Leadership & Administration

Office of the Dean

Herman Robert Fox Dean
Charles N. Bertolami, DDS, DMedSc

Executive Vice Dean for Finance & Administration
Michael O'Connor, EdD, MPA

Vice Dean for International Initiatives, Development & Student Affairs
Stuart M. Hirsch, DDS

Vice Dean for Academic Affairs & Research
Louis Terracio, PhD

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Andrew I. Spielman, DMD, PhD

Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Cosmo V. DeSteno, DMD, PhD

Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
Andrea S. Schreiber, DMD

Associate Dean for Predoctoral Clinical Education
Mark Wolff, DDS, PhD

Assistant Dean for Allied Health Programs; Director, Dental Hygiene Program
Cheryl M. Westphal Theile, RDH, EdD

Assistant Dean for Communications & Public Affairs
Elyse J. Bloom, MA

Assistant Dean for Continuing Dental Education
H. Kendall Beacham, MBA

Assistant Dean for Development & Alumni Affairs
Rita Startup, BS

Assistant Dean for Compliance & Emergency Response
Glenn Marrus, MBA

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs & Academic Support Services
Staci Lynn Ripkey, MA, EdM

Assistant Dean for Admissions & Enrollment Management
Eugenia E. Mejia, MA, MEd, PhD

Assistant Dean for Financial Planning, Budget, and Strategic Initiatives
Erin M. Brent, MPA

Assistant Dean for Human Resources & Faculty Services
Julia Griffin Murphy, JD

Assistant Dean for Clinical Administration & Revenue Cycle Management
John McIntosh, MPA

Assistant Dean for Finance & Business Operations
Steven M. Kahn, MBA

Chief Information Officer
Kenneth M. Fauerbach, MPS

Senior Director of Clinical Information & Institutional Research
Ira Beresnoy, BS

Senior Director of Informatics
Elise S. Eisenberg, DDS, MA

Senior Director of International Programs
Dolores A. Spinelli, BA

Senior Director for Quality Assurance and Patient Care
Leslie F. Smithey, DDS

Senior Director of Administration
Susan Abraham, BA

Director of Continuing Dental Education
Jarett Gilbert, BA, MA

Director of the Health Screening Unit
Regina Pena, BSN

Director of Special Needs Dentistry
Miriam R. Robbins, DDS, MS

Director of International Research Collaboration
Yihong Li, DDS, PhD

Director of Financial Management and Business
Tykieyen Moore, BS

Director of Professional Development and Special Projects
William Eidtson, MS, EdD