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University Administration

WesternU leaders and our administrative offices exist to meet the needs of our students, faculty, staff, and communities. We represent many diverse walks of life, career paths, and clinical specialties in the health sciences, and work tirelessly to help WesternU deliver on its academic mission: Providing compassionate, humanistic health care education for tomorrow’s professionals. See our Institutional and College administrators on the links below.

  • Institutional Administration
    • President: Robin Farias-Eisner, MD, PhD, MBA, FACOG

    Provost

    • Provost and Chief Academic Officer: Paula M. Crone, DO
    • Senior Vice Provost: Bradley S. Henson, DDS, PhD
    • Vice Provost, Academic Development: Elizabeth Rega, AM, PhD
    • Vice Provost, Enrollment Management: Scott Cline, EdD
    • Vice Provost, Faculty Affairs: Tim Wood, DHSc, PA-C
    • Vice Provost, Strategy, Growth and Transformation: Di Lacey, DHSc
    • Associate Vice Provost, New Program Development and Online Education: Jonathan Daitch, MEd
    • Associate Vice Provost, State Authorizations: Dean Smylie, DVM
    • Assistant Vice Provost, CETL: Steven Snyder, PT, EdD, DPT
    • Assistant Vice Provost of Enterprise Data Management and Analytics: Stephen Eubanks
    • Vice President, WesternU Oregon Student Affairs, WesternU Oregon: Mirabelle Fernandes Paul, EdD
    • Associate Vice Provost, University Registrar: Ivan Noe, PhD, MBA
    • Associate Vice President, WesternU Oregon, Vice Provost, Business, Finance and Resources: Rick Leeper, MBA

    External Affairs

    • Senior Vice President, External Affairs: Elizabeth Zamora, MBA
    • Assistant Vice President, External Affairs: Steve Gomez Pedroza, MBA, MCM, aPHR
    • Assistant Vice President, External Affairs, Community Benefit and Governmental Affairs: Martha Rivera
    • Assistant Vice President, External Affairs, Development (CA): Lea Schueler, EdD
    • Assistant Vice President, External Affairs, Development (OR): Lisa Mattes
    • Assistant Vice President, External Affairs, Public Affairs & Marketing: Shawna Federoff
    • Assistant Vice President, External Affairs, Stakeholder Engagement: Torria Thomas

    Institutional Shared Services

    • Senior Vice President, Institutional Shared Services & Chief Operating Officer: Denise (NeeCee) Cornish, MBA
    • Associate Vice President, Institutional Shared Services, Information Technology: Natalie Salaiz-Padilla, MA
    • Assistant Vice President, Institutional Shared Services, Enterprise Data Management and Analytics: Steve Eubanks
    • Associate Vice President, Institutional Shared Services, Operations: Gabriel Valencia-Martinez
    • Vice President, Human Resources: Sil Han Jin, JD

    Legal Affairs

    • General Counsel: Simone Miller, JD

    Research and Biotechnology

    • Senior Vice President, Research and Biotechnology: Andrea Giuffrida, PhD, MBA
    • Assistant Vice President, Research and Biotechnology, Sponsored Programs and Contracts Management: Matthew Katz, MHA

    Special Projects

    • Senior Vice President, Special Projects: Stephanie Bowlin, EdD, PA, DFAAPA
    • Vice President, Office of Humanism: Suresh Appavoo, EdD, MIM
    • Associate Vice President, Special Projects, Equal Opportunity & Title IX Compliance: Cristina Alvarez

    University Financial Services & Treasury

    • Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer: Joshua McFarlen, CPA, CA, MPAcc
    • Vice President, Finance: Alex Berger
    • Associate Vice President, Finance, Financial Planning and Analysis: Raymond Garcia, MBA
  • College of Dental Medicine
    • Dean, College of Dental Medicine: Elizabeth Andrews, DDS, MS
    • Executive Associate Dean, College of Dental Medicine: Hubert K. Chan, DDS
    • Associate Dean, Academic Affairs: Shirley Kang, DDS
    • Associate Dean, Patient Care and Clinical Education: David Lazarchik, DMD
    • Associate Dean, Dental Sciences Education: Sandra Farah-Franco, DDS, MS
    • Associate Dean, Clinic Operations and Educational Development: Brent Fung, DDS
    • Associate Dean, Community Partnerships and Access to Care: Marisa Watanabe, DDS, MS
    • Associate Dean, Research and Biomedical Sciences: James Borke, MS, PhD
    • Associate Dean, Student Affairs: Sean Rowan, BS, MA
    • Assistant Dean, Curriculum Integration and Specialty Care: Clara Kim, DMD, MS
    • Assistant Dean, Community Patient Care: Krystle Rapisura, DMD, MS
    • Assistant Dean, Patient Care Services: Suzanne Adolphson, MSW, MHA
    • Assistant Dean, Dental Informatics: Alexander Lee, DMD
    • Assistant Dean, Biomedical Sciences Research: Jill Lewis, PhD
    • Assistant Dean, Biomedical Sciences Curriculum: Dalia Seleem, DDS, PhD
    • Assistant Dean, Admissions and Recruitment: Jeffrey Turchi, DDS
    • Director of Operations: Anna Enriquez
    • Director of Community Outreach:
    • Director of Education: Donna Guisado, BS, MS
  • College of Graduate Nursing
    • Dean, College of Graduate Nursing: Mary Lopez, PhD, RN
    • Program Director, FNP: Joey (Khoa) Dang, DNP, APRN-CNP, FNP-BC
    • Program Director, DNP and ENP Post Graduate Certificate: Donna Emanuele, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, FAANP
    • Assistant Dean of Administration and Research: Rodney Hicks, PhD, RN, FAANP, FAAN
    • Assistant Dean, Student Affairs: Mitzi McKay, MFA
    • Director, Health Systems Leadership: TBA
    • Director, MSN Program: Dawn Stone, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, COHN-S
  • College of Health Sciences
    • Dean, College of Health Sciences: Gail M. Evans, EdD, MA
    • Vice Dean, College of Health Sciences-Northwest: Jonathan Perry, MSc, PhD
    • Chair, Department of Health Sciences Education, College of Health Sciences: Rosana Bravo, PhD, MPH
    • Chair, Department of Physician Assistant Education, College of Health Sciences: Amber Singletary, DMSc, MSHS, PA-C
    • Chair/Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy Education, College of Health Sciences: Sandra Saavedra, PT, PhD
    • Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, College of Health Sciences: Karen Hutton-Lopez, MBA
  • College of Optometry
    • Founding Dean, College of Optometry: Elizabeth Hoppe, OD, MPH, DrPH
    • Associate Dean, Academic Affairs: Ida Chung, OD, MSHE, FCOVD, FAAO
    • Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs: Raymond Maeda, OD
    • Assistant Dean, Academic Support: Angela Hegamin, PhD, MSPH
    • Director, Clinical Education: Tiffenie Harris, OD, FAAO
    • Director, Clinical Operations: Gloria Denton
    • Director, Continuing Education: Tiffany Witherspoon
    • Director, Operations: Lori Rees, BS
    • Director, Program Assessment: Stephanie Amonoo-Monney, MPA, AALHE
    • Director, Student Affairs: Andrea Nuno, MS
    • Manager, Academic Programs: Kelly Russo, BA
    • Manager, Clinical Education Programs: Kelee Visconti, BA
  • College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
    • Dean, COMP/COMP-Northwest: Lisa Warren, DO, MBA
    • Vice Dean, College Affairs: Edward Barnes, MD, FACP
    • Vice Dean, Academic Affairs: Gerald Thrush, PhD
    • Associate Dean/Chair, Basic Medical Sciences and Research: Nissar Darmani, PhD
    • Associate Dean, Assessment and Outcomes, Edward P. Junkins, MD, MPH
    • Associate Dean, Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration & College Affairs: Susan Mackintosh, DO, MPH
    • Associate Dean, Student Affairs: Michelle Emmert Park, EdD
    • Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education:
    • Assistant Dean, Clinical Education: Natalie Nevins, DO
    • Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs: Jesus Sanchez, DO
    • Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, COMP-Northwest: Colleen Talbot, PhD
    • Assistant Dean, Academic Informatics/Chief Technology Officer: Scott Helf, DO, MSIT
    • Assistant Dean, Strategic Initiatives and Population Health: Marcel Fraix, DO, MBA
    • Chair, Department of Family Medicine: Dat Q. Trinh, DO, MSHPE, CS
    • Chair, Department of Internal Medicine: Emmanuel Katsaros, DO, FACR
    • Chair, Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine: Rebecca Giusti, DO
    • Chair, Clinical Sciences: Chaya Prasad, MD, MBA
    • Interim Chair, Department of Social Medicine and Healthcare Leadership: Susan Mackintosh
    • Director, Operations: Vy Nichols, MBA
  • College of Pharmacy
    • Dean, College of Pharmacy: Sunil Prabhu, PhD
    • Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs: Donald Hsu, PharmD
    • Associate Dean, Assessment: Anandi Law, PhD, FAPhA
    • Associate Dean, Curricular Affairs: Eunice Chung, PharmD
    • Associate Dean, Research and Global Advancement: Jeffrey Wang, PhD
    • Assistant Dean, Enrollment Management: Patrick Chan, PharmD, PhD
    • Assistant Dean, External Relations: Eric Gupta, PharmD
    • Assistant Dean, Experiential Education: Mark Nguyen, PharmD
    • Assistant Dean, Student Affairs: Mark A. Iannuzzo, Ed.M.
    • Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration: Cynthia Jackevicius, PharmD, MSc, FCSHP, BCPS
    • Chair, Department of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Stephen O’Barr, PhD
    • Senior Director, Operations: Mark Goggin, MBA
    • Director, Residency and Fellowship Training: Micah Hata, PharmD
    • Director, Graduate Education: Arbi Nazarian, PhD
  • College of Podiatric Medicine
    • Dean, College of Podiatric Medicine: Jonathan Labovitz, DPM, FACFAS, CHCQM
    • Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs: Jarrod Shapiro, DPM
    • Assistant Dean, Pre-Clinical Affairs and Assessment: Jacqueline B. Truong, DPM, MPH
    • Assistant Dean, Clinical Education and Faculty Affairs: Rebecca Moellmer, DPM
    • Medical Director, WesternU Health Foot and Ankle Center: Chandler Hubbard, DPM
    • Director, Operations: Vy Nichols, MBA
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
    • Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine: John Tegzes, MA, VMD, Dipl. ABVT
    • Associate Dean, Academic Affairs: Margaret C. (Peggy) Barr, DVM, PHD
    • Associate Dean, Clinical Services: David Clark, DVM, DABVP, DVM, DABVP
    • Acting Associate Dean, Research: Yvonne Drechsler, PhD
    • Assistant Dean, Assessment and Outcomes: Pedro Diniz, DVM, PhD
    • Assistant Dean, Student Affairs: Kimberly Jones, MA
    • Senior Director, Operations: Adriana Aguirre, MBA, LSSGB
    • Director, Year 1: David Kersey, PhD
    • Director, Year 2: Kristopher J. Irizarry, PhD
    • Director, Year 3: Ohad Levi, DVM
    • Director, Year 4: Paul Gordon-Ross, DVM, MS
    • Director, Clinical Relations: Curtis Eng, DVM