Vice President Finalists: Campus Feedback Needed

The campus community is encouraged to provide feedback on the candidates by midnight on Monday, June 9.

In winter 2025, Dr. Robert Sauders and nine representatives from across campus were asked to lead a search in pursuit of Eastern Washington University’s first Vice President for Business and Strategy. The committee of ten worked with WittKieffer in a national search to identify three finalists for the position.

The three Vice President for Business and Strategy finalists visited the EWU campus in Cheney for open forums on June 3-5.  (Visit the Vice President for Business and Strategy Search website for information about each candidate’s credentials, including biographies and CVs.)

The campus community is encouraged to provide feedback. Please provide your feedback using this online link by midnight on Monday, June 9.

Here are the candidate names and the dates of their open forums:

Tuesday, June 3 | Alissa Mahar

Wednesday, June 4 | Rachelle Mainard

Thursday, June 5 | Max Baca

Vice President for Business and Strategy Search Committee Members:

• Rob Sauders (Chair), Executive Director, Catalyst Strategies & Professor, Department of Geosciences
• Scott Buck, Director, Facilities Services
• Erik Budsberg, Director, Campus Utilities and Sustainability
• Carlos Castillo-Garsow, Professor, Department of Mathematics & Faculty Organization President
• Lori Holznagel, Director, Bursar’s Office
• Alex Kelly, Senior Associate Athletic Director & Athletics CFO
• Melanie Potts, Director, Housing and Residential Life
• Katherine Vanmeer, Custodian, Custodial Services
• Christine Van Winkle, Director, Enterprise Application Services
• Paul Weed, Director, Academic Affairs Planning and Budget