Workforce Strategies Task Force
To oversee recommendations impacting components of the employee value proposition and our future state organizational needs for our faculty, staff, student employees, residents, and all who engage in a working arrangement with UT San Antonio with the goal to attract, retain, engage and inspire talent who support our missions, vision and strategies and our culture of excellence and access.
Task Force Updates
Update
Date
- This new Task Force launched three Working Groups focused on harmonizing plans, programs and offerings across the merged university: Leave Plans, Benefit Programs and Wellness Programs. These Working Groups are conducting initial discovery to inventory offerings across both institutions.
- Three more Working Groups will launch by the end of February for Compensation (non-exec), Learning & Development and Onboarding.
Jan 2026
Task Force Team
Co-Chairs
Katy Madden
Vice President for People Excellence
Academic Campus
Amy Tawney
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Health Campus
Members
Ginny Gomez-Leon
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Sheri Hardison
Vice President for Financial Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
Mary G. Hernandez
Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations and Chief Operating Officer
Marie Kuehler
Executive Director, HR Business Partners
Andrea Marks
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Hailey Mullican, JD
Vice President for Legal Affairs and Chief Legal Officer
Jason Pirruccello
Assistant General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs
Heather Shipley, PhD
Provost and Senior Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Ernest Vasquez
Assistance Vice President, HR Operations and HR Information System
Jennifer Welch
Senior Director, HR Strategic Services and Workforce Planning
Working Groups
Benefits Working Group
Harmonize benefit programs across the merged university ensuring compliance and alignment with strategic priorities & operational needs.
Leads
Georgina Anguiano Elliott
Director, Benefits & ADA Coordinator
Academic Campus
Veronica Longoria
Manager, HR Benefits
Health Campus
Members
Cassandra Costello
HR Partner
Shelly Crofford
Director, Employee Success Center
Aurora Fuentes
HR Partner
Tasha Jones
Talent Acquisition Sourcer
Nadia Lopez
Workplace Experience Program Manager
Lileny Luna
Org Development Consultant - Associate
Denise Moore
Executive Director, Faculty Personnel Services
Melanie Pardaen
Benefits Lead
Kristen Paredes
Talent Acquisition Partner
Wes Reel
Change Management Advisor
Sonya Vasquez
Benefits Administrator - Intermediate
Leave Plans Working Group
Harmonize leave plans across the merged university ensuring compliance and alignment with strategic priorities and operational needs. This WG is anticipated to be multifaceted and span multiple years due to complexity of proposing any changes to a leave plan.
Leads
Georgina Anguiano Elliott
Director, Benefits & ADA Coordinator
Academic Campus
Melanie Pardaen
Benefits Lead
Academic Campus
Ernest Vasquez
Assistance Vice President, HR Operations and HR Information System
Health Campus
Jennifer Welch
Senior Director, HR Strategic Services and Workforce Planning
Health Campus
Members
Osvaldo Fuentes
HR Manager, Leave Administratrion and Time & Attendance
Astacha Jones
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Nadia Lopez
Workplace Experience Program Manager
Javier Martinez
Senior Director, Financial Information Systems
Denise Moore
Executive Director, Faculty Personnel Services
Johnna Nerios
Senior Director, Practice Operations, UT Health Physicians (UTHP)
Paul Ortiz
HR Partner
Jason Pirruccello
Assistant General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs
Teresa Rodriguez
IT Business Analyst II
Jennifer Schultz
Faculty Senior HR Business Partner
Shelia Valdez
HR Partner
Sonya Vasquez
Benefits Administrator - Intermediate
Wellness Programs Work Group
Harmonize wellness programs across the merged university ensuring compliance and alignment with strategic priorities & operational needs
Leads
Shelly Crofford
Director, Employee Success Center
Academic Campus
Laura Gottlieb
Manager, Learning & Leadership Development
Health Campus
Members
Kate Appenzeller, PhD
Director of Faculty Development, Faculty Success
Tiffany Dale
Learning & Leadership Development Consultant
Bryanda Dominguez
Wellness Program Manager
Jolyn Dominguez
Occupational Health Coordinator
Raquel Etienne
Talent Acquisition Sourcer
Nychole Krause
HR Partner
Nadia Lopez
Workplace Experience Program Manager
Ayasha Mays
HR Partner
Stacy A. Ogbeide, PSYD, ABPP
Associate Professor
Sheryl Robisheaux
Benefits Administrator - Intermediate
Leahna Schlepp
Benefits Specialist
Stephanie Zamarippa
Instructional Designer
