Leadership at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
President and Trustees
President and CEO
John M. Ferretti, D.O.
Mary L. Eckert
Silvia M. Ferretti, D.O.
Suzanne K. Kelley, D.O., M.P.A.
John J. Magenau III, Ph.D.
Joan L. Moore, D.O.
Chair, Board of Trustees
Marlene D. Mosco
Richard P. Olinger, C.P.A.
Nancy Peaden
Dennis M. Styn
Michael J. Visnosky, Esq., Emeritus
Thomas J. Wedzik
Institutional and Erie Campus Administration
John M. Ferretti, D.O.
President and CEO
Silvia M. Ferretti, D.O.
Provost, Senior Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs
Steve Inman, C.P.A.
Vice President of Fiscal Affairs/Chief Financial Officer
Rachel Ogden, Pharm.D., MS (Med.Ed), MHSA, BCGP
Dean, LECOM School of Pharmacy
Hershey Bell, M.D., M.S. Med. Ed., F.A.A.F.P.
Professor, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dean of Developing Initiatives
Irving Freeman, Ph.D., J.D.
Vice President for LECOM at Seton Hill
Monsignor David Rubino, Ph.D.
Vice President of External Affairs
Jonathan Kalmey, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Preclinical Education
Christine S. Kell, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Preclinical Education Emerita
Director of Leadership and Board Review
Michael P. Rowane, D.O., M.S.
Associate Dean of Clinical Education
Regan P. Shabloski, D.O.
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education
Bertalan Dudas M.D., Ph.D, M.S. (Med.Ed.)
Assistant Dean of Research and Scholarship
Randy Kulesza, Ph.D.
Dean of Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Mark A. Terrell, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean of Medical Education/Institutional Director for Faculty Development and Inter-professional Education
Richard A. Ortoski, D.O., F.A.C.O.F.P.
Regional Dean for Clinical Education
Co-Director of Primary Care Scholars Pathway
Richard R. Terry, D.O., M.B.A.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, LECOM at Elmira
Richard E. Ferretti, Esq.
General Counsel, Corporate Compliance Officer and Director of Risk Management
Julie K. Freeman, J.D.
Assistant General Counsel
Mathew J. Bateman, Ph.D.
Dean of the LECOM School of Dental Medicine
Eric Nicastro
Institutional Director of Communications and Marketing
Kevin Goode
Institutional Director of Police and Security
Aaron Susmarski, J.D.
Institutional Director of Human Resources
Dan Welch, M.L.S.
Institutional Director, LECOM Learning Resource Center
Jamie Murphy, M.S.
Director of Student Affairs
Brian King
Director of Building Operations
Deborah Lee-Sanko
Executive Director of Lake Erie Consortium for Osteopathic Medical Training
W. Richard Chegwidden, Ph.D., FRSC
Director of Problem Based Learning Pathway, LECOM Erie
Alice Hudder, Ph.D.
Director of Lecture Discussion Pathway
Christopher Keller, Ph.D., C.P.H.
Director of Curriculum and Student Achievement
Director of Primary Care Scholars Pathway
Director of the Directed Study Pathway
Kim Moscatello-Seastone, Ph.D.
Institutional Director of Planning, Assessment, Accreditation and Research
Nancy L. Carty, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Preclinical Education
Director, Master of Medical Sciences Program
Diana Speelman, Ph.D.
Director of COM Research
Kevin A. Thomas, D.O., M.S.
Director of Accelerated Physician Assistant Pathway
Devora Cohen-Karni, Ph.D.
Director of Problem-Based Learning Pathway, LECOM at Seton Hill
Jacquelin Crisman, Ph.D.
Acting Director of Problem-Based Learning Pathway, LECOM at Elmira
Dave Hopkins, M.S. N.S.C.A- C.S.C.S
Executive Director of LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center
Melanie J. Dunbar, Ph.D., L.P.C.
Director of Behavioral Health
Bradenton Campus Administration
Mark K. Kauffman, D.O., M.S., (Med. Ed.), PA;
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Robert J George, D.O.
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Emeritus
James Gnarra, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Preclinical Education
Steve Ma, D.O.
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education
Anthony Ferretti, D.O.
Associate Dean of Clinical Education Emeritus
Ronald Shively
Director of Student Affairs
Francis J. Liuzzi, Ph.D., M.S.
The Human Clinical Anatomy Course Director
Santiago Lorenzo, Ph.D.
Course Director of Problem Based Learning
School of Pharmacy, Erie and Bradenton Campuses
Rachel Ogden, Pharm.D., MS (Med.Ed), MHSA, BCGP
Dean, LECOM School of Pharmacy
Hershey S. Bell, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.F.P.
Professor, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Dean of Developing Initiatives
Thomas D. Corso, Ph.D., M.S., B.S.
Director of Pre-Pharmacy Enrichment & Pharmacy Post-Baccalaureate Pathway and Research
Janene M. Madras, Pharm.D., B.S.
Director of Student Services, Accelerated & Distance Education Pathways
Priscilla Martin, M.Ed.
Curriculum Specialist, Instructional Designer
Heather Jones, Ph.D.
Acting Assistant Dean of the Distance Education Pathway
Director of Student Promotion and Graduation, Accelerated & Distance Education Pathways
Scott Kincaid, Pharm.D.
Director of Student Services, Bradenton
Benjamin Vroman, Pharm.D.
Director of Experiential Education, Accelerated & Distance Education Pathway APPEs
Zachary S. Heeter, Pharm.D.
Assistant Dean for the Accelerated Pathway
Alejandro Vazquez, Pharm.D.
Director of Student Promotion and Graduation, Florida Pathway
Tayanna Richardson, Pharm.D.
Director of Experiential Education, Florida Pathway
Inna Miroshnyk, Ph.D.
Director of Assessment
Tatiana Yero, Pharm.D.
Director of Admissions, Florida Pathway
Rebecca Miller Wise, Pharm.D., M.Ed., B.S.
Director of Admissions, Accelerated & Distance Education Pathways
Brandon Sing, Pharm.D.
Director of Residency Education
School of Dental Medicine, Bradenton
Mathew J. Bateman, Ph.D., D.H.Ed.,
Dean, School of Dental Medicine
Katie Dinh, D.M.D
Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Assessment
Thomas Yoon, D.D.S
Assistant Dean of clinical Education
Director of Research & Director of Specialists
Scott Denton, D.D.S.
Director of Patient Care Services
Defuniak Springs Dental Clinic
Randy Ashoff, D.D.S.
Director of Patient Care Services
Erie Dental Clinic
Todd Nolan, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean of Preclinical Education
Director of Problem Based Learning
Inessa Slipak, D.D.S.
Director of Simulation Clinic
Alexandria Manibo, D.D.S.
Director of Patient Care Services, Bradenton Dental Clinic
Amber Pascuzzi
Director of Dental Practice, Finance and Insurance
School of Health Services Administration, Bradenton
Timothy S. Novak, D.B.A, M.S.A.
Dean of the School of Health Services Administration
Teri Runo, M.H.S.A.
Director, Masters in Health Services Administration
Kathleen Detar Gennuso, D.H.C.E., M.S.B.L.E.
Director, Master of Science in Biomedical Ethics
James A. Stikeleather, D.B.A., M.B.A.
Director, Doctor of Healthcare Administration
Lisa Tavallali, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Director of the Masters in Public Health
For biographies, visit the Faculty Directory section.