AE Leadership Announcements

January 6, 2026 • 9:26 a.m.

Please join us in welcoming these leaders to their new roles at UTMB!

	David L. Vines, PhD, RRT, FAARC, FCCP Senior Vice President and Dean, School of Health Professions Effective Jan. 20, 2026 Read the announcement.
	Kristen Starnes-Ott, PhD, CRNA, FAANA, FNAP Dean ad interim, School of Nursing Effective Jan. 17, 2026 Read the announcement.
	Julie Griffith, MPH Director of Wellness, Academic Enterprise Effective Jan. 20, 2026 Read the announcement.
	Erin McGoff, DProf, MSc, BSc, PGCE, MC SP, HCPC, SFHEA Director of Interprofessional Continuing Education Effective immediately Read the announcement.

Please also join us in sharing best wishes for Deborah J. Jones, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Dean of the School of Nursing, and Chief Integration Officer, as she departs UTMB on Jan. 16, 2026, to become President of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute for Health Professions. We are grateful for her outstanding service and leadership.