Office of the Dean

College Administration

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  Katie Kaukinen - Dean

  Phone: (470) 578-6124
  Email: ckaukin1@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5020
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  Ruth Goldfine - Senior Associate Dean for Operations, Planning, and Innovation

  Phone: (470) 578-6131
  Email: rgoldfin@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5022

  Duties and Responsibilities:

  • • Facilities, Infrastructure, Renovations, and Space Planning
  • • Staff Matters
  • • Logistical Support for College-Wide Events
  • • College Office of Communication
  • • One-Time Funding Requests and Budgetary Matters
  • • Special Projects
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  Kris DuRocher - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Curricular Innovation and Enrollment Management

  Phone: (470) 578-4526
  Email: kduroche@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5024

  Duties and Responsibilities:

  • • Curriculum (Undergraduate and Graduate)
  • • Enrollment Management and Scheduling
  • • Office of Academic Innovation
  • • Assessment, QEP, and APR
  • • General Education
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  Michael Chen - Associate Dean for Student Success and Engagement

  Phone: (470) 578-2566
  Email: hchen33@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5009

  Duties and Responsibilities:

  • • Student Success Initiatives and Events
  • • Undergraduate Student Matters
  • • Student Scholarships and Awards
  • • Student Engagement Activities
  • • Student Complaints and Grade Appeal
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  Gregory Paul - Associate Dean for Faculty Excellence

  Phone: (470) 578-3319
  Email: gpaul11@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5014

  Duties and Responsibilities:

  • • Faculty Affairs
  • • Leadership Development and Mentoring
  • • Academic Policies, Bylaws, and Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
  • • Annual and Multi-Year Review Processes
  • • Organizational Effectiveness
  • • Data Management and Analysis
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  Thomas Doleys - Interim Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies

  Phone: (470) 578-6497
  Email: tdoleys@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5008

  Duties and Responsibilities:

  • • Graduate Programs
  • • Graduate Student Matters
  • • GRAs/GTAs/GPAs
  • • Research – Faculty Support and Training
  • • Centers and Institutes
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  John Havard - Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

  Phone: (470) 578-3984
  Email: jhavard@kennesaw.edu
  Location: EB 155F

  Duties and Responsibilities:

  • • Assists with Faculty Affairs Matters
  • • Office of the Dean Liaison with CFC
  • • Special projects

Office of the Dean Staff

• Michaela Caston

  Michaela Caston Operations Coordinator

  Position:
  Operations Coordinator

  Phone: (470) 578-7099
  Email: mcaston3@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5007

  
   

• Leslie Germaine

  Leslie Germaine Director, Communications and Marketing

  Position:
  Director, Communications and Marketing

  Phone: (470) 578-3941
  Email: lgermain@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5016

  
   

• Gigi Grasser

  Gigi Grasser Office Manager

  Position:
  Office Manager

  Phone: (470) 578-7061
  Email: ggrasser@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5010

  
   

• Vickie Lee

  Vickie Lee Assistant Director, Graduate Programs

  Position:
  Assistant Director, Graduate Programs

  Phone: (470) 578-4903
  Email: vlee4@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5007B

  
   

• Allison Lyons-Myers

  Allison Lyons-Myers Multimedia Graphic Designer

  Position:
  Multimedia Graphic Designer

  Phone: (470) 578-5711
  Email: amyers82@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5007

  
   

• Cecilia McDaniel

  Cecilia McDaniel Senior Business Operations Manager

  Position:
  Senior Business Operations Manager

  Phone: (470) 578-7066
  Email: cmcdan47@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5026

  
   

• Jane Paoletta

  Jane Paoletta Senior Executive Administrative Assistant

  Position:
  Senior Executive Administrative Assistant

  Phone: (470) 578-3938
  Email: jpaolett@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5018

  
   

• Camille Pfeifle

  Camille Pfeifle Program Coordinator

  Position:
  Program Coordinator

  Phone: (470) 578-5743
  Email: cpfeifle@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5010

  
   

• Christopher Roper

  Christopher Roper Business Operations Specialist

  Position:
  Business Operations Specialist

  Phone: (470) 578-2575
  Email: croper5@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5015A

  
   

• Francisco Ruiz

  Francisco Ruiz Office Manager

  Position:
  Office Manager

  Phone: (470) 578-5731
  Email: fruiz2@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5010

  
   

• Clint Sowell

  Clint Sowell Web/Digital Strategist

  Position:
  Web/Digital Strategist

  Phone: (470) 578-2146
  Email: jsowell7@kennesaw.edu
  Location: SO 5007A