University Senior Leaders
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.
Administrative Leaders
Suresh Garimella
President
University Distinguished Professor
John Arnold
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Richard Cate
Special Advisor to the President
Elliott Cheu
Interim Chief Information Officer
Tomás Díaz de la Rubia
Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation
N. Levi Esquerra
Senior Vice President for Native American Advancement and Tribal Engagement
Marla Franco
Vice President, Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives
Francisco Garcia
Chief of Staff to the President
Christie Harper
Vice President, Marketing
Laura Todd Johnson
Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Steve Patterson
Vice President and Chief Safety Officer
Patricia Prelock
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
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
Steve Voeller
Vice President for Communications and Government and Community Relations
Academic Leaders
Michael M.I. Abecassis
Dean, College of Medicine – Tucson
Hyochol "Brian" Ahn
Dean, College of Nursing
Jennifer Barton PhD
Interim Vice Provost for Health Programs Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Catherine Brooks
Interim Dean, College of Information Science
Regina Deil-Amen
Interim Dean, College of Education
Alain-Philippe Durand
Dean, College of Humanities
Lisa Elfring
Vice Provost, Assessment, Teaching and Technology
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
Jenna Hatcher
Vice Provost and Special Advisor to the Provost
Greg Heileman
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Karthik Kannan
Dean, Eller College of Management
Brian P. Anderson
Interim Dean, James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Amanda Kraus
Vice President, Student Affairs
Jason Kreag
Interim Dean
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law
Jenny Lee
Dean, Arizona International
Chrissy Lieberman
Dean of Students
Kirsten Limesand
Vice Provost/Dean, Graduate Education
Gary Packard
Interim Senior Vice Provost, Online Initiatives
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
Andrea Romero
Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Brian Erstad
Interim Dean, R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy
Hasan Elahi
Dean, Arizona Arts
Mike Staten
Interim Dean, College of Agriculture, Life, and Environmental Sciences/Cooperation Extension
Shan C. Sutton
Dean, University Libraries
Fredric Edward Wondisford
Dean, College of Medicine – Phoenix
Kristina Wong Davis
Vice President, Enrollment Management; Dean of Admissions