Dr. Meridith Wentz, Ph.D., serves as the assistant chancellor for planning, assessment, research and quality at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.  In this capacity, she leads institutional research, strategic planning, regional accreditation, quality assurance efforts, assessment, and university policy and procedure development.  Dr. Wentz has served as an examiner, master examiner and judge for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for the past 11 years and presents regularly on best practices for data-informed decision making, strategy development and implementation, and performance measurement.  She also serves as a peer reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission.