Who We Are
Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs

Vice President
Among the duties and responsibility of the division are the establishment and monitoring of policies that affect academic programs, academic initiatives, faculty appointments, promotions, tenure, and student life. The division also manages required and requested reporting submitted to The University of Texas System, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Legislative Budget Board, and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, in addition to other various external agencies. The Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs serves as the Chief Academic Affairs Officer and a member of the Executive Committee, and reports directly to the President of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Six core areas under the Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs are committed to making lives better for our faculty and learners so they can be successful in their academic and professional careers.
Our Leadership Team
Bonnie Blankmeyer
Executive Director, Academic, Faculty and Student Ombudsperson & ADA Compliance
Owen Ellard
Senior Director, Library
Blanca Guerra
Registrar
Le’Keisha Johnson
Director, Office of Student Life & Student Ombudsperson
Ellen Nystrom
Director, Financial Aid
John Kaulfus
Chief Student Affairs Officer & Title IX Director
Mia Veve
Director, Student Counseling Center
Sylvia Medel
Director, Office of International Services
Joseph Zorek
Director, LINC and Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Office of the Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
John Kaulfus
Chief Student Affairs Officer & Title IX Director
Juliette Montemayor
Deputy Title IX Coordinator & Investigator
Derek Bell
Deputy Title IX Coordinator & Investigator
Joseph Zorek
Director, LINC and
Associate Professor, School of Nursing
Meagan Rockne
Senior Project Coordinator, LINC
Kristan Ramirez
Assistant to the Vice President, Academic, Faculty & Student Affairs
Gina Schiller
Executive Assistant, Academic, Faculty & Student Affairs