only six female athletic directors in the NCAA Division I athletics. She was chosen for her 15 years of experience as associate director at Ohio State University. To serve as program director for the university’s new Physician’s Assistant master’s degree program, Jay Peterson was hired in May 2014. He was selected for his experience as a teacher of a similar program at the University of Toledo and his service as a physician’s assistant in practices at Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. Also in 2014, Michael Valdes was announced as the new chief financial officer for EMU in 2014. He is responsible for oversight of the Office of the Controller, the Budget Office, Student Business Services, the Purchasing Department and Business Systems Support. His experience is drawn from four years as CFO for Agility Health, Inc. in Grand Rapids, Michigan and his work for University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers. David Turner was added as the vice president of university human resources in 2014, a newly created position. In the position, Turner was charged with consolidating functions and increasing the responsiveness of HR. He was selected for his experience in HR with Oak Park Public Schools, Detroit Public Schools and MGM Grand Detroit. Calvin Phillips was named to associate vice president of student affairs, recruited from Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The position oversees non-academic and co-curricular student experiences, including residential life and housing, student well-being, new student orientation and campus life, student conduct, international student services, diversity and community involvement and the Children’s Institute. A new executive director of government and community relations, Ken Dobson, was named in September 2014 to help advance EMU’s priorities at local, state and federal levels. He was selected for his more than 17 years of experience in legislative, public policy, community relations and governments affairs for both public and private entities. Public Safety Awareness Soon after joining in EMU, Martin worked with then-Police Chief Greg O’Dell to develop new protocols to stay informed about any safety issues on campus, including making herself available for late-night calls to be briefed on campus incidents. She authorized the addition of three officers to the crime response unit to help prevent and solve crimes at EMU, despite limited resources and budgets. The university experienced a drop in crime rates soon after. She initiated the Hoyt Conference Center remodeling to serve as the new Department of