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Administration

Dr. Edwin H. Welch 

Dr. Edwin H. Welch
President

(1989 – present)
B.A., Western Maryland College
S.T.B., Boston University School of Theology
Ph.D., Boston University Graduate School

edwinwelch@ucwv.edu
 

Dr. Letha Zook 

Dr. Letha Zook
Provost and Dean of the Faculty

(2010 – present)
B.S., University of Pennsylvania
M.S., Temple University
M.S., New York University
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University

lethazook@ucwv.edu
 

Cleta M. Harless 

Cleta M. Harless
Vice President for Administration and Finance

(2001 – present)
B.A., B.S., Marshall University
M.B.A., West Virginia University

cletaharless@ucwv.edu
 

Joan Clark 

Joan Clark
Vice President for Admissions

(2011 – present)
Served as professor in university’s radiologic science department for 25 years and chaired the department for 7 years.
B.S. Siena Heights University
M.S. University of Charleston

joanclark@ucwv.edu 

Jennie O. Ferretti 

Jennie O. Ferretti
Vice President for Student Development

(2004 – present)
B.A., University of Virginia
J.D., University of Virginia

jennieferretti@ucwv.edu
 

Ben Beakes 

Ben Beakes
Vice President for Development

(2009 – present)
B.A., University of Charleston

benbeakes@ucwv.edu
 

Susan Backofen 

Susan Backofen
Vice President for Marketing

(2012 – present)
Served as chief enrollment and marketing officer at Mountain State University in West Virginia, vice president for university marketing at Ottawa University in Kansas and vice president for recruiting at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
MSA, Central Michigan University
BBA, Davenport College

susanbackofen@ucwv.edu 

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2300 MacCorkle Ave., S.E.
Charleston, WV 25304

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