The Steps to Leaps Steering Committee provides leadership and support to the Steps to Leaps Initiative as a whole, making decisions about critical operations and driving the program’s general course.

Heather Beasley

Director, Operations, Student Life
owenh@purdue.edu

Katherine Dufault

Director, Academic Success Center, Teaching and Learning
kdufault@purdue.edu

Zenephia Evans

Associate Dean of Students, Education & Advocacy, Student Life
zevans@purdue.edu

Will Evans

Senior Assistant Director, Wellness Programs
evans240@purdue.edu

Melissa Evens

Director, External Relations, Student Life
mevens@purdue.edu

Christopher Hanes

Senior Director, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Student Life
cwhanes@purdue.edu

Stephanie Knight

Director, Leadership Programs, Student Life
stephanieknight@purdue.edu

Carl Krieger

Director, Residential Education, Student Life
ckrieger@purdue.edu

Brittany Ledman

Senior Communications Professional, The Graduate School
wright63@purdue.edu

Chantal Levesque-Bristol

Executive Director, Teaching Success, Center for Instructional Excellence
cbristol@purdue.edu

Beth McCuskey

Vice Provost, Student Life
bmccuske@purdue.edu

Christopher Munt

Director, Inclusive Excellence, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
munt@purdue.edu

Jackie Perkins

Director, Marketing, Student Life
jmperkins@purdue.edu 

Jenna Rickus

Associate Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning
rickus@purdue.edu

Katherine Sermersheim

Dean of Students, Associate Vice Provost, Student Life
ksermer@purdue.edu

Heather Servaty-Seib

Professor and Associate Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning  
servaty@purdue.edu

Louis Tay

Associate Professor, Psychological Studies
stay@purdue.edu

Jeff Elliott

Executive Director, University Undergraduate Academic Advising
ellio123@purdue.edu

Rod Williams

Assistant Provost, Office of Engagement
rodw@purdue.edu