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Advisory Committees

Kennesaw State University

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Academic Committees

Committee Name Representative Contact Information
Academic Advising (RACAD)

Hannah Stocks

hsantoro@kennesaw.edu
Academic Affairs (RACAA)

Dr. Ivan Pulinkala

ipulinka@kennesaw.edu
770-423-6023
Adult Learners (RACAL)

Michelle Head

mhead24@kennesaw.edu
Anthropology

Brandon Lundy

blundy@kennesaw.edu
Arts and Sciences

Scott Reese Category B representative

sreese3@kennesaw.edu
Biological Sciences (BSAC)

Paula Jackson

pjackson@kennesaw.edu
Biological Sciences (BSAC)

Melanie Griffin

mgriff40@kennesaw.edu
Business Administration, Management, & Economics

Robin Cheramie

rcheram1@kennesaw.edu
Chemistry

Marina Koether

mkoether@kennesaw.edu
Communication

Greg Paul

gpaul11@kennesaw.edu
Communication

Laura Palmer

lpalme32@kennesaw.edu
Computing Disciplines

Svetlana Peltsverger

speltsve@kennesaw.edu
Criminal Justice

Beverly Reece Churchwell

breece11@kennesaw.edu
Data Science

Sherry Ni

sni@kennesaw.edu
Distance Education (RACDE)

Anissa Vega

avega4@kennesaw.edu
eCore

Christopher Dockery

cdockery@kennesaw.edu
Educator Preparation (EDRAC)

Adrian Epps

aepps6@kennesaw.edu
Educator Preparation (EDRAC)

Melissa Driver

mdriver6@kennesaw.edu
Effectiveness and Accreditation (RACEA)

Leigh Funk

lfunk@kennesaw.edu
English (BORAACE)

John Havard

jhavard@kennesaw.edu
Environmental Science

Paula Jackson

pjackson@kennesaw.edu
Fine and Applied Arts

Leslie Blackwell

lblackwe@kennesaw.edu
Foreign Languages (FLAAC)

Federica Santini

fsantini@kennesaw.edu
Geological Sciences and Geography

Bradley Suther

bsuther@kennesaw.edu
Georgia Film Academy Film Production

John Havard, Secretary (primary institutional point of contact)

jhavard@kennesaw.edu 
Health Informatics Programs

Sweta Sneha

ssneha@kennesaw.edu
Health Professions

Kandice Porter

kporte21@kennesaw.edu
History (RAACH)

Mark Vickrey

mvickre1@kennesaw.edu
History (RAACH)

Bryan McGovern

bmcgover@kennesaw.edu
Honors Programs

Karen Kornweibel

kkornwei@kennesaw.edu
Humanities

Kris DuRocher, Recorder

kduroche@kennesaw.edu
Kinesiology (KRAAC, formerly PEHER)

Cherilyn McLester

cmclest1@kennesaw.edu
Learning Support

James Woodruff

jwoodr23@kennesaw.edu
Learning Support

Robert Jordan

rlj3595@kennesaw.edu
Mathematical Subjects (ACMS)

Erik Westlund

ewestlun@kennesaw.edu
Mathematical Subjects (ACMS)

Sherry Ni

sni@kennesaw.edu
Nursing (AACON)

Rebecca Shabo

rshabo@kennesaw.edu
Philosophy & Religion

Stacy Keltner

skeltner@kennesaw.edu
Philosophy & Religion

Karolin Mirzakhan

kmirzakh@kennesaw.edu
Physics and Astronomy

Kevin Stokes

kstoke15@kennesaw.edu
Political Science

Ramazan Kilinc

rkilinc@kennesaw.edu
Psychology

Corinne McNamara

cmcnama4@kennesaw.edu
Public Health

Dr. Andrew Peachey

apeache1@kennesaw.edu
Public Service and Continuing Education

Patricia Walker, Executive Director, Community and Professional Education

pwalkder43@kennesaw.edu
Website
Regent's Advisory Council on Research (RACR)

Karin Scarpinato

kscarpin@kennesaw.edu
Regent's Advisory Council on Research (RACR)

Karin Scarpinato, Chair (2024-2025)

kscarpin@kennesaw.edu
Regents Engineering Pathways (REPP)

Turaj Ashuri

tshuri@kennesaw.edu
Social Work

Denise Green

dgree206@kennesaw.edu
Sociology (SOCIRAC-L)

Barbara Harris Combs

bcombs2@kennesaw.edu
Testing Professionals

Jewel Akpose

jakpose@kennesaw.edu

Administrative Committees

Committee Name Representative Contact Information
Accessibility & Disability Services

Nastassia Sanabria
Assistant Director

nsanabria@kennesaw.edu
470-578-2666
Accessibility & Disability Services

Katie Fahn
Assistant Director

kfahn1@kennesaw.edu
470-578-7361
Admissions Directors

Romina Torres-Aranda
Director of Student Recruitment

rtorresa@kennesaw.edu
470-578-5713
Admissions Directors

Viola Alexander
Director of Admissions Operations

valexan9@kennesaw.edu
470-578-7022
Campus Health Services

Julia Allison
Practice Manager

allis26@kennesaw.edu
470-578-4872
Campus Health Services

Chhavi Noohani
Medical Director

cnoohani@kennesaw.edu
470-216-2153
Career Services & Cooperative Education

Tom Vecchione
Executive Director for Career Planning & Development

tvecchione@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6555
Community Engagement & Service

Kimberly Henghold
Assistant Director, Office of Community Engagement

kimberly.henghold@kennesaw.edu
470-578-3068
Counseling Directors Association

Cory Viehl
Director of Counseling & Psychological Services

cviehl@kennesaw.edu
470-578-3374
Dean of Students

Ronald Briggs
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students

deanofstudents@kennesaw.edu
rbriggs6@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6367
Economic Development

Tyler Reinagel

treinag1@kennesaw.edu
Enrollment Management

Jacqueline Quiroga
Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Services

jdunca44@kennesaw.edu
470-578-2548
Housing & Residence Life

Chris Bruno
Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life

cbruno3@kennesaw.edu
470-578-3007
Institutional Research & Planning (RAC-IRP)

Barbara Hair

bhair@kennesaw.edu
Military Outreach Coordinator

Stacy Dixon

sdixon50@kennesaw.edu
678-797-2970
Registrars

Paul Parker
Executive Director, Registrar

pparke25@kennesaw.edu
470-578-7883
Student Accounts Receivable

Jaimie Ward
Associate Controller, Bursar, Treasury

jward@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6010
Student Activities and Student Life

Amber Lesicko
Assistant Dean of Students for Student Life

alesicko@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6367
Student Activities and Student Life

Randall Bogard
Exec. Director of Student Activities

rbogard@kennesaw.edu
470-578-2487
Student Affairs

Eric Arneson
Vice President for Student Affairs

earneso1@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6310
Student Conduct

DeCarius Gillyard
Director of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity

dgillya1@kennesaw.edu
470-578-3403
Student Financial Aid

Karen Ruehlman
Financial Aid Director

kruehlma@kennesaw.edu
470-578-3301
Title IX Coordinators

Camille Cartwright

ccartwr8@kennesaw.edu
470-578-2904
Transfer Officers

Paul Parker

pparke25@kennesaw.edu

Other Committees

Committee Name Representative Contact Information
Dual Enrollment Contacts

Admissions & Advisement
Jacinta Luster
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions

DEPoffice@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6500
Foster and Homeless Youth Support Contacts

Marcy Stidum
Associate Director for Counseling and Psychological Services

mstidum@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6600
SAVE Program Contacts

Elizabeth Davis
Tuition Classification Officer

edavis77@kennesaw.edu
770-499-3251
Tuition Classification Officers

Elizabeth Davis
Tuition Classification Officer

edavis77@kennesaw.edu
770-499-3251
USG Retiree Council

Dorothy Zinsmeister

dzinsmei@kennesaw.edu
Veteran Certifying Officials

Annie Bresler

ebresler@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6431
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