Staff Directory
Office of Global Engagement and Strategy
Sonia Feigenbaum, Ph.D.
Senior Vice Provost for Global Engagement and Chief International Officer
Teri Albrecht, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Provost for Operations and Chief of Staff
Cheryl Lane
Executive Assistant to Senior Vice Provost for Global Engagement
Remi Macias
Senior Business Analyst
Heath Roberie
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Ashley Sallee
Administrative Manager to Assistant Vice Provost for Operations, Texas Global
Megan Chiarenza
Senior Administrative Associate
Hima Suram
Data Analyst
Administration and Finance & Business Services
Administration
Chrissi Guerrero
Senior Human Resources Coordinator
Catherine Ramirez
HR Coordinator
Finance & Business Services
Ryan Rose, CPA
Associate Director for Finance
Viola Mercado
Senior Administrative Associate
Luis Flandes
Accountant III
Donetta Dean-Gibbs
Accountant III
Luis Paez
Accountant
Amy Wong
Senior Financial Analyst
Passport Services
Erick Romero
Passport Services Manager
Nick Jimenez
Assistant Manager
Education Abroad
Leadership and Administration
Thomas Ward
Director, Education Abroad
Daniel Ach
Assistant Director
Laura Caloudas
Assistant Director of Experiential Learning
Jessika Macías
Assistant Director
Keelan Apthorpe
Senior Administrative Associate
Alysia Garcia
Contracts Specialist
Program Coordinators
Sarayu Adeni
Senior Program Coordinator, Global Health
Stephanie Cushey
Senior Program Coordinator, President’s Award for Global Learning
Alex Schnurpel
Senior Program Specialist
Erin Brown Achterhof
Program Coordinator
Briana Arenas
Program Coordinator
Ellen Birch
Program Coordinator
Scarlett de Bont
Academic Records Administrative Associate
Jules Forman
Program Coordinator
Catherine McGovern
Program Coordinator
Kassey Rocha
Program Coordinator
Anne Saldívar
Peace Corps Recruiter / Information Systems Coordinator
Emma Schultz
Program Coordinator
Akiko Scott
Academic Records Program Coordinator
Phoebe Scott
Program Coordinator
Jane Thiele
Program Coordinator
Elizabeth Zimmermann
Administrative Associate, President’s Award for Global Learning
College of Natural Sciences
Tim Myers
Senior Academic Program Coordinator
International Engineering Education
Helena Wilkins-Versalovic
Director of International Engineering Programs, Cockrell School of Engineering
Chelsea Cowan
Senior Academic Program Coordinator, Cockrell School of Engineering
Christian Fredericks
Senior Academic Program Coordinator, Cockrell School of Engineering
Naomi Valdez
Senior Academic Program Coordinator, Cockrell School of Engineering
McCombs School of Business - Undergraduate
Aleksandra Wingate
Assistant Director
Jasmine Bisheh
Senior Program Coordinator, BBA International Programs
Josh Rucker
Senior Program Coordinator, Semester Exchange
Leticia Patterson
Program Coordinator
McCombs School of Business - Graduate
Rebekah Junkermeier
Director of MBA Global Connections, at McCombs
Debbie Carney
Senior Program Coordinator: MBA Exchange Programs, at McCombs School of Business
School of Law
Lauren Fielder
Director of Graduate and International Programs, School of Law
Natalie Shields
Assistant Director of Graduate and International Programs
English Language Center
Michael Smith, Ph.D.
Director, English Language Center
Teresa Baker
Associate Director, English Language Center
Kelly Martin
Assistant Director, English Language Center
Matt Hartley
International Student Advisor
Shawn Meredith
Admission and Immigration Support Assistant
Ellen Butki
AEP/ Grad Courses / Electives Coordinator
Fotini Terzi, Ph.D.
ELP / Undergrad Courses Coordinator
Rachelle Bumgardner
Senior Student Affairs Administrator
Jack Taylor
Administrative Associate
English Language Center Faculty
Meghan Ackley
English Language Center Faculty
Jenn Carmichael
English Language Center Faculty
Dara Chambers
English Language Center Faculty
Matthew Cook
English Language Center Faculty
Benjamin Cunningham
English Language Center Faculty
John Duke
English Language Center Faculty
Katie Dunlap
English Language Center Faculty
Sarah Episcopo
English Language Center Faculty
Melissa Ferro, Ph.D.
English Language Center Faculty
Tracy Frank
English Language Center Faculty
Andrea Holloway
English Language Center Faculty
Laura Humphries
English Language Center Faculty
P.J. Kinzler
English Language Center Faculty
Crystal Kusey, Ph.D.
English Language Center Faculty
Lauren Miller
English Language Center Faculty
Phyllis Potash
English Language Center Faculty
Curt Reese, Ph.D.
English Language Center Faculty
Will Slade
English Language Center Faculty
Emily Spurgeon
English Language Center Faculty
Rachel Stokes
English Language Center Faculty
Sarah Strigler Goldstein
English Language Center Faculty
Eric Uphoff
English Language Center Faculty
Vickie Yllander
English Language Center Faculty
Jill Rolston-Yates
English Language Center Faculty
Global Initiatives and Alumni Relations
Fiona Mazurenko
Director, Global Initiatives and Alumni Relations
Mary Humphrey
Scholarship Coordinator and Development Specialist
Monet Moreau
Global Strategies Officer for the Americas
Megan Tecson
Global Alumni Engagement Officer
Margaret Rieley
Administrative Assistant, President’s Award for Global Learning
Holly Schneider
Program Officer
Gabi Perches
Assistant Scholarship Coordinator
Erika Payán Zanetti
Project Manager
Global Programs and Innovation
Gary Anderson
Interim Director, Global Programs and Innovation
Global Customized Programs
Caroline Hoffman
Team Lead
Sandra Hancock
Senior Program Coordinator
Catherine Heimsoth
Senior Program Coordinator
Andrea Dominguez
Program Coordinator
Alexis Luinstra
Program Coordinator
Global Innovation Lab
John O'Neill
Program Manager
Aimee Reed
Assistant Program Manager
Global Risk and Safety
Randy Penson
Director, Global Risk and Safety
Christie Johnson
Assistant Director, Global Risk and Safety
Luis Baeza, Ph.D.
Senior Global Health and Insurance Program Coordinator
Zoe Zeller
Senior Administrative Associate
International Student and Scholar Services
Margaret Y. Luévano
Director, International Student and Scholar Services
Jenny Brydon
Associate Director, International Student and Scholar Services
Taneshia Riley
Senior Administrative Associate
Intercultural Programs and Initiatives
Dr. Chiho Sawada
Assistant Director for Intercultural Programs and Initiatives
Ken Sears
Customer Service Coordinator
Faculty and Scholar Services
Mayra Cortez-Cotto
Assistant Director, Faculty and Scholar Services
Katie Brackett
Senior International Faculty and Scholar Advisor
Ryan Taluban
Senior International Faculty and Scholar Advisor
Adnana Mulalic-Vikalo
Senior International Faculty and Scholar Advisor
Anthony Adame
International Faculty and Scholar Advisor
Daylix Molina-Irizarry
Assistant International Faculty and Scholar Advisor
Elizabeth Sokol
International Faculty and Scholar Advisor
Sponsored and Exchange Programs
Angela Branigan
Assistant Director, Sponsored and Exchange Programs
Tina F. Ross
Senior Program Coordinator of Sponsored and Exchange Programs
Sydney Chaney
Sponsored and Exchange Student Advisor
Kelli Weaver
Assistant Sponsored and Exchange Programs Advisor
Student Advising Services
Mimi Ghosh
Assistant Director, Student Advising Services
Torrey Wang
Senior International Student Advisor
Soong-min Chow
International Student Advisor
Claire Closmann, Ph.D.
International Student Advisor
Matthew Dobbs
Assistant International Student Advisor
Sam Hays
Assistant International Student Advisor
Tisha Korkuś
International Student Advisor
Jo Kai Yin Wu
International Student Advisor
Marketing and Communications
Darcy McGillicuddy
Director, Marketing and Communications
Caren George
Assistant Director, Marketing and Communications
Alex Briseño
Communications Specialist
Joshua Powell
Digital Project Manager
Sarah Roper
Graphic Designer
Bia Silva
Marketing and Digital Media Strategist
Alyssa Shokri
Senior Graphic Designer
Ellen Stader
Senior Writer
Technology
David Mok
Assistant Director, Software Development