President's Core Leadership Team

Austin, Kelly M.
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
B.S., M.A., Slippery Rock University; M.B.A., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh

Barczyk, Sarah
Vice President for Communications
B.A., Seton Hill University; M.S., Seton Hill University

Cruise, Rodney
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
B.A., Warner Southern

Dowling, Kelly
Senior Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
MBA, University of Central Florida; B.A., Stetson University; CFRE; CAP

Ernst, Jeremy V.
Vice President for Research and Doctoral Programs 
B.S., Clemson University; M.Ed. and Ed.D., North Carolina State University

Howard, Randy
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
B.S., Birmingham-Southern College; M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Georgia

Ruckert, Jason
Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management, Marketing and Student Affairs
B.A., M.A., University of Central Florida; Ph.D., Barry University

Sevastos, Charlie
Vice President and General Counsel
B.A., Rollins College; J.D., University of Florida

Watret, John
Chancellor, Worldwide Campus
B.S., Heriot-Watt University; M.S., Ph.D., Texas A&M University; FRAeS 

Witcher, Kenneth
Chancellor, Prescott Campus
M.A.S., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ph.D., Northcentral University; FRAeS

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