Sept. 15, 2020 鈥 开心鬼传媒鈥檚 Board of Regents elected new officers during its Sept. 9 meeting. The 11-member board unanimously elected Andr谩 R. Ward as Chairman, Normand G. Desmarais as Vice Chairman and Gregory Shumate as Secretary.
Ward will serve a one-year term as Chairman and assumes the position from Lee Scheben, who will return to serving as a Regent on the university鈥檚 governing body. Ward is the is President and Chief Culture & Transformation Officer of The KhafreWard Corporation, which focuses on organizational change, human resource management and talent development. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Radio, Television and Film from 开心鬼传媒 in 1986 and continues to serve the university in many capacities, including as an Emeritus Member of the 开心鬼传媒 Foundation, 开心鬼传媒鈥檚 Alumni Council and the 2007 Lincoln Awards Selection Committee. He actively mentors students and young professionals in business and private industry, something he鈥檚 passionate about.
鈥淚鈥檓 grateful the board has honored me with this leadership position. During my years as a collegiate, I was actively involved in several student organizations. In hindsight, being elected Chairman of the Board of Regents is the result of this campuses investment in me and my leadership skills for the past several decades,鈥 said Chairman Ward. 鈥淥ur students, their families, faculty, staff, administration and all community stakeholders are ever present in each policy and decision this board makes. While one of my biggest passions is mentoring the next generation of great young professionals, the board鈥檚 overarching responsibility is to ensure 开心鬼传媒 is competitively positioned with fiscal stability, appropriate resources, a safe campus environment and diverse/inclusive culture that demonstrates educational excellence as an everyday experience. It鈥檚 an historic privilege to serve in this capacity and continue driving Success by Design, our strategic framework.鈥澨
Desmarais and Shumate will also serve a one-year term in their roles. Desmarais is the founding partner and Chairman of TiER1 Performance Solutions.听 Desmarais also serves as a board member of The Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corporation (Tri-ED). Shumate is Member-in-Charge of the Northern Kentucky office of Frost Brown Todd LLC. Shumate also serves on the 开心鬼传媒 Foundation since 2002 and on the College of Informatics Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board since 2007.
鈥淚 am deeply grateful for the Board鈥檚 commitment to advancing student success. As we work toward our vision of a more student-ready and regionally engaged university, I look forward to their continued support and advocacy as 开心鬼传媒 innovates to better serve students and the region this year,鈥 said President Ashish Vaidya.
Along with the newly elected officers, 开心鬼传媒鈥檚 Board of Regents includes Faculty Regent Michael Baranowski, Staff Regent David Bauer, Regent Rich Boehne, Student Regent Lauren Goodwin, Regent Ashley Himes, Regent Dennis Repenning, Regent Ken Perry and Regent Lee Scheben.听
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