Academic and Student Affairs Directory Effective Fall 2024 Semester
Provost Office
Contact Title Phone Office Dr. Sheila Jones Provost and Executive Vice President, Academic and Student Affairs (616) 234-3920 301 Cook Diane Smith Executive Assistant to the Provost (616) 234-3920 301 Cook
Athletics
Contact Title Phone Lauren Ferullo Director of Athletics (616) 234-3992 Joseph Fox Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance and Academic Services (616) 234-2545 Mackenzie Ondersma Head Athletic Trainer (616) 234-4260 Kelly Daldos Support Professional (616) 234-3994
Institutional Research
Department Contact Title Phone Office Amanda Kruzona Director of Institutional Research and College Data Officer (616) 234-3914 Bost Lakenya Gissendanner Support Professional (616) 234-4040 371 RJF Mark Champion Information Analyst (616) 234-4048 Bost Ashley Ruthruff Data and Reporting Analyst (616) 234-3003 Bost Eric Jones Research Analyst (616) 234-3203 Bost Denyse Bening Research Technician (616) 234-3470 Bost
Instructional Support and Institutional Planning
Contact Title Phone Office Dr. Jennifer Batten Associate Provost of Instructional Support and Institutional Planning (616) 234-4254 371 RJF Lakenya Gissendanner Support Professional (616) 234-4040 371 RJF Matthew Novakoski Director of Transfer and Articulation (616) 234-3183 371 RJF Michael Miller Director of Curriculum Development & Assessment (616) 234-3543 371 RJF Deb Dewent Director of Curriculum Management (616) 234-3921 371 RJF Leanne Challa Program Manager - Transfer Bridges (616) 234-3459 307 Ender Hall
Department of Experiential Learning Contact Title Phone Michael Schavey Director (616) 234-4180 Grace Morgan Support Professional (616) 234-4162 Academic Service Learning, Honors Program, Study Away
Student Learning Resources Contact Title Phone Office Brian Beecher Associate Dean of Student Learning Resources (616) 234-3869 511 RJF Nicole Nyenhuis Support Professional (616) 234-2517 506 RJF
Academic Support and Tutoring Services Contact Title Phone Don VanOeveren Associate Director (616) 234-3684 Laurie Witczak Support Professional (616) 234-4149
Academic Testing Services Contact Title Phone Ketashia Berrien Support Professional (616) 234-3413
Student Records Contact Title Phone Lakisha Beck Registrar (616) 234-4126 Valerie Campbell Associate Registrar (616) 234-3950 Isabel Vargas Assistant Registrar, Curriculum Operations (616) 234-2535 Christopher Remley Associate Registrar-Graduation (616) 234-4126 Tracy Payne Support Professional (616) 234-2359
Teaching, Learning & Distance Education (TLDE) Contact Title Phone Office Dr. Amy Lyn Executive Director of Teaching, Learning & Distance Education (616) 234-2230 373A RJF Toy McNeal Support Professional (616) 234-2278 373 RJF Hall Justin Vogeler Distance Education Specialist (616) 234-3205 373 RJF Ian Matthews Instructional Designer (616) 234-2395 373 RJF
Veteran’s Success Center and Benefits Contact Title Phone Philip Blanchard Veteran Success Coordinator (616) 234-2578 Terrence Moore Support Professional, Student Records and School Certifying Official
(616) 234-4129
Lakeshore
Contact Title Phone Office Cameron Buck Dean of the Lakeshore Campus (616) 234-4354 Lakeshore 101H Jaqueline Araiza Lakeshore Operations Manager (616) 234-3042 Lakeshore Danielle Nyland Support Professional (616) 234-3812 Lakeshore 101G Kerry Hayward Support Professional (616) 234-3476 Lakeshore Miguel Espinoza Support Professional (616) 234-4067 Lakeshore 101C
Promise Zone
Department Contact Title Phone Ashlee Mishler Director (616) 234-2246 Andrew Masters Associate Director (616) 234-3804
School of Business & Industry
Contact Title Phone Office Cameron Buck Interim Dean (616) 234-3744 161 ATC Vacant Support Professional (616) 234-3744 161 ATC Rachael Jungblut Associate Dean (616) 234-4342 161 ATC Shannon Kneibel Support Professional (616) 234-3925 161 ATC
Applied Technology Contact Title Phone Christopher Schell Department Head (616) 234-3533 Katherine Peña Support Professional (616) 234-3670 Electricity and Electronics (EL), Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) - -
Automotive Contact Title Phone Brett Atchison Department Head (616) 234-3827 Vacant Support Professional -
Business Contact Title Phone Felix Pereiro Department Head (616) 234-4504 Kim Lodewyk Support Professional (616) 234-4220 Accounting, Office Administration, Business (BA) - -
Criminal Justice Contact Title Phone Lynnell Talbert Department Head (616) 234-3095 Rachel Crapo Support Professional (616) 234-3175 David Kok Police and Corrections Academy Director (616) 234-3137 Criminal Justice (CJ), Sherriff’s Corrections Academy (COR), Police Academy (POL) - -
Manufacturing Contact Title Phone John Doneth Department Head (616) 234-3178 John Doneth Manufacturing Apprenticeship Coordinator (616) 234-3178 Katherine Peña Support Professional (616) 234-3670 Apprenticeship, Manufacturing (MN), Technology (TE) - -
Secchia Institute for Culinary Education Contact Title Phone Dr. Werner Absenger Program Director (616) 234-3696 Marcia Arp Support Professional (616) 234-3690 Culinary Arts (CA), Craft Brewing (CRB) - -
School of Health Sciences
Contact Title Phone Office Lisa Radak Dean (616) 234-3405 414 RJF Christina Gumowski Support Professional (616) 234-3405 414 RJF Kelley Phillips Associate Dean (616) 234-3724 414 RJF Lisa Love Support Professional (616) 234-4340 414 RJF
Allied Health Program Contact Title Phone Julie Lacksheide Interim Program Director (616) 234-4233
Dental Auxiliaries Contact Title Phone Jamie Klap Program Director (616) 234-4240 Vacant Support Professional (616) 234-3765 Dental Assisting (DA/DAA), Dental Hygiene (DH/DHY), Dental Auxiliary (DX/DXX) - -
Exercise Science Contact Title Phone Laura Kennett Department Head (616) 234-3323 Kelly Daldos Support Professional (616) 234-3994 Exercise Science (EXS), Wellness (WE) - -
Nursing Contact Title Phone Michelle Richter Program Director (616) 234-4231 Sue Helmer Support Professional (616) 234-4238 Associate Degree Nursing (ADN), Practical Nursing (PN), General Health (GH), Nursing (NUR) - -
Occupational Therapy Assistant Contact Title Phone Matthew Mekkes Program Director (616) 234-4236 Vacant Support Professional (616) 234-3765 Occupational Therapy Assistant (OT) - -
Radiologic Technology Contact Title Phone Julie Lackscheide Program Director (616) 234-4233 Vacant Support Professional (616) 234-3765 Radiologic Technology (RT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - -
School of Liberal Arts
Contact Title Phone Office Jason Vinson Dean (616) 234-3788 305 RJF Lauren Odom Support Professional (616) 234-3788 305 RJF Dr. Grant Snider Associate Dean (616) 234-3142 305 RJF Melissa Polanco Support Professional (616) 234-2111 305 RJF
Education Department Contact Title Phone Deb Vilmont Program Director (616) 234-4084 Abbey Atanasoff Support Professional (616) 234-3380 Child Development (CD), Education (ED) - -
English Department Contact Title Phone Megan Coakley Department Head (616) 234-3135 Laura DeVries Support Professional (616) 234-4243 English (EN), English as a Second Language (ES), Integrated Reading and Writing (IRW) - -
Instruction for Developmental Education CONTACT TITLE PHONE Vacant Director, Developmental Curriculum and Instruction
Language and Thought Contact Title Phone Mary Lucas Department Head (616) 234-3604 Kaitlyn Verhulst Support Professional (616) 234-3544 Communication (COM); Foreign Languages: Arabic (ARA), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GR), Sign Language (SL), Spanish (SP); Humanities (HU), Journalism (JR), Philosophy (PL) - -
Music Department Contact Title Phone Kevin Dobreff Program Director (616) 234-4188 Donovan Rose Support Professional (616) 234-3940 - -
Phyllis Fratzke Early Childhood Learning Laboratory Contact Title Phone Melissa Boman Director (616) 234-4004 Jenna Castle Assistant Director (616) 234-4004 Paije Manning Support Professional (616) 234-4004
Social Sciences Contact Title Phone Dr. Dillon Carr Department Head (616) 234-4284 Stacey Herrick Support Professional (616) 234-4283 Anthropology (AN), Economics (EC), Geography (GE), History (HS), Political Science (PS), Sociology (SO) - -
Theater Contact Title Phone Tom Kaechele Program Director (616) 234-3538 Jonathan Wheeler Support Professional (616) 234-3387 - -
Visual Arts Contact Title Phone Nick Antonakis Department Head (616) 234-4185 Kaitlyn Verhulst Support Professional (616) 234-3544 Art (AT), Photography (PO), Interiors (INT) - -
School of STEM
Contact Title Phone Office Dr. Kristi Haik Dean (616) 234-4230 137A CSC Amy Brandstatter Support Professional (616) 234-4230 137 CSC Dr. Justin Fiene Associate Dean (616) 234-2572 137B CSC Traci Franklin Support Professional (616) 234-4226 137 CSC
Biological Sciences Contact Title Phone Todd Tiano Department Head (616) 234-3895 Janis Qualls Support Professional (616) 234-4248 - -
Computer Information Systems Contact Title Phone Andrew Rozema Department Head (616) 234-3101 Sarah DeWent Support Professional (616) 234-2206 Computer Information Systems (CIS) - -
Instruction for Developmental Education CONTACT TITLE PHONE Vacant Director, Developmental Curriculum and Instruction
Mathematics Contact Title Phone Oscar Neal, PhD Department Head (616) 234-4632 Antonia Garcia Support Professional (616) 234-4253 - -
Mechanical and Architectural Design Contact Title Phone Michael Merchant Department Head (616) 234-3642 Sarah DeWent Support Professional (616) 234-2206 Architecture (AR), Drafting (DR), Engineering (EG) - -
Physical Sciences Contact Title Phone Tari Mattox Department Head (616) 234-2119 Janis Qualls Support Professional (616) 234-4248 Astronomy (AS), Chemistry (CHM), Engineering (EG), Geology (GL), Integrated Life Science (SCI), Physics (PH), Physical Science (PC), Sustainability Studies (ENS) - -
Psychology Contact Title Phone Julia Carey Department Head (616) 234-3136 Stacey Herrick Support Professional (616) 234-4283 Gerontology (GO), Psychology (PY), Social Work (SW) - -
Strategic Outreach
Contact Title Phone Dave Selmon Dean (616) 234-3170 Elino Cortes-Figuereo Support Professional (616) 234-3874 Matt Beauchamp Support Professional, Adult Education (616) 234-3172 Strategic Outreach Initiatives, Bridges to College, Adult Education, GRPS Initatives, Regional Sites - -
Student Affairs
Contact Title Phone Office Vacant Associate Provost of Student Affairs Antoinette Harrington Support Professional to Associate Provost of Student Affairs (616) 234-4839 347 SCC David Lovell Interim Dean of Students (616) 234-3673 313 SCC Sandy Gregory Support Professional to Dean of Students (616) 234-3673 313 SCC Denise Jones Coordinator of Student Retention (616) 234-3428 348 SCC Ann Isackson Associate Dean of Advising and Student Support (616) 234-4059 413 RJF Deborah Snider Support Professional (616) 234-4101 413 RJF Lori Cook Executive Director of Enrollment Services (616) 234-3099 133 RJF
Academic Advising and Transfer Center Contact Title Phone Kaelee Steffens Program Director (616) 234-2364 Rebecca Allington Support Professional (616) 234-4576
Center for Counseling and Well-Being Contact Title Phone Melissa Ware Program Director (616) 234-3486 Jessica Blandford Support Professional (616) 234-2104
College Success Center Contact Title Phone Marisol Blanco Associate Director (616) 234-2263 Sondra Davis Support Professional (616) 234-3034
Disability Support Services Contact Title Phone Jenna Hess Program Director (616) 234-4106 Isabel Wemmer Support Professional (616) 234-2105
Financial Aid Office Location: Office Phone: (616) 234-4030 Contact Title Phone David DeBoer Executive Director (616) 234-3103 Chiquital Clay Associate Director of Financial Aid, Student Engagement & Eligibility (616) 234-3445 Erin Burd Associate Director of Financial Aid, Operations (616) 234-2126 Sydney Morris Financial Aid Assistant Director for State Aid Programs and Compliance (616) 234-4002 Joshua Grawburg Support Professional (616) 234-3534
GEAR UP Contact Title Phone Office Dr. Steve Beauclair Director (616) 234-2586 101B Sneden Hall
K-12 Partnerships Contact Title Phone Robin Sterk Director of High School Partnerships (616) 234-2583 Juan Cisneros Fonseca Support Professional (616) 234-2101
Occupational Support Program Contact Title Phone Megan Downey Interim Program Director (616) 234-4135 Heather DenHouter Support Professional (616) 234-4155
Center for Student Life & Leadership Contact Title Phone Valerie Butterfield Director, Center for Student Life & Leadership (616) 234-3924 Ashley Fox Assistant Director (616) 234-2543 Tyler Anderson Coordinator, Service and Technology (616) 234-3754 Alyssa Gamez Student Conduct Coordinator (616) 234-3492 Rebecca Lubbers Student Resources Coordinator (616) 234-2544 Sheena Weaver Support Professional (616) 234-4161
Student Services Contact Title Phone Jason Schueller Assistant Director of Adult Recruitment and Community Outreach (616) 234-3106 Omar Gonzalez Associate Director of Admissions and Enrollment (616) 234-3181 Kristi Welling Associate Director of Enrollment Center Services (616) 234-3598 Magda Phillips Call Center Coordinator (616) 234-4874 Jose Mora Coordinator, New Student Orientation (616) 234-3512
TRIO Contact Title Phone Victoria Powers Program Director (616) 234-2167 Maggie Montes-Spruit Support Professional (616) 234-4150
The Bob and Aleicia Woodrick Center for Inclusion and Multicultural Affairs Contact Title Phone Jamillya Hardley Director (616) 234-3418 Susy Chavez Support Professional (616) 234-2393
School of Workforce Training
School of Workforce Training Contact Title Phone John VanElst Interim Dean (616) 234-3806 Scott Mattson Interim Associate Dean (616) 234-3816 Vacant Support Professional (616) 234-3527 Christina Meade Support Professional (616) 234-3296 Training Solutions, Continuing Education and Professional Development, Customized Training - -
Construction Trades Contact Title Phone Lorena Aguayo-Marquez Interim Program Manager (616) 234-2542 Vacant Support Professional (616) 234-3009
Customized Training Contact Title Phone Megan Connaghan Program Manager for Customized Training (616) 234-3766 Lisa Carlson Support Professional (616) 234-3402
Job Training Contact Title Phone Lorena Aguayo-Marquez Interim Program Manager (616) 234-2542 Bethany Levandowski Support Professional (616) 234-3820 Job Training: Automotive Technician (AMEC), Computer Support Technician (STEC), Construction Electrical (CNEP), Residential Construction (RSTT), Machinist/CNC Technician (MTCN), Welding/Fabrication Technician (WELD) - -
Building Legend
Building Abbreviations Building Name Admin Administration Building ATC Wisner-Bottrall Applied Technology Center Bost Bostwick Office Suite Cook Cook Academic Hall CPP College Park Plaza CSC Calkins Science Center ECLL Phyllis Fratzke Early Childhood Learning Laboratory FFH Gerald R. Ford Fieldhouse Lakeshore Lakeshore Campus LRC Learning Center MUSC Albert P. Smith Music Center RJF Hall Raleigh J. Finkelstein Hall SCC Student Center Sneden Sneden Hall Spectrum Spectrum Theater Ender Hall Steven C. Ender Hall Tassell MTEC Leslie E. Tassell MTEC