The President’s Cabinet is comprised of senior institutional leaders who represent all aspects of the university. The Cabinet provides advice and counsel to the president on all strategic and operational matters.

Cabinet composition

Barbara J. Wilson – President

  • Brent Gage, associate vice president for enrollment management
  • Beth Goetz, athletics director
  • Sarah Hansen, vice president for student life
  • Denise Jamieson, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Carver College of Medicine
  • Terry Johnson, chief financial officer and treasurer
  • Kevin Kregel, executive vice president and provost
  • Rod Lehnertz, senior vice president for finance and operations
  • Lynette Marshall, president and CEO of the UI Center for Advancement
  • Peter Matthes, senior advisor to the president and vice president for external relations
  • Laura McLeran, senior advisor to the president and associate vice president for administrative affairs
  • Jamie Jorgensen, vice president for legal affairs and general counsel
  • J. Martin Scholtz, vice president for research 
  • Liz Tovar, associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion (AVP for DEI)