Leadership at Roberts Wesleyan University
Christian Leadership is Servant Leadership
As Christ followers, we can consider love as both a command and an invitation; an exercise, a discipline, and a freeing permission. It is an essential aspect of who we are and all we do.
Aligning Roberts' purpose and mission with a people-centered focus, we will continue to make steady and sustainable progress toward a flourishing community and thriving students.
President's Cabinet
Rupert A Hayles, Jr.
President
Marlene Collins-Blair
Chief Academic Officer & VP for Academic Affairs
Simao Da Silva
Vice President for Operations & Business Development
Steven Morse
Vice President for Innovation & Organizational Effectiveness, Chief Financial Officer
Patrick Osborne
Interim Vice President of Enrollment Strategy & Marketing
Regina Elliott
Interim Chief Information Officer
Tammy Butler
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Special Advisors
Sonnette Bascoe
Senior Advisor to the President for University Culture
Steve Bovee
Senior Advisor to the President for Strategy and Chief Strategy Officer
Academic Leadership
Academic Leadership
Marlene Collins-Blair
Chief Academic Officer & VP for Academic Affairs
Elvera Berry
Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities
AnneMarie Dowling-Castronovo
Dean of the School of Nursing
Laura Falco
Dean of the School of Business
Adam Huck
Dean of the School of Education and Social Work
Jason Taylor
Dean of the School of Natural and Social Sciences
Jeffrey McPherson
Chair, Faculty Senate
Michele Kelly
Director of Academic Operations, Office of Academic Affairs
Board of Trustees
Guy R. Adams
President
HigherEd Solutions
Granite Bay, CA
Herbert J. (Herb) Alexander '15, '17
Chief Diversity Officer
Cayuga Health Systems
Ithaca, NY
Janet L. Balajthy
Senior Advisor and Consultant
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship
Rochester, NY
Pamela (Pam) H. J. Braman
Superintendent
Genesis Conference Free Methodist Church USA
Rochester, NY
Emerson U. Fullwood
Corporate Vice President, retired
Xerox
Pittsford, NY
Ramona Graham
Registered Nurse, retired
Fairport, NY
Timothy R. Harner
Chief Legal Officer, Retired
Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
Holly M. Hillberg
Executive Leadership Consultant
Penn Yan, NY
John M. Jennings '99
Partner
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
Rochester, NY
Eric W. Logan '77
Chair, Board of Administration
Free Methodist Church-USA
Rochester, NY
Paul Lysander '85
Product Line Manager, Celestica, Inc.
Darrington, WA
Kevin W. Mannoia
Pastoral Coach & Consultant
Upland, CA
Julia P. (Julie) Grimm
Dean, School of Natural & Social Sciences, Retired
Byron, NY
Justin J. Niebel '06
Manager, TSC-Data and Security-Vertical
Charter Communications
Rochester, NY
Dwight M. (Kip) Palmer
CEO The Palmer Family of Companies
Rochester, NY
Rhonda K. Devan
CPA, Rasberry-Devan Consulting
Swannanoa, NC
Deborah K. Schmidt '79
Partner, retired
Toji Trading Group LLC
New Buffalo, MI
Wesley R. Skinner, Jr. '70
Chairman of the Board, Retired
Manth-Brownell, Inc.
Kirkville, NY
Terry R. Taber
Kodak Chief Technical Officer,
Corporate Vice President & Senior Vice President for Advanced Materials & Chemicals
Rochester, NY
Melanie J. French
CPA, PC
Melanie French CPA
Buffalo, NY
Trustees Emeriti:
- Lorne W. Jackson (2013)
- Leighan R. Rinker (2024)
- David B. RInker (2024)