New Administrative Roles for Seven Women in Academia

Chris Foley Pilsner has been appointed as the inaugural chief marketing and communications officer at Oakland University in Michigan. She comes to her new position from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she most recently served as executive director of relationship management and digital experience. Earlier in her tenure, she was chief marketing officer for the university’s Isenberg School of Management.

Pilsner is a graduate of Villanova University in Pennsylvania, where she majored in English, women’s studies, and political science. She holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Taylor Kreutter has been named associate vice president for enrollment at Mount Holyoke College, a women’s liberal arts educational institution in South Hadley, Massachusetts. She first joined the college in 2022 as the executive director of student financial services. She has previously worked in financial aid at the University of Rochester and Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, New York.

Kreutter holds a bachelor’s degree in interpersonal and organizational communication from the State University of New York at Brockport and a master’s degree in higher education administration from the University of Rochester.

Paula L. Jackson has been selected to serve as interim athletics director at Texas Southern University. She has extensive experience as an athletics executive in higher education, previously holding key leadership roles with Hampton University in Virginia, Norfolk State University in Virginia, Mississippi Valley State University, and Lincoln University of Missouri. She is also the founder of the Minority Trailblazers in Sports Conference.

Dr. Jackson earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast and print journalism from Southern University in Louisiana, an MBA from Clark Atlanta University, and a Ph.D. in education with a specialization in athletics administration from Northcentral University.

Georgette Angulo-Ramirez is the new executive director of the Center for Business Analytics in the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. For the past 15 years, she has served in various roles at dunnhumby/84.51, a data analytics subsidiary of Kroger. She most recently served as the organization’s vice president of strategy insights group and center store merchandising strategy and analytics.

Angulo-Ramirez earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing and master’s degree in executive leadership and organizational change from Northern Kentucky University.

Lorraine Daignault was recently named vice president of marketing and communications for the University of Tampa in Florida. She most recently held the same position at Bryant University in Rhode Island. Her background includes more than 25 years of professional experience, including senior marketing roles with Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and Tufts University in Boston.

Daignault received her bachelor’s degree in political science and communications from Simmons University in Boston.

Pamela Sandbothe is the new vice president of administration and finance at Lincoln University of Missouri. She comes to her new role from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, where she served as a controller for the past three years. Earlier in her career, she spent five years as director of management services for Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation.

Sandbothe holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree both in accountancy from the University of Missouri, as well as a master’s degree in public administration from Walden University.

Jessica Greaves has been promoted to executive director of the Southern Arkansas University Foundation. She has held various positions with the university since 2019, including assistant director of communications and marketing and university videographer. She also served three years on the SAU Staff Senate, including service as secretary of the executive board during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Greaves is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, where she double-majored in mass communications and kinesiology. She holds a master of public administration degree with an emphasis in social entrepreneurship from Southern Arkansas University.

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