Mar 28, 2026  
Academic Catalog 2025-2026 
  
Academic Catalog 2025-2026

Walsh College Leadership


Board of Trustees

Suzanne (Suzy) Siegle
President and Chief Executive Officer
Walsh College

David J. Petoskey (Chair)
Managing Principal
Wealthcare Management Services, LLC

Louis Schmidt, Jr. (Vice Chair)
Director
HoneyBaked Ham Company

Michelle Acciavatti
Midwest Region Leader
Willis Towers Watson LC

David Lewis
President
AT&T Michigan

Brian Pilarski
Senior Vice President, Client Executive
Kapnick Insurance

Michael J. Plotzke
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
Plastipak Holdings, Inc.

Gerald Schafer
Board Member, Salad and Go
Retired Corporate Vice President,
Worldwide Development
McDonalds Corporation

Executive Management

Joey-Lynn Bialkowski-Peterson, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President, Office of Enrollment and Student Success

Jaclyn Pummill
Human Resources Director

Wally Rutkowski, CPA
Chief Financial Officer

David Schippers, Sc.D, CISSP
Vice President, Chief Academic Officer and Academic Dean

Dan Sem, Ph.D., J.D.
Executive Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Suzanne (Suzy) Siegle, J.D., Ed.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer

Erik VanDyck
Vice President - Corporate Engagement

Administrators

Angie Gehringer
Registrar

Amber Gray, Ed.D, CPA
Assistant Dean
Academics

Jeremy Jones
Director
Financial Aid

Jeffrey Kleckler
Director
Career Services & Alumni Engagement

Karen Mahaffy
Director
Community College Relations and International Student Affairs

Joshua Mehlberg
Director
IT Support

Andrea Meitzner
Assistant Registrar

James Silvestri
Marketing Director

Geoffrey Weed
Director
Digital Marketing