Eastern Michigan University
Strategic Operations Council
The Strategic Operations Council is an advisory body to the president. The group's focus is coordinating the general administration of the University to create optimal conditions so that faculty, staff and students can be successful.
The group's meeting agendas and notes are available via the my.emich intranet. Click the Employee or Faculty tab.
Strategic Operations Council members:
Dr. Donald M. Loppnow
Provost and Executive Vice President
202 Welch Hall
734.487.2211, e-mail
Sharon L. Abraham
Director of Diversity
11 Welch Hall
734.487.1166, e-mail
Dr. Morell
Boone
Dean, College of
Technology (College
Web site)
109 Sill Hall
734.487.9751, e-mail
Ted Coutilish
Associate Vice President, University
Marketing and Communications
18 Welch
Hall
734.487.2483, e-mail
Dr. Derrick Gragg
Director of Intercollegiate
Athletics
Convocation Center
734.487.1050, e-mail
Dr. Thomas Green
Vice President for Enrollment
Management
102 Welch Hall
734.487.0388, e-mail
Freman Hendrix
Chief Government Relations and Special
Projects Officer
202 Welch Hall
734.487.7048, e-mail
Dr. Hartmut Hoft
Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences (College
Web site)
411 Pray-Harrold
734.487.4344, e-mail
Jackie Kurtz
Executive
Director of Board Affairs & Secretary
to the Board of Regents
201-B Welch Hall
734.487.2410, e-mail
Ken McKanders
General Counsel, Legal Affairs
11 Welch Hall
734.487.1055, e-mail
Dr. David Mielke
Dean, College of Business (College Web site)
473 Owen Building
734.487.4140, e-mail
Dr. Robert Neely
Associate
Provost
106 Welch Hall
734.487.3200,
e-mail
Dr. Vernon Polite
Dean, College of Education (College Web site)
310 Porter Building
734.487.1414, e-mail
Dr. Joseph Pollack
Director,
Charter Schools
207 Welch Hall
734.487.2086
Dr. Connie Schaffer
Interim Chief Information Officer
127 Pray-Harrold
734.487.4590, e-mail
Bernice Lindke
Interim Vice President for Student
Affairs
112 Welch Hall
734.487.2390, e-mail
Karen Simpkins
Interim Associate
Vice President for Human Resources
140 McKenny
Hall
734.487.3430, e-mail
Dr. Jeanne Thomas
Dean, College of Health and Human Services (College Web site)
206-B Marshall Building
734.487.0077, e-mail
Organizational Chart
The University's organizational chart is here.

