Dean's Office

Office Directory

Dean's Office

Name Position
Elizabeth Spiller, PhD College Dean
Professor of English
Frank Biafora, PhD

Interim Associate Dean
St. Petersburg campus
Professor of Sociology

Paul Kirchman, PhD

Associate Dean
Professor of Biology

Kathy Pendergrass, BA Office Administrator / Executive Assistant to the Dean
Tampa campus
Tangela Serls, PhD Special Advisor to the College of Arts & Sciences Dean
Barbara McElduff Staff Assistant
(Mary) Bridget Nickens Executive Assistant to the Dean
St. Petersburg campus
Harriett Fletcher Staff Assistant
St. Petersburg campus

UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES

Name Position
Allison Cleveland-Roberts, PhD Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies 
Tampa campus
Susan Toler, PhD Associate Dean Grad & Undergrad Studies
Erin Sutliff Assistant Dean, Academic Planning & Online Initiatives
Tampa campus
Teresa Patriarco Director of Enrollment Planning and Analytics 
Kelly Pearson Academic Services Administrator
Yajamj Raines-Cantero Staff Assistant

Internships and Career Readiness

Name Position
Catherine Koziol Internship Coordinator 
St. Petersburg campus
Kim Steele Career Educator

ADVISING

Name Position
Autumn Mueller Director of Advising
Jessica Davis Assistant Director of Advising
Ashley Sowell Assistant Director of Advising
Joan Eldridge Assistant Director of Advising
St. Petersburg campus

GRADUATE STUDIES

Name Position
Valerie (Jody) Harwood, PhD Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Susan Toler, PhD Associate Dean Grad & Undergrad Studies
Stephanie Hill Academic Program Specialist 
Lisa Mirabal Senior Academic Program Specialist 

FACULTY AFFAIRS

Name Position
Toru Shimizu, PhD Sr. Associate Dean and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Michelle Maldonado FAIR Liaison
Martin Seggelke Tenure and Promotion, Scheduler
St. Petersburg campus
Jessica Lauteria Faculty Recruiter
Claudine Boniec Faculty Services Administrator
Aradia Vargas Administrative Specialist

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

Name Position
Randy Larsen, PhD Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship
Carissa Vetromile, PhD Assistant Dean for Research Performance Metrics Analytics
Dianne Donnelly, PhD Assistant Dean for Narrative Proposal & Revisions
Nicole Brand ECORE System Director
Karissa Dailey Assistant Director, Research Administration

CENTERS AND INSTITUTES SUPPORT STAFF

Name Position
Luis Vega Orellana Department Operations Manager

ECORE SYSTEM SUPPORT STAFF

Name Position
Craig Huegel, PhD Curator, Botanical Gardens
Raheel Baksh Operations Manager, ECORE System
Leila Sujanani Program Assistant, ECORE System
Tom Cook Superintendent, ECORE System

COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

Name Position
Joshua Napier Director of Marketing and Strategy
Kellie Britch Communications & Marketing Officer
Georgia Rain Jackson Communications & Marketing Officer
Angie Urrea Senior Designer
Dakota Galvin Social Media Coordinator
Corey Lepak Multimedia Producer
Taun Sterling Digital Content Strategist

DEVELOPMENT

Name Position
Phyllis Leuci Senior Director of Development
Matthew DeCandio Assistant Director of Development
Dylan Garcia Advancement Administrator
Yasmine Cabrera Scholarship Officer
Samantha Martin Stewardship & Student Success Officer

EVENTS

Name Position
Tangela Serls

Special Advisor to the College of Arts and Sciences Dean

Kimberley Smith

Event Manager 

Marley Gorick Conference and Event Planner 

STRATEGIC PLANNING AND FINANCE

Name Position
Kirk England Assistant Dean, Planning, Finance, & Administration
Kim Miller Business Manager
St. Petersburg campus
Cam Ngo Sr. Budget Analyst
Sonia Manna
 
Budget Analyst
Kevin Williams Budget Analyst

HUMAN RESOURCES

Name Position
Wendy Stoneman-Shelby Executive HR Business Partner
Jennifer Johnson Sr. HR Business Partner
Jenna Berry HR Business Partner I
Jamee Stiffler HR Business Partner II

Jennifer Woroner

HR Administrator
St. Petersburg campus

Radhika Dang

Unit HR Coordinator 
St. Petersburg campus

TECHNOLOGY

Name Position
Shaine Junice Blanco Technology & Systems Manager
Justin Hampton IT Support Specialist
Taun Sterling Digital Content Strategist

FACILITIES, SAFETY AND SECURITY

Name Position
Josh Broer Facility Manager (Arts)
Bruce Smith Facility Manager (Sciences)
Alexis Moran Soto Shipping & Receiving Clerk