Division leadership

Jessica DuPont Interim vice provost

As interim vice provost of Oregon State University’s Division of Educational Ventures, Jessica leads a division focused on innovative learning solutions, including the development and delivery of Oregon State’s 130+ online degrees and programs through OSU Ecampus. With more than 25 years of higher education leadership experience that began in 1998, Jessica has helped elevate a nascent distance education team into a nationally top-ranked online provider that serves 16,000 exclusively online students annually. Her areas of expertise include strategic and operational leadership, enrollment growth strategies, and industry partnerships that advance workforce education. Currently serving on UPCEA’s Board of Directors, Jessica is active in the field of online and continuing education. She regularly presents at conferences and is passionate about making higher education more accessible to modern learners, including the more than 40 million Americans with some college but no degree.

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Shannon Riggs Associate vice provost

Shannon supports Oregon State’s land grant mission by providing leadership for educational program development and innovation throughout the division. She directly oversees several Educational Ventures units, including the Ecampus course development and training team, the Ecampus Research Unit, the Open Educational Resources Unit, the Alternative Credentials Unit, and the program management team. Shannon joined Ecampus in 2011 and has overseen the development of a robust and award-winning faculty and course and program development process, provided leadership for quality assurance across the division’s educational programs, and contributed to the significant expansion of the number of programs offered.

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Organization chart

Jessica DuPont, interim vice provost
(reports to university provost)

  1. Educational programs and learning innovation
    Shannon Riggs, associate vice provost

    1. Course development and training
      Karen Watté, senior director

    2. Ecampus Research Unit
      Mary Ellen Dello Stritto, director

    3. Open educational resources
      Stefanie Buck, director

    4. Alternative credentials
      Devin Miles, director

  2. Market development and the student experience
    Jessica DuPont, associate vice provost

    1. Marketing and communications
      Ali Duerfeldt, director

    2. Student success
      Marleigh Perez, senior director

    3. Corporate and Workforce Education
      Michelle McAllaster, associate director

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