University leadership
Kimberly Andrews Espy
President
Laurie M. Lauzon Clabo
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Academics and Research
Ezemenari Obasi
Vice President for Research
Boris Baltes
Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Academic Personnel
Charles Cotton
Vice Provost for Strategic Enrollment
Darryl Gardner
Vice Provost for Student Success, Support, and Engagement
Christine Jackson
Vice Provost for Partnerships and Workforce
Donyale Padgett
Interim Vice Provost for Inclusive Excellence
Virginia Franke Kleist
Dean, Mike Ilitch School of Business
Denise Taliaferro Baszile
Dean, College of Education
Ali Abolmaali
Dean, College of Engineering
Hasan Elahi
Dean, College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
Amanda Bryant-Friedrich
Dean, Graduate School
Elena Past
Interim Dean, Irvin D. Reid Honors College
Paul Bracke
Dean, University Libraries and the School of Information Sciences
Richard Bierschbach
Dean, Law School
Stephanie Hartwell
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Sheryl Kubiak
Dean, School of Social Work
Health
Bernard J. Costello
Senior Vice President for Health Affairs
Wael Sakr
Dean, School of Medicine
Ramona Benkert
Dean, College of Nursing
Brian Cummings
Dean, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Mark Schweitzer
Special Associate for Public Health Planning
Shared Governance
Linda Beale
President, Academic Senate
Hayden Johnson
President, Student Senate
Business and Operations
Bethany Gielczyk
Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Brad Dick
Senior Associate Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs, and Deputy Chief Business Officer
Carolyn Hafner
Associate Vice President for Human Resources
Rob Davenport
Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management
Rob Thompson
Acting Vice President for Enterprise Planning and Operational Excellence
Engagement and Advocacy
Ned Staebler
Vice President for Economic Development and President, Tech Town Detroit
Taunya Phillips
Assistant Vice President for Technology Commercialization
Erika Wallace
Director of Athletics
David Ripple
Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs and
President, Wayne State University Foundation
Melissa Smiley
Chief of Staff and University Relations Officer
Patrick O. Lindsey
Community Affairs Vice President
University Governance
Michael Poterala
Vice President and General Counsel
Julie Miller
University Secretary and Executive Officer to the Board of Governors