RMU's Officers

President
Michael P. Viollt
B.S., Loyola University Chicago
M.S.A., University of Notre Dame
M.Ed., University of Illinois
312-935-6600
mviollt@robertmorris.edu

Provost
Mablene Krueger
B.A., Sangamon State University
M.B.A., University of Illinois at Springfield
312-935-6645
mkrueger@robertmorris.edu

Senior Vice President for Resource Administration
Deborah Brodzinski
B.S. Ed., Northern Illinois University
M.B.A., DePaul University
312-935-6659
dbrody@robertmorris.edu

Senior Vice President for Adult and Graduate Enrollment
Catherine Lockwood
B.B.A., Robert Morris University
M.B.A., Lewis University
312-935-6640
clockwood@robertmorris.edu

Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management
Nicole Farinella
B.S., Illinois State University
M.Ed., DePaul University
312-935-6689
nfarinella@robertmorris.edu

Vice President for Academic Administration
Kathleen Suhajda
B.S., DePaul University
M.B.A., Robert Morris University
312-935-4151
ksuhajda@robertmorris.edu

Vice President for Brand and Image
Christine Fisher
B.A., Eastern Illinois University
M.A., Eastern Illinois University
M.F.A., Bowling Green State University
312-935-6696
cfisher@robertmorris.edu

Vice President for Business Affairs
Ronald M. Arnold
B.S., Northern Illinois University
M.B.A., Northern Illinois University
312-935-6646
rarnold@robertmorris.edu

Vice President for External Affairs
Marie Giacomelli
B.S., Southern Illinois University
M.S., Southern Illinois University
217-793-4201
mgiacomelli@robertmorris.edu

Vice President for Extra Curricular Activities and Athletic Director
Megan Smith
B.B.A., Robert Morris University
M.B.A., Morris Graduate School of Management
312-217-5724
msmith@robertmorris.edu

Vice President for Financial Aid
Leigh Taylor
B.A., Northern Illinois University
M.B.A., Robert Morris University
312-935-4408
ltaylor@robertmorris.edu

Vice President for Human Resources
Nicole R. Skaluba
B.A., University of Iowa
M.S., National Louis University
312-935-6688
nskaluba@robertmorris.edu

Vice President for Information Systems
Lisa Contreras
B.A., National Louis University
M.S., DePaul University
312-935-6620
lcontreras@robertmorris.edu

Vice President for Marketing
Connie Esparza
B.B.A., Robert Morris University
M.B.A., Roosevelt University
312-935-4541
cesparza@robertmorris.edu

Vice President for Student Affairs
Angela Jordan
B.S., Northern Illinois University
M.S., National Louis University
312-935-2002
ajordan@robertmorris.edu

Dean of the Morris Graduate School of Management
Dr. Kayed Akkawi
B.S., Illinois Institute of Technology
M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology
312-935-4244
kakkawi@robertmorris.edu

Dean of the Institute of Art and Design
Janice Kaushal
B.A., Columbia College
M.F.A., Columbia College
312-935-6011
jkaushal@robertmorris.edu

Dean of the School of Business Administration
Larry Nieman
B.B.A., University of Michigan
M.B.A., Central Michigan University
312-935-6231
lnieman@robertmorris.edu

Dean of the Institute of Technology & Media
Basim Khartabil
B.S., University of Philadelphia
M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology
M.C.P., A+, Network+, M.C.S.E. 200, MOS, CCNA
312-935-6214
bkhartabil@robertmorris.edu

Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
Paula Diaz
B.A., University of Denver
M.F.A., University of Iowa
312-935-4222
pdiaz@robertmorris.edu

Executive Director of the Institute of Culinary Arts
Nancy Rotunno
B.S., National Louis University
M.S., National Louis University
Institute for Educational Management Certificate, Harvard University
312-935-6929
nrotunno@robertmorris.edu

Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Studies 
Lora Timmons
B.S., Iowa State University
M.P.H., Northern Illinois University
CMA
815-685-6779
lotimmons@robertmorris.edu