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Leadership and Staff

Last updated: September 5, 2025.

Faculty leadership

Faculty administration
Elizabeth Hewitt, Chair of the Department of English
John Jones, Vice Chair of Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy
Aman Garcha, Vice Chair of the Department of English

Faculty directors
Scott DeWitt, Director of First-Year Writing 
Jennifer Higginbotham, Director of Undergraduate Studies
Marcus Jackson, Director of Creative Writing
John Jones, Director of Digital Media Studies
Beverly Moss, Director of Second-Year Writing
Margaret Price, Director of Disability Studies Program
Jacob Risinger, Director of Graduate Studies
Christa Teston, Director of Business and Technical Writing

Executive Committee
Elizabeth Hewitt, Chair 
Amanpal Garcha, Vice Chair 
Dan Keller, Regional Faculty Representative  
Leslie Lockett, Professor 
Christa Teston, Professor (Hannibal Hamlin, alternate)  
Tommy Davis, Associate Professor 
Lauren Squires, Associate Professor (Joe Ponce, alternate)
Brad Dubos, Assistant Professor
Corinne Sugino, Assistant Professor 
Simone Drake, CCE Committee
Kathleen Griffin, Staff Representative (Jameson Gower, alternate)
Shaun Russell, Associated Faculty Representative
EGO Steering Committee, Graduate Student Representatives 

Committee chairs
Awards Nomination – Susan Williams
Community, Culture, and Engagement – Simone Drake 
Graduate Studies – Jake Risinger
Lectures & Events – Jesse Schotter
Promotion & Tenure – Drew Jones 
Undergraduate Studies – Jennifer Higginbotham

Regional campus department coordinators
Sara Crosby, Faculty Coordinator for the Marion Campus
John Hellmann, Faculty Coordinator for the Lima Campus
Jamison Kantor, Faculty Coordinator for the Mansfield Campus (Spring 2026)
Dan Keller, Faculty Coordinator for the Newark Campus

Human resources and fiscal services staff

Wayne Lovely, Administrative Manager

Academic services staff 

Mike Bierschenk, Communications Supervisor & Digital Media Project Manager
Tess Cumpstone, Creative Writing Program Assistant
Elizabeth Falter, Undergraduate Studies Program Manager
Jameson Gower, Senior Academic Advisor
Kathleen Griffin, Coordinator of the Graduate Studies Program
Ashleigh Hardin, Associate Director of First-Year Writing
Yanar Hashlamon, Coordinator of the Minor in Professional Writing Program
India McDougald, Fiscal Officer
Sofia Racevskis, Administrative Assistant
MaryKatherine Ramsey, Program Coordinator for Scheduling and Student Retention
Rachael Speck, Academic Advisor

Communications staff

Mike Bierschenk, Communications Team Supervisor
Sydney Friedt, Student Communications Assistant
Lane Gray, Student Communications Assistant
Reem Kadimi-Skalli, Student Communications Assistant
Audrey Williams, Student Communications Assistant

Front desk student staff

Tessa Bouton, Front Desk Student Staff/Department Ambassador
Angie Cash, Front Desk Student Staff/Department Ambassador
Tricia Halili-Felse, Front Desk Student Staff/Department Ambassador
Ky Verona,Front Desk Student Staff/Department Ambassador