University of South Florida

Meet the Staff

Senior Administration

  • Karen Liller, Ph.D.
  • Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation
  • Richard Pollenz, Ph.D.
  • Interim Associate Dean

    Staff

  • Eric Andersson
  • Executive Assistant to
    Karen D. Liller, Ph.D.
  • Lada Harland
  • Administrative Specialist to
    Richard Pollenz, Ph.D.

    Accounting


  • Mildred Howard
  • Associate Director
  • Javier Rodriguez
  • Fiscal & Business Specialist
  • Theresa Freeman
  • Fiscal & Business Specialist
  • Kokita Wilson
  • HR Liaison & Office Manager

    Academics


  • Carol Hines-Cobb
  • Assistant Director, Academics
  • Joseph Butts
  • Assistant Director, Academics
  • Ryan Durrant
  • Academic Services Administrator
  • Nick Hage
  • Network & Server Support Specialist
  • Malcolm Randolph
  • Coordinator of Recruitment
  • Barbara Bermudez
  • Receptionist
  • Jessica Sonnenschein
  • Receptionist
  • TBA
  • Team Assistant

    Admissions


  • Francisco Vera
  • Assistant Director, Admissions
  • Mark Freeman
  • Lead Admissions Officer
  • Deise Cedeno
  • Admissions Officer
  • Nancy Moenning
  • Admissions Officer
  • TBA
  • Admissions Officer
  • Tanya Viera
  • Admissions Officer
  • Zuzana Murphy
  • Admissions Officer
  • John Ruff
  • Admissions Office Manager
  • Leticia Christie
  • Staff Support

    Student Success


  • Gloria Farmer
  • Admin. Specialist, Liaison Student Appeals
  • Janet Giles
  • Graduate School Manuscript Editor
  • Rod Hale
  • Coordinator, Graduate Multicultural Programs
  • Hellen Kantaras
  • President, Graduate and Professional Student Council
  • Keara Dotson
  • Vice President, Graduate and Professional Student Council
  • Alec Smith
  • Treasurer, Graduate and Professional Student Council
  • Amal Patel
  • Secretary, Graduate and Professional Student Council
  • Matthew Gaboury
  • Public Relations, Graduate and Professional Student Council

    Graduate Liaisons


  • Allen Heindel
  • Graduate Liaison