ADMISSIONS - Key Persons


Amy Troha - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations

Christy Black

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor

Crystal Guilbeau

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member

Daphne Lee

Job Titles:
  • Internal Auditor

David Martin

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Management

Dr. Daniel Brown

Job Titles:
  • Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs

Dr. Freddie Titus - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Dr. Hector Flores

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief of Operations / Chief of Police

Dr. J. Donald Warren

Job Titles:
  • Director, School of Accounting & Information Systems

Dr. Jaime R. Taylor - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Dr. Kakoli Bandyopadhyay

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Dr. Katrina Brent - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Dr. Samuel Jator

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

Dr. Soumava Bandyopadhyay

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean

Dr. Theresa Hefner-Babb

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Provost of Accreditation & Assessment

Dr. Vicki McNeil

Job Titles:
  • Student Engagement

Elizabeth Newman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Coordinator of Marketing & Communications

James Slaydon

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Faculty

Jana Austin

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Programs Coordinator

Jeff O'Malley

Job Titles:
  • Director of Athletics

Jennifer Burnett

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Specialist

Jody Slaughter

Job Titles:
  • Director of School and Community Partnerships

Johnny Jarrell

Job Titles:
  • Director of Assessment

Johnny O'Connor

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Academic Affairs and Assessment

Jon Gray

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Educator Preparation Programs and Accreditation

Josh Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Coordinator

Juan J. Zabala - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Katherine Miller

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice President

Kelly Weeks

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Faculty

Laura Bowman

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Associate Sr., Department of Business

Mark Robinson

Job Titles:
  • Financial Services & Campus Operations

Marleen Swerdlow

Job Titles:
  • Interim Chair, Department of Business

Marsha Worthy

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Talent Management

Mary Morgan Moore

Job Titles:
  • Department of Music

Marylyn Byrd

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
Marylyn is heavily involved in the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA) having served in various leadership roles at the chapter level including as President of the Southeast Texas Chapter and she is currently serving as a State Director. She is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the Texas Association of College and University Auditors (TACUA), and the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA). During her career, she has been the recipient of the Southeast Texas 40 under 40 Award, the TXCPA Rising Star Award and led the Southeast Texas Chapter of the TXCPA in receiving the Outstanding Small Chapter Award and the CPA-PAC Highest Percentage of Contributors Award during her year as President. She is a graduate of the TXCPA Leadership Development Institute. Marylyn is married to her wonderful husband, Jared, whom she met at Lamar, and has two young sons. She is a Disney lover, an avid cruiser, and enjoys spending time with her family and traveling in her free time.

Melissa Strout

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor

Michelle Benard

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the Dean

Miriam Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Campus Safety

Nathan Macy

Job Titles:
  • Building & Lab Safety Coordinator

Patrick Stewart

Job Titles:
  • MIS

Ramona Stricklan

Job Titles:
  • Director for the Office of Internal Audit
  • System Director
Ramona serves as the Director for the Office of Internal Audit for the Lamar Components reporting directly to the Chief Audit Executive for the Texas State University System.

Ranita Nunn

Job Titles:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • IT Audit Manager
Ranita is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor and a member of the Austin chapters of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA). She received her BLS in Finance and MBA in eCommerce from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas. In her free time, she likes spending time with her daughter and granddaughter, researching family history, traveling and painting.

Rhonda Marcontell


Richard ‘Rick' Cummings

Job Titles:
  • IT Audit Manager
Rick has over thirty years of IT Audit and Management experience with expertise in information systems controls, computer forensics and project management. Rick is returning to Texas State University System part-time as the Senior IT Auditor, serving the Lamar Components. Rick has a BBA from Western Michigan University and through the years achieved recognition as a Certified Payment Card Industry Security Implementer (CPISI), Certified Computer Forensics Examiner (CCFE), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC). Rick is an avid outdoorsman enjoying fishing, hiking and cycling.

Sara E. Flores

Job Titles:
  • Marketing & Student Success Coordinator

Seokyon Hwang

Job Titles:
  • Interim Director

Shelia Umphrey

Job Titles:
  • Science and Technology

Tammy D. Comeaux

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator of Outreach

Tammy Welch

Job Titles:
  • Academic Advisor

Velbeth Hernandez


Zhe Luo

Job Titles:
  • Master of Business Administration Program