Employee Advisory Council

Members

UT System Administration

Johnny Reyes
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
ph: 512.499.4660
jreyes@utsystem.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

Pablo Ortiz
Business & Administrative Operations Manager
ph: 512.499.4252
portiz@utsystem.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

Alternate Member: 
Sonia Guevara
Associate to the General Counsel, Office of the Board of Regents
ph: 512.499.4407
sguevara@utsystem.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

UT Arlington

Jitenga Knox, Historian
Administrative Services Officer II
ph: 817.272.1891
jitenga.knox@uta.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

Elizabeth Coen
Associate Director Prospect Development
ph. 817.272.2344
coen@uta.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

Alternate Member:
Sonya Pulley
Business Analyst II
817.272.2518
sonya.pulley@uta.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

UT Austin

Ariel Brown
Global Learning Program Coordinator, McCombs School of Business
ph: 512.471.7613
Ariel.Brown@mccombs.utexas.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

Dory Thompson
Assistant Director of Administration
ph: 512.495.5017
dory.thompson@austin.utexas.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

Alternate Member: 
Katelyn Christiansen
Business Analyst - IT Project Coordinator
ph: 512.232.5833
katelyn.christiansen@austin.utexas.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

UT Dallas

Kristi Noel
Academic Support Coordinator, Psychology
ph: 972.883.2368
kristi.noel@utdallas.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

Charles Vincent
Web Software Developer, Web Services
ph: 972.883.4979
charles.vincent@utdallas.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

Alternate Member:
Heather Oltmann
Administrative Services Officer, Biological Sciences
ph: 972.883.2501
heather.oltmann@utdallas.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

UT El Paso

Monica Ramos
Associate Director - Training & Development
ph: 915.7747.8807
mcpedroza@utep.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

Michael Lau
Director - Contracts Administration
ph: 915.747.5463
mmlau@utep.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

Alternate Member:
Clayton Allen
Enterprise Web Solutions Architect
ph: 915.747.5277
callen@utep.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

UT Permian Basin

Mercedes Ojeda
Community and Family Health Assistant Program Director
ph: 432.552.4003
ojeda_m@utpb.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

Tricia Garza
Executive Assistant to the Provost
ph: 432.552.2112
garza_pa@utpb.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

Alternate Member:
Milagros Rodriguez
Program Assessment & Evaluation Coordinator
ph: 432.552.2507
rodriguez_m@utpb.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

UT Rio Grande Valley

Peter-James Ehimika, EAC Chair
Director of Student Success Initiatives
ph: 956.665.7427
peterjames.ehimika@utrgv.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

Yadira Mejia, Vice-Chair
Lead Academic Advisor
ph: 956.665.7120
yadira.mejia@utrgv.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

Alternate Member:
Nicole Englitsch
Organizational Development Manager
ph: 956.665.2360
nicole.englitsch@utrgv.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

UT San Antonio

Brandy Barksdale
Associate Director, Advising Administration
ph: 210.458.4302
brandy.barksdale@utsa.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

Damaris Ibarra
Assistant Director, Dreamers Resource Center
ph: 210.458.7267
damaris.ibarra@utsa.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

Alternate Member:
Amy Fritz
Administrative Operations Officer - Financial Affairs
ph:210.458.6914
amy.fritz@utsa.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

Stephen F. Austin State University

Grace Saldana-Romero
Assistant Director - Business Operations/Member Services
ph. 936.468.1569
saldanagrace@sfasu.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

Ryan Dietrich
Staff Services Manager, Physical Plant - Electronics
ph. 936.468.7261
ryan.dietrich@sfasu.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

Alternate Member:
Heather Hawkins
Assistant to the Dean, Perkins College of Education
ph. 936.468.1410
hawkinshd@sfasu.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

UT Tyler

Elmer Manzano
Buyer II
ph: 903.566.7153
emanzano@uttyler.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

Samantha Cockrell
Director of New Student and Family Programs
ph: 903.565.5648
scockrell@uttyler.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

Alternate Member:
Erica Goss
Senior Coordinator of Space Mgmt, Physical Plant
ph. 903.566.7049
egoss@uttyler.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Amber Perez
Program Coordinator
ph: 214.645.0317
amber.perez@utsouthwestern.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

Melissa Burdine
Employee Relations & Policy Administration Manager - HR
ph:  214.648.0145
melissa.burdine@utsouthwestern.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

Alternate Member:
Britany Singleton
Administrative Coordinator, Sponsored Programs Administration
ph: 214.645.7708
britany.singleton@utsouthwestern.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025
 

UT Medical Branch Galveston

Tilly Clark
Director of Presidential Affairs, Office of President
ph: 409.747.6753
taclark@utmb.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

William McWhorter
Senior Practice Manager, Correctional Managed Care - Jester Complex
ph: 979.219.4605
wbmcwhor@utmb.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

Alternate Member:
Philesha Evans
AVP, Human Resources, Interim CHRO
ph: 409.772.8695
paevans@utmb.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025
 

UT Health Science Center at Houston

Lexus B. Campbell
Administrative Manager, Internal Medicine
ph: 713.500.6714
lexus.bradford@uth.tmc.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

Mary (Katie) Camp
Talent Acquisition Program Lead
ph: 713.500.3109
Mary.Katherine.Camp@uth.tmc.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

Alternate Member:
David Zamudio
Talent Acquisition Specialist II - HR
ph: 713.500.3231
David.B.Zamudio@uth.tmc.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2027

UT Health Science Center at San Antonio

Lois "Dara" Ajiboye
Instructional Designer/LMS Specialist
ph: 210.450.3913
ajiboye@uthscsa.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

Rebecca Mendez
HUB Program Manager, Purchasing
ph: 210.562.6300
mendezr2@uthscsa.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

Alternate Member:
Jack Frost
IT Change Management Analyst - Senior
ph: 210.450.0299
frostj@uthscsa.edu
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Corey Swartz, Secretary
Director, Ambulatory Business Services
ph: 713.563.4401
chswartz@mdanderson.org
Term Expires: August 31, 2025

ThuyVi Norris
Administrative Director, HR Administration
ph: 713.563.1119
tjvinh@mdanderson.org
Term Expires: August 31, 2026

Alternate Member:
Pamela Papadopoulos
Associate Director, Res Planning & Development - Moon Shots Operations
ph: 713.591.0260
pcpapadopoulos@mdanderson.org
Term Expires: August 31, 2027