Transforming Education Steering Committee
“Penn State will be a leader in the transformation of education, including enhancing access to it, as it fulfills its land-grant mission in a 21st-century context and continues to drive discovery-focused research across disciplines.”
Brad Kovaleski, Co-Chair
Director, Student Affairs, Penn State Brandywine
Maggie Slattery, Co-Chair
Director, Office for General Education, and Assistant Dean for General Education
Gary Chinn, Member
Assistant Dean for Digital Learning and Director, Office of Digital Learning, College of Arts and Architecture
Lorraine Craven, Member
Director, Student Affairs, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Melissa Johnson, Member
AVP and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
Brian Patchcoski, Member
Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Tonya Peeples, Member
Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion, Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
Karen Pollack, Member
Associate Vice Provost for Online Education
Denise Poole, Member
Director, Student Success Initiatives, Undergraduate Education
Mark Rameker, Member
Senior Director, Residence Life
Rene Richardson, Member
University Park Undergraduate Association, Acting Executive Director of Sustainability
Michele Stine, Member
Associate Teaching Professor of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
Elizabeth Toepfer, Member
Assistant Director, Commonwealth Campuses, Student Affairs
Michael Verderame, Member
Senior Associate Dean, The Graduate School
Rebecca Waltz, Member
Interim Associate Dean for Learning and Undergraduate Services, University Libraries
Daniel Newhart, Resource Member
Assistant Vice Provost for Planning, Office of Planning, Assessment, and Institutional Research
Heather Winfield, Resource Member
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of Development and Alumni Relations