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Leadership and Administration

University Governors

Chair: Robert A. Wislow

  • Matthew F. Bergmann
  • Alyson Coates
  • Ann Watson Cohn, EdD
  • Lewis M. Collens
  • Bradley J. Henderson
  • Kenneth H. M. Leet
  • Richard E. Melcher, MD
  • Karl A. Palasz
  • John J. Sabl, JD
  • Carole B. Segal
  • Carl W. Stern
  • Barbara Jil Wu, PhD

 

Honorary Governors

  • William G. Brown
  • Cyrus F. Freidheim, Jr.
  • Marvin J. Herb
  • Abby McCormick O’Neil

 

Administration

Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA
President & Chief Academic Officer of RUSH University

Christine M. Kennedy, PhD, RN, FAAN
Interim Provost
Dean, College of Nursing

Cynthia Brincat, MD, PhD
Acting Dean, RUSH Medical College

Jason S. Turner, PhD, MAE 
Interim Dean, College of Health Sciences

Lena Al-Harthi, PhD 
Acting Vice Dean of Research
Head of the Division of Translational Science (DTS)

David Katz, PhD, ABPP
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs

Gayle B. Ward, JD
Associate Vice President, Operations

Vince Gattuso, MBA
Chief Financial Business Officer

Princess L. J. Currence, DSW, MSW 
University Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

Andrew Reeder
University Compliance Officer

Ryan Nagdeman
Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Sharon D. Gates
Senior Director, Student Diversity and Community Engagement

John McClatchy
Senior Director, University Finance

Sargon Yacoub, MS
Senior Director, Academic and Research Information Services

Christopher Ferrigno, PhD
Director, Human Anatomy Laboratory

Marie S. Ferro-Lusk, MSW
Director, Student Accessibility Services

Jill Gable, MBA
Director, Office of Financial Aid

David J. Nelson, MBA
Director, University Systems and Operations

Kapula Patalinghug, MM
Director, Student Affairs

Michelle Sergel, MD
Interim Director, RUSH Center for Clinical Skills and Simulation

Scott Thomson, MLIS
Director, Library of RUSH University Medical Center

Angela Velez-Solic, PhD
Director, Instructional Design and Learning Innovation