Overview

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the formation of a search committee to help guide the process and conduct a national search to seek candidates for the inaugural position of Vice President for Equity and Community.

Members of the search committee are:

Basel Alnajjab, Graduate Student, Electrical Engineering
David Caruso, Project Manager, President’s Office
Dakota DiMattio, Undergraduate Student Senate President
Kathleen Hutnik, Associate Dean and Director, Graduate Student Life
Rita Jones, Director, Women’s Center
Ainsley Lamberton, Administrative Director, Office of the Vice President & Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies
Cheryl Matherly, Vice President and Vice Provost for International Affairs
Lori McClaind, Senior Assistant Dean of Students
Michael Raposa, Professor, Religion Studies
Jennifer Swann, Professor, Biological Sciences

Janice Stoudt, Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Finance and Administration, will provide support to the search committee.

Witt/Kieffer was selected as the executive firm for this search. Oliver B. Tomlin III, Jennifer Bauer and Charlene Aguilar will work with the search committee throughout the process. Additional information about Witt/Kieffer can be found on the dedicated search website on the search firm page.

The search firm met with the search committee and key university stakeholders in May and finalized the position description, which can also be found on the website. Witt/Kieffer will actively recruit candidates throughout the summer, with initial candidate interviews scheduled to take place in early fall.

This is an exciting step in Lehigh’s efforts to foster a campus culture of equitable community. The new Vice President for Equity and Community will report directly to the President and be responsible for leading and coordinating efforts to create a diverse, inclusive, welcoming environment for all students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners. We look forward to taking this next step in making Lehigh a place where diversity in all forms is celebrated.

We invite you to submit nominations for the Vice President for Equity and Community position through the Contact Us page of the website.

Respectfully,

Patricia A. Johnson, Vice President for Finance and Administration
Diane Hyland, Professor, Psychology and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff, College of Arts and Sciences
Search Committee Co-Chairs