justice, Rutgers University; BS, Criminal Justice, North Carolina Central University
Business, Graduate
Program Dean, Assistant Vice Provost - JoeAnn Parker, EdD, Leadership & Professional Practice, Trevecca Nazarene University; MBA, Human Resource Management, Liberty University; BA, Business Administration, Saint Leo University
Criminal Justice and Health Services and Public Administration
Program Dean, Assistant Vice Provost - Trevor Belcher, PhD, Psychology, Capella University; MS, Psychology, Capella University; BS, Ministry/Theology, Mid-America Christian University
Education
Program Dean, Assistant Vice Provost - Joe Ann Pace, PhD, Business Administration and Human Resource Management, Capella University; MS, Aeronautical Science, Curriculum Development, Instructional Systems Design, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; BS Aeronautical Science, Aeronautical/Aero Systems Safety, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
General Education
Executive Dean- Nicole Morris, EdD, Higher Education, University of Memphis; MEd, Curriculum and Instruction, Austin Peay State University; BS, Education, University of Memphis
Program Dean, Assistant Vice Provost - Christy Karnes, Ph.D., English, Miami University; M.A., Teaching, Miami University; M.A., English, Xavier University; B.A., English, Xavier University
Program Dean, Assistant Vice Provost - Wanda Tillman, PhD, Organization and Management, Capella University; MA, Management, Webster University; BA, Public Affairs, Columbia College
Information Technology
Program Dean - Carlo Sapijaszko, EdD, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Central Florida; MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Calgary; BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary
Honors & Student and Alumni Experience
Executive Dean, Student & Alumni Experience - Kathleen Thompson, DBA (candidate), Strategy and Innovation, Capella University; MBA, Jack Welch Management Institute, Strayer University; BS, Criminal Justice-Forensic Behavioral Analysis, Kennesaw State University
Senior Dean of Student Experience - Damita Goods, DBA, Management, Argosy University; MBA, Management, Trevecca Nazarene University; MS, Human Resources, Trevecca Nazarene University; MBA, Healthcare, Western Governor's University; BA, Management and Human Relations, Trevecca Nazarene University
Dean of Honors and Graduate Student Experience - Ashley Collins, MBA, Human Resource Management, Strayer University; BS, Management, Virginia State University
Program Specialist for Center for Well-Being - Teresa Bell, LRIC, MA, Clinical Psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology, BS, Psychology, University of Virginia