The University of Idaho has successfully appointed Mr. Kim Rytter, J.D. as their new General Counsel. Mr. Rytter has served as Interim General Counsel since October 2023. His permanent appointment to the position was effective June 1. As General Counsel, Mr. Rytter will lead the University of Idaho’s legal office as the university’s chief legal officer, while also filling the university’s chief compliance officer role. Mr. Rytter joined the University of Idaho in 2017 as Senior Associate General Counsel and then served as Deputy General Counsel before assuming the Interim General Counsel role. Prior, he served for six years as the Deputy General Counsel for the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. His earlier roles include Assistant General Counsel for the Oklahoma Insurance Department, Assistant General Counsel with the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, and attorney with the law firm of Elliott and Pederson. Mr. Rytter has a B.A. from Mississippi State University and a J.D. from South Texas College of Law.
Stony Brook University has successfully appointed Ms. Caitlin Derderian as their new Senior Director of Development, Stony Brook Medicine. Ms. Derderian started her duties on June 3rd. Ms. Derderian comes to Stony Brook from Emory University, where she has served as the Director of Regional Advancement since 2019. Prior to Emory, she served for 2 years at Mount Sinai Medical Center as Associate Director of Annual Programs & Children's Health. Ms. Derderian earned a B.A. in psychology from Providence College.
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has successfully appointed Ms. Stephanie Pope as the Vice Chancellor for Administration & Finance. Ms. Pope will begin her new role on July 29, 2024. Ms. Pope is a strategic-thinking finance professional with 23 years of college and university leadership experience. She currently serves as the Vice President of Finance and Facilities at Minnesota North College in Hibbing, Minnesota. As VP, Ms. Pope provided leadership, direction, and policy and procedure development and implementation college-wide and in the areas of direct report including finance, budget, business services, IT, facilities, safety and security, institutional research, and auxiliary services. Ms. Pope holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as well as a Master’s in Business Administration from Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. In 2023, she earned the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Outstanding Service Award. Read more.
Purdue University has successfully appointed Ms. Kay Parker as their new Controller. Ms. Parker will begin her duties with the University on June 17th. Ms. Parker worked in the Financial Office at Purdue as the Accounting Systems Manager and the Manager of Financial Reporting from 2005-2013. Since 2013, she has served as the Director of Internal Control at Indiana Packers Corporation and most recently as the Controller at Saab. Ms. Parker holds a BS in Accounting from Indiana University and an MBA from Purdue University.
The University of Wisconsin La Crosse has successfully appointed Ms. Stacy Narcotta-Welp as their next Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Inclusion. Ms. Narcotta-Welp transitioned into her new position on May 20th. Ms. Narcotta-Welp brings over twenty years of experience leading staff; engaging in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) work; implementing grant funding; and designing and delivering programs with high impact practices across a wide range of settings. She is experienced in using best practices to assess constituent-specific, departmental, and institution- wide needs related to DEIB programming, holistic advising, leadership development, tutoring, and student services. Ms. Narcotta-Welp has proven her ability to create, align, implement, and assess strategic plans that address DEIB programming, student success, and retention goals in higher education. Ms. Narcotta-Welp earned her bachelor's in Anthropology from the University of Tulsa and her master's in Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development from the University of Iowa.
Stony Brook University has successfully appointed Mr. Matthew Simons as their Director of Development, Metro NY. Mr. Simons will begin on May 22nd. Mr. Simons comes to Stony Brook from Northeastern University, where he has served as Associate Director of Leadership Giving since 2023. Prior to Northeastern, he served for 6 years at Boston College, first as Development Assistant, then Assistant Director of Annual Giving, and finally as Assistant Director of Leadership Giving. Mr. Simons earned an M.S. in Leadership and Administration from Boston College and a B.A. in History from College of the Holy Cross.
Dr. Laurence Alexander has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the University of Michigan-Flint. Dr. Alexander will begin his new role on July 1, 2024. For the past 11 years, Dr. Alexander has served as Chancellor and CEO of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Siena College has successfully appointed Dr. Anne McCarthy as their next Dean of the School of Science. Dr. McCarthy will join Siena College on July 1st. Dr. McCarthy is currently the Associate VP for Academic Affairs at Wayne State College in Nebraska, having previously been a faculty member in mathematics, Associate Dean in Academic Affairs, and Interim VP for Academic Affairs at Fort Lewis College. As a member of the faculty she led curricular initiatives in her mathematics department and mentored numerous student research projects. In administrative roles she has had responsibility for student success initiatives, obtaining significant grants related to retention and inclusivity in STEM disciplines, enrollment management, accreditation and assessment, academic program review, and many other activities.
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has successfully appointed Dr. Julia Getchell as their new Chief Human Resources Officer. Dr. Getchell will begin her duties with UWL at the end of June. Since 2019, Dr. Getchell has served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Washington State Vancouver and previously served as Director of Academic Employee and Labor Relations at Portland State University in Oregon. She earned her doctoral and master’s degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa.