Search Committee
The Presidential Search Committee will be responsible for identifying final candidates for the presidency to be presented to the Board of Trustees.
North Central College Presidential Search Committee
Dr. Kathy Birkett, Trustee
Chair of the Presidential Search Committee
Andrea Beck ’97, Trustee
Dr. Mara Berkland
Professor of Communication; Coordinator of Middle Eastern & North African Studies
Erin Bishop ’93, Trustee
Pauline Bogdan ’24
President, Student Governing Association
Jessica Brown
Vice President for Student Affairs and Athletics
Ashley Chubirka M’11
Director of First Year Admission
Jon DeSouza ’98, Trustee
Dr. David Gray
Professor of Accounting; Chairperson, Department of Accounting
Kris Hartner, Trustee
InSun Ho ’81, Trustee
Mike Hudson
Vice President for Operations
Ray Kinney H’10, Trustee
Tracie Morris ’02, Trustee
Lisa Pettaway ’94, M’00
Director of Leadership Annual Giving
Dr. Sara Scholtes
Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Therapy; Founding Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Ali Setork, Trustee
Dr. Jennifer Smith
Associate Professor of English; Chair, Department of English; Director of the Writing Center
Lee Woolley ’85, Trustee
Presidential Search Committee Support
Kimberly Salzbrunn
Executive Support, Executive Assistant to the President and the Board of Trustees
Jim Godo ’93
Vice President for Communications and Strategic Initiatives, and Special Assistant to the President
Ex-officio
Mike Naset, Trustee
Ex-officio