Biography

Theresa Barry, Ph.D. is currently the Dean of Student Affairs at Carroll University in Waukesha Wisconsin serving since 2009.  Theresa is a member of the President’s Executive Cabinet and oversees all functions of student services at Carroll University Prior to this position, Theresa served as the Vice President of Student Services at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) the largest of the two-year technical colleges in the Midwest with approximately 45,000 students on four campuses.  She has provided leadership and supervision in the guidance, career and counseling areas, overseen student life activities,  academic support services, special needs and the Health Resource Center.  Theresa has served in various student services positions at MATC and Waukesha County Technical College working her way into increasing positions of responsibility.  In addition, she is an adjunct faculty member at Concordia University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  She has her Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership from Marquette University, M.S. in Rehabilitation and Counseling Psychology from UW-Madison, and her B.S. degree in Rehabilitation Counseling in Education also from UW-Madison.