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Faculty/Staff Directory

Meet the Staff

For general questions not directed to a specific faculty or staff member, email honors@utsa.edu.

Megan Balasundaram

Honors Academic Counselor

Email: megan.balasundaram@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

 

Lydia Bueno

Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Life

Email: lydia.bueno@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Aaron Cassill

Romo Endowed Chair, Professor of Biology

Email: aaron.cassill@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Drew Chapman

Director of Nationally Competitive Awards / Assistant Dean / Director of Russian Program in Modern Languages and Literatures

Email: andrew.chapman2@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Fernando Cordova

Student Development Specialist

Email: fernando.cordova@utsa.edu
Phone: 210-458-6182

Bio

Nick DeGraw

Recruitment & Retention Program Manager

Email: nicholas.degraw@utsa.edu

Bio

Abraham DeLeon

Romo Endowed Chair

Email: abraham.deleon@utsa.edu

Bio

Karen Engates

Honors College Senior Lecturer

Email: karen.engates@utsa.edu

Bio

Jill Fleuriet

Associate Dean of the Honors College / Professor of Anthropology

Email: jill.fleuriet@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Brent Floyd

Honors Academic Counselor / Lecturer II

Email: brent.floyd@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Melissa Foster

Administrative Associate II - Top Scholar Program

Email: melissa.foster@utsa.edu

Bio

Stacie Garza

Department Fiscal Specialist

Email: stacie.garza@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Rebeca Gomez

Senior Administrative Associate / Lecturer

Email: rebeca.gomez@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Amy Hauck

Lecturer II

Email: amy.hauck@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Eliot Howard

Lecturer

Email: eliot.howard@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-8243

Bio

Eddie Hernandez

Assistant Professor of Practice

Email: hector.hernandez@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4770

Bio

Sean Kelly

Dean of the Honors College / Professor of Philosophy

Email: sean.kelly@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Alegra Lozano

Director of Honors Academic Counseling / Assistant Professor of Practice

Email: alegra.lozano@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Kristi Meyer

Assistant Dean for Special Programs / Director for UTSA Top Scholar Program / Assistant Professor of Practice

Email: kristi.meyer@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Debra Nelson

Administrative Associate II

Email: debra.nelson@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Betul Ozmat

Assistant to the Dean of the Honors College

Email: betul.ozmat@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

John Phillip Santos

Distinguished Senior Lecturer

Email: john.santos@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Tara Schwegler

Senior Lecturer

Email: tara.schwegler@utsa.edu

Bio

Victoria Stephens

Senior Undergraduate Admissions Counselor

Email: victorias@utsa.edu

Bio

Mel Webb

Program Director of Literature and Philosophy Circle / Lecturer of Philosophy

Email: mel.webb@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

Bio

Colleen Witt

Lecturer II

Email: colleen.witt@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-4106

René Zenteno

Professor of Demography

Email: rene.zenteno@utsa.edu
Phone: (210) 458-3140

Bio

Peer Coaches

Bianca Diaz

Peer Coach / Major: Marketing

Email: bianca.diaz@utsa.edu

Office Hours on Mondays and Tuesdays: 10-11 

Bio and Meeting Link 

Naomi Edwards

Peer Coach / Major: Business Management

Email: naomi.edwards@utsa.edu

Office Hours: Mondays from 11am-12pm Wednesdays 11:30am-12:30pm

Bio and Meeting Link 

Elizabeth Gilmore

Peer Coach / Major: Psychology

Email: elizabeth.gilmore@utsa.edu

Office Hours on Tuesdays at 2:30-3:30 and Thursdays at 2:30-3:30

Bio and Meeting Link 

Peer coaches are available to help students in the Honors 101 course, help students of any class year start to design an experience, and answer general Honors College curriculum questions. You can meet with our Peer Coaches in the Experiential Learning Lab and virtually!