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SCOTT D. PULSIPHER
President
Scott Pulsipher serves as President of Western Governors University, leading all academic and organizational functions.
Tech Education | Disruptive Innovation | Higher Education Access | Higher Education Innovation | E-Commerce | Product Management | Strategy
BOB COLLINS
Vice President, Financial Aid
Bob Collins serves as Vice President of Financial Aid at Western Governors University.
Financial Literacy | Student Debt | Leadership | Higher Education | Student Financial Aid | Responsible Borrowing
SARAH DEMARK, PH.D.
VP, Workforce Intelligence & Credential Integrity & Interim Director of the Open Skills Network
Sarah DeMark serves as VP, Workforce Intelligence & Credential Integrity & Interim Director of the Open Skills Network at Western Governors University.
Innovative Learning and Assessment Models at Scale | Competency-based Education | Skills-based Education and Hiring | Program Development | Workforce Intelligence | Credential Integrity | Credential Valuation
MITSU FRAZIER
Executive Dean and Senior Vice President of the College of Business
Mitsu Frazier serves as Executive Dean and Senior Vice President of the College of Business at Western Governors University.
ANNALISA HOLCOMBE
President, WGU Advancement
Annalisa Holcombe serves as President of WGU Advancement — the official fundraising arm of WGU Western Governors University.
Fundraising and Development | Community Relations | Alumni Relations | Strategic Planning | Professional Mentoring and Coaching | College and University Governance
JOANN KOZYREV
Vice President, Design and Development
Joann Kozyrev serves as Vice President of Design and Development at Western Governors University.
Competency-Based Program Design | Design Thinking in Program Design | Optimized Learner Pathways | Activity-Driven Design | Teaming and Communication for Curricular Change | Credential Design | Stackable Credentials | Skills-Driven Design | Delivering Value in Online Learning
JASON LEVIN
Executive Director, WGU Labs
Jason Levin serves as Executive Director of WGU Labs at Western Governors University.
Learning Sciences | Leadership | Competency-based Education | Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery | Data Analytics | Data Warehousing
CHRIS LEE
President of WGU Academy
Chris Lee serves as President of WGU Academy. at Western Governors University.
STACEY LUDWIG JOHNSON
Senior Vice President and Executive Dean of the School of Education
Dr. Stacey Ludwig Johnson serves as Senior Vice President of Western Governors University and Executive Dean of the School of Education.
Competency-Based Learning | Academic Services | Higher Education Operations | Faculty and Clinical Experience Models | Instructional Design | Staff Development | Educational Technology | Student Affairs | Admissions | Communities of Care | Student Progress and Retainment
DAVID MORALES
Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Technology
David Morales serves as CIO and Senior Vice President of Technology at Western Governors University.
Product and Process Development | Education Technology | Cloud Applications
JANELLE SOKOLOWICH
Academic Vice President, Dean, Leavitt School of Health
Janelle Sokolowich serves the Academic Vice President and Dean of the Leavitt School of Health at Western Governors University.
KEITH SMITH
Senior Vice President of the Michael O. Leavitt School of Health
Keith Smith serves as Senior Vice President of the Michael O. Leavitt School of Health at Western Governors University.
ASHUTOSH TIWARY
Senior Vice President and Executive Dean of the College of Information Technology
Ashutosh Tiwary serves as the Senior Vice President and Executive Dean of the College of Information Technology at Western Governors University.