Leadership & Governance

Alliant University is part of Arist Education System, a global system of universities focused on health and human sciences. University management responsibility is delegated to the President, who is supported by the President’s Cabinet.


University Administration

TitleName, Education
PresidentAndy Vaughn, MSEd
Chief Financial OfficerChristoph Winter, MSc, ACCA, CVA, CIA
Chief Information OfficerJoshua Blazer
Chief Operations/Innovation OfficerBrandon Jouganatos, EdD
Chief Marketing TechnologistAaron Edgell
General Counsel, Chief Compliance OfficerAfshin Afrookhteh, PhD, JD
Vice President, Human ResourcesTremier Johnson
Executive Vice President for Student Affairs and Educational EffectivenessTracy L. Heller, Ph.D.

School Administration

California School of Professional Psychology

TitleName, Education
DeanDavid Stewart, PhD
Associate Dean of Academic AffairsDebra Kawahara, PhD
Associate Dean of Training & AdministrationStephanie Wood, PhD

School of Education

Title    Name, Education
DeanDenver J. Fowler, EdD
Assistant DeanRuth Best, EdD

School of Management and Leadership

Title    Name, Education
DeanRachna Kumar, PhD

School of Forensic Studies

Title    Name, Education
DeanDiana Concannon, PsyD

School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Title    Name, Education
Interim DeanDr. Lisa Radesi

Faculty, Staff and Student Government

Faculty governance structures directly involve academic leaders in all aspects of University management, including student recruitment, selection, monitoring, evaluation and curriculum development, and faculty recruitment and performance monitoring. Policy recommendations often originate from faculty committees or student representatives.

University staff members are represented by an elected Staff Council, a body that has both campus and systemwide officers.

At each campus, students are represented by a Student Government Association, a self-governing body that enhances student welfare, student life and educational quality. Via a systemwide University Student Government Association, students are actively involved in a wide variety of University governance issues.

Board of TrusteesBoard of Directors
Joyce BerensteinKay Krafft
William HussonBenedikt Dalkmann
Denis Del BiancoTina Krebs
Jeffrey Keith (chair) 
Ron Longinotti 
James Lyons 
Lawrence Moore 
Natalie Porter 
Andy Vaughn 
Carolyn Hickman 
Eloy Ortiz Oakley