Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Search Process and Governance
The search for the Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine is being conducted in accordance with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Bylaws governing executive-level leadership searches. The search committee was established pursuant to these bylaws to ensure a transparent, inclusive, and effective search process. UNLV has engaged WittKiefer, a nationally recognized educational search firm, to assist the search committee with candidate recruitment, outreach, and evaluation efforts.
For additional information, please review the following sections of the UNLV Bylaws:
UNLV Bylaws, Chapter 2, Section 10.4.2 Other Vice Presidents.
UNLV Bylaws, Chapter 2, Section 10.5.1 Academic Deans and Directors of Schools.
Position Announcement
To review the full position announcement and application instructions, please visit:
View the Position Announcement
Questions regarding the search should be directed to Sigrid Barrett, Search Committee Chair, and/or to Kim Smith, Executive Partner, WittKieffer.
Search Committee Members
The following individuals comprise the Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Search Committee:
- Sigrid Barrett, PhD, RN, PNP, CNE, FAAN — Search Committee Chair
Elected Members
- Nadia Gomez, MD, MBA, FACOG — Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
- Charles St. Hill, MD, MSc, FACS — Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
- Peter Navarro, JD — Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
- Anne Weisman, PhD, MPH, LMT — Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
- Joann Strobbe, MEd — Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
- Corrin Sullivan, PhD — Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
- Neamat Hassan, PhD — Faculty Senate (academic faculty)
- Jaime Carbajal, PhD — Faculty Senate (academic faculty)
- Jesse Taylor, DPP — Administrative Faculty (nonacademic faculty)
- Rafael Oganesyan, PhD — Administrative Faculty (nonacademic faculty)
- David Hatchett, PhD — Academic Council and Cabinet
- Sharon Flores — Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada (CSUN)
- Michael Karo — Graduate and Student Professional Association (GPSA)
- Jonathan Marshall — UNLV Alumni Association
President-Appointed Nonvoting Members
- Arianna Burns
- Barbara Atkinson, MD
- Robert McBeath, MD
- Tony Marinello, MBA, MT, FACHE
Dean of the School of Dental Medicine
Search Process and Governance
The search for the Dean of the School of Dental Medicine is being conducted in accordance with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Bylaws governing executive-level leadership searches. The search committee was established pursuant to these bylaws to ensure a transparent, inclusive, and effective search process. UNLV has engaged WittKiefer, a nationally recognized educational search firm, to assist the search committee with candidate recruitment, outreach, and evaluation efforts.
For additional information, please review the following section of the UNLV Bylaws:
UNLV Bylaws, Chapter 2, Section 10.5.1 Academic Deans and Directors of Schools.
Position Announcement
To review the full position announcement and application instructions, please visit:
View the Position Announcement
Questions regarding the search should be directed to Rama Venkat, Search Committee Chair, and/or to Kim Smith, Executive Partner, WittKieffer.
Search Committee Members
The following individuals comprise the Dean of the School of Dental Medicine Search Committee:
- Rama Venkat, PhD — Search Committee Chair
Members
- Tanya Al-Talib, MS, DDS — School of Dental Medicine
- Fiona Britton, PhD — School of Dental Medicine
- Brian Chrzan, PhD, DDS — School of Dental Medicine
- Michael Webberson, DDS — School of Dental Medicine
- Robin Weltman, DDS, MS — School of Dental Medicine
- Hassan Ziada, PhD — School of Dental Medicine
- David Cárdenas, PhD — Academic Council and Cabinet
- Maria Roberts, EdD — Faculty Senate (academic faculty)
- Cole Dayton — Graduate and Student Professional Association (GPSA)
- Isaac Briones — Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada (CSUN)
- Michael Mack, MPA — Administrative Faculty (nonacademic faculty) (Ex-officio)
- Val Addison — Classified Staff (Ex-officio)