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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
Ronald Williams, Chief Administration and Quality Officer
Tanya Warren, Executive Associate to the President
Sue Mukherjee, Ph.D., Title IV Compliance Officer

Academic Affairs

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

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

Honors Academy

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

Janelle West, Ed.D, Dean of Keystone Honors Academy
Krystal Peters, Ed.D, Director of Honors Academy
Vernell Edwards, Associate Director of Honors Academy

Library

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

Vacant, Information Systems Librarian

Student Success & Wellness

Contact: HOWL@cheyney.edu

Wendell Griffith, Ed.D., Director of Student Success & Wellness
Noelson Chery, Academic Navigator
Suzanna Richter, Academic Navigator
Ashley Carter, Academic Navigator

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

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
Zola Riccardo,  Admissions Counselor
Daisy Toro, Data Entry Clerk

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
Carlos Clark, Ph.D., Sr. Director of Student Financial 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
Stephanie R. Stevens, Associate Registrar/Systems Manager
Vacant, Assistant Registrar
Towanda Collins, Registrar Enrollment Representative II

Operations & Facilities Management

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

Derrick C. Gilmore, Ed.D., Chief Operational Officer
Vacant, Sr. Director of Facilities
Vacant, Campus Engineer
Irene Losak, Administrative Assistant II

Information Technology

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

Jacqueline Barker-Dennis, Chief Information Technology Officer
Craig Nesson, Technical Services Director
Vacant, Senior Business Analyst
Tashawn R. Patton-Taylor, Systems Administrator
Samuel Gregory, Senior Desktop Support Technician
Brett Lane, Desktop Support Technician
Vacant, Desktop Support Technician

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

Grants Administration

Chantel Mason, Senior Director of Research and Sponsored Programs

Finance

Contact: ap@cheyney.edu

Merlyn Bowen, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Tyree McCants, Controller
Noel Rivera, Finance and Accounting Manager
Nicole Sammons-Johnson, Senior Manager-Restricted Grants & Contract Accounting
Tia Jiles, Director of Procurement and Contracting
Anna Olejnik, Senior Accountant
Jemal Fisher, Administrative Assistant II
Sharon Cox, Administrative Assistant

Human Resources

Contact: hr@cheyney.edu 

Vacant, Executive Director of Human Resources, Labor Relations & Compliance
Jennifer Joseph, Director of Employee and Labor Relations, Diversity and Title IX
Marlene Civitella-Vining, Payroll Manager
Vicki Strong-Mitchell, Human Resources Manager
Quincy Stephens, Sr. Manager, Talent Management and Acquisition

Institutional Advancement

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

Clarence Williams, Chief Advancement Officer
Shanika Knight, Administrative Assistant II
Karen Roache, Director of Alumni Success
MarQuita Danzy, Director of Campus Amenities and Internal Events
Randolph Walker, Logistics Manager

External Relations

Ken Anderson, Executive Director of External Relations
Eric Westray, Director of Strategic Alliances & Community Outreach
Harold Johnson, External Events Manager

Cheyney Foundation

Darien Threadgill, Executive Director

Marketing & Communications

Contact: publicrelations@cheyney.edu

Shawn Gauthney, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications
Derek Jolly, Graphic Design Manager
Qiana Woodard, Webmaster and Social Media Manager

Institutional Research & Effectiveness

Contact: eshehata@cheyney.edu

Erika Shehata, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness
Vacant, Director of Policy and Compliance
Linda Brawner, Coordinator of Instructional Design and Teaching Innovation
Dawn Muchison, Administrative Assistant II

Career Development

Contact: careerservices@cheyney.edu

Vinasia Miles, Director of Career Development
Marie Conley, Career Development Specialist

Student Affairs

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

Juliette Pennyman, Dean of Students
Lakiyah Chambers, Ed. D., Associate Dean of Students
Desiree Tucker, Assistant Director of Student Conduct and Compliance
Bria Vaughan, Director of Student Life, Engagement, and Leadership
Earl Bowen, Jr., Ph.D, Director of Counseling & Psychological Services & Assistant Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Shaquita Adams-Smith, Counselor
Jolly Malickel, MA, Student Accessibility
Vacant, Director of Intramural Sports
Tamika Ewobor, Nurse, Health and Wellness Center

Housing

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

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

Mailroom

Tiairra Anderson, Mailroom Clerk

Athletics

Contact: (610) 399-2240

Harold Johnson, Director of Atheletics
Jordan Bushrod, Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Vacant, Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach
Cassandra Taylor, Head Women’s Basketball Coach
Vacant, Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
Kennetha Wallace, Head Volleyball Coach
Kareem Lanier, Head Coach for Track & Field
Vacant, Director of Intramural Sports

All Faculty

The Department of Business, Education and Professional Studies

 O’Denis Ekwerike, Ed.D Chair of Business, Education, and Professional Studies

Krystal Peters, Ed.D, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator, HRTM
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
Matthew Simmons, Ph.D., Adjunct Instructor
Sade’ Williams, Adjunct Instructor

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