The Administrative Council is a leadership and advisory committee, chaired by the Dean and composed of senior administrative staff, the heads of the School’s departments and units, and representatives of the academic and university staff.
Committee meetings provide an opportunity for exchange across units and a forum for discussions of campus and School-wide issues and policies, strategic plans, and priorities among the leaders of the School. The Administrative Council provides a forum for sharing across units and inducting new leadership into the broader School of Education.
2017-2018 Academic Year
- Diana Hess, Dean (Chair)
- Melissa Amos-Landgraf (Associate Dean, Administration)
- John Baldacchino (Director, Arts Institute)
- Aaron Bird Bear (Interim Assistant Dean, Student Diversity Programs)
- Tim Boals (WIDA)
- Brad Brown (Chair, Ed Psych)
- Fong Chan (Chair, Rehabilitation Psych and Special Education)
- Kate Corby (Chair, Dance)
- Kathy Cramer (Director, Morgridge Center for Public Service)
- Greg Diffee (Chair, Kinesiology)
- Todd Finkelmeyer (External Relations)
- Beth Giles (Director, Education Outreach & Partnerships)
- Madeline Hafner (MSAN)
- Rich Halverson (The Network)
- Jeffrey Hamm (Associate Dean, Student Services)
- John Hitchcock (Associate Dean, Arts)
- Kathleen Horning (Director, CCBC)
- Bill Hoyt (Chair, Counseling Psych)
- Jerlando Jackson (WEI Lab)
- Beth Janetski (Policy Analyst)
- Carolyn Kelley (Sr Associate Dean, Academic Programs)
- Nancy Kendall (Director, Global Initiatives)
- Anna Lewis (Co-director, Co-CIO, MERIT)
- Bob Mathieu (Associate Dean, Research; Director, WCER)
- Paula McAvoy (Center for Education and Ethics)
- Julie Mead (Associate Dean, Education)
- Matt Messinger (Director, WCEPS)
- Mitch Nathan (Director, Center for Education & Work)
- Adam Nelson (Chair, Educational Policy Studies)
- Paula Panczenko (Director, Tandem Press)
- Steve Quintana (Director, Diversity Initiatives)
- Doug Rosenberg (Chair, Art)
- John Rudolph (Chair, Curriculum & Instruction)
- Brenda Spychalla (Co-director, Co-CIO, MERIT)
- Cigdem Unal (Director, Child Care & Family Resources)
- Charlene Walker (Director, SoE Career Center)
- Kimber Wilkerson (Acting Director, Teacher Education)
- Jim Wollack (Director, Testing & Evaluation)
Please contact Maren Harris in the Dean’s Office for minutes, agendas, and meeting handouts.