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Senior Leadership Team

Meet the team

Bringing a wealth of expertise in various fields, NAU’s Senior Leadership Team works to advance the highest ideals of what a public research university should be, pursuing excellence and impact in research and education. The leadership team is forward looking in pursuing these goals for undergraduate and graduate programs, and works alongside President Rita Hartung Cheng to lead NAU to a better and more sustainable world, focusing on a values-driven approach to higher education.

Office of the President Organization Chart

Bonnie Baker
Interim Vice President of Advancement
NAU Advancement | Foundation

Steven Burrell, EdD
Vice President of Technology and Chief Information Officer
Information Technology Services

Christy Farley
Vice President of External Affairs and Partnerships
External Affairs and Partnerships

Bjorn Flugstad
Vice President of Finance, Institutional Planning and Analysis
University Budget Office

Erin Grisham
Vice President of Student Affairs
Office of Student Affairs

Chad Hamill, PhD
Vice President of Native American Initiatives Professor of Applied Indigenous Studies
Office of Native American Initiatives

Laura Jones
Chief Institutional Data Officer
Office of Institutional Research and Analysis

Josh Mackey, EdD
Interim Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff
Human Resources |  University Policies

Mike Marlow
Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics
NAU Athletics

Dan Okoli, PhD
Vice President of Capital Planning and Campus Operations
Capital Planning | Campus Operations

Anika Olsen
Vice President of Enrollment Management
Enrollment Management

Kimberly Ott
Assistant to the President for Executive Communication and Media Relations
NAU News

Michelle Parker, JD
General Counsel

David R. Schultz, PhD
Vice President of Research, Professor of Physics
NAU Research

Diane Stearns, PhD
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Professor of Biochemistry
Office of the Provost

Harlan Teller
Chief Marketing Officer
University Marketing

 

Office of the President
Location
Room 200 Building 51
Babbitt Administrative Center
1900 S. Knoles Dr.
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 4092
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Email
president@nau.edu
Phone
(928) 523-3232
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(928) 523-1848
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