University Administration

University Administration

President: Philip Pumerantz, PhD, LHD (Hon.)
Provost and Chief Operating Officer: Benjamin L. Cohen, DO, FACOP

Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer: Kevin D. Shaw
General Counsel: Keith A. Johnson, JD
Executive Vice Provost: Gary M. Gugelchuk, PhD

Senior Vice President: Thomas G. Fox, PhD
Vice Provost: Sheree J. Aston, OD, MA, PhD

Vice President for Clinical Affairs: Clinton E. Adams, DO, MPA , FAAFP, FACHE
Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs: Beverly A. Guidry, EdD
Vice President for Research and Biotechnology, Interim Dean, Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences: Steven J. Henriksen, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Sponsored Research and Contract Management: Matthew Katz, MHA

Executive Director, Facilities and Physical Plant: Todd Clark, AIA
Executive Director, Information Technology: Denise Wilcox, MS
Executive Director, Public Affairs: Jeff Keating
Senior Director, Business Services and Purchasing: Michael Butler
Director, Bookstore: Liz Guerra
Director, Environmental Health and Safety: Brett Boston

Director, Financial Aid and Special Assistant to the President: Otto Reyer, MA

Director, Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy and Assistant Vice President for Government: Brenda Premo, MBA
Director, Institutional Research: Juan Ramirez, PhD
Director, Library: Patricia Vader, MLIS

College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Dean, College of Osteopathic Medicine: Clinton E. Adams, DO, MPA , FAAFP, FACHE
Senior Executive Associate Dean: Gregory P. McQueen, PhD
Executive Assocaite Dean, COMP-NW: Paula Crone, DO
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs & Postgraduate Training: Michael Finley, DO
Assistant Dean, Basic Sciences and Research: Nissar Darmani, PhD
Assistant Dean for Post Doctoral Education & Development/Medical Director: David Connett, DO
Associate Dean for Medical Education: Kay Kalousek, DO
Chairperson, Department of Anatomy: James May, PhD
Chairperson, Department of Basic Medical Sciences: Nissar Darmani, PhD
Chairperson, Department of Family Medicine: Alan D. Cundari, DO, MS
Chairperson, Department of Internal Medicine: Andrew Pumerantz, DO
Chairperson, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology: Lony C. Castro, MD
Chairperson, Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: MIchael Seffinger, DO
Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics: Mariam Fahim, DO
Chairperson, Department of Surgery: J. Vivian Davis III, DO
Chairperson, Department of Psychiatry: Christopher Heh, MD
Chairperson, Department of Pathology: Cyrus Parsa, DO
Director, Institute for Medical Educators, Gail Singer-Chang, PsyD
Director, Willed Body Program: Niña McCoy
Chief Technology Officer, Director of Academic Informatics - COMP: Scott Helf, DO, MSIT

College of Allied Health Professions

Dean, College of Allied Health Professions: Stephanie D. Bowlin, EdD, PA-C
Associate Dean of Research: Donna Redman-Bentley, PhD, PT
Chairperson, Department of Health Sciences Education: Tina Meyer, MS, PA-C
Chairperson, Department of Physician Assistant Education: Roy Guizado, MS, PA-C
Chairperson, Department of Physical Therapy Education: Denise Schilling, PhD, PT

College of Pharmacy

Dean, College of Pharmacy: Daniel Robinson, PharmD
Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs: Sunil Prabhu, PhD
Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs: Wallace Murray, PhD
Associate Dean, College Advancement: Sam K. Shimomura, PharmD
Associate Dean, Experiential and Professional Affairs: James Scott, PharmD
Vice Dean, Academic Diversity and Development:Jesse F. Martinez, PharmD, FASCP
Director, Curriculum Development: Eunice Chung, PharmD
Director of Residency and Fellowship Training: Cynthia Jackevicius, PharmD
Director of Enrollment Management: Megan Nguyen, PharmD
Director, Operations: Mark Goggin
Director, Student Services: Mark Iannuzzo
Department Chair, Pharmacy Practice and Administration: Anandi Law, PhD
Department Chair, Pharmaceutical Sciences: Stephen O'Barr, PhD
Director, Center for the Advancement of Drug Research and Evaluation: Moses S. Chow PharmD

College of Graduate Nursing

Dean, College of Graduate Nursing: Karen Hanford, EdD, MSN, FNP
Assistant Dean of Distance Education, Director of MSN/FNP Program, Professor: Diana Lithgow, PhD, FNP-C, RN
Director of MSN-E Program, Assistant Professor: Mary Lopez, PhD, RN, OCN
Director of DNP Program, Professor: Ellen Daroszewski, PhD, APRN
Director of ADN to MSN Program and Nursing Leadership Program, Associate Professor: Jan Boller, PhD, RNM

College of Veterinary Medicine

Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine: Phillip D. Nelson, DVM, PhD
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs: Teresa Y. Morishita, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACPV
Associate Dean, Research: Tom Phillips, DVM, PhD
Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Stephen J. Waldhalm, PhD, DVM
Director, Year 1: John H. Tegzes, MA, VMD, Dipl. ABVP
Director, Year 2: Josep Rutllant-Labeaga, DVM, PhD
Director, Year 3: Wendell J. Cole, DVM, Dipl. ACT
Director, Year 4: Peggy L. Schmidt, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVPM
Director, Clinical Relations: Paul Gordon-Ross, DVM, MS
Program Director, Willed deceased Animals for Veterinary Education (W.A.V.E.): Tamara Miller

College of Optometry

Dean, College of Optometry: Elizabeth Hoppe, OD, MPH, DrPH
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs: Daniel Kurtz, PhD, OD

College of Dental Medicine

Dean, College of Dental Medicine: Steven Friedrichsen, DDS

College of Podiatric Medicine

Dean, College of Podiatric Medicine: Lawrence B. Harkless, DPM
Executive Associate Dean of Academic Affairs: Lester J. Jones, Jr., DPM, MS

Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences

Dean, Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences: Steven J. Henriksen, PhD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs: Guru V. Betageri, PhD