President's Staff
The Office of the President is located in Coates 107 with office hours Monday – Friday from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. The mailing address is Coates CPO 1A.
Colleen B. Chaney
Chief of Staff and Chief Communication Officer
Email: colleen.chaney@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-2467
President's Cabinet
The members of the President’s Cabinet include vice presidents and top-level university officials; the executive leadership of the institution. Formerly known as the President’s Council, it was renamed the President’s Cabinet in 2020.
Dr. David T. McFaddin
President (Chief Executive Officer)
Contact the President’s Office
Colleen Chaney
Chief of Staff and Chief Communications Officer
colleen.chaney@eku.edu
Dr. Sara L. Zeigler
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs (Chief Academic Officer)
sara.zeigler@eku.edu
Barry Poynter
Senior Vice President for Finance & Administration (Chief Financial Officer)
barry.poynter@eku.edu
Dr. Tanlee Wasson
Senior Vice President for Student Success, Engagement and Opportunity (Chief Opportunity Officer)
tanlee.wasson@eku.edu
Dana Fohl
University Counsel (Chief Legal Affairs Officer)
dana.fohl@eku.edu
Dr. Dannie Moore
Vice President for Student Life and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
dannie.moore@eku.edu
Mary Beth Neiser
Vice President of University Development and Alumni Engagement
Matt Roan
Vice President for Athletics (Director of Athletics)
matt.roan@eku.edu
Amy Scarborough
Chief Government, Community and Corporate Relations Officer
amy.scarborough@eku.edu
Dr. Ryan Wilson
Executive Director, Office of the President
ryan.wilson@eku.edu
President’s Inclusive Excellence Advisory Council
This council is focused on inclusive faculty, staff, and student recruitment and retention, campus culture, diversity in curriculum and the student experience. The members offer collaboration and counsel to the vice president of strategic initiatives/chief diversity equity and inclusion officer.
Chair
Dr. Abbey Poffenberger
Chair of the Department of Language and Cultural Studies, Anthropology, and Sociology; Associate Professor of Spanish
abbey.poffenberger@eku.edu
Members
Dr. Ida Kumoji-Ankrah
Chair of the School of Art and Design; Professor
Ida.Kumoji@eku.edu
Dr. Dannie Moore
Vice President of Student Life; Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
dannie.moore@eku.edu
Dr. Tom Otieno
Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
tom.otieno@eku.edu
Associate Professor of Spanish in the Department of Languages, Cultures, and Humanities
socorro.zaragoza@eku.edu