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:

Taylor Eighmy, PhD
President, UTSA and Acting President, UT Health San Antonio

UTSA

UT Health San Antonio

Sheri Hardison
Vice President for Financial Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
Mary G. Hernandez
Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations and Chief Operating Officer
Katy Madden
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for People Excellence
Heather Adkins
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Francisco Cigarroa, MD
Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs & Health System (effective March 1, 2025)
Robert Hromas, MD
Dean, Long School of Medicine
Kimberly Maldonado
Associate Vice President for Strategy and Executive Communications
Katie Meersman
Chief of Staff and Associate Vice Provost for Academic Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Kasey Neece-Fielder, EdD
Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning and Assessment
Patrick Kaminski portrait
Patrick Kaminski
Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Kathryn Keeton portrait
Kathryn Keeton, PhD
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Thea Lyssy portrait
Thea K. Lyssy
Chief of Staff to the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Robert Neuhard, JD
Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
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
Andrea Marks
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Jacqueline Mok, PhD
Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
Hailey Mullican, JD
Vice President for Legal Affairs and Chief Legal Officer
Jennifer Potter, PhD
Senior Vice President for Research
Amy Tawney
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Heather Shipley, PhD
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Heather Shipley, PhD
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Jennifer Potter, PhD
Senior Vice President for Research
Amy Tawney
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Taylor Eighmy, PhD
President, UTSA and Acting President, UT Health San Antonio

UTSA

Sheri Hardison
Vice President for Financial Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
Mary G. Hernandez
Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations and Chief Operating Officer
Katy Madden
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for People Excellence
Kimberly Maldonado
Associate Vice President for Strategy and Executive Communications
Katie Meersman
Chief of Staff and Associate Vice Provost for Academic Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Kasey Neece-Fielder, EdD
Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning and Assessment
Robert Neuhard, JD
Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
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, PhD
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

UT Health San Antonio

Heather Adkins
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Francisco Cigarroa, MD
Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs & Health System (effective March 1, 2025)
Robert Hromas, MD
Dean, Long School of Medicine
Patrick Kaminski portrait
Patrick Kaminski
Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Kathryn Keeton portrait
Kathryn Keeton, PhD
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Thea Lyssy portrait
Thea K. Lyssy
Chief of Staff to the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Andrea Marks
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Jacqueline Mok, PhD
Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
Hailey Mullican, JD
Vice President for Legal Affairs and Chief Legal Officer
Jennifer Potter, PhD
Senior Vice President for Research
Amy Tawney
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Task Force Updates

Current updates from the active Integration Task Forces.