LMU Administration
Clayton Hess, Ph.D. – 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.
Executive Vice President for Operations – Jason McConnell, DBA
Assistant Vice President for Academic and Student Support Services – Blaze Bowers J.D.
Vice President for University Advancement – Cynthia Whitt, M.Ed.
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
Gary J. Burchett – Harrogate, TN
Jerome (Jerry) E. Burnette – Knoxville, TN
Sherrie N. Claiborne - Harrogate, TN
George L. Day – Harrogate, TN
Autry O.V. (Pete) DeBusk – Knoxville, TN
Brian C. DeBusk – Knoxville, TN
Fredrick S. Fields – San Francisco, CA
Robert W. Finley, Sr. – Lockport, IL
Richard A. Gillespie – Knoxville, TN
Charles W. Holland – Knoxville, TN
James A. Jordan – Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
Terry L. Lee – Harrogate, TN
Sam A. Mars, III – 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.
Dean College of Dental Medicine – Denise Terese-Koch, DDS, FAGD, MBA, EDD
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. Michael Stephens, DMS, PA-C - Dean School of Medical Sciences
LMU-Harrogate PA Program Administration, Faculty and Staff
Robert Baye, DMSc, PA-C – Assistant Dean and Program Director
James B. Crum, D.O. – Medical Director
Karen Adair, MPAS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Lauren Anderson, DMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Tonya Apperley, DMS, PA-C, Associate Professor
Brittany Belcher, MMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor (Starts 10 July 2023)
Melissa Day, DMS, PA-C, Associate Professor
Jessica Gibson, MMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor (Starts 29 June 2023)
Karie Hall, MMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor (Starts 25 July 2023)
Casey Johnson, DMS, PA-C, Director of Didactic Education
Dana Johnson, PharmD – Assistant Professor
Adrian Qualls, MMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Joshua Shepherd, DMS, PA-C, Associate Professor
Randy Schott, MPAS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
Melissa Wiley, DMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor
John Gasler, PT, DPT, GCS, Associate Professor
Mary (Kaye) Mason, MBA, Director of Clinical Operations
Alicia Beason, Admissions coordinator
Candice Miller, Hospital Relations and Rotations Coordinator
James Parker, Associate Admissions Coordinator
Wendi Pursel, BSN, Program Administrative Coordinator
Annette Smith, Didactic Coordinator