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Chancellor
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Dr. John C. Cavanaugh became chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, effective July 1, 2008. He serves as the chief executive officer of PASSHE, which operates 14 comprehensive universities with a combined enrollment of nearly 120,000 students. The chancellor works with the Board of Governors to recommend and develop overall policies for the State System.
 
From 2002 to 2008, Dr. Cavanaugh served as president of the 10,500-student University of West Florida in Pensacola. Among his accomplishments were creating the Academic Technology Center and being one of the original proponents of the Vince Whibbs Community Maritime Park (the largest public-private partnership in Pensacola history). He served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington from 1999 to 2002. He also held various positions at the University of Delaware, including vice provost for academic programs and planning and associate provost for graduate studies.
 
While at the University of Delaware, Dr. Cavanaugh led a broad-based effort on teaching reform, securing a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts to enhance and expand problem-based learning. The university received a Theodore Hesburgh Award Certificate for Excellence in Faculty Development to Enhance Undergraduate Teaching for the effort. He also led the development of the nation’s first web-based graduate admissions processing system; in recognition, he and the development team won an award from the American Association of University Administrators for administrative leadership and innovation.
 
Dr. Cavanaugh began his academic career as an adjunct instructor of psychology at Indiana University at South Bend while completing work on his doctoral degree at the University of Notre Dame. His first permanent appointment was as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Bowling Green State University in 1980. He held various appointments at Bowling Green, including head of the developmental psychology program and director of the Institute for Psychological Research and Application. He also was director for behavioral research at the Northwest Ohio Dementia and Memory Center at the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo for five years.
 
Dr. Cavanaugh attended St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia before earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology with high honors from the University of Delaware in 1975. He also holds both a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Notre Dame, and served as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Research in Human Learning and the Institute of Child Development. He served as an American Council on Education Fellow in 1994-1995 and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 1, 2, 3, and 20), a Charter Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.
 
He serves as treasurer of the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) and is both chair of the organization's Federal Relations Committee and an elected member of the Executive Committee. He also is chair of the Policies and Purposes Committee of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), and is secretary-treasurer of the National Association of System Heads (NASH). He is chair of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Board of Trustees, chair of its executive committee and a commissioner of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; and a member of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Advisory Committee on College Readiness. Dr. Cavanaugh is a member of the Marygrove College Board of Trustees and of the IMS Global Learning Consortium Executive Strategic Council. He previously served on several national advisory boards, including the Chronicle of Higher Education and New York Times Higher Education Cabinet; the National Flight Academy, which he chaired from 2004-2008; and the Walt Disney College and International Program.
 
He is married to Dr. Christine K. Cavanaugh, with whom he collaborates on issues in higher education and gerontology. He is an avid traveler and backpacker who enjoys cooking and photography, and is an avowed chocoholic.
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Executive Vice Chancellor
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Dr. Peter H. Garland was named executive vice chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) in October 2006. He serves as PASSHE's chief operating officer, overseeing the major functional areas in the Office of the Chancellor; serving as liaison to university presidents and the System's Board of Governors; leading major System-wide projects, programs and initiatives; and coordinating the work of vice chancellors and other executive staff.
 
Dr. Garland joined PASSHE as executive associate to the Chancellor in January 2002, serving as a senior adviser and assisting the Chancellor in a liaison role with vice chancellors, university presidents, the Board of Governors and other senior staff. He was named vice chancellor for academic and student affairs in December 2003. He led the development of PASSHE’s new strategic plan, which was adopted by the Board of Governors in July 2004, and assisted in the implementation of PASSHE System Accountability Program.

Prior to joining PASSHE, Dr. Garland served as executive director of the State Board of Education since 1993.  There, he was responsible for identifying key issues of concern to the Board, then conducting research and analysis on those issues and developing policy recommendations. In doing so, he worked closely with both the Governor’s Office and the Legislature, as well as with educational and business organizations and the public. He was involved in the development of new academic standards for elementary and secondary schools in Pennsylvania and in the creation of new requirements for teacher preparation and certification.

Previously, Dr. Garland was Assistant Commissioner for Postsecondary and Higher Education for the Pennsylvania Department of Education. He also served in several other positions within the department, including Acting Commissioner/Deputy Secretary for Postsecondary and Higher Education, Director of the Bureau of Postsecondary Services, Executive Assistant to the Commissioner for Higher Education and Senior Program Analyst in the Office of Higher Education Financing.

Dr. Garland spent two years as a research assistant in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Pennsylvania State University. He also was an assistant director and coordinator of residence hall programs at Penn State.

Dr. Garland earned bachelor’s degrees in English and psychology and a master’s degree in educational administration from The College of William and Mary and a master’s degree in political science and a doctoral degree in higher education from Penn State.           
 
He has numerous publications to his credit and has reviewed articles for the Association for the Study of Higher Education and the American Educational Research Association.  He has lectured or offered seminars at a number of institutions, including East Stroudsburg and Shippensburg Universities of Pennsylvania, Penn State and Duquesne, Lehigh and New York universities.

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education comprises 14 universities, four branch campuses and several regional centers, including the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg. With more than 110,000 students, PASSHE is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth.
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Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
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Dr. Jim Moran joined the Office of the Chancellor in 2005 and was appointed as Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs in October 2009. Dr. Moran provides strategic leadership and direction for the Division of Academic and Student Affairs which includes academic program approval and review, faculty development initiatives, development of academic and student policies, academic planning, academic technology and the Keystone Library Network, articulation and transfer, access and pipeline initiatives, and grants development. He also serves on the Distance Education Advisory Committee; the Technology Transfer and Commercialization Resource Network Work Group; the Transfer and Articulation Oversight Committee; the Early Learning Council; the GEAR-UP Advisory Board and as a participant in APSCUF Statewide Meet and Discuss.
 
Prior to coming to Pennsylvania, Dr. Moran served in the University of Tennessee System Office as Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs. In Tennessee, he was responsible for coordinating the university effort for seeking regional re-accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and building a model for departmental reporting with attention to student learning outcomes consistent with the university quality improvement plan. He also served as facilitator for special projects acquiring funding for a University Business Incubator; forming a statewide consortium for coordinating increased educational opportunities in public health; and acquiring federal funding for a University of Tennessee Center for Nutrition and Fitness.
 
At the University of Tennessee Dr. Moran served as Dean, College of Human Ecology for four years after serving as Associate Dean for Research and Business Administration for nine years. In this capacity he provided leadership for a college with five academic departments (Child and Family Studies, Nutrition, Health and Safety Sciences, Consumer and Industry Services Management and Human Resource Development), the Center of Excellence for Materials Processing, the Nutrition Institute, the Tourism Institute, the Safety Center and the Institute for Family and Community Policy as well as the Child Development Laboratories and the Textile and Non-Wovens Development Center. The College’s 1400 students were served by 450 employees and supported by a budget of $5 million in annual E&G funds with an additional $5 million in annual research and restricted expenditures.
 
Additional experiences include a six-year appointment as Vice-President of the University of Tennessee Research and Managing Director, TANDEC Technology Licensing Division Corporation - a statewide research center of excellence that focused on non-wovens textiles. Responsibilities included negotiating licensing and research contracts with corporate partners as well as marketing technology to potential licensees and the generation of $1.5M in revenue based on patents in Nutrition and Textile Science.
 
Dr. Moran was also Department Head of Family Relations and Child Development at Oklahoma State University for four years responsible for all aspects of department operations including cooperative extension outreach programs and child development laboratory. In this capacity he hired personnel, managed budget and operating expenses; facilitated curricular innovations and represented the department to the college and university.
 
Faculty appointments have included serving as Professor, Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Human Ecology, University of Tennessee; as Professor, Department of Family Relations and Child Development, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Oklahoma State University; as Associate Professor, Department of Family and Child Development, College of Human Resources, Virginia Tech; and as Assistant Professor, School of Home Economics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oklahoma.
 
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education comprises 14 universities, four branch campuses and several regional centers, including the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg. With more than 117,000 students, PASSHE is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth.
 
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Sr. Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
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Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
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James Dillon was named vice chancellor for Administration and Finance of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) in June 2005. The Administration and Finance Division is responsible for developing policy and providing system-wide leadership in the areas of financial planning, accounting, procurement, investing, commercial banking, emergency management and campus security.

Dillon has held various positions with PASSHE since 1989, including cash and debt manager and director of cash and debt management. He designed, implemented and managed PASSHE’s integrated cash/capital management system; directed the System’s working capital investments program; and directed PASSHE’s bond program, which, to date has involved 26 issues for a principal amount of more than $1.2 billion. He also directed the System’s centralized payroll system.

Before joining PASSHE, Dillon served in various positions with The Equitable in New York City, including as manager and assistant manager of the Office of the Treasurer. While there, he assisted in the analysis and implementation of financing alternatives including commercial paper, interest rate swaps, foreign exchange hedges, medium-term notes, and others. He also assisted in management of the funding operations division. Prior to working at The Equitable, Dillon was an associate in corporate finance for Henry Ansbacher, Inc., also in New York City.

Dillon holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and labor relations from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Fordham University ’s Joseph Martino School of Business. He also attended the Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

He has given professional presentations at the Annual Treasury Management Conference of the Treasury Management Association and the National Multi Housing Developers Association.
 
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education comprises 14 universities, four branch campuses and several regional centers, including the Dixon University Center in Harrisburg. With more than 112,500 students, PASSHE is the largest provider of higher education in the Commonwealth.
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Vice Chancellor for External Relations
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As Vice Chancellor for External Relations, Ms. Ball oversees the working relationships between the State System of Higher Education and its public and private partners. She is directly responsible for the development of targeted strategies and messages to key audiences including state and federal officials, university leaders, students, trustees and the business community.
 
Prior to joining the State System of Higher Education in January 2009, she had held increasingly responsible positions within state government and as a private sector advocate.   In the public sector, she worked on the Governor’s Office staff and was involved in policy development and communications initiatives. As a private sector advocate, she provided comprehensive government relations and targeted messaging services to a wide array of corporate, statewide association and non-profit entity clients.
 
Since joining the Office of the Chancellor, she has participated in a number of initiatives:
  • Served as a member of the higher education research, health care and economic development collaborative, PennREN, which recently was awarded a $99.6 million federal grant for the construction and management of a statewide broadband network.
  • Developed and managed a PASSHE wide logo and website design competition. Currently involved in overseeing development of the new website.
  • Participated in a number of PASSHE cost-saving initiatives such as a separation incentive program for eligible employees as well as a review of low-enrolled program offerings.
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Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and Labor Relations
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Gary K. Dent was named Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and Labor Relations of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) in April 2009. He directs the Office of Human Resources and Labor Relations, which provides leadership for and works in partnership with the PASSHE universities to establish, implement and improve human resource management policies and practices. The office also provides centralized labor negotiations, as well as grievance and arbitration services. In addition to these system wide services, the office also provides human resource management services for the employees of the Office of the Chancellor.

Dent, a native of Chesapeake, Virginia, began his professional career as an officer in the United States Army, after graduating from Norfolk State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in special education. He later earned a Master of Arts degree in management and supervision at Central Michigan University and has completed several advanced management and certification programs in his field.
 
Dent has held senior human resource leadership positions with General Motors Corporation, the City of Detroit, Wayne State University and the University of Cincinnati. In these organizations, he was responsible for building a service-oriented culture; integrating people, technology, business processes and workflow in creating high performance human resources teams; assisting management in meeting their strategic plans by creating a human resources strategic plan; building productive working relationships with unions and employees; and improving all aspects of human resources including labor relations. He discovered this to be a real passion of his and has spent the preceding years developing and leading large and small human resource organizations. 
Dent is or has been a member or held leadership roles in several professional associations and boards, including Head Start; Boy Scouts of America; United Way; American Society of Employers; Detroit Institute of the Arts; Junior Achievement; Communities in School – Detroit; Society for Human Resources Management, CUPA-HR; and the National Association of African-Americans in Human Resources.
 
His hobbies and interests include piloting private aircraft and playing tennis and the piano.  He is actively involved in mentoring youth leadership development programs. Dent and his wife, Carman, have two adult children, three granddaughters and two grandsons.
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Chief Counsel
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Leo was appointed Chief Counsel on March 2, 2009.  Prior to joining PASSHE, Leo served as Chief Counsel and Deputy Treasurer for the Pennsylvania Department Treasury and Chief Counsel to the Department of Agriculture.  He has also served as a Deputy General Counsel and Assistant General Counsel with the Governor's Office of General Counsel.  While with the Office of General Counsel, his primary responsibility was as a legislative counsel to the Governor's Office.
 
Before his appointment to the Office of General Counsel, Leo was Deputy Commissioner for the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, the Commonwealth agency that provides administrative and legal support to 27 professional and occupational licensing boards and commissions.  Prior to becoming Deputy Commissioner, Leo served as the Staff Attorney for the Western Regional Office of the Pennsylvania Inspector General.  Leo also served as an Assistant Counsel in the Office of Chief Counsel at the Department of State.  At the Department of State, Leo represented the Corporation Bureau, Bureau of Charitable Organizations, State Athletic Commission, professional licensure boards and the Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Leglislation.  He also served as the designee for the Treasurer as Chair of the Board of Finance and Revenue, and Board of Commissioners of Public Grounds and Buildings and as the Treasurer's desginee for the Boards of the State Employee Retirement System, Public School Employee Retirement System, and Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System.  Leo has also served as the designee on the Board of Finance and Revenue for the General Counsel and the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
 
Assignments: Office of the Chancellor, Board of Governors, Legal Liaison to the Executive Vice Chancellor and his staff, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
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Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives
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Art Stephens joined the Office of the Chancellor in October, 2008 and was appointed Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives in July, 2010. Mr. Stephens provides leadership and support to the Board and the Presidents on initiatives that are important to PASSHE. He accomplishes this by leading multi-functional teams to implement key initiatives and special projects that align with the overall PASSHE strategic initiatives. Examples of these initiatives include improving business processes and practices, helping to transform the way people learn, monitoring and preparing for advancements in technology including broadband, mobile applications, cloud computing and shared services, developing strategies and policies and supporting economic development initiatives including grant applications and program execution. 
 
Prior to joining PASSHE, Mr. Stephens served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor and Chief Information Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As Deputy Chief of Staff, he acted as the chief liaison for the Governor to cabinet agencies on a variety of issues. These agencies included the State Police, the Department of Corrections, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, the Office of Homeland Security, the Pennsylvania National Guard, the Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Board of Probation and Parole, PennDOT, the Office of Administration, the Department of General Services, the Office of the Budget, the Liquor Control Board, the Department of Labor & Industry, the Pennsylvania Public Television Network and the Department of Health. As Commonwealth CIO, Mr. Stephens was responsible for providing technology solutions and infrastructure to over 40 state boards, commissions, agencies, and departments in hundreds of locations across Pennsylvania and the world. His responsibilities included directly managing a staff of 300 and indirectly managing a staff of approximately 2,000 employees.  In addition he was indirectly responsible for overall IT spending in the Commonwealth of nearly $1 billion. 
 
Prior to joining the Commonwealth, Mr. Stephens served 15 years in management consulting for both Deloitte Consulting and Accenture. While with Deloitte, Mr. Stephens served as a principal the public sector information technology practice. His consulting expertise was in the public sector and financial services industries and in IT strategic planning, business process reengineering, IT organizational design, and large scale systems development and implementation.
 
Upon graduation from the Pennsylvania State University, Mr. Stephens began his career with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) as a computer programmer.  Over 10 years his accomplishments included implementing large transaction systems design and managing multiple engagements.
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