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Governance & Management

International flags on Alliant'sScripps Ranch CampusAlliant International University is an independent, not-for-profit university governed by a Board of Trustees that includes students, faculty, and alumni members. Management responsibility is delegated to the president, who is supported by the President's Cabinet.

Faculty governance structures directly involve academic leaders in all aspects of University management, including student recruitment, selection, monitoring, evaluation and curriculum development, and faculty recruitment and performance monitoring. Policy recommendations often originate from faculty committees or student representatives.

University staff members are represented by an elected Staff Council, a body that has both campus and systemwide officers.

At each campus, students are represented by a Student Government Association, a self-governing body that enhances student welfare, student life and educational quality. Via a systemwide University Student Government Association, students are actively involved in a wide variety of University governance issues.

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Systemwide Administration

Alliant President: Geoffrey Cox, PhD, President
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs: Russ Newman, PhD.
Admissions: Louis Cruz, Director of Admissions
Communications (Public Relations, Marketing Communications & Web): Nicolette Toussaint - Associate Vice President for Communications
Controller: Michael Maurer
Development (Grants & Fundraising): John DeMichele - Vice President for Development and University Relations
Diversity Matters - I-MERIT (International-Multicultural Initiatives) - Kumea Shorter-Gooden, PhD
Finance: Tarun Bhatia - Senior Vice President for Finance
Human Resources: Denise Hanson - Chief Human Resources Officer
International Programs: Terrence Barber - Vice President, Chief International Officer, and University Professor
Legal Affairs & Real Estate: Jennifer Treese Wilson, JD - Vice President, for Administration and General Counsel
Libraries: Deanna Gaige - Acting University Librarian
Student Life: Michael E. Pittenger, PhD - Associate Vice President for Student Life
Student Support: Craig Brewer, EdD - Dean of Students
Undergraduate Education: Linda Swanson, PhD - Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education

Street lamp outside Alliant San FranciscoCampus. Photo by Nicolette ToussaintSchool & College Administration

California School of Professional Psychology
     Dean: Morgan Sammons, PhD
          Assistant Dean: Tracy Heller, PhD
Marshall Goldsmith School of Management
     Dean: James Goodrich, PhD
     Associate Dean: Jay Finkelman, PhD
     Associate Dean: Fred Phillips, PhD
Graduate School of Education
     Dean: Karen Schuster Webb, PhD
     Assistant Dean: Trudy Day, EdD

School of Forensic Studies
     Director: Eric Hickey, PhD
Center for Undergraduate Education
     Academic Affairs: Linda J. Swanson, PhD, Associate Provost

Balcony on AlliantMexico City Campus

Campus Administration

Fresno: Penny Schafer - Interim Director of Campus & Student Services
Irvine: Brenda Piquet - Director of Campus & Student Services
Los Angeles: Stephanie Byers-Bell - Director of Campus & Student Services
San Francisco: Ned Doherty - Director of Campus & Student Services
Sacramento: Penny Schafer - Director of Campus & Student Services
San Diego: Michael E. Pittenger, PhD - Associate Vice President for Student Life