Michelle DenBeste

Special Assistant to the Vice President for Advancement, Central Washington University

Michelle DenBeste, Ph.D., is currently serving as interim dean of the Hasan College of Business at Colorado State University Pueblo.  In July, she will begin a position at Eastern Washington University as dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.  She has previously served as provost at Central Washington University and as dean at Fresno State University.   Prior to becoming an administrator, DenBeste taught Russian and European history at Arkansas Tech University and California State University, Fresno.  DenBeste has a B.A. in Russian and east European studies from the University of Washington, Seattle, and an M.A. and Ph.D in history from Southern Illinois University.