Committees and Task Forces

The Advisory Committee reviews research and planning progress, asks questions, shares insights, assists in identifying our vision, values, and theme focus areas and drafting the strategic plan, and advises university leadership throughout the planning process.

• Chuck Taber, Provost and Executive Vice President, Provost's Office, Chair
• Mirta Chavez, Interim Associate Vice President for Student Life Diversity and Multicultural Student Affairs and Director, Multicultural Programs and Services, Student Life
• Gary Clark, Professor and Senior Associate Dean, College of Engineering
• Hans Coetzee, Professor and Head, Anatomy & Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine
• Pamela Erickson, Director, Student Success & Advising, K-State Global Campus
• Tucker Graff, Graduate Student Council President, Grain Science, College of Agriculture
• Nathan Howe, Associate Professor and Head, Interior Architecture & Industrial Design, College of Architecture, Planning & Design
• Carl Ice, Vice-Chair, Kansas Board of Regents, K-State Alumnus and KSU Foundation Board of Trustees Member
• Chad Jackson, Director, Center for Entrepreneurship, College of Business Administration
• Shanna Legleiter, Associate Vice President, Human Capital Services
• Thomas Lane, Vice President and Dean of Students, Student Life
• Kaitlin Long, Program/Project Administrator for Student Programs, Staley School of Leadership
• Debbie Mercer, Dean, College of Education
• Susan Metzger, Associate Director for Agriculture and Extension and Director of KCARE and the Kansas Water Resources Institute, College of Agriculture
• Mary Oborny, USS Senate President and Office Specialist, Kinesiology, College of Health & Human Sciences
• Don Saucier, Faculty Senate President, Professor, Psychological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, and Faculty Associate Director, Teaching and Learning Center
• Martin Seay, Associate Professor and Department Head, Personal Financial Planning, College of Health & Human Sciences
• Alysia Starkey, Dean and CEO, K-State Salina
• Parker Vulgamore, SGA President, Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture
• Ben Wolfe, Dean and CEO, K-State Olathe
• Abdul Yahaya, Co-Founder, Open Minds Child Development Center and Lives Changed Foundation, K-State Alumni and KSU Foundation Board of Trustees Member
• Kimathi Choma, Assistant Dean of Diversity, Recruitment, and Retention, College of Arts & Sciences
• Lynn Carlin, Special Assistant to the Provost, Provost's Office, Ex-Officio
• Sandra Brase, Executive Assistant, Provost's Office, Staff Support
• John Snow, Emergent Method, Facilitator
• Robyn Stiles, Emergent Method, Facilitator

The data and information team provides university data and information to support strategic planning, organizational and fiscal budget analysis, and communication and marketing research.

• Bin Ning, Associate Provost for Institutional Research and Assessment, Team Lead
• Chad Currier, Information Technology Chief Operating Officer
• Ethan Erickson, Vice President for Administration and Finance
• Karen Goos, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
• Abby Lear, Executive Director of Operations, Office of Research
• Ashley Martin, Interim Vice President for Communications and Marketing
• Gary Pratt, Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
• David Rosowsky, Vice President for Research
• Jay Stephens, Vice President for Human Capital Services
• Fran Willbrant, Assistant Vice President, Financial Services
• Lynn Carlin Special Assistant to the Provost, Office of the Provost
• Sandra Brase, Executive Assistant, Office of the Provost

The college/dean data points of contact provide data and information to support benchmark research and analysis related to university operations, efficiencies, and effectiveness.

• Geneva Jahnke, Budget/Fiscal Officer, College of Agriculture
• Katie Kingery-Page, Associate Dean, College of Architecture, Planning & Design
• Scott Tanona, Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
• Ansley Chua, Associate Dean, College of Business Administration
• Cindy Shuman, Associate Dean, College of Education
• Gary Clark, Associate Dean, Carl R. Ice College of Engineering
• Bronwyn Fees, Associate Dean, College of Health & Human Sciences
• Priscilla Roddy, Assistant Dean for Administration & Finance, College of Veterinary Medicine
• Laurel Littrell, Director, Library Planning & Assessment, K-State Libraries
• Jackie Spears, Associate Dean, K-State Olathe
• Kirsten Zoller, Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, K-State Salina
• Jenn Thornburg, Special Assistant to the Dean, K-State Global Campus
• Joe Horan, Graduation Admission Manager, Graduate School
• Trisha Gott, Associate Director, Staley School of Leadership Studies

The Brand Task Force will guide the development of a unified brand strategy to be embraced across the university and its affiliate organizations.

• Susan Berhow, Vice President of Marketing Communications, KSU Foundation
• Alan Boyer, Professor of Practice, AQ Miller School of Media & Communications, College of Arts & Sciences
• Tami Breymeyer, Director of Licensing, K-State Athletics
• Amy Button Renz, President and CEO, K-State Alumni Association
• Ben Cleveland, Creative Director, Division of Communications & Marketing
• Tim de Noble, Dean, Architecture, Planning & Design
• Jason Ellis, Department Head and Professor, Communications & Agricultural Education, College of Agriculture
• Karen Goos, Vice Provost, Enrollment Management
• Fred Guzek, Professor, Integrated Studies, K-State Salina
• Emmanuel JeJe, Doctoral Student, Leadership Communication
• Kenny Lannou, Executive Associate AD for Communications/Public Relations, K-State Athletics
• Ashley Martin, Interim Vice President, Division of Communications & Marketing
• Karen Pedersen, Dean, K-State Global Campus
• Erin Pennington, Director of Strategic Research Communications, Office of Research
• Marta Richenburg, Junior, History and Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences
• Shane Shanks, Senior Creative Director, KSU Foundation
• Christine Splichal, Director of Communications & Marketing, K-State Olathe
• Audrey Taggart-Kagdis, Assistant Director of Marketing & Programs, K-State Student Union