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Chancellor's Transition Council

The Transition Advisory Council is a smaller group of UNO, UNMC, and community members who were also nominated to be a part of the transition process. They meet often both as a council and directly with Chancellor Gold, as well as briefing the Transition Team as needed.

The Transition Advisory Team is made up of all the nominations received. This larger group of colleagues will meet several times throughout the year to offer feedback and insight about the transition in the next seven months helping identify the questions, issues, and opportunities surrounding the transition.

Council Members

Name Title Email
Trev Alberts Vice Chancellor for Athletic Leadership and Management Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, UNO
Gail F. Baker, Ph.D. Executive Associate to the Chancellor and Dean College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media, UNO
Theresa Barron-McKeagney, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Professor, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, UNO tbarronm@unomaha.edu
Robert Bartee, M.A. Vice Chancellor for External Affairs, UNMC bbartee@unmc.edu
Ann L Anderson Berry, MD, Ph.D Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Pediatrics, and President, Faculty Senate alanders@unmc.edu
Mike Bird Vice President and Director of Development, University of Nebraska Foundation mike.bird@nufoundation.org
Melanie Bloom, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Department Chair, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, UNO melaniebloom@unomaha.edu
Anne Bowen Senior Assistant to the Chancellor, UNMC anne.bowen@unmc.edu
John E. Christensen, Ph.D. Chancellor Emeritus, Chancellor from 2007-2017, UNO johnchristensen@unomaha.edu
Dele Davies, M.D. Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UNMC dele.davies@unmc.edu
Carlo Eby Student Body President/Regent, UNO
Angela Eikenberry, Ph.D. Professor, College of Public Affairs and Community Service, UNO aeikenberry@unomaha.edu
Ann Fruhling, Ph.D. Professor and Director, School of Interdisciplinary Informatics, UNO afruhling@unomaha.edu
Washington Garcia, D.M.A. Professor and Director of the School of Music, College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media, UNO wagarcia@unomaha.edu
Laura Grams, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Philosophy Department Chair and Faculty Senate President, UNO lgrams@unomaha.edu
Nealy Grandgenett, Ph.D. Professor, STEM Outreach Coordinator Supervision, College of Education, UNO ngrandgenett@unomaha.edu
Sara Howard, J.D. Nebraska Senator, District 9 showard@leg.ne.gov
Carol Kirchner, M.B.A. Associate Vice Chancellor, Business and Finance, UNO
Melissa Lee Director of Communications, University of Nebraska melissalee@nebraska.edu
Emiliano Lerda, J.D. Executive Director, Justice for Our Neighbors Nebraska info@jfon-ne.org
James Linder, M.D. Chief Strategist, University of Nebraska jlinder@nebraska.edu
Sue Morris President, Heritage Services
Erin Owen Assistant to the Chancellor and Executive Director, University Communications, UNO
Lou Pol, Ph.D. Dean, College of Business Administration, UNO lpol@unomaha.edu
B.J. Reed, Ph.D. Senior Vice Chancellor, Office of Academic and Student Affairs, UNO
Randy Schmailzl, M.A. President, Metropolitan Community College rschmailzl@mccneb.edu
Bev Seay, M.S. Executive Director, Nebraska Applied Research Institute, UNO bseay@unomaha.edu
Dan Shipp, Ed.D. Vice Chancellor Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, UNO dshipp@unomaha.edu
Jim Sutfin, Ed.D. Superintendent, Millard Public Schools jsutfin@mpsomaha.org
Deb Thomas, M.P.A. Vice Chancellor, Business and Finance, UNMC thomasd@unmc.edu
Thomas Walker, M. Acc. President, Staff Advisory Council, UNO tjwalker@unomaha.edu
Bob Whitehouse, Ed.S. Chairman, University of Nebraska Board of Regents bwhitehouse@nebraska.edu