New Faculty/Staff/Administrative Appointments

New employees, changes in rank and more

President Andrea Luxton provides an overview of what occurred during the June board meetings at the board briefing in Newbold Auditorium on Monday, June 10. (Photo by Darren Heslop, University Communication staff photographer)

On Monday, June 10, 2019, the Andrews University Board of Trustees voted the following faculty/staff/administrative appointments.

New Hires: Staff

• Cleverton Borba, data warehouse administrator, Information Technology Services
• Stephen Erich, marketing/recruitment coordinator, School of Business Administration
• Kaitlyn Rigg, Lake Union Conference/North American Division enrollment counselor, Marketing & Enrollment Management

Position Changes: Staff

• Michael Carpenter, manager, Agriculture Education Center, Department of Sustainable Agriculture
• Hectmarie Cruz-Pena, undergraduate distance education enrollment counselor, Marketing & Enrollment Management
• Keith Mattingly, associate provost and dean of undergraduate education, Office of the Provost

New Hires: Faculty

• Rosemary Bailey, teacher, Ruth Murdoch Elementary School
• Paulette Johnson, dean of libraries, James White Library
• Amy Rosenthal, dean, College of Arts & Sciences
• Andrew Tompkins, assistant professor of mission and intercultural theology, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
• Simon Wing, research professor, Department of Physics

Proposed Promotion-in-Rank & Other Appointments: Faculty

• Sonia Badenas-Roig, associate professor, tenure, Department of International Languages & Global Studies
• Vanessa Corredera, tenure, Department of English
• Daniel Gonzalez-Socoloske, tenure, Department of Biology
• Ante Jeroncic, chair, professor, Department of Theology & Christian Philosophy, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
• Robson Marinho, professor/associate director, Center for Leadership
• Marlene Murray, professor, Department of Biology
• Benjamin Navia, professor, tenure, Department of Biology
• Lawrence Onsager, dean emeritus, James White Library
• John Reeve, director, PhD/ThD programs, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
• Karen Reiner, tenure, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Padma Tadi-Uppala, chair, professor, School of Population Health, Nutrition & Wellness
• Felipe Tan, associate professor, tenure, James White Library
• Alayne Thorpe, dean, College of Education & International Services/School of Graduate Studies & senior international officer