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2026-27 Graduate & Non-Traditional Catalog | Academic Personnel Directory

Administrative Officers

President

NICHOLAS J. WILLIS, Ph.D., President; B.S. Mathematics, George Fox University; M.S. Mathematics, Texas Tech University; Ph.D. Mathematics, Texas Tech University. At Roberts since 2026.

President’s Cabinet

STEVEN L. BOVEE, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer; Professor of Business and Economics; B.S., Oral Roberts University; M.B.A., Oral Roberts University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University. At RWU since 1997. 

TAMMY BUTLER, M.Ed., CFRE, Vice President for Institutional Advancement; B.A., St. Mary's College of Maryland; M.Ed., Norwich University. At RWU since 2025.

LAURA L. FALCO, D.B.A., Vice President of Marketing; Professor of Marketing; B.S., Houghton University; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan University; D.B.A., Anderson University. At RWU since 2006.

MICHELLE MATTICK, C.P.A., M.B.A., Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer; B.B.A./M.B.A., St. Bonaventure University; CPA: NY State. At RWU since 2026.

KIP PALMER, Chief Operating Officer; B.A., Political Science & Economics, Wittenberg University. At RWU since 2026. 

MICHELLE POLOWCHAK, Vice President of Human Resources; B.S., Management, St. John Fisher College; M.B.A., St. Leo University. At RWU since 2026.

Academic Cabinet

ELVERA B. BERRY, Ph.D., Dean, School of Arts and Humanities; Academic Director, Communication; Pro­fessor of Communication; B.A., Roberts Wesleyan University; M.A., University of Rochester; M.A., State University of New York College at Brockport; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buf­falo. At RWU since 1964.

STEVEN L. BOVEE, Ph.D., Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer; Professor of Business and Economics; B.S., Oral Roberts University; M.B.A., Oral Roberts University; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University. At RWU since 1997. 

ROBERT J. DORMAN, D.N.P., R.N.-B.C., C.C.R.N., C-N.P.T., C.N.L., T.C.R.N., Dean, School of Nursing; Director, Traditional Undergraduate Nursing Program; Professor of Nursing; B.S., University of Rochester; M.S., University of Rochester; D.N.P., University of Rochester. At RWU since 2019.

KATIE L. HEATH, Ph.D., Dean, School of Education & Social Work; Director, Pathway to Teaching Program; Professor of Education; B.S., St. John Fisher University; M.S., Keuka College. Ph.D., Syracuse University. At RWU since 2016.

JOEL R. HOOMANS, D.S.L., Dean, School of Business; Professor of Management and Leadership Studies; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan University; M.S., Rochester Institute of Technology; D.S.L., Regent University. At RWU since 2000.

ADAM D.J. HUCK, Ph.D., Assistant Chief Academic Officer; Associate Professor of Education; B.Ed., Slippery Rock University; M.Ed., The College at Brockport; Ph.D., University at Buffalo. At RWU since 2019.

JOSEF SYKORA, Ph.D., Dean, School of Theology & Northeastern Seminary; Professor of Biblical Interpretation; LL.M., Masaryk University; M.A., Biblical Studies and M.A., Theological Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Durham University. At RWU (NES) since 2015.

JASON R. TAYLOR, Ph.D., Dean, School of Natural and Social Sciences; Chair, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences; Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Baldwin Wallace University; Ph.D., Indiana University. At RWU since 2003.

Academic Support Faculty

STEPHANIE CICERO, M.L.S., Director of Library Services; Assistant Professor; B.S., State University of New York at Fredonia; B.A., State University of New York at Fredonia. At RWU since 2023.

COURTNEY FANTAUZZO, Ed.D., Dean, Student Success; B.S., Roberts Wesleyan University; M.S., University of Rochester; Ed.D., Liberty University. At RWU since 2010.

RHONDA L. LANNI, M.S., M.S.W., N.C.S.P., School Psychologist, LMSW, Director of Access & Accommodations; B.S., State University of New York, College at Brockport; M.S., Roberts Wesleyan University.  At RWU since 2012.

AARON WILKINSON, Ph.D., Registrar; B.S., State University of New York at Brockport; M.P.A., State University of New York at Brockport; Ph.D., Liberty University. At RWU since 2024.