Office of the Provost Staff
The Provost oversees 9 separate academic areas, each with an assistant, associate, or vice provost. For a list of key personnel, please see below. Additionally, the deans of the colleges, school of nursing, and UH Libraries report to the Provost.
Office of the Provost
- Cindy Mejia | Chief of Staff | 713-743-5369
- Daniel Chang | Director, Academic Programs | 713-743-7757
- Pam Simpson | Executive Secretary | 832-842-0549
- Linda Sullivan | Administrative Assistant | 713-743-5421
- Brian Waddle | Executive Director, Communications | 713-743-9883
- Nicholas Nguyen | Senior Graphic Designer | 713-743-9466
Education Innovation and Technology
Jeff Morgan, Ph.D. | Associate Provost, Education Innovation and Technology | 832-842-4725- Janis James | Executive Administrative Assistant | 832-842-4725
CASA Testing Services:
- Samantha Stark | Supervisor, Lab Operations | 713-743-5685
College / Division Information Services:
- Shailesh Mangrulkar | Manager, College / Division Information Services | 713-743-6858
Distance and Online Operations:
- Sandra Lozano | Director, Distance and Online Operations | 713-743-1560
- Jamie Thomas | Program Director 2 | 713-743-3363
- Rachel Robb | Program Manager | 713-743-1658
Education Innovation and Technology:
- David Carter | Web Developer 3 | 832-842-4630
- Zuhair Abdulhameed | Web Developer 2 | 713-743-7383
- Glenn Booker | User Services Specialist 1 | 713-743-7639
Faculty and Departmental Instructional Support:
- Teresa Acosta, Ph.D. | Director, Faculty Design and Instructional Support | 832-842-2142
- Brian Gharala | Instructional Designer 3 | 713-743-3553
- Marsha Heard | Instructional Designer 3 | 832-842-2144
- Jing-Fong Jane Hsu | Instructional Designer 3 | 832-842-2143
- Anjana Singhal | Instructional Designer 3 | 713-743-3730
Online Functional Support:
- Michael Scott | Manager, Computing Systems | 713-743-2431
- Teresa Eason | Learning Systems Specialist | 713-743-9902
- Dana Ribble | Learning Systems Specialist | 713-743-1172
- Stephen Perez | Systems Analyst 2 | 713-743-5299
Faculty Development and Faculty Affairs
Mark Clarke, Ph.D. | Associate Provost, Faculty Development and Faculty Affairs | 713-743-6894- Lisa Farr | Senior Faculty Administrative Coordinator, Faculty Development and Faculty Affairs | 713-743-6894
Academic Policy:
- Vacant | Assistant Provost, Academic Policy, Faculty Affairs
Faculty Affairs and Assessment:
- Sarah Castillo | Manager, Faculty Affairs and Assessment | 713-743-9168
- Andrea Short | Program 2 Director, Faculty Affairs and Assessment | 713-743-2988
- Leslie Copeland | Analyst, Faculty Affairs | 713-743-0151
- Cindy Chave-Wiechec | Analyst, Faculty Affairs | 713-743-6710
- Shannon Snell | Analyst, Faculty Affairs | 713-743-0581
Faculty Engagement and Development:
- Lacey L. Schmidt, Ph.D. | Executive Director, Faculty Engagement and Development | 713-743-6592
- Leslie A. Coward, Ph.D | Assistant Director, Faculty Engagement and Development | 713-743-2762
- vacant | Administrative Assistant, Faculty Engagement and Development |
Measurement and Evaluation Center:
- Nia Soeharto | Coordinator, Measurement and Evaluation Center | 713-743-5441
- Dr. Richard Bond | Faculty and Staff Ombudsperson | Website
Faculty Recruitment, Retention, Equity and Diversity:
- Erika Henderson, Ed.D. | Associate Provost, Faculty Recruitment, Retention, Equity and Diversity | 713-743-0486
- Nicole James | Executive Administrator | 713-743-3213
- Andrea Renee Charles | Executive Administrative Assistant | 713-743-6268
- Aysha Foster Williams | Program Director 2 | 713-743-6095
Finance and Administration
Sabrina Hassumani, Ph.D. | Associate Provost, Finance and Administration | 713-743-2755
- Thuyhang (Vivianne) Do | Executive Director, Academic Affairs Finance and Administration | 713-743-0449
- Academic Affairs, Finance and Administration:
- Bradley Eanes | Executive Director, Academic Affairs Finance and Administration | 713-743-0444
- Provost Business Office:
- Vanessa Torres | Executive Director, Provost Business Office | 713-743-0442
- Chimyra McKelvey | Department Business Administrator | 832-842-5702
- Deidra Perry | Department Business Administrator | 713-743-4132
- Vanessa Torres | Executive Director, Provost Business Office | 713-743-0442
- Business Operations, University of Houston at Sugar Land:
- Ruby Haroon | Director, Business Operations, University of Houston at Sugar Land | 713-743-1254
- Academic Affairs, Finance and Administration:
Global Strategies and Studies
Mark Clarke, Ph.D. | Interim Vice Provost, Global Strategies and Studies |
Global Initiatives:
- Corissa Wandmacher | Assistant Director | 713-743-0208
- Vacant | Director
- Maggie Mahoney | Learning Abroad Advisor | 713-743-9167
- Kailey Posterick | Learning Abroad Advisor | 713-743-9167
- Marisol Gonzalez | Administrative Assistant | 713-743-9167
- Amanda Clinton | Passport Facility Coordinator | 713-743-8269
Graduate School
Sarah C. Larsen, Ph.D. | Vice Provost and Dean, University of Houston Graduate School | 713-743-7948
- Shari Corprew | Director, Graduate School | 713-743-2674
- Mariel Rocha-Navaez | Program Manager 1 | 713-743-6931
- Chastyne Blacklock | Executive Administrative Assistant | 713-743-4226
- Akash Bhatt | Application Developer 4 | 713-743-6516
- Shawn Washington | Associate Director | 713-743-6975
- Christen Powers | SEVIS Coordinator | 832-842-8327
- Benedetta Benavides | Program Manager 2 | 713-743-7735
- Fitzgerald Smith | Program Manager 2 | 713-743-1740
- Margarita Llanas | Transcript Analyst 2 | 713-743-7859
- Shamyra Gaines | Admissions Assistant 2 | 713-743-6841
- Irma Moreno | Admissions Assistant 2 | 713-743-6701
- Tashemia V. Jones | Assistant Director, Graduate Programs and Student Records | 713-743-3272
- Monica Bennett | Graduate Documentation Coordinator | 832-842-9120
- Abraham Tanvir | Academic Affairs Assistant
Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Joseph A. Curtin, Ph.D. | Associate Provost, Institutional Research and Effectiveness | 713-743-4372
- Jorge Martinez | Senior Data Analyst | 713-743-0643
- Sarah Goble | Executive Administrative Assistant | 713-743-7800
Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment and Accreditation:
- vacant | Director, Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment and Accreditation | 713-743-4372
- Youmei Liu | Director, Assessment / Accreditation | 832-842-8707
- Amy O'Neal | Director, Assessment / Accreditation | 713-743-8735
- Bobbie Koen | Program Manager 2 | 713-743-8885
Institutional Research and Information Management:
- Susan Moreno, Ph.D. | Executive Director, Institutional Research and Information Management | 713-743-0640
- Vyas Krishnamurthy | Assistant Director, Institutional Research | 713-743-0644
- Ygnacio Lopez | IR Analyst | 713-743-0642
- Julie Nguyen | IR Analyst | 713-743-0657
Quality Enhancement Plan:
- Anne Dayton, Ph.D. | Director, Cougar Initiative to Engage | 713-743-0534
- Fan Wu, Ph.D. | Assessment and Evaluation Analyst, Cougar Initiative to Engage | 713-743-4389
University of Houston at Sugar Land and University of Houston at Katy
Jay Neal, Ph.D. | Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Operating Officer of the University of Houston at Sugar Land and the University of Houston at Katy | 713-743-2652
Undergraduate Student Success
Teri Longacre, Ph.D., J.D. | Vice Provost, Undergraduate Student Success | 713-743-4669
- Nicole McDonald, Ph.D. | Assistant Vice Provost, Student Success | 713-743-5182
- Sarah Goble | Executive Administrative Assistant | 713-743-7800
- Sandra Marino | Financial Coordinator 2 | 713-743-5432
Pre-Health Advising:
- Greg Spillers, Ph.D. | Director | 713-743-2681
- Melissa Yeung | Academic Advisor | 713-743-7953
Retention and Graduation Initiatives:
- Tara Sass | Director, Retention and Graduation Initiatives | 713-743-1603
- Morgan Meeks | Program Coordinator 2, Retention and Graduation Initiatives | 713-743-7543
Undergraduate Academic Affairs:
- Heidi Kennedy, Ph.D. | Assistant Dean | 713-743-9187
- Caroline Neary | Senior Research Analyst | 713-743-7105
- Luke Cooley | Program Coordinator | 713-743-9112
- Shonnita Leslie | Program Manager - Undergraduate Committee Coordinator | 713-743-0919
Undergraduate Student Success Center:
- Melissa Pierson, Ph.D. | Assistant Vice Provost, Undergraduate Student Success Center |
- Challenger Program:
- Monica Floyd | Director | 713-743-5423
- Monica Floyd | Director | 713-743-5423
- Educational Testing Services:
- Patrick Daniel | Director | 713-743-5434
- Virginia Chandler | Financial Assistant 2 | 713-743-1646
- Exploratory Studies:
- Nina Howard | Lead Student Success Advocate | 713-743-4998
- Nakia Alexander | Student Success Advocate | 832-842-2106
- Vanessa Guidry | Student Success Advocate | 713-743-6188
- Renee Hall | Student Success Advocate | 832-842-2109
- Eleanor Weaver | Administrative Coordinator | 713-743-4979
- Donna Smith | Program Director, CORE 1101 | 713-743-8898
- LAUNCH:
- Laura Heidel | Student Success Advocate 2 | 713-743-5439
- Juanita Hall | Student Success Advocate 1 | 713-743-9038
- Kelsey Harris | Program Coordinator | 713-743-5453
- Transfer Advising Program:
- James Simpson | Program Director 2 | 713-743-1905
- Jennifer Bruner | Academic Advisor 2 | 713-743-7059
- Alissa Benton | Academic Advisor 1 | 832-842-3328
- Brenda Duran | Academic Advisor 2 | 713-743-7228
- Delandra Hampton | Academic Advisor 2 | 713-743-7979
- Veronica McKissic | Academic Advisor 2 | 713-743-5071
- Undergraduate Student Success Center:
- Marcus Tran | Technical Services Specialist 3, Undergraduate Student Success Center | 713-743-5464
- Challenger Program:
- Mark Sursavage | Executive Director | 713-743-3017
- Holly Prevost | Associate Director, Writing Programs | 713-743-3047
- Lorinda Robb | Assistant Director, Writing Center | 713-743-3018
- Long Bao Nguyen | Technology Director | 713-743-2143
- Johnathan Richards | Program Coordinator | 713-743-2706