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HESA Faculty

HESA faculty are involved in professional associations, conduct scholarship, hold leadership roles as well as head a number of educational initiatives both inside and outside the university. 

HESA Unit Faculty

  • Dr. Ramona Lewis, master faculty specialist, Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, WMU 
  • Dr. Eric Archer, associate professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, WMU
  • Dr. Donna Talbot, professor and chair, Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology, WMU

 HESA is proud to involve full and part-time faculty from a wide array of areas higher education to help teach courses in the HESA curriculum.  A current list of affiliated faculty are below.

  • Dr. Diane Anderson, vice president for student affairs, WMU
  • Dr. Keri Chapel, part-time faculty, WMU
  • Dr. Brian Dietz, associate dean of students and director of student involvement, Hicks Student Center, Kalamazoo College 
  • Dr. Erika Carr, director Pre-College Programming, WMU
  • Dr. Wanda Hadley, professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
  • Dr. Barry Olson, associate vice president for student affairs, WMU
  • Dr. Reetha Raveendran, associate vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, Western Michigan University
  • Dr. Tammy Russell, executive director of Institutional Planning, Assessment and Research, Glenn Oaks Community College
  • Dr. Kahler Schuemann, chief of staff and secretary to the Board of Trustees, WMU
  • Christopher Sligh, director, WMU Office of Student Engagement, WMU