About Senior Leadership

The Senior Leadership Team is compromised of academic department heads, departmental directors and other campus leaders.  

Meetings: Monthly

Senior Leadership Team at the 2024 Retreat
Front Row Seated (from Left to Right):  Jason Tangquist, Jess Bengtson, Maggie Melvin, Sue Erickson, Mary Holz-Clause, Michele Behm, Michelle Christopherson, Dale Scully

Second Row:  Lynsey Huseth, Keri Youngstrand, Sok Leng Tan, Sharon Stewart, Brooke Novak, Teresa Spaeth, Kayla PahlenThird Row:  Ryan Moe, Stephanie Helgeson, Jacob Isaacs, Tony Kern, Kara Bowen, Brandy Chaffee, Sam Gruenberg, Jeff Sperling, Chris Ehrhart, Chris Winjum

(Members of the Sr. Leadership Team not pictured Shawn Boyne, Rosemary Johnsen, John Loegering, Tricia Sanders)
NameTitle
Mary Holz-ClauseChancellor
Michele BehmDirector of Human Resources
Jess BengtsonCommunication Specialist
Shawn BoyneProfessor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Business, Arts, and Education
Kara BowenLecturer and Department Chair of Business Department
Brandy ChaffeeDirector of Alumni and Donor Relations
Michelle ChristophersonDirector of Outreach and Engagement
Sue EricksonDirector of Institutional Engagement and Interim Director of Admissions
Christopher EhrhartDirector of Diversity
Sam GruenbergDepartment Head Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
Stephanie HelgesonDirector of Athletics
Lynsey HusethDirector of Strategic Marketing & Communications
Jacob IsaacsDirector of the Student Success Center
Rosemary JohnsenVice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
Tony KernAssociate Vice Chancellor of Agriculture & Natural Resources and Math, Science & Technology
John LoegeringDepartment Chair Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ryan MoeDirector of Facilities and Operations
Kayla PahlenDirector of Financial Aid
Tricia SandersDirector of Finance
Dale ScullyAssociate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Teresa SpaethChair of the Veden Center, Interim Director of AmeriCorps Seniors
Jeff SperlingDirector of Technology Support Services
Sharon StewartDepartment Chair Math, Science and Technology
Sok Leng TanDirector of Global Programs
Jason TangquistRegistrar
Chris WinjumAssistant to the Chancellor
Keri YoungstrandDirector of Library Services