Oct 14, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Academic Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Faculty, Chief Administrators, Board of Trustees



Faculty and Chief Administrators

Definitions of Faculty Titles

Associate Faculty: Part-time, non-contract Fielding faculty members who often teach courses and may be invited to serve as mentors and/or on thesis and dissertation committees and perform other duties as described in and compensated according to Schedule A. The President or Provost may appoint Fielding employees to an Associate Faculty role in recognition of their scholarly contributions in their fields or by virtue of their role at the university (e.g. serving on the academic leadership and/or university leadership teams). They do not participate in Institutional Service & Governance, and are not academic senate members.

Affiliate Faculty: Part-time, non-contract Fielding faculty members who do not teach courses. They may serve on dissertation committees and perform other duties as described in and compensated according to Schedule A. Individuals who supervise clinical trainees may also be appointed as Affiliate Faculty, although they are not compensated. They do not participate in Institutional Service & Governance and are not academic senate members. 

Core Faculty: Fielding faculty members who are under contract at no less than .5 FTE to teach courses and serve on thesis and dissertation committees. Core Faculty also participate in service and governance within their programs, schools, and the University, and/or as elected or designated by the Senate Leadership Committee (SLC). They are academic senate members and are eligible to vote on senate matters.

Dean/Faculty/Provost Emeritus: The honorary title Faculty/Professor Emeritus may be conferred on faculty members who retire from Fielding, in recognition of lengthy, meritorious and loyal service to Fielding. This designation is approved individually by the Board of Trustees. With the approval of the Dean and/or Program Director, Emeriti may serve on dissertation committees or teach a course and may be compensated according to Schedule A, but they do not participate in Institutional Services & Governance and are not academic senate members.

Name and Link to Bio
Position
Education

Adams, Michelle L.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Agger-Gupta, Dorothy E.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of Massachusetts

Alexander, Celeste

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

MS, Brenau University

Álvarez Mangual, Melissa 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, Northeastern University

Appelbaum, Richard P.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of Chicago

Arnold, Carrie A.

EBC Program Director: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Austin, John R.

Affiliate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Boston College

Awal, Deepa 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Stern School of Business, New York University

Baca, Leonard M.

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, University of Northern Colorado

Baker, Nancy

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, California School of Professional Psychology

Barrett, Frank J.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Case Western Reserve University

Battaglia, John 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

DMin, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Evangelical University

Bell, Autumn

Manager of Academic Technology and Services

MA, University of New Mexico

Benach, Pedro L.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PsyD, Chaminade University

Bendell Estroff, Debra 

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Kansas

Benson-Quaziena, Marcella

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Bolanos, Carmen R.

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Boston University

Boutin-Martinez, Alma

Associate Provost for Teaching, Learning & Assessment

PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Brady, Bridget L.

Registrar & Director of Curricular Services

MS, California State University, Long Beach

Bryson, (William) Jeff

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Bulanda, Michelle

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

DSc, University of Oklahoma

Burns, Carliss (Darrin)

Manager of ERP Systems

MIS, Capella University

Bush, Joseph P.

Faculty Research Specialist: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Virginia

Bushnell, Don

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Casenhiser, Devin M.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign

Cahn, Lindsay

Director of Advising

EdD, University of Southern California

Catalano, Corinne G.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Montclair State University

Christian, P. Dian

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Constantine, Joseph 

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of South Florida

Cordero, Milagros J.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

EdD, Boston University

Corley, Constance 

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Cornelius, Allen E.

Faculty Research Specialist: School of Psychology

PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Costa, Gerard 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Temple University

Craig, Jenene W.

Director of IECD Programs: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Craig, Argentine S.

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Union Graduate College

Cramer, Margaret A.

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, California School of Professional Psychology

Cutler, Brian 

Director of Media Psychology Programs: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Davis-White Eyes, Allison

Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Oregon State University

DeBolt, Timothy J.

Director of Marketing

MBA, University of Florida

DelaCerda, Jose 

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Benedictine University

Dill, Jay

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Missouri - Columbia

DiStefano, Anna

Provost Emerit

EdD, Boston University

Drob, Sanford L.

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, Boston University

Dumas, Marine

Director of Institutional Research

 

Dunlop, Connie Whittaker

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, George Washington University

Dyette, Ksera 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PsyD, Widener University

Edwards, Jennifer L.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Ehlers-Flint, M. Lorraine

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Alliant International University

Emick-Seibert, Jessica E.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Maryland

Epstein, Kathryn “Kitty” Kelly

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Evans, Sarah F.

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

MA, Royal Roads University

Faille, Lisa 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Alliant International University/California School of Professional Psychology

Fallon, April E.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Farrell, Marie

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Maynooth University

Feder, Joshua D.

Affiliate Faculty: School of Psychology

MD, Boston University

Ferrare, Dino

Vice President, Human Resources and IT Operations

MS, Binghamton University

Fichter, Erica

Director of Recruitment

MEd, Northern Arizona University 

Field, Tiffany 

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Massachusetts

Fisher, Tracy L.

Affiliate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, City University of New York

Foley, Gilbert M.

Affiliate Faculty: School of Psychology

EdD, Lehigh University

Fowler, Henry 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, Fielding Graduate University

Frank, Chiyoko K.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Cornell University

Freimuth, Marilyn 

Director: Alonso Center for Psychodynamic Studies; Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Clark University

Gallegos, Placida V.

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of California, Riverside

Geller, Kathy D.

Director of HOD Programs: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

George-Feres, Deborah 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Walden University

Giannetti, Ronald A.

Dean Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Gillum, Tameka L.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Michigan State University

Gliniak, Christine

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Glovinsky, Ira P.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Michigan

Goldberg, Elkhonon 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, City University of New York

Goldberg, Susan G.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

JD, Georgetown University

Goldyne, Dara A.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Gordon, Sue

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of Chicago

Greene, Anthony F.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of South Florida

Griffith, Nathan M.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Cincinnati

Grissette-Banks, Monique 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Guilarte, Miguel G.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Columbia University

Hadden, Julia 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PsyD, William James College

Hairston, Latise 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Niagara University

Hall, K. Melchor Quick

Affiliate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, American University

Hamabata, Matthew M.

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Harvard University

Hamlett, Tiffany

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD,  Texas Women’s University

Hansen, Nancy Downing

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Florida

Hanson, Elaine D.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PsyD, University of Denver

Harrell, Ivan L.

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Florida State University

Harris-Britt, April 

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Chapel Hill University 

Harway, Michele

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Maryland

Haskie, Miranda J.

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, Fielding Graduate University

Hatcher, Sherry Lynn

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Michigan

Hauser, Laura 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Hawkins II, Raymond C.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Henderson Jr., Lenneal J.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Hildebrandt, Terry H.

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Ho, Christine

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Holland, Daniel C.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Honda, Jennifer

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

OTD, Nova Southeastern University

Howell, Steven R.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, McMaster University

Hurst, Clifford

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Isbouts, Jean-Pierre

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies 

DLitt, Leyden University

Jackson, Julie A.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PsyD, Adler University

Jacobs, Don “Four Arrows”

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Columbia Pacific University

Jacquin, Kristine M.

Dean: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Texas

Jensen, Susanne M.

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Bonn

Josselson, Ruthellen 

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Michigan

Kalmanson, Barbara 

Affiliate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of California, Berkeley

Kamm, Kathi L.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Indiana University-Bloomington

Klein, June R. 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EdD, Fielding Graduate University

Kranzberg, Marti B.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Kuipers, Judith

President Emerit

PhD, Michigan State University

Ladd, Walker 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Sofia University

Lannon, Kari L.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Lassen, Maureen K.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Arizona 

Lazaridou, Asimina 

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Macedonia

Leach, Edward J.

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

Lemke, Debbie

Director of Academic Conference & Event Services

 

Leslie, Bruce H.

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

Levin, Leanne J.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Lewis, Marva L.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder

Lopes, Milton

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Lyn, Hilary

Director of Alumni Relations

MS, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Lynam, Abigail 

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Prescott College

Maber, Trevor

Lecturer: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

MacDonald, Heather 

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PsyD, Walden University

Manning, Michael R.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Purdue University

Marquez-Lopez, Teresa 

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, Teachers College, Columbia University

Matamonasa-Bennett, Arieahn 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Mattila, Heidi M.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

McClintock, Charles 

Dean Emeriti: School of Leadership Studies

Director of the Institute for Social Innovation

PhD, State University of New York

McElhenie, Michael 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of North Texas

McGraw, Katherine

Associate Provost for Research & Scholarship

PhD, Howard University

McKenna, Andrea

Director of Academic Business Affairs

MA, University of California, Santa Barbara

McPherson, Sandra

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, Case Western Reserve University

Mejia, Erik 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

MS, Northwestern University

Melton, Charles Reid

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

MRP (Master of Regional Planning), Cornell University

Melville, Keith E.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Columbia University

Miles-Novelo, Andreas J.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Iowa State University

Mink, Barbara P.

Dean: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, Duke University

Mizock, Lauren M.B.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Suffolk University

Moreland, Nicole

CASL Director of Operations & Program Manager; Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Howard University

Morin, Christophe 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Murphy-Shigematsu, Stephen

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, Harvard University

Myhal, M. Lynn

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of Rhode Island

Nelson, Annabelle L.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of Kansas

Newman, Nina F.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Newton, Rae

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Nicklasson, Elena

Director of Development & Community Relations

MA, Middlebury College

Nitzburg, George C.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Columbia University

North, Malcolm A.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Grand Canyon University

Norwood, Kathryn J.

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, Fielding Graduate University 

Nourse, (Arnold) Kevin

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Oblath, Rachel 

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Boston University

Okazawa-Rey, Margo 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, Harvard University

Ormerod, Alayne J.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Page, Konjit V.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of North Dakota

Palloff, Rena M.

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Parson Puccio, Cynthia

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Patterson, Angela 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Peterson, Korinne

Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships

 

Peterzell, David H.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Colorado

Phelan, Daniel J.

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Iowa State University

Plato, Toni 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, University of New England

Platzman, Kathleen A.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Chicago

Pulido, Carmen 

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of California, San Diego

Purisch, Arnold D.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of South Dakota

Rae, Abigail

Director of Library Services

MLIS, California State University, San Jose

Ray, Keith 

ODL Program Director: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Read, Joan B.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Georgia State University

Rehorick, David

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of Alberta

Reilly, Nora

Director of Psychology PhD Program: School of Psychology

PhD, Dartmouth University

Robinson, Georgeanna W.

Faculty Research Specialist: School of Psychology

EdD, University of Pittsburgh

Rogers, Katrina S.

President and Doctoral Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Northern Arizona University

Rosenthal, Patrice E.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, London School of Economics & Political Science

Rudestam, Janice R.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, York University

Rudestam, Kjell E.

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Oregon

Rutledge, Pamela B.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University 

Saba, Lynne

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Sage, Kara 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Oregon

Scanlon-Greene, Mark E.

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Schapiro, Steven 

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Schoenholtz-Read, Judith 

Faculty Emerit: School of Psychology

EdD, University of British Columbia

Schulman, Gary

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Stanford University

Schwartz, Jarrod 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

MS, American University

Seiler, Hélène 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

DCM (Doctorate of Coaching and Mentoring), Oxford Brookes University

Shackleford, Karen 

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Missouri at Columbia

Shapiro, Jeremy

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Brandies University

Simmons, Lillian

Executive Director of Enrollment Services

MS, Louisiana State University, Shreveport

Singleton, Tunisha 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Silverman, Robert J.

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Cornell University

Smith, Jennifer B.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Smith, Nicola E.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

JD, Harvard Law School

Steier, Frederick 

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Stevens-Long, Judith

Faculty Emerit: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Stewart, Delarious

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

EdD, Jackson State University

Sussman, Deborah A.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Sweeney, Patrick 

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, The Graduate Center, City University of New York 

Szuromi, Ibolya 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Taylor, Amy E.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Duquesne University

Taylor, Orlando

Distinguished Senior Advisor to the President; Director: Marie Fielder Center for Democracy Leadership & Education; Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of Michigan

Thoennes, Sean P.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Thomas, Earl E.

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

EdD, Kansas State University

Thompson, Laura A.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz

Thompson, Teresa L.

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Tiner-Sewell, Kathy A.

Faculty Emeritus: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Tuma, Regina M.

Core Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, The New School for Research

Udo, Okokon 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Luther Seminary

Varela, Veronica Sanchez

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Suffolk University 

Veazey, Connie S.

Director of Clinical Programs: School of Psychology

PhD, University at Albany

Veloni, Gina 

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Vignone, Mary Jean

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Vivian, James E.

Faculty Research Specialist: School of Psychology

PhD, Boston College

Walker, Kimberly 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Antioch University

Walters, Andrew Schrack

Faculty Research Specialist: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Georgia

Walton-Walker, Tia

Associate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Michigan State University

Warren, Mary G.

Affiliate Faculty: School of Psychology

PhD, Arizona State University

White, Dennis 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

JD, Woodrow Wilson College of Law, Oglethorpe University

Wiley-Rapoport, Caryn 

Associate Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Williams, Camilla R.

Associate Faculty and Coordinator of Clinical Admissions and Advising: School of Psychology

PhD, University of Utah

Williams, Wendi S.

Provost and Senior Vice President

PhD, Georgia State University

Willis, David Blake

Core Faculty: School of Leadership Studies

PhD, University of Iowa

 

 


Board of Trustees

Name and Link to Bio
Position
Education

Agger-Gupta, Dorothy E.

Faculty Trustee

PhD, University of Massachusetts

Ali, Michael

Public Trustee

PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic

Baker, Nancy

Trustee Emerit

PhD, California School of Professional Psychology

Bennett, John

Public Trustee

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Bogart, Karen S.

Board Chair

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Bunnell, Karin

Trustee Emerit

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Earley, Keith

Public Trustee

JD, Rutgers University

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Epps, Zabrina

Student Trustee

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Goldstein, Michael

Public Trustee, Trustee Emerit

JD, New York University School of Law

Goodman, Russell A.

Board Treasurer

MBA, University of California, Los Angeles

Greene, Anthony F.

Faculty Trustee

PhD, University of South Florida

Gyllenpalm, Bo

Trustee Emerit

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Honold, Linda K. Public Trustee

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Katz, Judith

Public Trustee

EdD, University of Massachusetts

Kipnes, Dianne

Public Trustee

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Markle, E. Nancy

Trustee Emerit

BSN, Valparaiso University

Sanchez, Maria V. 

Student Trustee

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Shafran, Constance R.

Public Trustee, Trustee Emerit

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Shapiro, Nancy S.

Trustee Emerit

PhD, University of Maryland

Smith, Nicola J.

Faculty Trustee

JD, Harvard Law School

Toldson, Ivory

Public Trustee

PhD, Temple University

Wagenheim, Gary

Vice Board Chair

PhD, Fielding Graduate University

Zell, Patricia

Secretary

JD, Georgetown University

 

Excerpts of the Board of Trustee Bylaws

Classes of Trustees and Terms of Office

Section 2.03. There shall be three (3) classes of Trustees:
(1) Public
(2) Faculty
(3) Student

Public Trustees are individuals who are not employed by or enrolled at Fielding. The governance committee will nominate candidates for the position to be vetted and elected by the Board. Term of office of Public Trustees shall be one three (3) year term. Public Trustees may be elected for two subsequent three (3) year terms for a total of 9 years of service. A period of at least one (1) year must lapse before such person is again eligible for election as a Public Trustee. A Public Trustee who has previously served as a Faculty Trustee and/or Student Trustee is eligible for three (3) 3-year terms as a Public Trustee.

Two Faculty Trustees will serve on the Board of Trustees. The Senate Leadership Committee will nominate candidates from among faculty applicants for the position to be vetted and elected by the Board. Term of office of Faculty Trustees shall be one three (3) year term. Faculty Trustees may not be elected for a second consecutive term unless they are completing the term due to a vacancy. A faculty Trustee who is completing a term due to vacancy is eligible for election to another term if the term they are completing is more than half completed when they fill the vacancy (see section 2.06 d). Otherwise, a period of at least one (1) year must lapse before such person is again eligible for election as a Faculty Trustee. However, a former Faculty Trustee shall be eligible for service as a Public Trustee after leaving FGU employment.

Two Student Trustees will serve on the Board of Trustees. Programs will nominate students who are in good standing to be vetted and elected by the Board. Term of office of Student Trustees shall be one two (2) year term. Student Trustees may not be elected for a second consecutive term unless they are completing the term due to a vacancy. A student Trustee who is completing a term due to vacancy is eligible for election to another term if the term they are completing is more than half completed when they fill the vacancy (see section 2.06 d). A period of at least one (1) year must lapse before such person is again eligible for election as a Student Trustee. However, a former Student Trustee shall be eligible for service as a Public Trustee after graduating FGU.

 

Powers

Section 2.08. Subject to the provisions of the California General Corporation Law and any limitations in the articles of incorporation and these Bylaws, all corporate powers of the Corporation shall be exercised, its properties controlled, and its affairs conducted by the Board. The following powers are exclusively delegated to the Board:

(a) To adopt, amend, or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.

(b) To affirm the general policies of the Corporation and see to their faithful execution.

(c) To manage the financial affairs of the Corporation so as to ensure the Corporation’s financial stability and the continued integrity of its academic programs, including the power to borrow and incur indebtedness for the purposes of the Corporation, set tuition and other charges, and to approve its annual operating and capital budgets.

(d) To affirm the strategic plan of the Corporation so as to ensure the Corporation’s long-term viability.

(e) To grant academic honors and issue certificates or diplomas and confer degrees evidencing the completion of prescribed courses of instruction. Such certificates and diplomas or degrees shall be issued under the corporate seal and with the signatures of such officers of the corporation, as the Trustees deem expedient. 

(f) To approve and confer honorary degrees and emeritus status. 

(g) To select, appoint, or remove the President of the Corporation, and to set the terms and conditions of his or her employment.

 

OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION

Number and Titles

Section 3.01. The officers of the Corporation shall be a Chair, a Vice Chair, President, Treasurer, and Secretary and such other officers and assistant officers as the Board may determine. The Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary shall be elected from among the Trustees. The criteria for election of a Chair, a Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary are: a) must have been on the Board for at least one year; and b) must have demonstrated substantive involvement in the work of the Board. Neither the Secretary nor the Treasurer may serve as the Chair or President at the same time.

The Chair of the Board for the preceding year will continue to serve for one year with the title of Immediate Past Chair, unless the Chair succeeds herself or himself, in which case this title will remain vacant. If the regular Board term of the Immediate Past Chair is lapsing with his or her term as Chair, the Immediate Past Chair will continue as a Board member for one additional year. The Chair may request the Immediate Past Chair to assume responsibility as the Chair directs, including service on the Executive Committee.

 

Duties

Chair and Vice Chair

Section 3.04. The Chair and Vice Chair shall be elected annually from among the Trustees.

(Duties of the Chair and Vice Chair)

The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the Board and of the Executive Committee. The Chair shall be a member ex officio of all Standing Committees, and perform such other duties as may be from time to time assigned to the Chair by the Board or by these Bylaws.

In the absence of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall perform in the Chair’s place in compliance with Section 2.09(h).

President

Section 3.05. A President shall be appointed by the Board to serve at the pleasure of the Board, provided that the President may be engaged to serve for a term of years subject to such terms and conditions as the Board shall adopt. The President shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the Board and of the Executive Committee and all Standing Committees of the Board.

(Duties of the President)

The President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall in general, subject to the control of the Board, supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. The President shall, subject to the direction of the Board except by action of the Trustees otherwise delegating the authority, appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of all agents, employees, and clerks of the Corporation except as provided in Article 2.08 (c). The President shall perform all duties incident to the office and such other duties as may be required by law, the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation, or these Bylaws, or which may be from time to time assigned to this officer by the Board. In the event of the absence or disability of the President to act, the Board will appoint an Interim President for an interim period.

Treasurer

Section 3.06. A Treasurer shall be elected annually by the Board.

(Duties of the Treasurer)

In general, the Treasurer shall perform all duties incident to the office of Treasurer, including, but not limited to, the oversight of the financial functions of the Corporation, and such other duties as may be required by law, the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation, or these Bylaws, or which may from time to time be assigned to this officer by the Board. Any instrument, check or note to which the Corporation shall be a party and which would obligate the Corporation to an amount determined by resolution of the Board must be signed by the Treasurer and the President.

Secretary

Section 3.07. The Secretary shall be elected annually by the Board. (Duties of the Secretary) The Secretary shall perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as may be required by law, the Articles of Incorporation of this Corporation, or by these Bylaws, or which may from time to time be assigned to this officer by the Board. Without limiting the foregoing, the Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the Board required by the Bylaws or by law, record minutes of Board of Trustees meetings, and keep the seal of the Corporation if one be adopted, in safe custody.