Leadership

Cindy Russell,  PhD
Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer
crussell@uthsc.edu

Suzanne "Sam" Apperson, MS
Associate Director
Campus Recreation
sfenech@uthsc.edu

Venus Claxton, MPA
Associate Director
Classroom Learning Environments
vclaxton@uthsc.edu

Amanda Connolly
Executive Director
International Affairs
aconnol9@uthsc.edu

Allen Dupont, PhD
Associate Vice Chancellor and SACSCOC Liaison
Institutional Effectiveness  and Decision Support
adupont@uthsc.edu

Valarie Fleming, PhD
Senior Associate Vice Chancellor
Academic and Faculty Affairs
vflemin2@uthsc.edu

Kristi Forman, DBA
Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor
Director
Enrollment Management
Admissions
kforman1@uthsc.edu

Jess Guthrie, MFA
Associate Director
Leadership and Service
jguthri9@uthsc.edu

Amy Hall, EdD
Associate Director
Faculty Affairs
ahall32@uthsc.edu 

Thomas Laughner, PhD
Director
Teaching and Learning Center
laughne@uthsc.edu

Tara Lemoine, DO
Executive Director
Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation
tlemoin1@uthsc.edu

Mark MacNamara, MS
Director
Student Success Strategic Initiatives
mmacnam2@uthsc.edu

Jenessa McElfresh, MLIS
Interim Associate Director
Health Sciences Library
jenessa@uthsc.edu

Judith Nyabando, EdD
Director
Chief Data Officer
Institutional Research 
cnyaband@uthsc.edu 

Monica Onwuka, MS
Associate Director
Academic Success
rcc916@uthsc.edu

Eliane Pater, MS
Director
Student Life
epater@uthsc.edu

Jamie Pitt, MMHPE
Director - Education
Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation
jpitt6@uthsc.edu

Julian Piwowar
Communications / Marketing Coordinator
jpiwowar@uthsc.edu 

Elizabeth Romagni, MBA
Director
Financial Aid
eromagni@uthsc.edu

Charles Snyder, PhD, MPH
Vice Chancellor
Chief Student Affairs Officer
Interim Director
Student Success
Health Sciences Library
csnyde16@uthsc.edu

Keri Snyder, EdM
Director
Academic Success, Disability Services and Student Retention
ksnyde21@uthsc.edu 

Scott Summers, MS
Registrar
Registrar
ssumme14@uthsc.edu

Porshá Toney, MS
Executive Administrative Aide
ptoney@uthsc.edu 

Sharon Valente, PhD
Director
Institutional Effectiveness
svalen11@uthsc.edu

Judi Waldrip, EdD
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Finance and Administration
jwaldri1@uthsc.edu

Jarrod Young, MBA
Director - Operations and Tech Business Development
Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation
jyoung91@uthsc.edu