Leadership team
Learn about the people and team that carry the vision for the University of Arizona and beyond.
The Arizona Board of Regents is the governing body for Arizona's three public universities. The board consists of 12 members, including two student Regents, the Governor of Arizona and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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President Suresh Garimella
The 23rd president of the University of Arizona sees its land-grant mission as foundationally important, emphasizing access to a world-class education, research with real-world impact, and service to the state of Arizona and its people.
Senior Leadership Team
Suresh Garimella
President
University Distinguished Professor
John Arnold
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Lehman Benson
Vice President, Black Advancement & Engagement
Barry Brummund
Chief Information Officer and Vice President, University Planning
Gail Burd
Senior Vice Provost, Academic Affairs / Teaching and Learning
Elliott Cheu
Interim Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation
Michael D. Dake
Senior Vice President, Health Sciences
N. Levi Esquerra
Senior Vice President for Native American Advancement and Tribal Engagement
Marla Franco
Vice President, Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives
Christie Harper
Vice President, Marketing
Jenna Hatcher
Vice Provost and Chief Inclusion Officer
Craig Henderson
Vice President, Executive Office of the President
Laura Todd Johnson
Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Amanda Kraus
Interim Vice President for Student Life
Jenny Lee
Vice President, Arizona International and Dean, International Education
Ronald Marx
Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Gary Packard
Interim Senior Vice Provost, Online Initiatives
Dean, College of Applied Science and Technology
Steve Patterson
Vice President and Chief Safety Officer
Celina Ramirez
Vice President, University Initiatives
Desireé Reed-Francois
Vice President and Director of Athletics
John-Paul Roczniak
Vice President for Development, and President and CEO, UA Foundation
Helena Rodrigues
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Andrea Romero
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Mary Beth Tucker
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Kasey Urquidez
Vice President, Enrollment Management
Dean, Undergraduate Admissions
Steve Voeller
Vice President for Communications and Government and Community Relations
Kendal Washington White
Vice Provost for Campus Life and Dean of Students
Robert Williams, Jr.
Regents Professor, E. Thomas Sullivan Professor of Law
Faculty Co-Chair, Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program
Craig Wilson
Vice Provost, Online and Distance Education
Deans
Michael M.I. Abecassis
Dean, College of Medicine – Tucson
Hyochol "Brian" Ahn
Dean, College of Nursing
Robert Q. Berry III
Dean, College of Education
Catherine Brooks
Interim Dean of the School of Information
Shane Burgess
Vice President and Dean, College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences
Alain-Philippe Durand
Dean, College of Humanities
Julie Funk
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
Carmala "Carmie" Garzione
Dean, College of Science
David W. Hahn
Dean, College of Engineering
Iman Hakim
Dean, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Karthik Kannan
Dean, Eller College of Management
Thomas L. Koch
Dean, College of Optical Sciences
Jenny Lee
Dean, Arizona International
Kirsten Limesand
Vice Provost/Dean, Graduate Education
Dr. Kevin Lohenry
Interim Dean for the College of Health Sciences
Marc L. Miller
Dean, James E. Rogers College of Law
John Pollard
Dean, W.A. Franke Honors College
Nancy Pollock-Ellwand
Dean, College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture
Lori Poloni-Staudinger
Dean, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Rick Schnellmann
Dean, College of Pharmacy
Andrew Schulz
Vice President for the Arts and Dean, College of Fine Arts
Shan C. Sutton
Dean, University Libraries
Fredric Edward Wondisford
Dean, College of Medicine – Phoenix