President’s Leadership Team

CHRIS GILMER
President
2025 – Present

MERCEDES GARCIA
President, Student Government Association
2025 – Present

SARABECCA MARTIN
Associate VP of Accreditation, Compliance & Institutional Effectiveness
2025 – Present

BETTY SAMPSON
Executive Assistant to the President
1982 – Present

MARTIN VALADEZ
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives
2018 – Present

IVAN BANKS
Interim Provost/Vice President, Academic Affairs
2025 – Present

COREY HODGE
Vice President, Student Affairs
2022 – Present

AMY NUSBAUM
Chair, Department of Psychology
2021 – Present

CRYSTAL SAMPSON
Director, Human Resources
2022 – Present

ADRIANA VILLAFAN
Staff Senate President
2025 – Present

SAUNDRA FLEMING
Consultant, Business Office
2023 – Present

AARON KRANTZ
Associate Vice President of Technology & Operations
2024 – Present

JULIA POLK
President’s Liaison for Native American Affairs
2024 – Present

VACANT
Vice President, Administration/CFO

DAVID WISE
Vice President, Marketing & Communications,
Advancement, Admissions, Government Affairs
2013 – Present