Board of Governors
Chair: Robert A. Wislow
Vice Chair: Barbara Jil Wu, PhD
- Matthew F. Bergmann
- Alyson Coates
- Ann Watson Cohn, EdD
- Lewis M. Collens
- Larry J. Goodman, MD
- Bradley J. Henderson
- Kenneth H. M. Leet
- Richard E. Melcher, MD
- Karl A. Palasz
- John J. Sabl, JD
- Juan Salgado
- Carole B. Segal
- Carl W. Stern
- Michael W. Urbut
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
Vice Provost, Student Affairs
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
Brenda L. Weddington, MEd
Chief Enrollment Management Officer and University Registrar
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