President’s Advisory Council
Angela Clark, PhD, RN, MSN, CNE, FAAN
Maxine Clark & Bob Fox President
RN, MSN: University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
PhD: University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
angela.clark@barnesjewishcollege.edu
Kathleen Polley-Payne, PhD, RN, MSN, PNP
Interim Dean
kathleen.payne@bjc.org
Edward Gricius, MS
Associate Dean for Student Experience & Development
MS: Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois
edward.gricius@barnesjewishcollege.edu
Pamela Dempski, MA
Director of Advancement
MA: Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois
pamela.dempski@barnesjewishcollege.edu
Reginald Farrar, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Director of Human Resources & Inclusion
HRCI: Human Resource Certification Institution
SHRM - Society of Human Resource Management
reginald.farrar@bjc.org
Debbie Mettlach, MA
Director of Administration and Operations
BS: Maryville University
St. Louis, Missouri
MA: Webster University
St. Louis, Missouri
deborah.mettlach@barnesjewishcollege.edu
Kathy Randall, BA
Senior Communications Consultant
Matthew Schmees, RN, MPH
Director of Institutional Effectiveness
RN: Goldfarb School of Nursing
St. Louis, Missouri
Catrece Strickland, CPA, CMA, CFM, MBA
Executive Director of Operational Finance
MBA: University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, Missouri
Michael Durbin, PhD
Shared Service Applications Manager
PhD: Saint Louis University
St. Louis, Missouri
michael.durbin@bjc.org