Administration and Staff Contacts                                                             

Jody Horner
President 

Laura Robinett
Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Caryl Johannsen
Vice President for Human Resources

Jessica Knoell
Human Resources Generalist

Admissions, Marketing, and Communications

Lori Ethier
Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing

 Michaela Shepard
Director of Undergraduate Admissions

 Sydney Walker
Director of Institutional Branding & Undergraduate Marketing 

Athletics

Courtney Thomsen
Athletic Director

 Scott Latham
Associate Athletic Director 

Isaac Jennings
Assistant Athletic Director 

Sidney Hirsch
Assistant Athletic Director, Student Development

Center for Graduate and Professional Studies

Jessica Richardson
Director of Center for Graduate & Professional Studies 

Lexi Privitera
Recruitment and Systems Specialist 

Taylor Sheard
Program Advisor

Eleanore Sell
Program Advisor 

Brianna Ward
Program Advisor

Finance

Jodi Benjamin
Chief Operating Officer 

Joseph Harnisch
Chief Financial Officer 

Weston Shepard
Controller 

Sherry Koehler
Assistant Controller 

Amy Larsen
Student Financial Counselor/Student Billing 

Dawn Osness
Student Financial Counselor

Rikkel Glosser
Accounts Payable/Student Billing

Financial Aid

Doug Watson
Director of Financial Aid and Express Services

Sharon Clark
Financial Aid Assistant, Center for Graduate & Professional Studies

Lisa Hughes
Financial Aid Counselor

Brooke Phillips
Financial Aid Advisor

Information Technology

Shane Perrien
Chief Information Officer 

Chuck Farraj
Lead Systems Architect

Ricky Hinman
Help Desk Technician

David McDonald
System Administrator 

David Millar
Help Desk/Project Manager

Alan Shovan
Systems Analyst

Hiram Upchurch Jr.
Lead Systems Architect

Student Affairs: Residence Life, Student Development

Kristina Cammarano
Vice President for Student Affairs, Chief Diversity Officer

Kris Dvorak
Director of Student and Resident Services

Rev. Scott Johnson
Director of Campus Ministries

Student Success Center

Keith Kramme
Director of Student Success Center
Student Success Advisor 

Beth Dorsey
Student Success Advisor 

Jordann Heckart
Student Success Advisor

Mariel Limon
Student Success Advisor 

Kate Schwarz
Student Success Advisor

Amanda Timmerman
Student Success Advisor

Taylor Tucker
Assistant Director of Student Success Center
Student Success Advisor

*As of May 2022 - See www.midlandu.edu for a complete and current listing of staff and contact information.

Board of Directors

Amber Barton
Senior Vice President Commercial Lending
Pinnacle Bank 

Mark Fahleson
Attorney
Rembolt/Ludtke 

Steve Feye
Partner-Retired
Deloitte LLP 

Brett Griess
Former President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Member
CSG International 

Rev. Peggy Hall
Vice President of Mission and Spiritual Care
Immanuel Communities 

Ryan Hendrickson
Dean of Graduate School
Eastern Illinois University 

Jody Horner
President
Midland University 

Rico Munn
Superintendent
Aurora, Colorado Public Schools 

Mary Shannon
President & CEO
Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters

Tony Urban
National Tax Consulting Leader
RSM

Tom Walker
President
Health Care Information Systems

Jamie Williams
Founding Advisor and Consultant
Bulgarian Entrepreneurship Center