Leadership and Administration


  • Susan Groenwald, PhD(c), MSN President
    PhD(c), Capella University
    MSN, Rush University
    BSN, Rush University

  • Marie Hallinan, MA Vice President, Campus Operations
    MA, University of Dayton
    BA, Bowling Green State University

  • William Richard Cowling, III, PhD, RN*, APRN-BC*, AHN-BC*, FAAN *Licensed in North Carolina
    Vice President of Academic Affairs
    PhD, New York University
    M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University
    BSN, University of Virginia

  • Judith Driscoll, MSN, MEd Dean of Academic Success
    MEd, University of Missouri in St. Louis
    MSN, St. Louis University 
    BSN, St. Louis University

  • Ken Driscoll, SPHR Director of Human Resources
    BS, University of St. Francis
    Diploma, Finley Hospital School of Nursing

  • Ruth Waibel, PhD, MA, RN, CNOR, FACHE Senior Director of Accreditation and Professional Regulation
    PhD, Old Dominion University
    MA, University of Phoenix
    BS, University of Phoenix
    Nursing Diploma, Allegheny General Hospital School of Nursing

  • Karilyn Van Oosten, PhD(c), MA, BA Director of Strategic Alliances
    PhD(c), Universidad Maimonides
    MA, Arizona State University
    BA, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    BA, Belmont Abbey College

  • F. Patrick Robinson, PhD, MSN, RN, ACRN Dean of Undergraduate Curriculum and Instruction
    BSN, Indiana University
    MSN, Indiana University
    PhD, Loyola University Chicago

  • Brenda Hammersley, MSN, MBA, RN, CNE Director, Online Programs
    MSN, Capital University
    MBA, Capital University
    BSN, Franklin University

  • Kathleen Hill, JD, MSN, RN Senior Director of Accreditation and Professional Regulation
    JD, Capital University Law School
    MSN, Ohio State University
    BSN, Ohio State University

  • Thomas Williams, MBA Senior Director of Marketing
    MBA, Indiana State University
    BS, Purdue University

  • Vickie Mudra, BA Director of Clinical Learning Resources
    BA, DePaul University

  • Larry Veeneman, MEd National Director of Admissions
    MEd, Grand Valley State University
    BBA, Grand Valley State University

  • Kathy Modene, MSN Director of Accreditation
    MSN, Southern Illinois University
    BSN, Southern Illinois University

  • June Marlowe, MBA National Director of Student Services
    MBA, Keller Graduate School of Management
    BS, University of North Carolina

  • Rhonda Haynes, MBA, BS Director of Growth Initiatives
    MBA, The University of Chicago
    BS, The University of Tennessee

  • Tae Kang, MBA Director of Finance
    MBA, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
    BS, University of Illinois at Chicago