Vice Presidents of the University of West Florida
| David Marker, Interim Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs Phone: (850) 474.2035 Fax: (850) 474.3131 E-mail: dmarker@uwf.edu |
Dr. David Marker is interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of West Florida. Dr. Marker received his doctorate and master's degrees in physics from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics from Grinnell College.
Marker most recently served as interim president of St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Okla. There, he created a strategic plan for the institution adopted by the Board of Directors, as well as transitioned the university from a $2 million annual deficit to a balanced budget and sound financial foundation over just 18 months.
In addition, Marker also spearheaded the implementation of five new undergraduate programs, the exploration of a new nursing degree and the launch of a master of business administration program at St. Gregory’s University.
Marker’s other recent experience includes serving as interim provost and interim president at Pacific Oaks College (Pasadena, Calif.); interim vice president for academic affairs at Assumption College (Worcester, Mass.); and several other interim positions throughout the United States.
He has served in numerous permanent positions, including president of Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa; president of Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa; and provost and associate dean for academic affairs of Hope College in Holland, Mich. |
Kevin Bailey, Vice President for Student Affairs Phone: (850) 474.2214 Fax: (850) 474.3131 E-mail: baileyk@uwf.edu |
Dr. Kevin Bailey is the vice president for Student Affairs. He provides leadership and oversight for the formulation, coordination and implementation of university-wide policies, programs and services related to the personal, cultural and general welfare of the student body outside the classroom. He has been in student affairs for 20 years and has worked at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Bowling Green State University, Millersville University of Pennsylvania and Tulane University before assuming his role at UWF in August 2010.
Bailey, as most people call him, is active in the student affairs profession having served elected or appointed positions in state, regional and national organizations including the Southern Association of College Student Affairs (SACSA), ACPA and NASPA. He has delivered numerous presentations and is the co-author of book chapters in the Jossey-Bass Publications African American Men in College, Campus Crisis Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Planning, Prevention, Response and Recovery and the NASPA Publication Beginning Your Journey: A Guide for New Professionals in Student Affairs. He is skilled in the development of student leadership programs and managing campus crises. As a Hurricane Katrina survivor, Dr. Bailey was the subject of a 2007 documentary produced by WIUP-TV on leadership and crisis. A follow-up documentary was produced in 2008.
Dr. Bailey has been recognized by the City of Toledo, OH, Outstanding Young Men of America, the International Who’s Who of Professionals, Bowling Green State University and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. for his professional accomplishments and contributions to student life and higher education. Most recently, he was recognized by his alma mater as the 2009 Ronald Lunardini Distinguished Alumni Award recipient.
Bailey holds a doctorate in higher education administration from Bowling Green State University and is a graduate of the Management Development Program sponsored by the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. His master’s and bachelor’s degrees are from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He is originally from Philadelphia, PA, is an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan, member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., and went to the same high school as Bill Cosby, Teller of Penn & Teller, and Larry of the Three Stooges. He proudly boasts that he has never mowed a lawn in his life!
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Matthew Altier, Vice President for Administrative Services Phone: (850) 474.2210 Fax: (850) 474.2203 E-mail: maltier@uwf.edu |
Matthew Altier serves as the vice president for Administrative Services. As the vice president, Matt oversees campus safety and security, business continuity and emergency operations management, facilities development and operations, campus buildings and grounds management, human resources, financial services, procurement and contracts, business and auxiliary services, information technology services, campus accessibility, informal dispute resolution, and WUWF public media. Mr. Altier also serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Emergency Operations Manager for the university.
Altier most recently served as vice president for administration and finance at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, a public and highly selective liberal arts college, where he was responsible for budget & finance, campus master planning, revenue generation, public-private partnerships and environmental health and safety.
Previously, Mr. Altier worked for the 29,000-student California State University, Sacramento, as university vice president for planning, real property and new business, and chief executive officer of University Enterprises, Inc. He was responsible for University Master Planning, management of property and real estate development, and development of public-private partnerships.
Matt earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology at California State University, graduating Cum Laude; he earned his Associate of Science at Yuba College, Marysville, CA, again graduating Cum Laude. Matt achieved his Associate of Science in Engineering at the Community College of the Air Force and was in the top five percent of his class; he also completed his U.S. Air Force Engineering Technology Degree at the Air Force Engineering College, as an Honor Graduate. He has graduate course work in Business Administration, and earned his Certified Public Manager certificate in Florida as well as the United States Air Force, Inspector General Internal Auditing and Quality Control Technical Training Course, Beale AFB California, and U.S. Air Force Air Traffic Control and Voice Communications Specialist Degree.
In addition to his educational background in industrial technology and engineering, Altier served ten years in the United States Air Force as an air traffic controller and Chief of Design and Construction Management. Matt was the Executive Director of Business and Operations for Pacific Architects and Engineers, Inc. in Mallorca and Menorca, Spain where at the age of 28, was recognized as the youngest person (at the time) in contract history to be responsible for the management and operation of an entire NATO base. Matt is also fluent in Spanish.
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Kyle Marrero, Vice President for University Advancement Phone: (850) 474.3306 Fax: (850) 474.2037 E-mail: kmarrero@uwf.edu |
Dr. Kyle Marrero currently serves as vice president for University Advancement. He joined the University of West Florida in fall 2005 as the director of the School of Fine and Performing Arts and chair of the Department of Music. In August of 2009, he was appointed interim vice president of University Advancement at UWF. Marrero’s accomplishments during his interim year included total annual gifts of more than $3.1 million to the UWF Foundation. The annual cash gift total represents the third highest in the last decade and the fifth highest in the university’s history. In addition, faculty and staff giving reached the 40 percent participation level - the highest in UWF history since records have been kept. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in vocal performance from Bowling Green State University and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan.
As chair of the Music Department and director of the School of Fine and Performing Arts, Dr. Marrero garnered success in his abilities to navigate curriculum, personnel and development issues. He successfully achieved NASM accreditation and approval for degree title changes from Bachelor of Arts to Bachelor of Music, developed and implemented a new Bachelor of Music Education degree and helped develop a B.F.A. program in Music Theatre delivered in partnership with the Music and Theatre departments. He has guided assessment innovations in fine arts curriculum and has steered new standards in tenure and promotion guidelines appropriate to the music discipline. New initiatives to aid in recruitment and community service have included the addition of the UWF Summer High School Music Camp, the UWF Summer Kodály Workshop (level I certification) and the UWF Music Academy.
Dr. Marrero has worked to establish and maintain community partnerships with the Pensacola Symphony, Pensacola Opera, Pensacola Museum of Art and the Pensacola Little Theatre. In working with Martha Lee Blodgett, director of Development at UWF, fundraising successes have included the purchase of 18 new Steinway pianos, making UWF a prestigious “All-Steinway” School and the naming of the Warren and Helen Wentworth “All-Steinway” Piano Program. He currently serves as the coordinator of the Phillips Jazz Piano Competition helping to promote this event to national prominence. University service activities have included the UWF Integrated Marketing Team, College of Arts and Sciences Chairs Leadership Group and Chair Mentoring Team and he currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Rehabilitation Foundation of Northwest Florida.
As artistic director of Pensacola Opera, Dr. Marrero led the company tripling its annual budget and doubling its patronage in his ten years of service. Mainstage productions continue to garner critical acclaim and have helped facilitate granting opportunities with the National Endowment of the Arts and Opera America. Demonstrating his commitment to education, he founded the Artist-in-Residence program at Pensacola Opera. The program, encompassing 17 weeks of residency, provides training to young artists newly out of graduate school and delivers outreach and educational programs reaching more than 25,000 children and 20,000 adults in Northwest Florida and South Alabama.
Past affiliations have included 11 years as an associate professor of voice at Louisiana State University, production director for Nevada Opera and artistic director of Opera Southwest in Albuquerque, N.M.