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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

 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

Christopher Dockery

 cdockery@kennesaw.edu
Chief Diversity Officers

Dr. Sonia Toson

 stoson@kennesaw.edu
Communication

Barbara Gainey

 bgainey@kennesaw.edu
Computing Disciplines

Svetlana Peltsverger

 speltsve@kennesaw.edu
Criminal Justice

Beverly Reece Churchwell

 breece11@kennesaw.edu
Data Science

Sherrill Hayes, Immediate Past Chair

 shayes32@kennesaw.edu
Distance Education (RACDE)

Anissa Vega

 avega4@kennesaw.edu
eCore

Brendan Callahan

 bcallah7@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

Harrison Long

 hlong3@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 Vickery

 mvickre1@kennesaw.edu
History (RAACH)

Bryan McGovern

 bmcgover@kennesaw.edu
History (RAACH)

Mark Vickrey

 mvickre1@kennesaw.edu
Honors Programs

Karen Kornweibel

 kkornwei@kennesaw.edu
Humanities

Kris DuRocher, CHAIR

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

Cherilyn McLester

 cmclest1@kennesaw.edu
Learning Support

James Woodruff

 jwoodr23@kennesaw.edu
Learning Support

Jeanne Law Bohannon

 jbohan12@kennesaw.edu
Mathematical Subjects (ACMS)

Erik Westlund

 ewestlun@kennesaw.edu
Mathematical Subjects (ACMS)

Sherry Ni

 sni2@kennesaw.edu
Nursing (AACON)

Susan Dyess

 sdyess@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

Tom Rotnem

 trotnem@kennesaw.edu
Psychology

Corinne McNamara

 cmcnama4@kennesaw.edu
Public Health

Dr. Evelina Sterling

 esterlin@kennesaw.edu
Public Service and Continuing Education

Karen Chatelain-Smith

 ksmit389@kennesaw.edu
Public Service and Continuing Education

Karen Chatelain-Smith
ksmit389@kennesaw.edu

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Regents Engineering Pathways (REPP)

Turaj Ashuri

 tshuri@kennesaw.edu
Regents Engineering Pathways (REPP)

Turaj Ashuri

 tshuri@kennesaw.edu
Website
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
Admissions Directors

Romina Torres-Aranda
Director of Student Recruitment

 rtorresa@kennesaw.edu
470-578-5713
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
Disability Services

Nastassia Sanabria
Assistant Director

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

Katie Fahn
Assistant Director

 kfahn1@kennesaw.edu
470-578-7361
Economic Development

Tyler Reinagel

 treinag1@kennesaw.edu
Enrollment Management

Sheb True
Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Services

 strue@kennesaw.edu
470-578-6076
Enrollment Management

Jacqueline Quiroga
Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Services

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

Stephen Gray
Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life

 sgray58@kennesaw.edu
470-578-3007
Institutional Research & Planning (RAC-IRP)

Barbara Hair

 bhair@kennesaw.edu
Military Outreach Coordinator

Frank Wills

rwills1@kennesaw.edu
678-797-2970
Registrars

Paul Parker
Executive Director, Registrar

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

Jamie 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

Drew Harvill
Director of Student Activities

 aharvill@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
470-578-2734
Student Financial Aid

Karen Ruehlman
Financial Aid Director

 kruehlma@kennesaw.edu
470-578-3301
Transfer Officers

Paul Parker

 pparke25@kennesaw.edu

Other Committees

Committee Name Representative Contact Information
Dual Enrollment Contacts

Admissions & Advisement
Jacinta Luster
Manager of 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

Michael Redd

 mredd@kennesaw.edumredd@kennesaw.edumredd@kennesaw.edu
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