Task Force Charter

The Enterprise Risk Management Task Force’s mission is to implement a comprehensive enterprise risk management strategy that addresses strategic, operational, financial, and reputational risks of this integration.

Task Force Updates

Latest Updates:

The Legal Structure, Institutional Reporting and Compliance Initial Discovery working groups finalized charters and activated work on high priority reports under ERM.


Previous Updates:

The Incident Escalation and Communication working group finalized the Incident Escalation Initial Inventory of Alignment and Coordination Opportunities and Incident Escalation Guidance Matrix to ensure a combined approach to incident escalation and communication on day one.

In February 2025, the task force launched two new working groups: Legal Structure, Institutional Reporting and Compliance and Incident Escalation and Communication.

Stakeholder Groups

The primary stakeholder groups will include UTSA and UTHSA representatives from the Office of the President, Legal Affairs, Enterprise Risk, Public Safety, Campus Services, Facilities and Capital Planning, Internal Audit, and Compliance.


Task Force Members

Task Force Chair

Andrea Marks
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Health Campus

Members

Heather Adkins
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Jennifer Cerecero
Executive Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Michael Charlton, PhD
Senior Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning
Mary G. Hernandez
Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations and Chief Operating Officer
John Lazarine
Associate Vice President and Chief Audit Executive
Hailey Mullican, JD
Vice President for Legal Affairs and Chief Legal Officer
Veronica Salazar
Senior Executive Vice President for Enterprise Development and Transformation
Jessica Saldivar, JD
Associate Vice President and Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer
Stephanie Schoenborn
Chief of Police
Paul Tyler
Chief Audit Executive
James Weaver
Executive Director of Institutional Compliance and Risk Services
Marcus Williams
Interim Chief of Police

Working Groups

Cross Campus Incident Escalation Working Group

The Incident Escalation and Communication Working Group is charged with documenting a coordinated law enforcement approach and incident escalation and risk mitigation structure for Day 1, including outlining a timeline for implementation. The working group will develop near-term coordination strategies for communicating with executive leadership and campus communities in cases of emergency (criminal incidents, weather events, environmental hazards, protests, etc.). 

Leads

Kathryn Keeton, PhD
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Health Campus
Liz Rockstroh, EdD
Associate Vice President for Administrative Services
Academic Campus

Members

Lauren Beaver
Senior Director, Business Affairs Strategic Communications
Jennifer Cerecero
Executive Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Michael Charlton, PhD
Senior Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning
Christi Fish
Senior Executive Director, University Communications
Cory Garcia
Manager of Business Continuity and Emergency Management
Mary G. Hernandez
Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations and Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Horton
Assistant Vice President, Marketing Communications and Media
Joe Izbrand
Associate Vice President, University Strategic Communications and External Affairs
Angel Lemmonds
Assistant Chief of Police
Thea K. Lyssy
Director, Enterprise Transformation
Jennifer Meek
Director of Communications
Annette Parker
Senior Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives
Stephanie Schoenborn
Chief of Police
Marcus Williams
Interim Chief of Police

Timeline

The Enterprise Risk Management Task Force launched in December 2024.

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