2026-2027 Academic Year HOP Committee Membership

Chair

Raúl Hinojosa Jr., Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Policy and Policy Coordinator

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Heather Burge, Associate VP for Operations

Vice President for Administration and Chief of Operations (RUO)

Rafael Martin, VP and Chief of Operations

Vice President for Budget and Finance

Leigh Hausman, Director

Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Shanon Patrick,Associate VP

Vice President for Office of Information Technology

Scott Simpson, Associate Vice President

Vice President for Research and Innovation

Sanaz Okhovat, Senior Associate VP for Research and Innovation

Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff

Joseph Mauriello, Chief Audit Executive

Vice President for Student Affairs

Amanda Smith, Interim VP for Student Affairs and Dean of Students

Office of Legal Affairs

Jenny Henry, Senior Associate University Attorney

Tim Shaw, University Attorney

Faculty Guests

Mike Kesden,Department of Physics

Kelli Palmer,Department of Biological Sciences

Staff Council

Heather Oltmann, Staff Council President

Student Government

David Baker, Student Government President

Graduate Student Assembly

Brandy Wicker, Graduate Student Assembly President