University leadership

Kimberly Andrews Espy
President

Mark Kornbluh
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Academics and Research

Ahmad M. Ezzeddine
Vice President for Academic Student Affairs and Global Engagement

Timothy Stemmler
Vice President for Research (Interim)

Donyale Padgett
Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer (Interim)

Boris Baltes
Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Associate Vice President of Academic Personnel

Rob Thompson
Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Computing and Information Technology

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
Acting Dean, Irvin D. Reid Honors College

Thomas Walker
Dean, University Libraries and the School of Information Sciences (Interim)

Stephanie Hartwell
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Richard Bierschbach
Dean, Law School

Sheryl Kubiak
Dean, School of Social Work
Health

Mark Schweitzer
Vice President for Health Affairs

Wael Sakr
Dean, School of Medicine

Laurie M. Lauzon Clabo
Dean, College of Nursing, and WSU Chief Health and Wellness Officer

Brian Cummings
Dean, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Shared Governance

Linda Beale
President, Academic Senate

Hayden Johnson
President, Student Senate
Business and Operations

David P. Massaron
Chief Business Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President for Finance and Business Operations, and Treasurer

Carolyn Hafner
Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Bethany Gielczyk
Senior Associate Vice President for Finance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Rob Davenport
Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management
Engagement and Advocacy

David Ripple
Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs and
President, Wayne State University Foundation

Ned Staebler
Vice President for Economic Development

Patrick O. Lindsey
Vice President for Government and Community Affairs

Michael Wright
Vice President of Marketing and Communications and Chief of Staff

Erika Wallace
Director of Athletics
University Governance

Michael Poterala
Vice President and General Counsel

Julie Miller
Vice President and Secretary to the Board of Governors