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Our People

Meet our provost, school deans, and more

Our senior leadership team

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Rob Alexander

Vice Provost & University Dean for Enrollment Management

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John Blackshear

Vice President for Student Life

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Anthony Green

Executive Vice Provost for Academic Finance and Planning

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Tiffany Lankes

Chief of Staff

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Richard Libby

Interim Vice Provost and Interim University Dean of Graduate Education

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Jennifer Mathews

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Institutional Effectiveness

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Kevin McFarland

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

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Julie Myers

Vice President for IT and Chief Information Officer for the University

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Elaine Sia

Senior Vice Provost for Academic Excellence

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Jim Ver Steeg

Deputy to the Provost

Our school and unit deans and directors

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Eli Eliav

Professor and Director

Eastman Institute for Oral Health

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Wendi Heinzelman

Dean

Hajim School of Engineering

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Sarah Jesse

Mary W. and Donald R. Clark Director

Memorial Art Gallery

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Lisa Kitko

Dean

School of Nursing

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David C. Linehan, M.D

Dean

School of Medicine and Dentistry

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Kate Sheeran

Joan and Martin Messinger Dean

Eastman School of Music

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Maurini Strub

Interim Vice Provost and Interim Andrew H. & Janet Dayton Neilly Dean

University of Rochester Libraries

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Melissa Sturge-Apple

Interim Dean

Warner School of Education

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Duje Tadin

Interim Dean

School of Arts & Sciences

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Sevin Yeltekin

Dean

Simon Business School

University Deans’ Council

The University Deans’ Council is comprised of the senior deans of the University’s six schools. Convened by the provost, the council meets monthly for the purpose of sharing information, enhancing coordination, and considering joint endeavors.

See the team members

This list was last updated in February 2025.

  • Nicole Sampson – Convener, Provost
  • John Blackshear – Vice President for Student Life
  • Eli Eliav – Director, Eastman Institute for Oral Health
  • Tony Green – Executive Vice Provost for Academic Finance & Planning
  • Wendi Heinzelman – Dean, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • Lisa Kitko – Dean, School of Nursing
  • Tiffany Lankes – Chief of Staff to the Provost
  • Richard Libby – Interim Vice Provost and Interim University Dean of Graduate Education
  • David C. Linehan, M.D. – Dean, School of Medicine and Dentistry
  • Sarah Peyre – Vice Dean for Education, School of Medicine and Dentistry
  • Kate Sheeran – Joan and Martin Messinger Dean, Eastman School of Music
  • Elaine Sia – Senior Vice Provost for Academic Excellence
  • Maurini Strub – Interim Vice Provost and Interim Andrew H. & Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of the University of Rochester Libraries
  • Melissa Sturge-Apple – Interim Dean, Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
  • Duje Tadin – Interim Dean, School of Arts and Sciences
  • Jim Ver Steeg – Deputy to the Provost for Communications
  • Sevin Yeltekin – Dean, Simon Business School