Here is a list of faculty and staff members who are either new or have taken new positions.

Libby Arnold, Software Administrator Developer

Connor Bechard, Executive Office Assistant of the President’s Office

Devin Black, Hardware/Software Support Technician

Terri Blake, Senior Admission Associate

Jill Brungardt, Interlibrary Loan Borrowing Assistant

Angela Butell, Associate Director of Admission

Claudia Chandler, Adjunct Instructor of Education

Dan O’Connell, Athletic Trainer

Jared Culbertson, Assitant Nework/System Analyst

Kyle Davis, Marketing Assistant

Danny Devlin, Theater Adjunct

Jeannette Dick, Assistant Director for Financial Aid

Gretchen Doenges, Residence Life Area Coordinator

Debby Duncan, Academic Records Assistant

Randy Flowers, Assistant Director of Student Life

James Foil, Baldwin City Campus School of Education

David Galvan, Carpenter

Ethan Gechter, Assistant Athletic Trainer

Ryan Gibb, International Studies Adjunct

Laura Gillihan, Mail and Copy Assistant

Amanda Hershberger, Admission Counselor

Joanne Nystrom Janssen, Assistant Professor of English

Bod Lahove, Custodian II

Renee Linder, CAS Graduation and Records Specialist

Justin Maresh, Behavioral and Health Sciences

Athanasios Markou, Instructor of Computer Science

Cheryl McCrary, Visit Experience Manager

Jill Mignacca, Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Bill Neuvenswander, Interim Assistant Dean of the School of Education

Brian Posler, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

Tyler Price, Assistant Director of Athletics, Communications

Olivia Prouvost-Allen, French Adjunct

Jody Schaecher, Interlibrary Loan Lending Assistant

Phillip Schiffelbein, Adjunct Instructor of History, Culture and Society

Robert Schukei, Instructor of Computer Science

Paulette Schwerdt, Full-time Instructor of Business and Economics

Richard Singer, Archives Intern

Adriana Sommerville, Spanish Adjunct

Richard Thein, Assistant Professor of Mass Media

Christopher Todden, Assistant Professor of Exercise Science

Stevie Walborn, Telecommunication and Infrastructure Administration

Dennis Waymire, Plumber

Cynthia Woodbridge, Associate Professor of Chemistry

From a new dean of academics to new faculty in the admissions department, Baker’s faculty and staff has seen a big turnover.

Tyler Price, the assistant director of athletics for communications, came to BU after being the assistant sports information director at Park University for the last four years. Price graduated from Kansas State University and worked as an intern at the NAIA office after earning his degree.

“I was real fortunate to come into place with this job opportunity and to come in at such a prime time,” Price said. “Coming in at the beginning of the new athletic website launch and having such a warm welcome to the staff has been a great experience.”

Price is looking forward to what the school year will hold and to help promote the university in any way possible.

“I am really looking forward to continuing the success of athletics, inside and outside of the classroom, and showcasing more online features to the website,” Price said.

Randy Flowers is not a new face to Baker University, but he received an opportunity to assist Dean of Students Cassy Bailey by becoming the assistant director of student life.

Flowers will still assume his roles as an area coordinator for residence life and Student Activities Council advisor, but will take on initiatives with the office of Student Life Leadership and help in the administration of student organizations.

The areas that he will be helping to assist in will be orientation, Up ‘til Dawn and service opportunities put on by the Student Affairs Division.

Although many students and faculty have said they will miss former Director of Student Life Brett Bruner, who accepted a position at Fort Hays State University, Flowers believes his experience with SAC and as the area coordinator has helped proved his worth to add to the Student Life Division.

A change in the admissions office during the summer was with Angela Butell, the former visit experience manager, who was promoted to the associate director of admissions.

She will be recruiting students from the Johnson County area to attend Baker University and will be adding her knowledge to the team of counselors.

2012 Baker graduate Amanda Hershberger recently was hired to replace Assistant Director of Admission Micha Johnson on the admissions team. She will be covering the southeastern part of Kansas and is excited to use her years of experience in the admissions division to help recruit students to pick Baker as their university.

The final change in admissions was Cheryl McCrary replacing Butell as the new visit experience manager. She will be in charge of the University Admission Assistants, managing campus tours and campus visit days. She has a long line of work in the admissions division and is excited to be back on the team.

Brian Posler, the new dean of academics for the College Arts and Sciences, has fully embraced being hired at Baker University. Posler said he had a warm, friendly welcome to the campus and that his first month on the job has been phenomenal.

“I knew this was a very special community by the great welcome I got and am really looking forward to helping Baker move forward within its mission and new initiatives,” Posler said.

He found this job by the advertisement that was posted for the open position and felt like it would be a good fit for him.

“After my research of the university, what really intrigued me was how close it was to home and also how I had an interest in Baker as a graduating high school senior and how it still caught my attention 20 years later,” Posler said.

Posler said that he has missed the scale of a smaller institution where he can get to know the faculty and students. He is looking forward to being a part of a tradition-rich community.

Gretchen Doenges is another new hire who will help in the student affairs division. She will serve as an area coordinator for residence life in the New Living Center.

She is originally from Texas after graduating from the University of Texas-San Antonio as an early childhood education major.