Academic & Student Affairs

Ron Anderson

Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs

651-201-1498

ron.anderson@minnstate.edu

Ron Anderson serves as Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at Minnesota State. Prior to assuming that position he served as president of Century College from 2011-2015. Anderson has served in numerous other leadership roles including chief academic officer, chief student affairs officer, and chief financial officer, and has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Anderson graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Saint Olaf College where he earned a bachelor of arts degree with distinction in psychology. He also holds a master of arts in higher education and a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Minnesota.

Satasha Green-Stephen

Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs

651-201-1496

satasha.green@minnstate.edu

Satasha joined Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system in July of 2018. She was the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and tenured Associate Professor in the College of Education at Chicago State University (CSU) and before that appointment she served as Dean of the College of Education at CSU, Dean of the Graduate School of Education at New York Institute of Technology and Associate Dean of Student and Curriculum Affairs and Associate Professor for the College of Education at The University of Alaska Anchorage. She holds a Ph.D. in Special Education from The University of Texas at Austin, a Master’s degree in Sociology and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Anthropology, from Texas A&M University-Kingsville. She is currently getting her Juris Doctor degree at John Marshall Law School.

Brent Glass

Associate Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management

651-201-1673

brent.glass@minnstate.edu

Brent Glass is currently serving as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. Brent has over 20 years of professional experience in higher education. Along with over 12 years in statewide leadership roles focused on academic and student affairs issues, he has over 8 years of campus experience supervising a number of student affairs operations including student employment, career development, gender/sexuality support office, first year experience, orientation, student life, recreation sports, student conduct, health services, and student center operations planning. He holds an A.A. from Northland Community College, a B.S. in criminal justice from Bemidji State University, and an M.S. in higher education administration from St. Cloud State University. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the higher education administration program at St. Cloud State University.

Kim Lynch

Senior System Director of Educational Innovations

651-201-1655

kim.lynch@minnstate.edu

Kim has served as Senior System Director for Educational Innovations since 2014, overseeing enterprise technology services and resources. Kim has been in the Minnesota State system since 1994 and came to her current role with broad and deep experience in academic affairs and academic technology, having served as a faculty member, active learning advocate, center for instructional technology coordinator, dean of innovative teaching and learning, interim chief information officer, and dean of STEM and computer networking. Kim holds a B.A. in English and psychology from Hamline University and both an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota.

Mary Rothchild

Senior System Director of Workforce Development

651-201-1672

mary.rothchild@minnstate.edu

Mary Rothchild joined the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system in 2000. Before entering the field of higher education, Mary was a vice president at US Bank in Minneapolis. Mary holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Barnard College, NY, a master’s degree in business administration from Pace University, NY, and a Ph.D. in higher education policy and administration from the University of Minnesota.

 

Susan Carter

Interim Senior System Director for Research

651-201-1859

susan.carter@minnstate.edu

Prior to assuming the Interim Director role in April 2018, Sue served as Associate Director for Research from 2010 to 2018 and as a Senior Research Associate in the unit starting in 2002. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Minnesota, as well as master’s degrees in public affairs from the University of Texas at Austin and in library and information science from St. Catherine’s University. Sue previously held senior analyst positions with the Court Services Division of the Minnesota Supreme Court and with the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission.

Trent Janezich

Interim Executive Director for Workforce Solutions

651-201-1424

trent.janezich@minnstate.edu

Trent is currently the Interim Executive Director for Workforce Solutions where he is working on the redesign and implementation of a new system for customized training and continuing education delivery for Minnesota State.  Trent has been with the Minnesota State system as both a staff member and a student for the better part of seventeen years.  During this time, he has held multiple positions with multiple Minnesota State institutions and helped lead multiple innovative systems change projects.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of St. Thomas; a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, and a Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning from the University of Minnesota. His dissertation at the University of Minnesota was titled: The Community College Baccalaureate and Iron Range Engineering: Limiting Rural Brain Drain in Northeastern Minnesota by Offering a Hands-On Baccalaureate Degree on a Community College Campus.