Vice President for Enrollment Management
Position Overview
The University of Maine is pleased to announce a national search for its next Vice President of Enrollment Management.
This creative and accomplished leader is the University’s chief enrollment strategist, reporting directly to the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost and the President. The VPEM is responsible for providing strategic and innovative leadership in all facets of institutional initiatives and operations related to enrollment management.
Responsibilities include direct leadership for undergraduate recruitment, admissions, and student financial aid, including student employment. Based at the flagship campus in Orono, Maine, the VPEM also leads enrollment management at UMaine’s regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias. The VPEM coordinates closely with colleagues engaged in recruitment of international, graduate and professional, non-degree, and online students.
The VPEM serves as a member of the President’s Cabinet and as a partner with the academic deans, the Vice President for Finance and Administration, and other university leaders in developing short and long-range enrollment goals, marketing strategies, policies, and operating procedures.
A start date of approximately July 1, 2023, is desired.
Search Committee Membership
Emily Haddad (Chair)
Dean
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
emily.haddad@maine.edu
Debra Allen
Assistant Provost
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
debra.allen@maine.edu
Uriah Anderson
Chair, Arts and Letters Division
University of Maine at Machias
uriah.anderson@maine.edu
Taylor Ashley
Internship Coordinator and Academic Advisor
Maine Business School
taylor.ashley@maine.edu
Susan Bennett-Armistead
Associate Professor of Literacy
College of Education & Human Development
susan.bennett-armistead@maine.edu
Orlina Boteva
Director
Office of International Programs
orlina.boteva@maine.edu
Michael Bourque
Chair
UMaine Board of Visitors
mbourque@memic.com
Mary Collias
Undergraduate Student/Tour Guide/RA
mary.collias@maine.edu
Bonnie Fortini
Adult/Distance Learner and Academic Skills Support Advisor
University of Maine at Machias
bonnie.fortini@maine.edu
Laurie Fullerton
Administrative Support Supervisor
College of Engineering
laurief@maine.edu
Silvestre Guzman
Sr. Associate Director of Admissions
Diversity & Access
silvestre.guzman@maine.edu
Kathleen Harding-Heber
Senior Director of Operations
Graduate School
kathleen.hardingheber@maine.edu
Ron Lisnet
Manager of Visual Media and Athletics Liaison
Division of Marketing & Communications
lisnet@maine.edu
Lindsey McMorrow
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Division of Lifelong Learning
lindsey.h.mcmorrow@maine.edu
Lateef O’Connor
Senior Assoc. Director of Recruitment and
Regional Campus Admissions
lateef@maine.edu
Brian Olsen
Director, UMS TRANSFORMS Student Success and Retention Initiatives
brian.olsen@maine.edu
Connie Smith
Director
Office of Student Financial Aid
csmith@maine.edu
Susan Sullivan
Associate Dean for Academics
College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture
susans@maine.edu
To Apply
Applications for the Vice President of Enrollment Management position are no longer being accepted. For other Enrollment Management positions and openings at the University of Maine, please visit HireTouch.
On Campus Interviews
The candidates will visit Orono during the weeks of February 20 and February 27, 2023. We encourage you to participate in open campus forums throughout their visits and share your feedback on each candidate in the provided surveys. This input will be carefully considered by the members of the search committee.
The candidates CVs are available below their respective open campus forum links, accessible to anyone with a maine.edu email. If you have questions or trouble accessing the attachments, email umprovost@maine.edu for assistance.
UMaine / UMM Open Campus Forum
Candidate #1 | February 21, 2023
11:15 a.m. – 12:00
Zoom Link: HERE
Link to Candidate #1 CV
Candidate #2 | February 23, 2023
11:00-11:45 a.m.
Zoom Link: HERE
Link to Candidate #2 CV
Candidate #3 | February 27, 2023
11:00-11:45 a.m.
Zoom Link: HERE
Link to Candidate #3 CV
UMM Faculty, Staff, & Students Open Meeting
Candidate #1 | February 21, 2023
1:00-1:45 p.m.
Zoom Link: HERE
Link to Candidate #1 CV
Candidate #2 | February 23, 2023
1:00-1:45 p.m.
Zoom Link: HERE
Link to Candidate #2 CV
Candidate #3 | February 27, 2023
1:00-1:45 p.m.
Zoom Link: HERE
Link to Candidate #3 CV
Feedback Opportunities
The Search Committee and the Provost’s Office seek your feedback on the search and the finalists. All community members will have an opportunity to submit your feedback via an anonymous survey. In order to submit feedback, you must be logged in with your maine.edu credentials using the link below:
Vice President for Enrollment Management Finalists’ Feedback Form
