MARTINO HARMON, PH.D.
Consultant
Areas of Expertise: Enrollment services, student success, student affairs
Martino Harmon joined the University of Michigan as vice president for student life in 2020. Dr. Harmon leads the division of student life, with a budget of more than 450 million, nearly 1400 staff members and 28 departments.
A longtime advocate for student success, Dr. Harmon previously served as the senior vice president for student affairs at Iowa State University, where he provided strategic oversight for the student affairs division with a budget of more than $300 million, 800 staff members and 36 departments.
Prior to joining Iowa State University, Dr. Harmon was the executive director of student success and retention at Cincinnati State Community College, dean of student development at Rhodes State College and dean of admission, retention and student life at Washtenaw Community College. Dr. Harmon began his career in student life at The University of Toledo, serving in increasingly responsible roles over a span of 11 years, including interim assistant dean of students, director of the African-American student enrichment office, director of freshman admission, associate director of admissions and multicultural recruitment, and coordinator of campus visits and admission counselor. While at The University of Toledo, Dr. Harmon served in a leadership capacity through the 2006 merger with the Medical University of Ohio. His experiences span across enrollment management, student success, and student affairs at public two and four year institutions.
Dr. Harmon earned a bachelor of arts degree in marketing management, a master of education degree in human resource development and educational technology, and a Ph.D. in higher education administration, all from The University of Toledo.