Senior Leadership Team

BW's senior leadership team is charged with ensuring proper checks and balances across leadership areas, gathering meaningful input from faculty and staff, and providing transparent reporting on decisions and actions that move the University forward.

President of Baldwin Wallace University

Lee Fisher
President
J.D., Case Western Reserve University

Members of the BW Senior Leadership Team

Lacey Kogelnik
Chief of Staff and Vice President for Career Readiness
M.A., Youngstown State University

Greg Flanik
Senior Vice President for Operations and Chief Operations Officer
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University

Linda Chase
Interim Provost
Ph.D., Kent State University

Gregory Cingle
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
MBA, Case Western Reserve University

Léna Crain
Associate Vice President and Dean of Students
Ph.D., University of Maryland

Melissa Fairman
Vice President for Human Resources
MBA, Baldwin Wallace University

Rev. C.J. Harkness
Director of Culture and Spiritual Life
M.A., Ashland University

Lisa Henderson
Associate Provost
Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dan Karp
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
B.F.A., Kent State University

Scott Schulz
Vice President for Student Experience and Enrollment Management
Ph.D., University of Arizona

Melanie Shakarian
Interim Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
J.D., Case Western Reserve University

Steve Thompson
Director for Athletics and Campus Recreation
M.S., Kent State University

Kelly Tompkins
Senior Advisor
J.D., Cleveland State University College of Law