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Governance and Administration
Divine Mercy University's leadership team, administration and staff, Board of Directors, and corporate officers.
Divine Mercy University is governed by a Board of Directors and administered by a senior leadership team led by the President. The full roster of leadership, administration, board members, and corporate officers is listed below.
University Leadership Team
- Rev. Charles Sikorsky, LC, JD, JCL — President · president@divinemercy.edu
- Antonio Maza, MBA — VP for Finance and Administration (CFO) · amaza@divinemercy.edu
- Thomas Brooks, BS — Vice President, Enrollment and Marketing · tbrooks@divinemercy.edu
- Harvey Payne, Psy.D. — Vice President for Academic Affairs for Digital Learning · hpayne@divinemercy.edu
- Julia Klausli, Ph.D. — Program Director, M.S. in Psychology · jklausli.ips@divinemercy.edu
- Eric Perry, Ph.D. — Program Director, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program · eperry@divinemercy.edu
- Maria Brackett — Program Director, Spiritual Direction Certificate · mbrackett@divinemercy.edu
- Thomas O'Neill — Executive Director, External Affairs & University Relations · toneill@divinemercy.edu
- Stephen Sharp, Ph.D. — Dean of the Global Campus · ssharp@divinemercy.edu
- Diane R. Graves, Ph.D. — Interim Dean, Psy.D. Program · dgraves.ips@divinemercy.edu
- Ingrid Farreras, Ph.D. — Interim Psy.D. Program Director · ifarreras.ips@divinemercy.edu
- Fr. Lino Otero, LC — CSS Liaison & Director, Lifelong Learning Institute · lotero@divinemercy.edu
University Administration and Staff
- Fr. Walter Schu — Adjunct Faculty & Chaplain · chaplain@divinemercy.edu
- Linda Francis — Administrative Assistant, Spiritual Direction Certificate (SDC) · lfrancis@divinemercy.edu
- Sarah Fiorello — Admissions Advisor · sfiorello@divinemercy.edu
- Greg Shapero — Student Success Advisor · gshapero@divinemercy.edu
- M. Michele Drennen — Admissions Advisor, Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision · cesadmissions@divinemercy.edu
- Kayley Manarchuck — Admissions Advisor · kmanarchuck@divinemercy.edu
- Bradley Cypher, Ph.D. — Admissions Advisor · bcypher@divinemercy.edu
- Charisse Bennett — Admissions Advisor · cbennett@divinemercy.edu
- Brian Lohmann — Alumni Relations Coordinator · alumni@divinemercy.edu
- Ingrid Hellstrom, MS, MSLIS — Research Analyst, Institutional Effectiveness · ihellstrom@divinemercy.edu
- Josh Vanjani — Library Technical Assistant / Online Support · jvanjani@divinemercy.edu
- Jessie Tappel — Clinical Faculty and Associate Program Director, Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program · jtappel@divinemercy.edu
- Tony MacDonnell — Coordinator of Campus Ministry · tmacdonnell@divinemercy.edu
- Hermela Wogayehu, BA — Corporate Accountant / Student Accounts Administrator · studentaccounts@divinemercy.edu
- Matthew Johansen, MIS — Digital Learning and Innovation · mjohansen@divinemercy.edu
- Fernando Suarez — Accounting Manager and Director of Budgets · fsuarez@divinemercy.edu
- Antionette Wormley, M.Ed. — Director of Financial Aid · financialaid@divinemercy.edu
- Michael Kyriazi — VP of Information Technology · mkyriazi@divinemercy.edu
- Mike Catell — VP of Advancement · mcatell@divinemercy.edu
- Jeffrey Elliott, MSLS — Director of Library Services · jelliott@divinemercy.edu
- Steven Showalter — Director of Admissions & Partnerships · sshowalter@divinemercy.edu
- Merita McCormack, MBA — Director of Student Success · studentsuccess@divinemercy.edu
- Lisa Mills — Executive Assistant to IPS Dean · lmills@divinemercy.edu
- Andrew Lemoine — Help Desk Specialist, Digital Learning and Innovation · alemoine@divinemercy.edu
- Beth Kerin — HR Generalist and Operations Manager · bkerin@divinemercy.edu
- Alejandra Melgar — Junior Instructional Designer Assistant · amelgar@divinemercy.edu
- Katherine Coleson, BS — Registrar · registrar@divinemercy.edu
- Robert Pashman — AV Technician & Production Coordinator · rpashman@divinemercy.edu
- Samantha Johnson — Online Support Helpdesk Specialist · sjohnson@divinemercy.edu
- Kaitlyn Roux — Assistant Registrar · kroux@divinemercy.edu
- Maria Schneider — Executive Assistant to the VP of Academic Affairs for Digital Learning · mschneider@divinemercy.edu
- Karen Shufflebarger — Advancement Projects Manager · kshufflebarger@divinemercy.edu
- Emily Borman — Executive Administrative Assistant · eborman@divinemercy.edu
- Fr. Daniel Pajerski, LC — DMU Chaplain · dpajerski@divinemercy.edu
- Nicole Bhagat — IT Help Desk Technician · nbhagat@divinemercy.edu
- Rebecca Morse, Ph.D. — Interim Psy.D. Assistant Program Director · rmorse.ips@divinemercy.edu
University Board of Directors
- Fr. John Hopkins, L.C. — Chairman · Pasadena, CA
- Mr. Thomas Cunningham — Ellicott City, MD
- Fr. Charles Sikorsky, L.C. — President · Ashburn, VA
- Sr. Mary Patrice Ahearn, RSM — Breuberg, Germany
- Dr. Maria Lourdes Fernandez — Potomac, MD
- Mr. Frank J. Hanna III — Atlanta, GA
- Mr. Christopher Laconi — Boston, MA
- Bishop Emeritus Paul S. Loverde — Arlington, VA
- Dr. G. Alexander Ross — Vero Beach, FL
- Dr. Barry Sugarman — Atlanta, GA
- Fr. Jamie Workman — Arlington, VA
- Mr. Eugene Zurlo — Charleston, SC
Officers of the Corporation
- Antonio Maza-Lopez — Treasurer · Manassas, VA
- Fr. Lino Otero, LC — Secretary · Ashburn, VA