LMU Administration
Jason McConnell, DBA – President of the University
President’s Cabinet
General Counsel – Ryan Brown, J.D.
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs – Robert Stubblefield, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President for Administration – Jody Goins, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice President for Student Success -Christopher Stotts, Ed.D.
Vice President for University Advancement – Donnie Lipscomb, MPA.
Dean DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine – Christopher Loyke, D.O., FACOFP
Vice President and Dean Duncan School of Law – Matthew Lyon, J.D., MPA
Dean College of Veterinary Medicine – Stacy Anderson, Ph.D., DVM, MS
Board of Trustees
Autry O.V. (Pete) DeBusk, Chairman
Brian C. DeBusk, First Vice-Chairman
Gary J. Burchett, Second Vice-Chairman
James A. Jordan, Third Vice-Chairman
Sam A. Mars, III Secretary
Roger A. Ball – Tazewell, TN
Arthur (Art) D. Brill – Martinsville, TN
Jerome (Jerry) E. Burnette – Knoxville, TN
Sherrie N. Claiborne - Harrogate, TN
George L. Day – Harrogate, TN
Fredrick S. Fields – San Francisco, CA
Robert W. Finley, Sr. – Lockport, IL
Richard A. Gillespie – Knoxville, TN
Charles W. Holland – Knoxville, TN
Terry L. Lee – Harrogate, TN
Timothy B. Matthews – Knoxville, TN
Alan C. Neely – New Tazewell, TN
Dorothy G. Neely – Tazewell, TN
Noah Patton – Harrogate TN
Todd E. Pillion – Abingdon, VA
Carroll E. Rose – Tazewell, TN
James Jay Shoffner – Middlesboro, KY
Joseph F. Smiddy – Church Hill, TN
E. Steven (Steve) Ward – Knoxville, TN
Jerry W. Zillion – Germantown, MD
Academic Administrators
Dean School of Business – Kelsey Metz, Ph.D.
Dean School of Mathematics and Sciences – Adam Rollins, Ph.D.
Dean Paul V. Hamilton School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences – Martin Sellers, Ph.D.
Interim Dean College of Dental Medicine – Qi Wang, DDS
Dean College of Engineering – Ryan Overton, Ph.D., PE
Dean Caylor School of Nursing – Tammy Dean, DNP
Dean Carter and Moyers School of Education – Teresa Bicknell, EdD
School of Medical Sciences (SMS) Administration
Dr. Paula Miksa, DMS, EdS, PA-C, DFAAPA - Dean School of Medical Sciences
LMU-Harrogate PA Program Administration, Faculty and Staff
Elizabeth Barnes, MSPAS, PA-C – Assistant Dean and Program Director
Nicole Shields, D.O., FAAFP – Medical Director
Joshua Shepherd, DMS, MMS, PA-C-Associate Program Director
Karen Adair, MPAS, MMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Lauren Anderson, DMS, MMS, PA-C, Associate Professor, Director of Didactic Education
Tonya Apperley, DMS, MMS, PA-C, Associate Professor, Clinical Coordinator
Brittany Belcher, MPAS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Jessica Gibson, MMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Karie Hall, MMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Stacy Hall, MMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Dana Johnson, PharmD – Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Adrian Qualls, MMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor, Academic Coordinator
Joan Ward, MS, PA-C, Associate Professor, Director of Assessment
Melissa Wiley, DMS, MSPAS, PA-C, Associate Professor, Director of Clinical Education
Teresa Gulley, Clinical Education Assistant
Mary (Kaye) Mason, MBA, Clinical Site and Rotations Manager
Alicia Beason, Admissions Coordinator
Candice Miller, Hospital Relations and Rotations Coordinator
James Parker, Associate Admissions Coordinator
Annette Smith, Program Administrative Coordinator