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Office of the President

Contact: president@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2220

Aaron A. Walton, University President
Clifton Anderson, Senior Advisor and Chief Strategist
Tanya Warren, Executive Associate to the President

Academic Affairs

Contact: provost@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2656

Denise Pearson, Ph.D., Provost
Nichelle Gladden, Administrative Assistant II
Linda Brawner, Coordinator of Instructional Design and Teaching Innovation
Claudia Butcher, Academic Department Secretary, Social & Behavioral Science/Humanities
Michele Malloy, Academic Department Secretary, Natural & Applied Sciences/Business, Education and Professional Studies

Cheyney University Honors Academy

Contact: cuhonors@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2599

Krystal Peters, Ed.D, Interim Director of Keystone Honors Academy
Vernell Edwards, Associate Director of Honors Academy

Academic Services

Contact: HOWL@cheyney.edu

Noelson Chery, Academic Navigator

Suzanna Richter, Academic Navigator

Ashley Carter, Academic Navigator

Library

Contact: library@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2715

LiangLei Qi, Information Systems Librarian

Student Success & Wellness

Vacant Associate Provost for Student Success 

Wendell Griffith, Ed.D., Director of Student Success & Wellness

TRiO

Contact: trioscholars@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2647

Rosalyn Henderson, Program Director, TRIO – Student Support Services (SSS)

Curtis Stockley, Program Coordinator
Kyle Morris, Program Specialist
Jennifer Stewart, Program Specialist

Enrollment Management

Contact: admissions@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2275
Sue Mukherjee, Ph.D., Chief Enrollment Officer and Information Officer
Carlos Clark, Ph.D., Executive Director, Enrollment Management
Dawn Muchison, Administrative Assistant II

Admissions

Contact: admissions@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2275

James Burrell, Director of Admissions
Tonia Clark-Johnson, Assistant Director of Admissions
Tammy A. Bagby, Assistant Director of Admissions, Athletics and Band (part-time)
Kardell Pressley, Assistant Director of Admissions
Vacant,  Assistant Director of Admission

Bursar’s Office

Contact: bursar@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2224

Lauronda Fletcher, Bursar
Vacant, Fiscal Technician,
Rasheda Morgan, Student Accounts Specialist

Financial Aid

Contact: financialaid@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2302

Robert Forest, Director of Financial Aid Services
Arisa Gibbs, Enrollment Services Representative
Teneshia Joseph, Associate Director of Financial Aid
Tysquan Meaders, Interim Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Tishiema Lacy, Administrative Assistant I

Registrar

Contact: registrar@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2225

Kimberly Edge, Registrar

Vacant, Assistant Registrar
Stephanie R. Stevens, Associate Registrar/Systems Manager
Towanda Collins, Registrar Enrollment Representative II

Information Technology

Email: helpdesk@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2222

Grant Davis, Chief Technology Officer
Craig Nesson, Technical Services Director
Lauren Moffett, Senior Business Analyst
Tashawn R. Patton-Taylor, Systems Administrator
Samuel Gregory, Senior Desktop Support Technician

Sakini Moultrie, Desktop Support Technician

Brett Lane, Desktop Support Technician

Administrative & Operation

Derrick C. Gilmore, Ed.D., Chief Operational Officer

Grants Management

Mae Stephens, Director, Title III/Grants Administration

Lona O’Neill, Grants Project Manager

Finance

Contact: ap@cheyney.edu

Merlyn Bowen, Chief Financial Officer
vacant, Controller
Anna Olejnik, Senior Accountant
Joan Weber, Grant and Contract Accountant
Jemal Fisher, Administrative Assistant II
Sharon Cox, Administrative Assistant

Human Resources

Contact: hr@cheyney.edu 

John Gruenwald, Executive Director of Human Resources, Labor Relations & Compliance
Lakiyah Chambers, Ed.D., Director of Employee and Labor Relations, DEI, and Compliance
Marlene Civitella-Vining, Payroll Manager
Vicki Strong-Mitchell, Human Resources Manager
Holly Jones, Talent Acquisition Manager

Operations & Facilities Management

Contact: facilities@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2297

Vacant, Executive Director of Operations
Vacant, Director of University Health and Wellness
William Brown,  Director of Logistics
Randolph Walker, Logistics Manager
Steven Dupes, Campus Engineer
Irene Losak, Administrative Assistant II

Public Safety

Contact: publicsafety@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2405
Dispatch Email:
dispatch@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2405

James Waldon, Director of Public Safety

Jerome Brown,  Police Sargent
David Horevay, Police Specialist
Rhonda Bowens, Patrol Officer 
Donald Quick. Patrol Officer
Wesley Hatton, Jr, Patrol Officer
Andrew Prosser, Jr, Patrol Officer
Julian-Benard Michael, Patrol Officer
Steven Martin, Patrol Officer
Vacant, Patrol Officer
Monica Stokes, Police Communication Officer
Victoria Logsdon, Police Communication Officer
William Britt, Police Communication Officer
Byers Baxter, Police Communication Officer
Gerald Crump, Security Officer

Title IX & Student Conduct

Lakiyah Chambers, Ed.D., Title IX Coordinator

Desiree Tucker, Assistant Director of Student Conduct and Compliance

Institutional Advancement

Contact: clwilliams@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2237

Clarence Williams, Chief Advancement Officer
Darien Threadgill, Executive Director of Institutional Advancement & Para-Professional Pathways Program Manager
Derek Jolly, Graphic Design Manager
Shanika Knight, Administrative Assistant II

Karen Roache, Director of Alumni Success

 

Marketing & Communications

Contact: publicrelations@cheyney.edu

Shawn Gauthney, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
Eric Westray, Director of Creative Services & Design

Institutional Research & Assessment

Contact: eshehata@cheyney.edu

Erika Shehata, Executive Director of Institutional Research & Assessment
Lauren DeCrosta, Ph.D., Director of Assessment

Career Pathways

Contact: careerservices@cheyney.edu

Sue Mukherjee, Ph.D., Chief Enrollment Officer and Information Officer

Vacant, Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships & Career Pathways
Vinasia Miles, Director of Career Development
Vacant, Director of Workforce Development

Student Affairs

Department Email: studentaffairs@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2608
Student Activities Email:
studentactivities@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2440

Dr. Tonia Perry-Conley, Dean of Students
Travis Fredrick, Director of Student Activities
Vacant, Director of Student Amenities 
Earl Bowen, Jr., Ph.D., Director of Counseling & Psychological Services & Assistant Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Jolly Malickel, MA, Student Accessibility
Suzanne Rumer, Director of Intramural Sports
Dr. Shaquita Adams-Smith, Counselor

Athletics

Contact: (610) 399-2240

Vacant, Director of Athletics
Jordan Bushrod, Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Vacant, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Alishia Mosley, Head Women’s Basketball Coach/Initrin Athletic Director
Vacant, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Kennetha Wallace, Head Volleyball Coach
Kareem Lanier, Head Coach for Track & Field

Housing

Contact: housing@cheyney.edu | (610) 399-2428

Ramona Dixon, Director of Housing
Julani Ghana, Director of Housing, 2nd Shift (3pm-11pm)

Anthony Powell, Director of Housing, Night Operations (11pm-7am)
Caliyah Banks, Residential Area Director
Angel Gibson, Housing Assistant

Mailroom

Tiairra Anderson, Mailroom Clerk

All Faculty

The Department of Business, Education and Professional Studies

 O’Denis Ekwerike, Ed.D Chair of Business, Education, and Professional Studies
Herbert Black, MBA, Associate Professor, Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management
Damon Gray, DBA., Assistant Professor
Joseph Jang, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Business Administration
Gregory Smith, Ed.D., Professor, Recreation & Leisure Management
Patricia Walker, MA, Assistant Professor, Recreation & Leisure Management

Adjunct Faculty

Said Amara, Adjunct Instructor
Ian Baker, Adjunct Instructor
Sarah Beck, Adjunct Instructor
Harveir Black, Adjunct Instructor
Jason Harris, Adjunct Instructor
Vinasia Miles, Adjunct Instructor
Eugeniusz Nagotko, Adjunct Instructor
Katherine Norris, Adjunct Instructor
Opeyemi Oyekanmi, Adjunct Instructor
La’Quetta Small, Adjunct Instructor
Derek Thompson, Adjunct Instructor
York Williams Jr., Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor, Education & Leadership Studies

The Department of Humanities

Norma George, DML, Chair of Humanities & Professor of English, Speech and Modern Languages
Marietta Dantonio-Madsen, Ed.D., Professor of Fine Art
Tamara Hollins, M.F.A., Ph.D. , Professor of English
Gooyong Kim, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication Arts
Eric Schumacher, Ph.D., Director of the Honors Academy & Professor of Liberal Studies and Philosophy

Adjunct Faculty

Tyquin Briggs, MA, Adjunct Instructor of Graphic Design
Kia Hayes, MA, Adjunct Instructor of English
L. Meghan Mahoney, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor of Communication Arts
Daniel Nutters, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor
Jacqueline Pollard, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor of English
David Slivka, MA, Adjunct Instructorof Internet Literacy & History of Graphic Design
Kemberly Stephens, DM, Adjunct Instructor of Communication Arts
Amanda VanAllen, MA, Adjunct Instructorof Communication Arts
Chera Watson, MA, Adjunct Instructor of Speech and Communication Arts
Amir Campbell, Adjunct Instructor of Humanities

The Department of Natural and Applied Sciences

Adedoyin Adeyiga, Ph.D., Chair of Natural and Applied Sciences & Professor of Chemistry
Ezekiel Crenshaw, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology
Sakkar Eva, Ph.D., Professor of Physics
Martilias S. Farrell, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor
Steven Hughes, Ph.D., Professor/Director of Aquaculture Research & Education Laboratory
Nicole Santerre, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology
Yolanda Williams-Bey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology
Fu Zhang, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics

Adjunct Faculty

Aiman Al Khiliel, Adjunct Instructor
Tricia Collins, Adjunct Instructor
Silviana Ruci, Adjunct Instructor
Uloma Opara-Osuoha, Adjunct Instructor

The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Tamika Thomas, Psy.D., Chair of Social & Behavior Sciences & Assistant Professor of Psychology
Christopher Barnes, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology
Dr. Earl Bowen, Jr., Director of Counseling & Psychological Services & Assistant Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Norbert Ebisike, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Virgilette Gaffin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Africana Studies
Jolly Malickel, MA, Student Accessibility
Vincent Miles, Ph.D., Professor of Criminal Justice
Hazel Spears, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology

Adjunct Faculty

Chuck Baker, Ph.D,, Adjunct Instructor
Clyde Ledbetter, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor
Darion McKinley, Adjunct Instructor
Carol Nicholai, Adjunct Instructor
Ernest Owens, MA, Adjunct Instructor
Matthew Simmons, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor
Sade’ Williams, Adjunct Instructor

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