Executive Team

The CIRT Executive Team is responsible for providing general assessment of critical incidents/events and making recommendations to the President as to the University response and operations. In addition, the CIRT Executive Team may recommend actions to manage and resolve the incident or make the decision to activate the Emergency Operations Center and CIRT Working Group's Incident Management Team.

NameTitle 
Suresh GarimellaPresident 
Patricia (Patty) Prelock Provost and Chief Academic Officer  
Richard Cate Senior Advisor to the President for Operations  
John ArnoldChief Financial Officer 
Francisco Garcia Chief of Staff Office of the President
Johnny CruzChief Communications and Marketing Officer  
Art LeeVice President and Deputy General Counsel  
Tomas Diaz De La Rubia Senior Vice President for Research and Partnerships  
Chris Olson Assistant Vice President, Chief of Police 
Amanda KrausVice President for Student Affairs 
Chris KopachAssoc. Vice President, UFS, EOC Director 
Steve PattersonChief Safety Officer, Office of Public Safety 
Desiree Reed-FrancoisDirector of Athletics