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Academic Affairs and Student Success

Bernie Savarese, EdD, MBA
Vice President for Academic Affairs, Research and Student Success
bsavares@tennessee.edu
865-974-3843
Biography

Kari Babski-Reeves, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Research
kari@tennessee.edu

Matt Matthews, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
matthews@tennessee.edu

Karen Galicia, Ph.D., MPA
Director of Academic Affairs
galicia@tennessee.edu
865-974-2104

Jeff Danso
Executive Director of Access and Engagement
danso@tennessee.edu

Jessi Gold, MD, MS
Chief Wellness Officer
jgold11@tennessee.edu
901-448-9759

Karen Etzkorn

Betty Dandridge Johnson
Academic Affairs Consultant
dandridgejohnson@tennessee.edu

Leigh Cherry

Leigh Cherry Morales, Ph.D.
Director of Student Success
lcherry4@tennessee.edu
865-974-8849

Dominique Harrison

Dominique Harrison
Student Success Coordinator
dharri91@utk.edu
865-974-8829

Doree Brown

Doree Brown
Manager of Operations and Administrative Services
doree@tennessee.edu
865-974-4615

Lyndsey Hill

Lyndsey Carter
Administrative Coordinator
lyndsey@tennessee.edu
865-974-6981

Institutional Effectiveness

Jorge Perez

Jorge Pérez, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
jperez@tennessee.edu
865-974-3843

Noah Adams
Data Visualization Designer
noah@tennessee.edu

Institutional Research

Brian Hester

Brian Hester, Ph.D.
Director of Institutional Research and Business Intelligence
bhester@tennessee.edu
865-974-9695

Taylor Bodin-Henderson

Taylor Sherrod
Assistant Director of Institutional Research
tbodinhe@tennessee.edu

Michael Richards

Michael Richards
Research Associate
mricha49@vols.utk.edu

Business Intelligence

Rachel Borashko

Rachel Borashko
Assistant Director of Business Intelligence
borashko@tennessee.edu

Jake Hagenow

Jake Hagenow
Software Developer
hagenow@tennessee.edu

Nick Humensky
Software Developer
nhumensk@tennessee.edu

Jimmie Whittenbarger
Software Developer
jwhitte5@tennessee.edu

Planning & Assessment

Cheryl Fogler

Cheryl Fogler
Planning Coordinator
cherylfogler@tennessee.edu
865-974-4615

Ashley Ludewig, Ph.D.
Assessment Coordinator
aludewig@tennessee.edu

Grow Your Own Center

Erin Crisp, Ph.D.
Executive Director
growyourown@tennessee.edu

Kate Hall, Ph.D.
Assistant Director

Charlene Russell, Ph.D.
Middle Tennessee Regional Manager

Bianca Pratt
East Tennessee Regional Manager

Canidra L. McGuire, Ph.D.
West Tennessee Regional Manager

Chris Davidson, Ph.D.
Research and Evaluation Manager

Janelle Alexander
Budget Manager

Jana Hammontree
Communications and Administration