Provost Office Administrators
Dr. Jared Cutler
Assistant Provost
Dr. Jared Cutler serves as the Assistant Provost at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. In this role, he oversees the college's curriculum, accreditation processes, and assessment strategies, ensuring that academic programs meet rigorous standards of quality and effectiveness. He has served in Sinclair’s Provost’s Office for 15 years. Prior to that, Dr. Cutler spent 8 years as a Data Analyst in Sinclair’s Office of Research, Analytics, and Reporting.
Dr. Cutler grew up in the state of Idaho, and holds a Ph.D. in Psychology – Research and Evaluation Methodology from Utah State University. He and his wife Susan have six children.
Areas Overseen
- Curriculum, Transfer and Articulation
- Library
- Honors
- Phi Theta Kappa
Additional Responsibilities
- Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)
- Meeting Provost Office data needs
- Various federal and state compliance activities
- Overseeing Sinclair’s Academic Petition process
- Administration of the End of Course Student Survey
- Assignment of faculty offices
Dr. Martha Hurley
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
The Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs supports the college’s mission by recruiting and retaining talented faculty, shaping policies and programs that foster professional growth at all career stages, and promoting an inclusive and supportive community. The values that guide the work of the office include accountability, collaboration, compassion, inclusivity, innovation, and transparency.
Dr. Martha Hurley serves as the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs at Sinclair Community College, where she leads initiatives that support faculty development, engagement, and success. A first-generation college graduate and seasoned academic leader, Dr. Hurley brings more than two decades of experience in higher education, with expertise in the management of academic units, curricular innovation, change management, and student-centered learning. Her commitment to inclusive excellence and collaborative leadership helps foster a dynamic academic environment that empowers both faculty and students.
Processes Overseen in Academic Affairs
- Faculty hiring to include adjuncts, annually contracted faculty, and tenure-track
- Assessment of faculty qualifications
- Faculty performance review process for tenured, tenure-track, and annually contracted faculty
- Promotion
- Tenure
- Merit
- Sabbaticals
- Retirement
- Professor Emeritus
- Manages workplace concerns and performance matters for Academic Affairs faculty
- Supports faculty professional development
- New Chair Orientation
- Listening Circles for faculty and staff
- Leads the Pedagogy for Our Times Series
- Faculty Awards and Recognitions
Dr. Lisa Mahle-Grisez
Vice Provost
Dr. Lisa Mahle-Grisez was named Vice Provost in May of 2024. As Vice Provost, she works to build, grow, and assess student success and completion initiatives, as well as post-graduation student success initiatives. As a first-generation college student herself, she is committed to a holistic approach to student success that provides clear pathways for students.
Lisa started her career at Sinclair in 1997, first serving as an adjunct, ACF, and tenure-track faculty; then as English Department Chair; and later as the Dean of Liberal Arts, Communication, and Social Sciences. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in English from the University of Dayton and a Ph.D. in Composition and Rhetoric from Miami University.
Portfolio of Responsibilities
- Student Success & Completion Initiatives
- Post-Graduation Student Success
- School Partnerships
- Prison Education Program
- Academic Advising
Community Engagement & Leadership
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (GAL) for Montgomery County
- Contemporary Dayton Board Member
- SOCHE Teaching Excellence Award Winner (2012)
- AACC Executive Leadership & Future Leaders Institute Alumna