Our Leadership Team

Meet Our President

Renee Coffman, BS Pharm, PharmD
President and Co-Founder

Dr. Renee Coffman is president and co-founder of the Nevada College of Pharmacy, now Roseman University of Health Sciences. She previously served as the University’s Executive Vice President for Quality Assurance and Intercampus Consistency and the Dean of its College of Pharmacy. Prior to establishing Roseman University, Dr. Coffman became a founding member of the faculty at Western University of Health Sciences, where she also held the position of Facilitative Officer for Student Services. While at Western, Dr. Coffman and four colleagues received Honorable Mention for the AACP Innovations in Teaching Awards.

Dr. Coffman is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, American Pharmaceutical Association, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, The American Society of Health System Pharmacists and the International Federation of Pharmacy, as well as Phi Kappa Phi and Rho Chi Honor Societies and the Phi Lambda Sigma Pharmacy Leadership Society.

Dr. Coffman has worked to support pharmacy, education and improved healthcare through her work with the Southern Nevada Medical Industry Coalition, iDO (Improving Diabetes and Obesity in Southern Nevada), the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Medication Error Discussion Group and the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Committee on Standards for Approval of Pharmacy Technician Training Programs. Additionally, Dr. Coffman was instrumental in successful legislative efforts permitting pharmacists to perform finger-stick blood glucose testing.

In recognition of her community service in Southern Nevada, in 2008 she received the “Who’s Who in Healthcare” Award and the “Women of Distinction” Award, both sponsored by Greenspun Media Group. In 2012, she was named a “Distinguished Alumnus” by Ohio Northern University and in 2016 she was named one Nevada Business Magazine’s “Women to Watch.” She was named one of “Southern Nevada’s Women to Watch” by Greenspun Media Group in 2017.

Dr. Coffman has served on the Board of Directors for the Henderson Chamber of Commerce and Las Vegas HEALS, a nonprofit, membership-based association whose mission is to foster strategic alliances in the healthcare community, collaborating on workforce issues, and being a proactive force for legislative initiatives to improve access and the delivery of quality healthcare.

Dr. Coffman earned a Pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University in 1987 and following graduation worked as a pharmacist in her hometown of Bucyrus, Ohio and in Piqua, Ohio. In 1995, Dr. Coffman earned a doctoral degree in Industrial and Physical Pharmacy from Purdue University, where she received the Kienle Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Jenkins-Knevel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research and was awarded an AAPE-AFPE Association Fellowship in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

University and Academic Leadership

Board of Trustees

Hugh Anderson – Chair
Hightower Las Vegas
Managing Director

Rick Smith – Vice Chair
RDS Enterprises, LLC
President And CEO

Mark J. Howard – Treasurer
CEO Emeritus – Mountain View Hospital

Robert H. Talley, D.D.S. – Secretary
Retired Dentist

Ron Memo
Business Consultant

Holly Prievo
Walgreens Healthcare
Supervisor Las Vegas

Suzanne Cram
Retired Hospital Administrator/Healthcare Consultant

David L. Steinberg, M.D.
Steinberg Diagnostics
Physician

John H. Rich
Health Care/Development Consultant

David J. Dunn, CIMA, CCPWA – Past Chair
President Of Kingsbridge
Wealth Management, Inc.

Jason Glick, Pharm.D.
Director Of Pharmacy Services
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals

Carlene M. Walker
Former Utah State Senator

Bryan Lindsey
CEO – Crimson International

Michele Belsey
Marigold Recruitment Services
Principal/Owner

Christine Tonn
Cure 4 The Kids Foundation
President & CEO

Tina Quigley
President And CEO
Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance

Mary Krevosh
Donald F Krevosh Trust
Trustee

Kenneth Mckay, Ph.D.
Healthy Minds
CEO

Rocky Savio
Savio Capitol and The Salvio Company
President/Owner

Dr. Harry Rosenberg
Founding President Emeritus & Ex Officio

University Administration

Doug Dawes, CPA, Vice President for Business and Finance
Michael DeYoung, PhD – Vice President for Student Services
Laura Jarrett, BA, MS – Vice President for Technology Services
Charles F. Lacy, PharmD, FCSHP – Vice President for Executive Affairs
Vanessa Maniago, BA – Vice President for Strategic Implementation and Engagement
Geena Jeffries Mattox – Vice President for Philanthropy & Alumni Relations
Thomas Metzger, PhD – Vice President for Quality Assurance and Intercampus Consistency
Eucharia Nnadi, JD, PhD – Chancellor, Henderson, Nevada
Jason Roth, MBA – Vice President for Communications and Partnerships
Terrell Sparks, MBA – Vice President for Operations
Jeffery N. Talbot, PhD – Vice President for Research
Jeremy Wells, JD – Chancellor, South Jordan Utah
Saralyn B. Wilkins, MPS, SPHR, SHRM-SCP– Vice President for Human Resources

Unit Directors

Jeremy Brenton – Director of IT Infrastructure
David Colucci, Director of Facilities – Nevada
Alyssa Sherick – Director of Prospect Research & Donor Strategy
Tiffany Garrett, MSIS – Director of Library Services
Jason Gibson – User Services Director
Clint Glauser – Director of Facilities – Utah
Cameron Haymond – Director of Academic Technologies
Sally Mickelson, BA – Director of Financial Aid
Mayra Segura, AA, BS – Registrar
Rachael Thomas, MBA – Director of Marketing

Academic Leadership

College of Medicine

Pedro “Joe” Greer, Jr, MD – Dean
Cheryl Brewster, EdD – Senior Executive Dean, Access, Opportunity, and Collaboration
Luther Brewster, PhD – Senior Executive Dean, Community Health Innovation
Kristina Connolly, MS– Senior Executive Dean, Finance & Operations
Karin Fendl Esposito, MD, PhD – Senior Executive Dean, Academic and Student Affairs
Marin Gillis, PhD – Senior Executive Dean, Faculty Affairs and Learning Innovation

College of Dental Medicine

Frank W. Licari, DDS, MPH, MBA, Dean
William B. Carroll, DDS, ABGD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Val Joseph Cheever, DDS, MS, Assistant Dean for Clinical Research
Geralyn Crain, DDS, PhD, Assistant Dean, Innovative Faculty Development & Interprofessional Collaboration
D. William Harman, PhD, MA, MA, Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
Man Hung, PHD, MED, MSTAT, MSIS, MBA, Associate Dean for Research
James Hupp, DDS, MS, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs & Patient Care
Kris Munk, DDS, MS, Associate Dean of Graduate Education
Duane Winden, AAS, BS, MS, MSN/ed, PhD, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs
Glen Roberson, DMD, AEODO Program Director,
David Anderson, DDS, MD, Director of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Robert K. Alder, DDS, Director of Quality Assurance
Weston Boyack, BA, MBA – Director of Finance and Administration
Clark Dana, DDS, MA, PhD, Director, Student Assessment
Vicki Drent, BS, Director of Clinical Operations & Continuing Education
Aaron Ferguson, DMD, CPH, Director, Institutional Outcomes
Rachana Hedge, BDS, MS, Director of Implant Dentistry
Paul Hoeft, DDS, MS, AEGD Program Director
Brandon Searles, BS, BA, Director of Practice Management
Burke W. Soffe, DMD, Director, Curriculum
Duane Winden, AAS, BS, MS, MSN/ed, Director of Biomedical Education

College of Pharmacy

Larry Fannin, BS Pharm, PharmD – Dean
Catherine Oswald, BS, PharmD, BCGP – AssociateDean for Academic Affairs
Dustin Christensen-Grant, PharmD, BCPS – Assistant Dean for Admissions
David Rawlins, BS, MS, PhD – Assistant Dean for Research
Evan Williams, PharmD – Director of Accreditation
Angela Chu, PharmD, BCPS – Director of Interprofessional Education, SJ
Michelle Hon, BA, MA, PharmD – Director of Experiential Education (APPE), HD
Erin Johanson, BS, Med, EdD – Director of Experiential Education (APPE), SJ
Ken Kunke, PharmD – Director of Experiential Education (IPPE), HD
Phillip Lawrence, PharmD – Director of Experiential Education (IPPE), SJ
Susan Nguyen, BS, PharmD – Director of Interprofessional Education, HD
Lisa Stone, BS, CPhT – Assistant Director of Admissions and Student Affairs

College of Nursing

Brian C. Oxhorn, PhD, MSN, RN – Dean
Kerry Palakanis, DNP, MSN, BSN, APRN, FNP-C – Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies
Vacant – Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs & Learning Innovation
Suzanne Winslow, DNP, MSN, RN – Associate Dean, Academic & Student Affairs
Shanda Clark, PhD, MSN, RN – Assistant Dean, Curriculum and Assessment
Nathaniel M. Apatov, PhD, MHS, MSN, CRNA – Director, Nurse Anesthesiology Program
Rowena Bermundo, DNP, MN, RN – Director of Clinical Resources
Erik Dillon, EdD, MEd, BA – Director of Admission & Enrollment
Judy Jones, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC Director, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Shamar Lejardi, MSN, RN Director, Simulation & Skills Laboratory
Stephanie Mastin, MSN, RN – Assistant Director, Simulation & Skills Laboratory
Stacey Smith, MSN, RN – Assistant Director, Clinical Resources
Bradley Stelflug, DrAP, MBA, MSN, BSN, CRNA – Assistant Director, Nurse Anesthesiology Program

College of Graduate Studies

Jeffery N. Talbot, PhD – Dean
Casey L. Sayre, PharmD, PhD – Program Director, Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Kamran H. Awan, BDS, PhD, FPFA, FADI, FACD, FICD – Program Director, Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences