The integration of UTSA and UT Health San Antonio will bring together two very large and accomplished institutions to create the foundation for a single university that will ultimately become an integrated world class academic research and academic medical center for San Antonio, Texas, the nation and the world.

Foundation for the Integration

Highlighted below are the principles that will guide our efforts as we work to integrate our two institutions.

Unleash Innovation

Creating new areas of excellence that draw from areas of expertise across the institution

Amplify Excellence

Strengthening our existing areas of expertise

Sustain Strategic Focus

Ensuring that current areas of strategic focus are supported and not negatively impacted

Cultivate Continuous Improvement

Refining and enhancing our shared culture of ongoing development and constant enhancement

Empower Participation

Promoting collaboration and supporting decision making with robust data, analysis, and expert input from within the university

Structure

Our task is to marshal the tremendous strengths of UTSA and UT Health San Antonio and our collective impact to create a world class university. Our merger will be led by an Integration Steering Committee (ISC), which will oversee a number of task forces, each having several working groups. Task Forces and Working Groups will be identified, assigned and communicated in the weeks to come.

Integration Steering CommitteeTask ForcesWorking Groups
DescriptionSenior leaders from both institutions that will oversee and provide input throughout the integration process, in some instances also serving as Task Force LeadsDomain area leadership assembled to direct integration activities over a broad function, unit, or focus of engagement, with specific responsibility for overseeing all relevant Working GroupsLeaders within specific functional areas charged with discovery, design, and/or implementation (over time). Will offer integration recommendations to Task Forces for validation, feedback and/or approval
Membership
  • Executive Sponsors
  • Select Executive Leadership
  • Task Force Leads, as appropriate
  • Task Force Leads
  • Working Group Co-Chairs, as appropriate
  • Working Group Co-Chairs
  • Working Group Members

Integration Steering Committee

The Integration Steering Committee (ISC) is charged with providing strategic direction, facilitating decision-making and ensuring the effective execution of the integration process. Members of the ISC include:

UTSA

UT Health San Antonio

Taylor Eighmy
President
Robert Hromas, M.D.
Acting President
Sheri Hardison
Senior Associate Vice President for Financial Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
Mary G. Hernandez
Interim Vice President of Business Affairs and Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations
Katy Madden
Associate Vice President for People Excellence
Heather Adkins
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Francisco Cigarroa, M.D.
Acting Dean, Long School of Medicine
Patrick Kaminski portrait
Patrick Kaminski
Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Kimberly Maldonado
Assistant Vice President for Executive Communications
Katie Meersman
Chief of Staff and Associate Vice Provost for Academic Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Kasey Neece-Fielder
Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Planning and Assessment
Kathryn Keeton portrait
Kathryn Keeton
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Andrea Marks
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Jacqueline Mok
Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
Anne Peters
Chief Marketing Officer and Associate Vice President for Marketing and Special Projects
Veronica Salazar
Executive Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Enterprise Development Officer
Heather Shipley
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Hailey Mullican
Vice President for Legal Affairs
Jennifer Potter
Senior Vice President for Research
Amy Tawney
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

UTSA

Taylor Eighmy
President
Sheri Hardison
Senior Associate Vice President for Financial Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
Mary G. Hernandez
Interim Vice President of Business Affairs and Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations
Katy Madden
Associate Vice President for People Excellence
Kimberly Maldonado
Assistant Vice President for Executive Communications
Katie Meersman
Chief of Staff and Associate Vice Provost for Academic Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Kasey Neece-Fielder
Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Planning and Assessment
Anne Peters
Chief Marketing Officer and Associate Vice President for Marketing and Special Projects
Veronica Salazar
Executive Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Enterprise Development Officer
Heather Shipley
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

UT Health San Antonio

Robert Hromas, M.D.
Acting President
Heather Adkins
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Francisco Cigarroa, M.D.
Acting Dean, Long School of Medicine
Patrick Kaminski portrait
Patrick Kaminski
Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Kathryn Keeton portrait
Kathryn Keeton
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Andrea Marks
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Jacqueline Mok
Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
Hailey Mullican
Vice President for Legal Affairs
Jennifer Potter
Senior Vice President for Research
Amy Tawney
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer