Our Leadership

Administration

Scott B Ransom, DO, MBA, MPH
President
Professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Health Management and Policy

Vice Presidents

Kathleen Forbes, MD
Executive Vice President
Clinical Affairs and Business Development
and
President, UNT Health

Steve R Russell
Executive Vice President
Finance and Administration 

Thomas Yorio, PhD
Provost and
Executive Vice President
Academic Affairs

Thomas Fairchild, PhD
Vice President
Strategy & Measurement

Gary Grant, JD
Vice President for Development
Institutional Advancement

John A Harman, MBA, CPA
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
UNT Health 

Rand Horsman
Vice President
Human Resource Services

Daniel M Jensen
Vice President
Governmental Affairs

M Christine Kalish, MBA
Vice President and
Chief Transformation Officer
UNT Health

Thomas Moorman, EdD
Vice President
Student Affairs

Jean Tips
Vice President
Marketing and Communications

Associate Vice Presidents

Sanjay Awasthi, MD
Associate Vice President
Clinical Research

Stephen D Barrett
Associate Vice President
Facilities Management

Bobby R Carter, MLS
Associate Vice President
Information Resources and Technology

Robert D McClain, PhD
Associate Vice President
Technology Transfer and Commercialization

Pam McFadden
Associate Vice President
Professional and Continuing Education

Michael B Mueller
Associate Vice President
Finance and Administration
Chief Budget Officer

Stephen R Oeffner, MSCIS, CPA
Associate Vice President
Finance and Administration

Deans

J Warren Anderson, EdD
Dean
School of Health Professions

Richard Kurz, PhD
Dean
School of Public Health

Alan Podawiltz, DO, MS
Dean
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD
Dean
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Associate & Assistant Deans

Elena M Bastida, PhD
Associate Dean for Research
School of Public Health

Joel Daboub, MBA
Assistant Dean of Admissions and Outreach
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and the School of Health Professions

Bruce Dubin, DO, JD
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Patricia Gwirtz, PhD
Assistant Dean
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Robert Kaman, PhD, JD
Associate Dean and Director of Outreach
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

John Licciardone, DO, MS, MBA
Associate Dean of Clinical Research
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tina Machu, PhD
Assistant Dean of Pre-clinical Medical Education
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Christine Moranetz, PhD
Associate Dean for Curricular Enhancement
School of Public Health

Don Peska, DO
Associate Dean of Educational Programs
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Peter Raven, PhD
Assistant Dean
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Dennis P Shingleton, MS, MBA
Assistant Dean
Finance and Administration
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Other Noted Positions

Clayton F Holmes, EdD, PT
Chair and Professor
Physical Therapy Program

William S LeMaistre, JD
Senior Associate General Counsel

Henry Lemke, MMS, PA-C
Director and Assistant Professor
Physician Assistant Studies Program

Laurel Slezak
Director
Internal Audit 

University of North Texas System

Lee Jackson, MPA
Chancellor

Gretchen M Bataille, DA
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and President of the University of North Texas

Scott Ransom, DO, MBA, MPH
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and President of the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth

T J Jack Morton, JD
Senior Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations

Richard L Escalante, MA
Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services

Nancy S Footer, JD
Vice Chancellor and General Counsel

Daniel M Jensen, MA
Associate Vice Chancellor for Governmental Affairs

Board of Regents
Regent Bios

Gayle W Strange
Chairman
Denton

Don A Buchholz
Dallas

Charles D Mitchell, MD
Dallas

Robert A Nickell
Dallas

Gwyn Shea
Irving

Al Silva
San Antonio

C Dan Smith
Plano

Rice M Tilley, Jr
Fort Worth

Jack A Wall
Dallas

Meghan Vittrup
Student Regent
UNT