About Academic Affairs and Innovation
Meet our team
Academic Affairs and Innovation provides leadership and guidance across the academic enterprise, overseeing matters involving policy, the university's academic program portfolio, faculty affairs, academic program development and revitalization and more.
Inaugural Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Innovation
Margaret Mohr-Schroeder was appointed Kansas State University's inaugural vice provost for academic affairs and innovation in 2024.
She started in her new role as head of K-State's newly created Office of Academic Affairs and Innovation on Oct. 1.
Office of Academic Affairs and Innovation
- Simone Cummings, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
- Marci McMahon, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Candace LaBerge, Executive Assistant
- Erin Traudt, Program/Project Coordinator
Center for Academic Innovation
- Vacant, Associate Vice Provost
Strategic Program Development and Management
- Jo Maseberg-Tomlinson, Executive Director of Strategic Program Development
- Dana Flynn, Noncredit Program Specialist
- Rebecca Frakes, Noncredit Program Specialist
- Janel Koons, Academic Program Administrator
- Ron Jackson, Academic Program Administrator
- Janice Nikkel, Academic Program Administrator
- Nichole Schwartz, Program Assistant
Instructional Design and Digital Learning
- Trina McCarty, Director of Instructional Design and Digital Learning
- Cindy Debes, Instructional Designer
- David DeHass, Instructional Designer
- Deborah Goins, Instructional Designer
- Jinny Hwang, Instructional Designer
- Raksa Ma, Graduate Student Intern
- Amy Levin Plattner, Graduate Student Intern
- Trevor Turner, Graduate Student Intern
- Christina van Ittersum, Instructional Designer
Market Intelligence and Analysis
- George Widenor, Executive Director, Strategic Growth and Analysis
- Jonathan Barber, Market Intelligence Analyst
- Reed Bellamy, Market Intelligence Analyst
- Anna Salas, Market Intelligence Analyst
Teaching and Learning Center
- Vacant, Director
- Don Saucier, Faculty Associate Director, Teaching and Learning Center
- Andie Faber, New Faculty Institute Director
- Karamatu Abdul Malik, Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Jeff Roberts, Graduate Research Assistant
Office for the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering
- Chardie Baird, Executive Director
- Katie Messerla, Program/Project Manager
- Io Schmalzried, Program Assistant