Administrative Offices
COMP & COMP-Northwest Administration
Our Administrative Offices are organized to help students effectively and efficiently navigate their pre-clinical courses, and clinical rotations. We are dedicated to preparing students for success in multiple health care settings working with diverse patients from all walks of life. Visit the links at the left to see how we lead our students to successful outcomes and continue to offer our alumni ongoing education for continued lifelong learning and development.
The College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP) & COMP-Northwest is currently under the leadership of Acting Dean David A. Connett, DO, FACOFP dist. Other members of COMP’s administrative team are listed here with their contact information. For additional background information on selected faculty and staff, click on their name.
Acting Dean
Administration
COMP & COMP-Northwest
Vice Dean, College Affairs
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension
COMP-Northwest
Vice Dean, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry
Rick Leeper, MBA
COMP-Northwest
Assistant Vice President of WesternU Oregon
Senior Director of Operations
COMP-Northwest
Assistant Vice President University Student Affairs, WesternU Oregon
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Officer – COMP and COMP-Northwest
COMP
Associate Dean, Basic Sciences and Research
Chair, Basic Medical Sciences
Professor of Pharmacology
Marcel P. Fraix, DO, MBA, FAAPMR
COMP
Associate Dean, Admissions & Enrollment, Chair & Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitaiton
Chief, Section of Health Policy & Management, Dept. of Population Health Science
COMP
Associate Dean, Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration and College Affairs
Assistant Professor, Population Health
Derrick J. Sorweide, DO FACOFP
COMP-Northwest
Assistant Dean, Clinical Education
Associate Professor of Family Medicine
COMP
Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Vy Nichols, MBA
Elaine Rauch, MA
Support Staff
Roxanne Gonzalez
Karen Bentley
Andrea Grijalva
Erika Lopez-Chung
Pamela Wombacher
Crystal Rivera
Grace Yu
Campus Support
John Maltos