UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH - Key Persons


Amanda C Goldsmith

Job Titles:
  • Research Administrator I

Amelia L Greenlee

Job Titles:
  • Research Coordinator II
Greenlee holds administrative duties and coordinates the palliative care team and multiple studies at the college. She supervises Research Coordinator I's, and helps with the submission of abstracts. Greenlee posts available positions, Interviews, complete and process paper work, coordinates calendars and schedules meetings for Drs. Miriam O Ezenwa and Diana J Wilkie

Ana Ortiz

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Service Representative

Angela Starkweather

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean for Research Development and PhD Program Director

Anita M. Stephen

Job Titles:
  • Acting Director, Thomas M. and Irene B. Kirbo Innovation and Learning Lab

Ann Horgas

Job Titles:
  • Interim Executive Associate Dean and Chair, Department of Biobehavioral Nursing Science

Anna S Hoffman

Job Titles:
  • Academic and Research Departments
  • Senior Director of Advancement and Communications
  • Senior Director of Development and Communications
Anna Hoffman is the senior director of advancement and communications for the University of Florida College of Nursing. Anna is responsible for the implementation of a broad range of fundraising, alumni relations and communications activities for the College of Nursing. She is responsible for developing and executing the college's fundraising program management, as well as overseeing the college's strategic communications, public relations and marketing programs. Anna has been with the College of Nursing since 2011. She holds a master's degree in mass communications with a concentration in health/science communication and a bachelor's degree in journalism with a minor in health education, both from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.

Brian Casimano

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Designer I

Caitlin H Huntington

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor II
Caitlin's primary role within the College of Nursing is to serve as the BSN to DNP advisor. She is committed to the Gator Team and student success! Background Originally from Ohio, Caitlin attended Eastern Michigan University and graduated with her Bachelor of Science degree in Communications while on the NCAA Division I Women's Rowing team. After graduation, she worked in various roles at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. She started as a records specialist and went on to become an academic advisor in their College of Engineering. She later continued her education by earning her master's degree in Business Administration from ERAU Worldwide. In her spare time, you can find her walking her dog, participating in trivia with friends, watching sporting events, riding her Peloton, or flying with her husband, Tom, in their 1942 Stearman.

Carlos E Medina

Job Titles:
  • Communications Specialist

Charlotte A Nagy

Job Titles:
  • Accountant

Chikako Alvarado

Job Titles:
  • Licensed Practical Nurse
Ms. Alvarado directs patient care at Archer Family Health Care, the College of Nursing's nurse-managed practice.

Dawn Alexander

Dawn's duties include retrieving charges from patient visits ensuing a clean claim submission, submitting claims, working edits and rejections for various payers, preparing deposits for daily collections and making bank deposits for Archer Family Health Care. She verifies insurance eligibility and copayments including deductibles that needs to be collected, then posts payments from patients and insurance carriers. Other duties include scheduling and confirming new and follow-up patient appointments.

Dean Shakira Henderson

Job Titles:
  • Dean
At the University of Florida College of Nursing, we are committed to elevating our status as a national and international leader in nursing education, research and patient care.

Debra Lynch Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Undergraduate Education

Denise Schentrup

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs

Desmond J Holmes

Job Titles:
  • Teaching Laboratory Specialist II
Desmond assist with day to day operations in the CON Nursing Resource Center including stocking supplies, inventory, and M&S Equipment supply organization. He also operates and maintains center equipment, audio/visual, computer, and materials related to simulation learning in the healthcare center. Desmond supports/assists in role playing applications, props placement, and moulage set-up to create a virtual health care environment and experience.

Diana Wilkie

Job Titles:
  • Director, Center for Palliative Care Research and Education

Ellen Sattler

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist II

Jane M. Carrington

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, Department of Family, Community and Health System Science
  • Director, Florida Blue Center for Health Care Quality
Teaching Dr. Carrington has taught informatics courses at the Masters and PhD levels. Dr. Carrington has also taught Evidence Based Practice for DNP students.

Jay Ortiz

Job Titles:
  • Admin Specialist III
  • Executive Associate Dean / Clinical Affairs

Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Global Affairs

Jennifer M Davis

Job Titles:
  • Development and Alumni Affairs

Johnna Bullard

Johnna's primary duties are to assist our Nurse Practitioner's with patient care at our Archer Family Health Care.

Joseph E David

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Generalist II

Justin J Burley

Job Titles:
  • Campus IT Director
Burley is the college's information security manager, and is responsible for the college's IT support for faculty, staff and students in Gainesville, Jacksonville and at Archer Family Health Care. Burley provides support for all college academic resources, research and electronic health record. He oversees a three-person IT staff, coordinates communication with customers and third-party service providers, manages purchasing, risk assessment and software deployment, and is responsible for systems administration and Group Policy administration. Burley has been at the University of Florida since 1997. He started at the College of Nursing in the Nursing Resource Center as a lab technician. After graduating high school, he began assisting with the roll out of desktop PCs and email throughout the college. He worked at the Health Science Center IT Center from 1999-2002, the UF College of Dentistry from 2002-06 and then returned to the college in March 2006.

Kacie L Perryman

Job Titles:
  • ASO DIR, Development

Katherine M Carnes

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Coordinator

Katriana Vega

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor II

Kelly A Reid

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist I

Kenneth H Foote

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor II
  • Business Mailing: Office of Student Services / PO BOX 100197
  • Business Street: G223 HPNP Building / Office of Student Services

Kianna L Barnett

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor II

Kimberly B Castillo

Job Titles:
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
Kim Castillo is a family nurse practitioner and provides care to patients of all ages. She enjoys working in rural settings and precepting UF nurse practitioner students. She received her BS in business administration from Bucknell University. After switching careers to nursing, she earned her BSN and MSN from the University of Florida. A former Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic, she speaks Spanish and enjoys dancing salsa, merengue and bachata.

Leanne Sanders

Job Titles:
  • MGR, Health Care Admin

Leslie Parker

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Research and Support

Lyndsay Ulmer

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support

Mailing Pauzauskie

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Academic Advising

Mary I LaMantia

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support
  • Biobehavioral Nursing Science

Michaela K Hogan

Job Titles:
  • President of Faculty Organization
Dr. Hogan is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner with clinical practice in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Florida. She provides psychiatric clinical supervision to graduate and undergraduate students. DNP courses include individual psychotherapy, family psychotherapy, and group psychotherapy. BSN courses include Professional Transformations which introduces undergraduate nursing students to the quality improvement process. In addition to didactic and clinical courses, Dr. Hogan routinely serves as faculty mentor on DNP projects.

Michelle Aragon

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support Assistant III
Michelle's main duties include supporting the College of Nursing finance and human resources department. She is responsible for overseeing all travel and expense reimbursements to ensure compliance with established policies, budgets, and restrictions. She assist in completing the college's monthly financial account reconciliation process, manages the college's internal online form system, processes and tracks deposits, and maintains document imaging and source files. Michelle serves as an Identity Management Coordinator maintaining faculty and staff directory information and web profiles. She also assist with faculty onboarding and hiring processes. Background Michelle joined the College of Nursing in 2014. She has Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Florida.

Mirela L Vasconcelos

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist II

Muntaha Ali

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Research Coordinator I

Nancy Cintron

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor II

Patricia M Youngblood

Job Titles:
  • Research Administrator III

Patti E Jamison

Job Titles:
  • Research Administrator III
Jamison oversees pre- and post-award research administration activities for all principal investigators in the UF College of Nursing. She helps identify funding opportunities, prepare proposal budgets, and ensure compliance with institutional and sponsor directives. Jamison enters applications into federal and non-federal agency systems, reviews and approves proposals prior to submission. She serves as lead post-award manager and provides expertise and advice to faculty and administrators to ensure that policies and regulations related to research conduct and financial management are followed.Jamison provides technical assistance during all phases of research administration, ensures accurate reporting and certification of sponsored research effort. She assists the associate dean for research with development and implementation of research administration processes to enhance operational efficiency, maintains grant-related records and databases, and develops, prepares, and disseminates reports of measurable research activity for dean's review. She assists the executive director of finance and administration, with management of indirect cost returns, preparation of annual budget, and appointments of personnel assigned to funded projects. Jamison additionally serves as the college's liaison with UF entities including Division of Sponsored Programs, Contracts & Grants, Institutional Review Board, Cost Analysis, and multiple campus research centers.

Rachel Rivera

Job Titles:
  • Marketing and Communications Specialist

Rene Love

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Graduate Clinical Education
  • Associate Dean for Academic Affairs - Graduate Clinical Education & Clinical Professor
Teaching Dr. Love teaches in graduate nursing education. She has taught DNP project and role courses. She also developed telehealth modules and simulation which were embedded in the NP courses at her previous institution

Sarah Mazorra M.

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Clinical Placement Coordinator

Shana Perry

Job Titles:
  • Certified Medical Assistant

Shari Rice

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Services Representative

Sharon Y Milton-Simmons

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist I

Tanya E Dampier

Job Titles:
  • Education / Training Spec II

Todd W Fraser

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Finance and Administration
Todd is responsible for leading the College of Nursing Accounting Office and administering all College of Nursing resources consistent with the college's mission and goals. He reports directly to the Dean and provides leadership in the planning, coordination and administration of financial and administrative matters.

Tonika Jones

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Designer I
Jones' duties include working with faculty, staff, and administrators in course design & development; facilitating the training and support of faculty, staff, and students; and facilitating the electronic delivery of exams for all didactic, online, and hybrid courses. Background Tonika Jones is a triple University of Florida alumna from Lake Butler, FL. Over the past several years, she has worked in higher education in various capacities, but her most rewarding role was serving as an Academic Coach for Student Support Services (SSS). SSS is a federally funded TRIO grant program committed to increasing persistence, retention, and graduation rates among first-generation, low-income, and/or scholars with disabilities. During her tenure, she developed programming designed to enhance the collegiate experience of program participants by fulfilling programmatic goals through the provision of financial literacy education, college/scholarship application assistance, providing exposure to university student involvement and research opportunities. Her position at the college was personally rewarding and allowed Jones to build relationships with and aid students from a similar background as my own, having been a Machen Florida Opportunity Scholar (MFOS). She played a significant role in helping my students navigate their collegiate journeys and while doing so discovered that she not only had a passion for student advocacy, but also one for leveraging technology to create equitable outcomes in education. After attending an Instructurecon conference and working on ed tech-related projects I decided to pursue a career in instructional design. She is elated to collaborate with the College of Nursing faculty and staff to deliver innovative learning solutions to nursing students.

Vicky L Franco

Job Titles:
  • OPS Administrative Support Assistant

William J O'Dea

Job Titles:
  • IT Professional II

Yancy J Lawrence

Job Titles:
  • Development & Alumni Affairs Coordinator