College Catalog 2024-2025

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