Staff Directory

Office of the Dean

Hudson Santos
Dean and Professor
e-mail: hxs987@miami.edu

          Danette Perez
          Executive Assistant
          e-mail: d.perez3@miami.edu
          Telephone: 305.284.2904

Undergraduate Programs

Nichole Crenshaw
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Nursing Programs
Email: n.crenshaw@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.9064

          Rosa Fidelina Advincula
          Sr. Program Coordinator
          Email: rfa37@miami.edu
          Telephone: 305.284.2601

Graduate Programs

          Shannon Leigh Farrell
          Administrative Assistant
          Email: slf176@miami.edu
          Telephone: 305.284-4399

Tania Lopez
Manager, Programs
Email: tlopez1@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2645

Elizabeth Paz Markowitz
Manager, Programs
Email: emarkowitz@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2558

Health Science & Public Health

Arsham Alamian
Associate Dean for Health Studies
Email: axa2849@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.4680

            Yarmila Romero
            Sr. Administrative Assistant
            Email: yxr396@miami.edu
            Telephone: 305.284.9340

Ph.D. Program

Victoria Behar-Zusman
Director, PhD Program
Email: vmitrani@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.9139

Administration & Finance

Marina Parada (Alvarez)
Sr. Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives
e-mail: m.alvarez@miami.edu 
Telephone: 305.284.4011

Zuny Fernandez
Sr. Business Officer
e-mail: z.fernandez1@umiami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.3348

Andres Farfan
Sr. Program Coordinator
email: axf1916@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.1553

Carolina Falcon
Administrative Assistant
e-mail: cxf1619@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.4325

Dennis Feliz
Sr. Financial Analyst
e-mail: dxf693@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.4405

Kristian Ridgley
Sr. Financial Analyst
e-mail: kxr868@umiami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.8461

Andrea Rogers
Sr. Director, Assessment and Accreditation
e-mail: axr2780@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.8739

Academic Affairs & Faculty Recruiting

Maria Estevez
Sr. Administrative Assistant
e-mail: mxe878@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.5711

Maria Alejandra Lopez
Sr. Administrative Assistant
e-mail: mal888@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2645

Pre & Post Award Administration

Christian Ruiz DeGennaro
Director, Research Support
e-mail: cruiz@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.6025

Adriana Uribe
Sr. Financial Analyst
e-mail: axu209@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.1389

Lidia Varon
Sr. Sponsored Program Specialist
e-mail: lxv257@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2076

Tracy Sumpter
Sr. Administrative Assistant
e-mail: tas128@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.3184

Communications

Rosa M. Lamazares-Romero
Director, University Communications
School of Nursing and Health Studies
e-mail: rmlromero@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.6255

Javier A. Corrales
Sr. Graphic Designer
e-mail: jac659@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.5611

Felicia DeJean
Events Planner
e-mail: fxd389@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.6268

Brian Kershner
Director, Strategic Initiatives
e-mail: b.kershner@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.6259

Robin Shear
Sr. Editor
e-mail: rshear@miami.edu
Telephone: 786.637.3430

Instructional Design & Digital Media Production

Khitam Azaiza
Director of Instructional Design and Digital Media Production
e-mail: k.azaiza@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2710

Ishwar Balliram
Instructional Designer
e-mail: ishwarb@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2625

Research Administration

Hudson Santos
Dean and Professor
e-mail: hxs987@miami.edu

TBA
Sr. Administrative Assistant

Cheryl Lynn Komanduri
Quality Assurance Auditor
e-Mail: clk565@miami.edu

Research Personnel

Maria Alfaro
Research Assistant
e-mail: m.alfaro@miami.edu

Nicole Altenberg
Research Associate 1
Email: nxa1040@miami.edu

Yareli Sosa Antunez
Research Associate 1
e-mail: yxs1200@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.8420

Araceli Garcia 
Sr. Research Analyst
e-mail: axg6042@miami.edu

Karla Cardoso Garcia 
Research Associate 1, GAB
e-mail: kxc2521@miami.edu

Daniela Gonzalez 
Research Associate 1, GA
e-mail: dxg2451@miami.edu

Frank Gutierrez
Biostatistician I
email: fxg266@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.6147

Nicholle Johnson
Sr. Research Associate II
e-mail: nxj263@miami.edu

Isabel Maldonado
Director, Research Support
email: icm16@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2581

Elliot Mitrani
Sr. Research Associate I
email: e.mitrani@umiami.edu

Yanexy D. Rivera
Sr. Research Analyst
email: ydc9@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.6855

Rosalba Serralta
Research Assistant
e-mail: rserralta@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.5914

Maria Tapia
Sr. Research Associate 3
e-mail: m.tapia1@med.miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.4407

Global and Hemispheric Initiatives

Johis Ortega
Associate Dean for Hemispheric and Global Initiatives
email: j.ortega10@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.1269

Arismendi, Carlos
Project Manager, Research Support
Email: cea142@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2589

Student Services

Jude D’Haiti
Executive Director of Student Services (OSS)
e-mail: jdhaiti@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.4325

Brian Kershner
Director, Strategic Initiatives
e-mail: b.kershner@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.6259

Kristen Colon
Sr. College Recruiter
e-mail: ktc72@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.1875

Chantelle Jones
College Recruiter
Email: cmj74@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.5495

Carolina Almeida
Sr. Program Coordinator
e-mail: cbr88@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.4325

Pascale Armand
Program Coordinator
e-mail: pxa510@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2531

Anna Castro
Sr. Program Coordinator
e-mail: acastro@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.4325

Sylvia Gonzalez-Marino
Program Coordinator
e-mail: sxg888@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.4325

Nathalie Guerrero
Program Coordinator
e-mail: nxg754@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.1530

Pamela Ann Salemi
Manager, Advising
e-mail:  psalemi@miami.edu 
Telephone:  305.284.4325

Julia Cohen
Academic Advisor
e-mail: jrc273@miami.edu

Matthew Ellmore
Sr. Advisor
Email: mxe633@miami.edu

Laura Gonzalez
Academic Advisor
e-mail: lxg6@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.6449

Simulation Hospital for Advancing Research and Education (S.H.A.R.E.)^®

Ruth Everett-Thomas
Associate Dean for Simulation Programs
e-mail: reverett@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.8442

           Lisa C. Riley
           Administrative Assistant
           e-mail: lriley66@miami.edu
           Telephone: 305.284.3676

S.H.A.R.E. Administration

Zuzer Calero
Executive Director, S.H.A.R.E. Business Operations
e-mail: zcalero@miami.edu 
Telephone: 305.284.2709

           Corinne Gonzalez
           Communications Specialist
           e-mail: ceg127@miami.edu
           Telephone: 305.284.6663

Simulation Educators

Michelle Arrojo
Simulation Educator
e-mail: marrojo@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.6147

Jacqueline Braun Lopez
Simulation Educator
e-mail: j.lopez25@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.3784

Joanne C. Dauer
Lecturer
e-mail: jdauer@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.3676

Jeffrey A. Groom
Simulation Educator
e-mail: jeffrey.groom@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.4089 

Michelle Osso
Simulation Educator
e-mail: mxg1426@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.3784

Amauri Quintana
Simulation Educator
e-mail: a.quintana8@umiami.edu
Telephone:  305.284.3666

Gloria Trujillo
Simulation Educator
e-mail:  g.trujillo@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.3784

Simulation Technologists

Robert Brau
Sr. Simulation Technologist
Telephone: 305.284.2047
e-mail: r.brau@miami.edu

Omar Hernandez
Simulation Technologist
e-mail: ohernandez5@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.5496

Didier Torres
Simulation Technologist
e-mail: dxt1254@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.5496

Camila Venegas
Simulation Technologist
e-mail: cav152@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2591

Information Technology

Gersom Manresa
Sr. Manager, Information Technology
e-mail: gmanresa@miami.edu
Telephone:  305.284.2185

Roberto Padron
Sr. Help Desk Technician
e-mail: rpadron1@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.7098

Albert Perez
Sr. Help Desk Technician
e-mail: albert@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.4056

Christian Vazquez
Sr. Help Desk Technician
e-mail: c.vazquez1@miami.edu
Telephone: 305.284.2518