Russell Mumper, PhD

Vice Dean
John A. McNeill Distinguished Professor
mumper@email.unc.edu
Office: 919-966-1271

The vice dean serves as the chief operating officer of the School, managing academic and administrative functions and assisting the dean as requested. The vice dean has the following responsibilities:

• Substitute for the dean, as required
• Support the dean operationally within the School and the University
• Facilitate all MOUs and MOAs between ESOP and other University units
• Chair the Executive Committee meetings
• Chair the Full Professors Committee
• Function as the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer for the ESOP
• Function as the curator of key ESOP documents including the Strategic Plan, Faculty Code (Governance Document), and Policies and the Procedures Governing Appointments, Reappointments, Promotion, and Tenure for Faculty in the ESOP
• Oversee and Approve External Professional Activities for Pay for Faculty in the ESOP
• Function as the Initial leader for New Initiatives including InfoPorte^TM
• Serve as the liaison with the University regarding implementation of University-wide program activities
• Manage areas that cut across professional education and graduate education, such as instructional technology, distance education, and programmatic expansion
• Provide assistance to the division chairs with recruitment processes
• Oversee all external communications by the ESOP
• Oversee the Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure process in the ESOP
• Provide oversight of the following Offices/Initiatives/Programs: 
  • Office of Facilities Planning and Resource Analysis
  • Office of Strategic Planning and Assessment
  • Educational Technology R&D
  • Center for Educational Excellence in Pharmacy (CEEP)
  • Continuing Education
  • Office of Recruitment, Development and Diversity Initiatives
  • Campbell Faculty Mentoring Program

Kevin Almond

Associate Dean for Advancement
kevin_almond@unc.edu
Office: 919-966-1929
Fax: 919-843-9758

Duties of the associate dean for advancement include the following:

• Office of Advancement and all related functions
• Manages and directs all fundraising activities
• Fosters external relationships with donors, alumni and pharmacy practitioners
• Fiduciary responsibilities for the Pharmacy Foundation
• Marketing and publications to create awareness of the School, Foundation, PAA
• Liaison with state and government representatives

Kim Brouwer, PharmD, PhD

William R. Kenan Distinguished Professor and Chair
Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics
kbrouwer@unc.edu
Office: 919-962-7030
Fax: 919-966-0197

The duties of each division chair include the following:

• Serve as the chief administrative officer for the division
• Manage budget and accounts supporting the functions of the division
• Represent the division within the School and with external constituencies and partners
• Initiate and direct plans for recruitment and retention of faculty, as well as appointments, reappointments, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure actions in compliance with University requirements including those faculty at Asheville and Elizabeth City State University
• Manage all division personnel activities, including staff evaluations, ensuring consistency in enforcement of policies and adequate documentation
• Serve as a chief academic officer for the division and as such oversee the division’s contributions to professional and graduate educational programs
• Serve as a mentor for junior faculty

Rowell Daniels, MS

Associate Dean, Pharmacy Clinical Practice at Chapel Hill
RDaniels@unch.unc.edu
Office: 919-966-2498

The duties of the associate dean for clinical affairs include the following:

• Director of Pharmacy at UNC Hospitals and Clinics
• Ambassador for all UNC residency programs
• Oversees the pharmacy residency programs at UNC Hospitals and Clinics
• Responsible for the implementation and integration of teaching and service programs between the School and UNC Hospitals and Clinics
• Responsible for the School / UNC Hospitals Department of Pharmacy relationship with the UNC Campus Health Services
• Ensures the proper credentialing of pharmacists practicing in all UNC Health Care System-affiliated practice environments regardless of employer in order to promote congruence and consistency of School /UNC Hospitals Department of Pharmacy mission
• Responsible for pharmacy practice affairs in all UNC Health Care System-affiliated practice environments regardless of employer and ensures compliance with associated laws, rules, regulations, and policies

Michael Jay, PhD

Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor and Chair
Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics
mjay@email.unc.edu
Office: 919- 843-0736

The duties of each division chair include the following:

• Serve as the chief administrative officer for the division
• Manage budget and accounts supporting the functions of the division
• Represent the division within the School and with external constituencies and partners
• Initiate and direct plans for recruitment and retention of faculty, as well as appointments, reappointments, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure actions in compliance with University requirements including those faculty at Asheville and Elizabeth City State University
• Manage all division personnel activities, including staff evaluations, ensuring consistency in enforcement of policies and adequate documentation
• Serve as a chief academic officer for the division and as such oversee the division’s contributions to professional and graduate educational programs
• Serve as a mentor for junior faculty

Pamela U. Joyner, EdD, MS Pharm

Executive Associate Dean at Chapel Hill
Clinical Associate Professor
pam_joyner@unc.edu
Office: 919-962-0030
Fax:919-966-9428

• Provide administrative oversight for the Office of Professional Education, including Recruitment and Diversity, Student Services, and Curriculum and Assessment
• Oversee budget and accounts supporting the functions of the Office of Professional Education
• Provide oversight for all aspects of the professional program, including the curriculum, program assessment and accreditation, student recruitment, admissions, progressions, student judicial governance, and financial aid and scholarships
• Provide overall leadership for the Rural Pharmacy Health Initiative
• Effectively collaborate with executive associate deans at Asheville and ECSU in the administration and oversight of our entire professional PharmD program
• Consult with the associate dean for economic development and international partnerships in the establishment of the PharmD-I program in Singapore
• In consultation with the dean, executive associate dean for academics, and the associate dean for research and graduate education, assign faculty committee appointments annually
• In consultation with the associate dean for research and graduate education, assign graduate student TA responsibilities.

David Lawrence, PhD

Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor and Chair
Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry
lawrencd@email.unc.edu
Office: 919-962-8907

The duties of each division chair include the following:

• Serve as the chief administrative officer for the division
• Manage budget and accounts supporting the functions of the division
• Represent the division within the School and with external constituencies and partners
• Initiate and direct plans for recruitment and retention of faculty, as well as appointments, reappointments, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure actions in compliance with University requirements including those faculty at Asheville and Elizabeth City State University
• Manage all division personnel activities, including staff evaluations, ensuring consistency in enforcement of policies and adequate documentation
• Serve as a chief academic officer for the division and as such oversee the division’s contributions to professional and graduate educational programs
• Serve as a mentor for junior faculty

A. Wayne Pittman, MS Pharm

Associate Dean for Facilities Planning and Resource Analysis
Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
a_wayne_pittman@unc.edu
Office: 919-962-0068
Fax: 919-843-9255

• Ensure the availability of state-of-the-art laboratory and teaching facilities
• Ensure a safe environment for students, staff, faculty, and guests.
• Identify and acquire resources needed to strategically recruit new faculty
• Analyze physical resource utilization
• Plan and implement personnel, laboratory, and other relocations
• Coordinate planning for all UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy–initiated renovation and remodeling projects
• Make apecial purchases (e.g., scientific equipment, audiovisual equipment, and furniture)
• Represent the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy with key outside constituencies
• Develop and maintain an electronic system to facilitate resource assessment

Denise Rhoney, PharmD

Associate Professor and Chair
Division of Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education
drhoney@unc.edu
Office: 919-966-7318
Fax: 919-843-6769

The duties of each division chair include the following:

• Serve as the chief administrative officer for the division
• Manage budget and accounts supporting the functions of the division
• Represent the division within the School and with external constituencies and partners
• Initiate and direct plans for recruitment and retention of faculty, as well as appointments, reappointments, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure actions in compliance with University requirements including those faculty at Asheville and Elizabeth City State University
• Manage all division personnel activities, including staff evaluations, ensuring consistency in enforcement of policies and adequate documentation
• Serve as a chief academic officer for the division and as such oversee the division’s contributions to professional and graduate educational programs
• Serve as a mentor for junior faculty

Mollie Scott, PharmD

Regional Associate Dean at Asheville
Clinical Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine
mollies@email.unc.edu

The duties of the regional associate dean include the following:

• Serve as the primary School contact and the Chief Administrator for the Asheville Program.
• Serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the School.

Betsy Sleath, PhD

George H. Cocolas Distinguished Professor and Chair
Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy
betsy_sleath@unc.edu
Office: 919-962-0106
Fax: 919-966-8486

The duties of each division chair include the following:

• Serve as the chief administrative officer for the division
• Manage budget and accounts supporting the functions of the division
• Represent the division within the School and with external constituencies and partners
• Initiate and direct plans for recruitment and retention of faculty, as well as appointments, reappointments, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure actions in compliance with University requirements including those faculty at Asheville and Elizabeth City State University
• Manage all division personnel activities, including staff evaluations, ensuring consistency in enforcement of policies and adequate documentation
• Serve as a chief academic officer for the division and as such oversee the division’s contributions to professional and graduate educational programs
• Serve as a mentor for junior faculty

Dhiren Thakker, PhD

Associate Dean for Economic Development and International Partnerships
Ferguson Distinguished Professor
dhiren_thakker@unc.edu
Office: 919-962-0092
Fax: 919-966-3525

The associate dean for economic development and international partnerships will:

• Assist faculty, students, staff, administration, and OTD in identifying and protecting intellectual property
• Provide education and training in entrepreneurship to faculty, students, and staff
• Assist inventors, administration, and OTD in commercializing intellectual property
• Develop strategic relationships with industry, foundations, professional organizations, and government agencies
• Identify and pursue opportunities to expand the presence and influence of the School internationally

Alex Tropsha, PhD

Associate Dean for Research
K. H. Lee Distinguished Professor
alex_tropsha@unc.edu
Office: 919-966-2955
Fax: 919-966-0204

• Serve as the chief research officer in the School and provide vision and leadership for the Research and Graduate Programs, and oversee associated budgets for each program.
• Take the lead in ensuring that all objectives in the Strategic Initiative III  “Research” in the School’s 2011-2016 Strategic Plan are met. Provide an on-going assessment of the completion of objectives and propose revisions or changes in objectives and/or strategic directions as warranted.
• Establish a research advisory board that provides advice and opportunities to the associate dean and Executive Committee.
• Develop and foster strategic research partnerships with key UNC constituents including the vice chancellor for research, School of Medicine, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, Institute for Nanomedicine, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and the College of Arts and Sciences, among others.
• Develop and/or identify funding mechanisms and manage funds to support the research and graduate programs including, i) new research initiatives, pilot projects, or seed funding for major proposal opportunities in need of preliminary data, ii) bridge funding, and iii) major capital equipment purchases or equipment maintenance
• Coordinate School-wide proposals for major capital equipment purchases through the University Cancer Research Fund, the Clinical and Translational Science Awards via NC TraCS, as well as other major funding opportunities as they occur.
• Identify major funding opportunities at the NIH and NSF or other large foundations or federal agencies and make faculty aware of these opportunities via frequent communications.
• Work collaboratively with the associate dean for economic development and international partnerships to identify and develop major funding and partnership opportunities with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
• Liaise regularly with NIH and NSF decision makers in order to make them aware of research initiatives in the School that can contribute to the agencies’ mission and to identify/facilitate early and timely program development opportunities.
• Identify and develop opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships
• Provide oversight of all major center/institutes in the School including the following:  Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Center for Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery, Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, and the GLP Analytical Facility.
• Work collaboratively with chairs and center and institute directors to advance the research and graduate programs in the School, especially relating to cross-division and cross-center/institute research projects.
• Provide oversight of the Assistant Dean and Director of Graduate Studies.  The Assistant Dean will have day-to-day responsibilities for the Graduate Program including budget, recruitment, admissions, progression, and graduation.   The Assistant Dean will also directly manage the Director of Graduate Student Services in the Office of Student Services.
• Along with the associate dean for economic development and international partnerships, comanage conflict of interests and conflict of commitments relating to faculty, students and trainees, and staff engaged in research in the School.
• Work effectively with the director of business operations and research administration to plan for major grant and contract submissions.
• Work effectively with the vice dean, associate dean for facilities planning, and executive associate dean for business in matters relating to facilities, space utilization, faculty recruitment, and research and graduate program specific budgets.
• Keep the dean and all members of the Executive Committee informed of any matters that significantly impact the research and graduate programs in the School.

Latasha Weeks, PharmD

Regional Assistant Dean at Elizabeth City
lxweeks@email.unc.edu
Office: 252-335-3830

Duties of the regional assistant dean at Elizabeth City include the following:

• Serve as the primary School contact and the chief administrator for the UNC/ECSU Doctor of Pharmacy Partnership Program
• Serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
• Provide overall leadership to maintain and expand the ECSU program consistent with the current memorandum of understanding dated January 2005
• Develop and implement programs and activities that foster growth and support the needs of the students based on the ECSU campus
• Assist with academic advising, career counseling, management of student organizations, planning student activities/programs, and other student services as needed
• Collaborate with the director of recruitment, development, and diversity initiatives at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill on recruitment efforts related to the ECSU campus
• Effectively collaborate with the assistant dean for professional education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill to address student services issues related to students on the ECSU campus
• Work effectively with key partners including faculty and administration at ECSU
• Advise and keep the dean and the Executive Committee of the School informed of all important activities pertaining to the ECSU program
• Work effectively with the vice dean, executive associate dean for business, and the executive associate dean for professional education on all academic, business, and operational matters associated with the ECSU campus
• With input from the dean, form a new ECSU advisory committee that meets regularly to discuss all aspects of the ECSU Program
• Work effectively with the associate dean for advancement to identify and secure additional gifts and endowment funds to fully support the ECSU program
• Prepare and maintain operating budgets, perform regular analysis of expenditures (monthly and quarterly), and construct appropriate financial reports including financial trends
• Participate in the recruitment, orientation, and mentoring of new faculty and staff for the ECSU program and work effectively with division chairs to evaluate faculty performance

Rick Wernoski, MPA

Executive Associate Dean for Business

The duties of the executive associate dean for business include:

• Advise the dean on matters with strategic financial implications and coordinate strategic planning and evaluation of growth opportunities.  Ensure that efficient and accurate financial forecasting, planning, and support systems are in place.
• Prepare operating budgets, regular analysis of expenditures (monthly and quarterly), and construct appropriate financial reports including financial trends.
• Conduct operational reviews to ensure the School is meeting goals and future objectives.  Ensure that information technology investments are aligned with strategic objectives.
• Provide leadership and direct supervision of the School's Business Office (finance, HR, IT and facilities). Provide leadership and guidance in fiscal and financial matters to the School's division and unit leaders and administrative managers. Exercise initiative in identifying units that may be encountering financial adversity, serving as an internal consultant to such units in devising remedial action plans to overcome fiscal difficulties.
• Serve as primary contact with UNC-Chapel Hill campus financial offices operating under the purview of the vice chancellor for administration and finance and the Office of the Provost.  Adhere to and promote School, University, and state policies and regulations.