University Leadership
Ohio Dominican University
Leadership
Ohio Dominican is strengthened by the leadership of our outstanding and dedicated Board of Trustees, administrative staff and faculty members.
Office of the President
Dr. Shonna Riedlinger currently serves as acting president of Ohio Dominican University.
Full-Time Faculty
Ohio Dominican faculty members excel in their fields, enjoy teaching and are dedicated to their students' success.
ODU Staff
Our staff provides exceptional support to students, families, alumni and the entire ODU community.
- John Barker
- Janet Bay, MD
- Grady Campbell | Board Treasurer
- Sister Gemma Doll, OP
- Dr. Michael Dougherty | Faculty Representative
- Adam Dufault
- William G. Ebbing
- Pam Ellis
- Dr. Shonna Riedlinger | University Acting President
- Patricia Jackson
- John Kelley III ’05 (MBA)
- Sister Anne Lythgoe, OP
- Jim Matesich | Board Vice Chair
- Patrick J. McCurdy, Jr. ’75
- Heather Morris | Board Liaison
- Valerie Peters Cardwell ’83 | Board Secretary
- Camryn Pickerill | Student Representative
- Fred Takavitz | Board Chair
- Sister Patricia Twohill, OP | Prioress
- Sister Ruth Caspar, OP, Professor of Philosophy (1968)
PhD, MA, University of Notre Dame
BA, Ohio Dominican College
- Quentin Colgan, Professor of Philosophy (1984)
PhD, Duquesne University
MA, St. Louis University
MA, University of Notre Dame
BA, MDiv, St. Meinrad
- Jill C. Dardig, Professor of Education (1978)
EdD, MEd, University of Massachusetts
AB, Mount Holyoke College
- Darlene Erickson, Professor of English (1989)
PhD, Miami University
MA, Western Michigan University
BA, Aquinas College
- Barbara A. Finan, Professor of Theology (1979)
PhD, Marquette University
MA, Aquinas Institute of Theology
BA, Ohio Dominican College
- Sister Joan Franks, OP, Professor of Philosophy (1971)
PhD, University of Toronto
MA, The Ohio State University
BA, Ohio Dominican College
- Robert Franz, Associate Professor of Education (1972)
MAT, Michigan State University
BA, St. Charles Borromeo College
- Sister Roberta Miller, OP, Associate Professor of Sociology (1977)
PhD, The Ohio State University
MA, Hunter College
BA, College of New Rochelle
- Mary Lee Peck, Professor of Education (1989)
PhD, MA, The Ohio State University
BSE, The Ohio State University
- William A. Vensel, Associate Professor of Theatre (1970)
MA, Villanova University
BA, St. Ambrose College
- Joanne F. Vickers, Professor of English (1977)
PhD, MA, The Ohio State University
BA, Ohio Dominican College
- Godwin Chukwunenye Duru, Associate Professor of Economics (1989)
PhD, The Ohio State University
MA, Morgan State University
BA, University of Dallas
- Anne M. Crimmings, Professor of Psychology (1978)
PhD, The Ohio State University
MA, The Ohio State University
BA, LeMoyne College
- Kathleen L. Riley, Professor of History (1995)
PhD, University of Notre Dame
MA, University of Notre Dame
BA, Nazareth College of Rochester
- Leo Madden, Professor of Theology (1991)
S.T.B., Pontifical Gregorian University
S.S.L., Pontifical Biblical Institute
S.T.D., Pontifical Gregorian University
B.S.F.S., Georgetown University
Note: Rank listed is at time of retirement.
Meet the Leadership Team
Shonna Riedlinger | Acting President |
Jeffrey Blair | Athletic Director |
Adam Hirschfeld | Executive Director of Student Success |
Heather Morris | Acting Chief of Staff |
John Naughton | Vice President for Enrollment & Student Success |
Vicki Steele | Acting Vice President of Finance / Controller |
Chris Theve | Chief Information Officer |
Amy Thomas | Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator |
Christie Flood Weiner '90 | Acting Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Relations |