Lake Erie College Magazine - Winter 2021 Issue

LEC Names Executive Director of Student Affairs Kimberly Robare was recently named the College’s Executive Director for Student Affairs and Title IX Coordinator.

In addition to her tasks as the leader of the student affairs area, Robare has been instrumental in handling the College’s COVID response, leading LEC’s Emergency Response Team.

Most recently, she was the Director of Student Life and Title IX Coordinator for LEC. Her involvement with the College began in 2009 when she started as the Athletic Facilities and Game Operations Graduate Assistant and Resident Director. She has worked for the student life department since her time as Resident Director, as well as the athletic department, financial aid and accommodation support and counseling services office.

Robare’s role is pivotal to the recent restructuring that resulted in the combining of academic and student affairs, the point of which was to focus more on the holistic education of the student. According to Dr. Bryan DePoy, who now serves as the vice president for both the academic and student affairs areas, “Kimberly Robare has the range of experiences and a track record of commitment to excellence to guide and support the strengthening of the student experience. Her incredible work ethic combined with her deep love for Lake Erie College make her perfectly suited to this important leadership role.”

“Consistency is important. A student should be able to go into an office and feel supported and confident in the answer they are getting because employees have worked together to learn about other areas. I hope to start building a stronger relationship with others outside of Student Affairs who work directly with our students not only to improve the student experience, but the overall climate of Lake Erie College,” said Robare.

Robare is a graduate of Regis College and went on to receive her Master of Science in Education in 2011 from LEC. Her husband, Mike ’11, MBA ’16 also held positions at the College as the Assistant Director of Admission and was also part of the inaugural football team as a student in 2007.