College Administration: Senior Staff
Linda Bell
Provost and Constance and Robert MacCrate Professor in Social Responsibility
The Provost is the chief academic officer of the College with responsibility for the faculty and curriculum, Magill Library, Academic Computing, the Language Learning Center, Audio Visual Services and other academic and instructional support services. The Provost is a member ex-officio of Academic Council, the Educational Policy Committee and serves as Chair of the College Planning Committee.
Gregory Kannerstein
Dean of the College
The office of the Dean of the College works to support the academic goals of the College while simultaneously contributing to the co-curricular life of the College. Because of its unusual history as both an academic and student affairs office, the Dean of the College's office embraces three sets of responsibilities:
1. As an "advising" unit, the Dean's Office provides academic counsel and additional information in its attempt to respond to a wide spectrum of student and faculty concerns.
2. As an office responsible for academic policies and programs, the Dean's Office staff works closely with the faculty and members of the academic administration to interpret and shape policy, coordinate or direct a number of academic programs, events, and affiliations, and participate in curricular changes and clarifications.
3. As student affairs staff, the Dean and his staff serve as a bridge between the academic and the co-curricular interests of the College.
Jess Lord
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid
The Dean of Admission and Financial Aid is responsible for all areas of student admission including recruitment, course preparation, application review, counseling, interviewing and per communication with high school guidance counselors.
Michael Kiefer
Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Assistant Secretary, The Corporation of Haverford College. Steve Kavanaugh is acting VP for Insitutional Advancement until July 1, 2008.
The Vice President for Institutional Advancement (VP) works closely with the President and with key College volunteers. In addition to being responsible for the planning and oversight of all fundraising, marketing and communications activities for the College, the VP manages a team of approximately 30 staff within the Office of Institutional Advancement. The Vice President also serves as an administrative liaison to the Advancement Committee of the Board of Managers and the Campaign Executive Committee.
G. Richard Wynn
Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer, The Corporation of Haverford College
In general, G. Richard Wynn’s areas of expertise include the impact of inflation, deferred maintenance and capital requirements, compensation and pricing on private colleges. He brings 30 years of consulting for national studies focusing on finance in higher education to the College and is the author of books and articles assessing the financial stability of private colleges.
