President John Marshall
John Marshall is the 11th president of Colorado Mesa University
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John Marshall is the 11th president of Colorado Mesa University
Read Marshall's BioFor the past decade, Robin Brown has worked to build a strong community in western Colorado, whether it was leading Mesa County’s economic development efforts at the Grand Junction Economic Partnership, writing about local issues in her monthly column in the Daily Sentinel or by launching Spoke + Blossom, a regional lifestyle magazine focused on the western Colorado lifestyle. Brown is a US Army veteran and aviator, and deployed twice to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Today, Brown lives in Grand Junction with her husband and two children. She can be reached at [email protected].
Jeremy Brown joined Colorado Mesa University in April 1998. His areas of responsibilities include information systems, computing and networking, instructional technology, telecommunications and computer support services. Brown also oversees the university’s information security program and is directly involved campus expansion projects. As a first-generation student himself, Brown has a passion for student success initiatives and has led a number of student support projects over his career, including championing the adoption and development of the university’s first student success CRM. When not working, he enjoys spending time outdoors with his family. Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Mesa State College. He can be reached at [email protected].
Vice President for Student Services Jody Diers began her career at Colorado Mesa University in 2014 as the Director of Residence Life before becoming VPSS in July 2021. With a focus on student engagement, the Student Services Division works tirelessly to provide services to assist all students in navigating through college successfully. Having worked with students of all backgrounds, Diers understands the significance of helping students find their path to success and the importance of having a person to guide them when necessary. She has her Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and Administrative Leadership from the University of Denver. Her professional experiences range from high school math teacher to principal, which provided her with a strong foundation in student engagement, first impressions, and the importance of connections for assisting students transitioning from high school to college with the goal of graduation. Diers’s goal is for every student to have a staff or faculty member to connect with during their time at CMU. Students are the priority. Diers is actively involved in the community, loves the outdoors and thoroughly enjoys working with students of all ages. She is a native of Colorado and the western slope has been home for her and her family for most of her life.
Laura Glatt is the Vice President of Finance and Administration at CMU. She is a certified public accountant with more than 30 years of higher education experience. Glatt previously served as Controller for North Dakota State Treasurer’s Office, on the North Dakota Governor policy and budget team and in a multi-campus higher education system. As a native and long-time resident of North Dakota, she has come to appreciate the beauty and temperatures of western Colorado and the many outdoor activities available on the “best slope”. She can be reached at [email protected]
Kurt Haas has been CMU’s Vice President for Academic Affairs since 2018 and a Professor of English since 1999. He earned his doctorate in English at the University of Nebraska and has presented widely on the topic of medieval literature, particularly on Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and the works of Thomas Malory. As a result of this love of old stories, he used to torment his wife and now-grown children with classic creations such as Sir Gawain and the Big Green Chicken, but nowadays saves his writing skills for reports and emails to faculty. You can reach him at [email protected] or during his Thursday 10am office hour.
Liz Howell serves as the Chief of Staff at Colorado Mesa University where she provides high-level support to the President, Executive Team and Board of Trustees, assisting in the advancement of the university’s priorities and goals. She previously served as the Vice President for Student Services and has worked on campus for nearly 10 years. Before joining Colorado Mesa University, her professional experience was in Human Resources and Payroll and she has several years of office management experience. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Wyoming and recently completed her MAEd at Colorado Mesa University.
She and her husband, Justin, have two small children and own a custom home building business. She can be reached at [email protected].
Kent Marsh recently returned to the CMU team as the Vice President for Capital Planning, Sustainability and Campus Operations.
Marsh previously spent 10 years as the Facilities Director at Colorado Mesa University, before joining the UCCS team where he served as an officer of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and as an Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Planning and Facilities Management.
Marsh is an experienced leader with more than 15 years in higher education and another 15 years as a consulting engineer. Decades of experience have given him skills in operations management, business management, construction management, building maintenance, grounds maintenance, sustainability, parking and transportation, higher education planning and capital funding.
He is a Professional Engineer with a Bachelor of Science from Colorado State University and Master of Business Administration from Colorado Mesa University.
Bryan Rooks is the Athletics Director at Colorado Mesa University. He has over 18 years of intercollegiate athletic administrative experience and has served on numerous committees at the conference level along with the national level. In his spare time, he enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his wife, Erin, and his two sons, Blake and Seth. You can stay up to date with Colorado Mesa Athletics at CMUMavericks.com and he can be reached at [email protected] or in his office Tuesdays at 3pm.
Brigitte Sundermann is the Vice President of Community College Affairs overseeing Western Colorado Community College, a division of Colorado Mesa University. Sundermann spent over 20 years in the manufacturing and engineering fields as a professional engineer and technical instructor. When she is not working she spends her time outdoors, preferably on horseback. You can email her at [email protected] or visit her during her office hours, Wednesdays at 1pm.
Derek Wagner is Vice President of External Relations at Colorado Mesa University. A CMU alumnus, he has experience managing intergovernmental relations and community affairs in both the private and public sectors. Wagner currently serves a board member of the Grand Junction Air Service Alliance, the Greater Grand Junction Sports Commission and the Mesa County Board of Public Health. When he’s not cheering on the Mavericks, Wagner can usually be found traveling or enjoying the outdoors with his wife and two daughters.