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Search begins for next University Communications leader

Committee formed to search for vice president and chief marketing officer

| Author: Ari Harris | Media Contact: Aaron Mills

President Neil MacKinnon has appointed university and community members to a committee to lead a national search for Central Michigan University’s next vice president of University Communications and chief marketing officer.

Jefferson Campbell, dean of the College of the Arts and Media, and Jennifer DeHaemers, vice president of Student Recruitment and Retention, will co-chair the search committee. Other committee members are:

  • Concha Allen, faculty member, Department of Marketing, Hospitality and Logistics
  • Abigail Dean, deputy chief marketing officer, University Communications
  • Ari Harris, executive director, University Communications
  • Nick Hussein, faculty member, Department of Marketing, Hospitality and Logistics
  • Jeremy Mishler, deputy chief/advancement and campaign strategies, Advancement
  • Praise Oyimi Omare, student representative, appointed by SGA president
  • Kaleb Patrick, interim vice president, Innovation and Online
  • Heather Polinsky, chair, School of Communication, Journalism and Media
  • Erik Rodriguez, public relations director, Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe
  • Chris Walker, deputy athletic director/external operations, CMU Athletics
  • Amy White, director of creative media, University Communications

Cali Clark, director of employment services, will serve as the human resources representative. Jennifer Blake, administrative assistant to the vice president of Student Recruitment and Retention, will provide administrative support to the search committee. Greenwood Asher and Associates, an executive search firm with expertise in higher education, also will support the search committee.

The position description has been posted on the senior officer search webpage and CMU careers webpage. The search will begin later this month and will be conducted through the spring semester.

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