Administration and Staff Contacts                                                             

Jody Horner
President 

Jodi Benjamin
Chief Operating Officer 

Laura Jensen
Vice President for Institutional Advancement

Jessica Knoell
Human Resources Generalist

Admissions, Marketing, and Communications

Lori Ethier
Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing

Michaela Shepard
Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Sydney Walker
Director of Institutional Branding & Undergraduate Marketing 

Athletics

Courtney Thomsen
Athletic Director

Jeremy Sievers
Assistant Athletic Director

Jeff Braun
Assistant Athletic Director, Sports Information Director

Keith Kramme
Director of Athletic Achievement

Rita Bristol
Faculty Athletic Representative

Beth Singleton
Senior Women's Leader

Center for Graduate and Professional Studies

Brady Woudstra
Assistant Vice President for CGPS Operations

Katie Duran
Director of Graduate and Online Enrollment 

Meghan Christensen
Enrollment Specialist

Katelyn Simon
Assistant Director of Graduate and Online Marketing

Eleanore Sell
Graduate and Online Academic Advisor

Taylor McLaughlin
Graduate and Online Academic Advisor

Finance

Joseph Harnisch
Chief Financial Officer 

Weston Shepard
Controller 

Sherry Koehler
Assistant Controller 

Amy Larsen
Student Financial Counselor

Shelly Everitt
Student Financial Counselor

Rikkel Glosser
Accounts Payable

Financial Aid

Doug Watson
Director of Financial Aid and Express Services

Sharon Clark
Financial Aid Assistant, Center for Graduate & Professional Studies

Lisa Hughes
Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Sarah Trausch
Financial Aid Counselor

Information Technology

Shane Perrien
Chief Information Officer 

Chuck Farraj
Lead Systems Architect

David McDonald
System Administrator 

David Millar
Help Desk/Project Manager

Alan Shovan
Systems Analyst

Hiram Upchurch Jr.
Lead Systems Architect

Thomas Burke
Help Desk Technician

Student Affairs: Residence Life, Student Life

Kristina Cammarano
Vice President for Student Affairs, Chief Diversity Officer

Kris Dvorak
Director of Student and Resident Services

Lisa Kramme
Director for Campus Ministry & Spiritual Wellness

Libby Havenridge
Coordinator, Student Involvement

Kelli Slagle
Director, Counseling Services

Student Success Center

Keith Kramme
Director of Student Success Center
Student Success Advisor 

Rachel Wachter
Student Success Advisor

Beth Dorsey
Student Success Advisor 

Garret Thompson
Student Success Advisor

Mariel Limon
Student Success Advisor 

Kate Schwarz
Student Success Advisor

Amanda Timmerman
Student Success Advisor

*As of July 2024 - See www.midlandu.edu for a complete and current listing of staff and contact information.

Board of Directors

Amber Barton
Senior Vice President Commercial Lending
Pinnacle Bank 

Steve Feye (Chair)
Retired Partner
Deloitte LLP 

Brett Griess
Executive Partner
Siris Capital Group

Rev. Peggy Hall (Secretary)
Retired Vice President of Mission and Spiritual Care
Immanuel Communities 

Jody Horner
President
Midland University 

Rico Munn
Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Colorado State University

Brett Richmond
Executive Vice President
Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women's Hospital

Mary Shannon
President & CEO
Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters

Mark Shepard
Superintendent
Fremont Public Schools

Tony Urban (Vice-Chair)
Principal, Tax Services
RSM

Tom Walker
President
Health Care Information Systems