President's Cabinet
President's Cabinet
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center President’s Cabinet consists of the provost, chief officers, vice presidents, and deans. The cabinet exists to advise the president on any subject the president may require relating to the duties of each member’s respective office or division; assign tasks to and consider recommendations from HSC councils; and serve as the approving body for university policies and institutional-wide matters.
The president chairs the cabinet, with the executive chief of staff acting as vice-chair. The assistant vice president for university strategy from the office of the president, serves as the cabinet secretary.
The cabinet meets regularly each month.
Members of the Cabinet
Lori Rice-Spearman, Ph.D.
President
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Gerard E. Carrino, Ph.D., MPH
Dean, Julia Jones Matthews School of Population & Public Health
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Sonya Castro-Quirino, D.Bioethics, MBA
Vice President for Institutional Compliance
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Ron Cook, D.O., MBA, FAAFP
Chief Health Officer
Darrin D'Agostino, D.O., MPH, MBA
Provost and Chief Academic Officer
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John C. DeToledo, M.D.
Dean, School of Medicine and Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs
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Vince Fell
Vice President for Information Technology, Chief Information Officer
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Ashley Hamm, M.S.
Executive Chief of Staff, Vice President for External Relations
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Penny Harkey
Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations, Chief Financial Officer/Chief
Operations Officer
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Cynthia Jumper, M.D., MPH
Vice President for Governmental Relations and Strategic Initiatives
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Grace Kuo, PharmD, Ph.D., MPH
Dean, Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
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Brenna Leising, MBA, MLS
Vice President for Human Resources and Chief Human Resources Officer
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Lance McMahon, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation
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Billy U. Philips, Jr., Ph.D., MPH
Executive Vice President, Division of Rural Affairs, Director, F. Marie Hall Institute
for Rural and Community Health
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Jody Randall, Ed.D.
Vice President and Chief Experience Officer
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Brandt L. Schneider, Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
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Dawndra Sechrist, OTR, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Health Professions
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Harry Slife, Ph.D.
Vice President of Facilities and Safety Services
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Holly Wei, Ph.D., R.N.
Dean, School of Nursing
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