Dear AU Community,

I write today with an update on the committees formed for the searches for American University’s next Provost and Vice President of Advancement.  Both search committees will kick off this month and will work closely with search firms with deep experience in national searches for similar positions.  
After close collaboration with the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, the provost search committee’s composition reflects a focus on shared governance. Search committee members were nominated by governance groups for faculty, staff, and students.  Tenure and term faculty were nominated through a process led by the Faculty Senate, while represented and administrative staff were nominated by union representatives and Staff Council. Students were nominated by the Undergraduate Student Senate, Graduate Leadership Council, and Student Bar Association.  The provost search committee will work closely with search firm Isaacson, Miller.
 
Provost search committee members include:

Linda Aldoory, Chair, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Axe, Faculty Senate Chair, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, College of Arts and Sciences
Bronte Burleigh Jones, CFO, Vice President and Treasurer
Diana Burley, Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
Todd Eisenstadt, Professor, Research Director for Environmental Policy, School of Public Affairs
Anna Marie Fama, Graduate Student, School of International Service
Christine Farley, Professor, Washington College of Law
Shannon Hader, Dean, School of International Service
Pallavi Kumar, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of Communication
Dan Luperchio, Interim Vice President, University Advancement
Max Marrero, Law Student, Washington College of Law
Brian McGowan, Professor, School of Education
Raymond Ou, Vice President, Student Affairs
Aidan Palmer, Undergraduate Student, School of Public Affairs
Dan Prengel, Assistant Director of Data Analytics, Kogod School of Business
Melanija Radnovic, Director, WCL Abroad and International Programs, Washington College of Law
Mike Schroeder, Senior Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service

The Vice President of Advancement search committee will work with the search firm Aspen Leadership Group, which specializes in searching for advancement leaders.  The search committee includes faculty, staff, and student representatives who have worked closely with the advancement team and have relevant experience and expertise for this specialized position.  

Vice President of Advancement search committee members include:

Sarah Baldassaro, Chair, Chief of Staff and Counselor to the President
JM Caparro, Director of Athletics
Dayne Hutchinson, Assistant Vice President, Student Engagement and Success, Division of Student Affairs
Dave Marchick, Dean, Kogod School of Business
Jackie Mabry, Assistant Vice President, Principal Gifts, University Advancement
Edwin Santos, BA’24, MA‘26, School of Public Affairs 
LaTanya Sothern, President, American University Alumni Board 
Vicky Wilkins, Acting Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Two faculty members will be identified through a process led by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee

I want to thank all the search committee members for agreeing to serve as representatives of the university community as we conduct national searches for these critical leadership roles.  

The next step will be the formal charging of the search committees and the development of position profiles that will be shared with the university community and prospective candidates.  We hope and expect to complete both searches this academic year.  More updates to come as these search processes continue.  

Sincerely,

Jonathan R. Alger
President, American University