Divisional Council

​The Divisional Council consists of the vice president, the members of the vice president’s cabinet, the directors of each of the departments in the division, the dean of students and the divisional marketing communications specialist.

The purpose of the council is to:

• Engage in short and long-range planning and priority-setting
• Assist in problem-solving
• Build relationships among members of the division in order to promote trust and transparency regarding decisions reached
• Ensure the proper scope and efficiency of communications in the division
• Intentionally represent the perspectives of the different departments, professional activities and staff that exist in the division

Luciano Berardi, PhD

• Director, TRiO Programs and Access Research
• lberardi@depaul.edu
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Adriana Berent

• She/Her/Hers
• Operations Manager
• aberent1@depaul.edu
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Margaret Butterfield

• She/Her/Hers
• Director, Financial Operations
• mbutterf@depaul.edu
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Kimberlie L. Goldsberry, PhD

• Associate Vice President
• kgoldsbe@depaul.edu
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Ellen Herion Fingado, MEd

• She/Her/Hers
• Dean of Students
• eherion@depaul.edu
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Courtney James, MS

• She/Her/Hers
• Director
• cjames30@depaul.edu
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Tom Menchhofer, PhD

• Director, New Student and Family Engagement
• tmenchho@depaul.edu
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Gregory Moorehead, EdD

• Director, Center for Students with Disabilities
• gmoorehe@depaul.edu
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Rick Moreci

• Associate Vice President of Student Auxiliary Services
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Patricia Nicandro

• She/Her/Hers
• Marketing & Communications Manager
• pnicandr@depaul.edu
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Kate O'Brien, PhD

• Associate Athletics Director for Academic Advising and Life Skills Programs
• kobrien@depaul.edu
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Rico Tyler, MEd

• Associate Vice President
• rtyler@depaul.edu
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Rod Waters, MSW

• He/Him/His
• Director of Housing & Residence Life
• r.waters@depaul.edu
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Katy Weseman, MS

• She/Her/Hers
• Assessment and Evaluation Specialist
• kweseman@depaul.edu
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Ashley Williams

• Director of Student Success Initiatives
• awill345@depaul.edu
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Brenda Williams

• Managing Director
• bjames3@depaul.edu
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Tyler Wurst

• He/Him/His
• Director, Health Promotion and Wellness
• twurst@depaul.edu
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Tow Yee Yau, PhD, LCP

• He/Him/His
• Director, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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Eugene L. Zdziarski, II, PhD

• He/Him/His
• Vice President for Student Affairs
• ezdziars@depaul.edu
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