Leadership
University Officers
April Novotny
Vice President
Advancement
Jody S. Fournier
Vice President
Provost
Tanya J. Poteet
Board Secretary
William Mea
Vice President
Business & Finance
Treasurer
Stephanie Sanders
Interim Vice President
Enrollment
Cameron Ruffer
Executive Assistant to the President
Board of Trustees
The Capital University Board of Trustees is the governing body for the institution, establishing its general policies, and is responsible for the University's financial health and welfare.
The Board also elects the University president. Its membership consists of community and business leaders, the University president and clergy affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Trustees are elected by the board and serve a three-year term, with a maximum of three consecutive terms. The Board meets three times annually.
Steven Bahls
Board Vice Chair
President Emeritus
Augustana College
Bishop Laura Barbins
ELCA Northeastern Synod
Casey Campbell
Vice President, Finance
QVC Group
Domonic DeLuca
President
Independence Construction
Timothy Donovan (L’81)
Special Advisor to CEO (Ret.)
Aramark
Sean Gleeson
Partners For Kids President
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Erika Clark Jones ('12)
Chief Executive Officer
ADAMH of Franklin County
David "Dave" L. Kaufman
President
Capital University
Dale Klamforth
Executive Director, Career Managament Center (Ret.)
Tulane Universty
Jean Kohler ('70)
Lt. Colonel, USAF (Ret.) and Technology
Management Consultant
Michael J. Lancaster (’80)
Owner & President
NewMarket Financial Advisors
Marty McDonald ('00)
President
Fahlgren Mortine
Vincent Parisi (L '01)
President and COO
NIPSCO
Brian H. Prince ('95)
Executive Director (Ret.)
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Niklaus "Nik" Schillack (TLS '98)
Reverend & Senior Pastor
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Tyler Schleich
('04, M'05)
Client Executive
Ernst & Young LLP
Kimberly Shumate
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiative, Office of Human Resources
The Ohio State University
Martha "Marti" Taylor ('86)
Board Chair
CEO
Aetna/OhioRISE
Jeff Thiele ('95)
Founder & CEO
Thiele Consulting LLC
William S. Wiecher ('85)
Senior Pastor
Christ the King Lutheran Church