Administration

Administration

DEMETRIUS PORCHE, DNS, PhD, PCC, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN

Dean

Helen A. & James B. Dunn Professor

DENISE DANNA, RN, DNS, NEA, BC, CNE, FACHE

Interim Associate Dean for Professional Practice, Community Service, and Advanced Nursing Practice

JENNIFER MANNING, DNS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CNE, FCNS

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Nursing Programs; Director, Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist

ALISON DAVIS, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE

Interim Associate Dean for Nursing Research, Scholarship, and Science

KENDRA M. BARRIER, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

TODD TARTAVOULLE, DNS, APRN, CNS-BC

Assistant Dean for Student Services

BENITA CHATMON, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE

Assistant Dean for Clinical Nursing Education

GEREMIE LOUPE, BA, CPA

Assistant Dean for Business Affairs 

Administrative Council

DEMETRIUS PORCHE, DNS, PhD, PCC, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN

Dean; Chairperson; Director, Public/Community Health Nursing Program

STEVE NELSON, MD

Chancellor, Ex-Officio

JANET SOUTHERLAND, DDS, MPH, PhD

Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, Ex-Officio

MARIE ADORNO, PhD, APRN, CNS, RNC, CNE

Interim Director, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Program

KENDRA M. BARRIER, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE

Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

LAURA BONANNO, PhD, DNP, CRNA

 Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program

CELESTINE CARTER, DNS, APRN

Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing

BENITA CHATMON, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE

Assistant Dean for Clinical Nursing Education

SHERRI CHALONA

Classified Staff Representative

DENISE DANNA, RN, DNS, NEA, BC, CNE, FACHE

Interim Associate Dean for Professional Practice, Community Service, and Advanced Nursing Practice

ALISON DAVIS, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE

Interim Associate Dean for Nursing Research, Scholarship, and Practice; Director, Nursing Educator, Master of Science in Nursing Program

LEANNE H. FOWLER, DNP, MBA, AG/ACNP-BC, CCRN, CNE

Chairperson, Acadedemic Graduate Council; Director, Nurse Practitioner Programs and Coordinator, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Concentration

GLORIA GIARRATANO, PhD, APRN, CNS, FAAN

Tenet health System/Jo Ellen Smith Endowed Chair of Nursing

TRACIE GRAVOLET, BS

Director, Office of Student Affairs

ADELE HARRELL, PhD, MSN, RN

Program Director, Career Alternative RN Education (CARE)

SHANTELL JACKSON-BURNS, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Coordinator, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration

PAULA KENSLER, DNP, MBA, RN

Director, Clinical Nurse Leader and Executive Nurse Leader Programs

LINDA LEDET, DNS, APRN, PMHCNS-BC

Program Director, Off Campus Instructional Site (Shreveport)

GEREMIE LOUPE, BA, CPA

Assistant Dean for Business Affairs

JENNIFER MANNING, DNS, APRN, CNS, CNE

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Nursing Programs; Director, Baccalaureate Articulation Program, Director, Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist

JENNIFER MARTIN, DNP, CRNA

Faculty and Staff Life Committee

SAM MAULDIN, PhD, RN, PMH-BC

Chairperson, Academic Undergraduate Council

AIMME MCCAULEY, DNP, RN, CNE

Interim Director, Nursing Skills and Technology Center/Simulation Education; Chairperson, Faculty Organization;

CLAIR MILLET, DNP, APRN, PHCNS-BC

Director, Faculty Development, Continuing Nursing Education & Entrepreneurial Enterprise

MELISSA NUNN, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC/AC, CNE, NES-BC

Coordinator, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care and Acute Care Concentrations, Interim Director, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program

CONSTANCE PFINGSTAG, CNM, DNP, FACNM

Coordinator, Nurse Midwifery Concentration

CHERYL RICHARDSON

Unclassified Staff Representative

SHERRY RIVERA, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, FNKF

Coordinator, Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration

RICHARD SMITH, MBA

Coordinator, Quality Performance Improvement

MARCO SOSA

I.T. Project Coordinator

NICOLE THOMAS, DNP, RN

Program Director, Traditional BSN Program

LUCRETIA WILTZ-JAMES, DNP, APRN, NP-C, NRCME

Coordinator, Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner Program Concentration