FIU Hope for Haiti: Doing Our Part Task Force

FIU President Mark Rosenberg formed a task force made up of university leaders who are charged with coordinating university efforts and forming a unified FIU response to the Haiti disaster that could be used as a model for FIU’s response to future disasters.

For a list of what FIU departments and academic units are doing for Haiti relief please click here.

FIU Haiti Initiative Task Force members

Office of the President
Mark B. Rosenberg, President
Javier Marques, Chief of Staff

External Relations
Sandra Gonzalez-Levy, Senior Vice President for External Relations, Task Force Chair
Desiree Rodriguez, Chief of Staff to the Senior Vice President, Task Force Coordinator

Academic Affairs
Mercedes Ponce, Director of Assessment, Academic Planning & Accountability

Academic Health Center
Don Smithburg, Executive Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Alina Perez-Stable, Manager, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Pilar Martin, Clinical Assistant Professor

Advancement
Lillian Abreu, Assistant Vice President of Annual Giving and Special Gifts

Architecture + the Arts
Carol Damian, Director and Chief Curator, Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum
Phillip Church, Associate Professor, Theatre and Dance

Arts & Sciences
Kenneth Furton, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Biscayne Bay Campus
Steven Moll, Interim Vice Provost for Biscayne Bay Campus

Business Administration
Monique Catoggio, Director, Advancement, Alumni and Corporate Relations
Jerry Haar, Associate Dean and Professor, International Programs

Education
Delia Garcia, Dean, College of Education
Kim Cole, Assistant Dean, Budget and Operations

Engineering
Steve Luis, Director, Information Technology and Business Relations

Faculty Senate
Florentin Maurrasse, Professor, Department of Earth and Environment

General Counsel
Isis Carbajal de Garcia, Interim General Counsel

Governmental Relations
Carlos Becerra, Director of Federal Relations

Human Resources
Kathryn Kominars, Director, Office of Employee Assistance

Information Technology
Penny Butler, Assistant Director, Biscayne Bay Campus Operations

Journalism and Mass Communication
Allan Richards, Interim Chair, Journalism and Broadcasting
Heather Radi-Bermudez, Marketing Coordinator

Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC)
Cristina Eguizábal, Director, LACC
Liesl Picard, Associate Director, LACC

Law Clinic
Michele Anglade, Assistant Dean, Academic Support Programs, College of Law

Nursing and Health Sciences
Sharon Pontious, Interim Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Helen Cornely, Associate Dean for Administration

Public Health and Social Work
Michele Ciccazzo, Interim Dean, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work

Research
Luis Salas, Associate Vice President, Sponsored Research

School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
John Stack, Director, SIPA

Student Affairs
Rosa Jones, Vice President for Student Affairs
Mireille Sylvain-David, Office Assistant, Department of Religious Studies
Matilde Gramling, Director, Budget and Personnel

Student Government Association
Anthony Rionda, 2009-2010 President of SGA-MMC
Nicholas Autiello, 2010-2011 Vice President of SGA-MMC

University Graduate School
Kevin O’Shea, Interim Dean, University Graduate School

University Libraries
Laura Probst, Dean of Libraries
Brooke Wooldridge, Coordinator, Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)

USPS Senate
James Mickle, Chairman, USPS Senate