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About the Office
Dedication. Passion. Expertise. Wisdom. The Office of the Provost convenes a diverse team of leaders who serve across the university, campuses and colleges of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app and provide resources in support of its collective success. The varied backgrounds and lived experiences of the team bring unique perspectives to the work and reinforce °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app’s culture of interprofessionalism and inclusion. With expertise in medicine, business, finance, legal, academia, healthcare, social justice, media, education, and leadership, the Office of the Provost is a robust reservoir of specialized assets that support the success of all faculty, staff, students and administrators. We invite you to meet the team below and encourage you to leverage their experience and proficiency.
Office of the Provost Leadership
![Photo of Interim Provost and Chief Academic Officer Paula Crone](/media/provost/images/paulacrone-23.jpg)
Paula M. Crone, DO Provost
As an alum of COMP herself, Dr. Crone has dedicated her career to the success of the university and its future healthcare professionals. Her leadership was integral to the founding of COMP-Northwest, serving as Founding Site Dean from its inception until 2013, when she was instated as Dean of COMP and COMP-Northwest and Vice President of the Oregon campus. Dr. Crone was the program director for the Family Medicine residency at Eastmoreland Hospital in Portland, Oregon and the founding DO of a multi-physician primary care clinic in Portland, Oregon prior to joining °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app in full-time academic leadership. Dr. Crone completed her residency in Family Medicine at Eastmoreland Hospital in Portland, Oregon.
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College Deans
![Photo of Karoline Almanzar, Director of Pumerantz Library](/media/provost/images/karolinealmanzar-23.jpg)
Karoline Almanzar, MLIS Director, Pumerantz Library
![Photo of Suresh Appavoo, VP for Humanism, Equity and Anti-Racism](/media/provost/images/sureshappavoo-23.jpg)
Suresh Appavoo, EdD, MIM Vice President for Humanism, Equity, and Anti-Racism
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Jonathan Daitch, MEd Associate Provost,
Online Education
![Photo of Beverly Guidry, Sr. VP, University Student Affairs](/media/provost/images/beverlyguidry-23.jpg)
Beverly A. Guidry, EdD Senior Vice President,
University Student Affairs
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Bradley S. Henson, DDS, PhD Senior Vice Provost
![Di Lacey](/media/provost/images/dilacey-23.jpg)
Di Lacey, DHSc Vice Provost, Strategy, Growth and Transformation
![Photo of Rick Leeper, Asst. VP °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app Oregon, Executive Director For Academic and Financial Affairs](/media/provost/images/rickleeper-23.jpg)
Rick Leeper, MBA Assistant Vice President, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app Oregon,
Executive Director for Academic and Financial Affairs
![Joshua McFarland, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer](/media/provost/images/joshuamcfarlen-23.jpg)
Joshua McFarlen, CPA, CA, MPAcc Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
![Photo of Mirabelle Fernandes Paul, Asst. VP of Student Affairs, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app Oregon, Assoc. Dean Student Affairs, COMP-NW Chief Diversity Officer, COMP and COMP-NW](/media/provost/images/mirabellefernandespaul-23.jpg)
Mirabelle Fernandes Paul, EdD Vice President, University Student Affairs, Oregon
![Photo of Elizabeth Rega, Assoc. Provost, Faculty Affairs, Assoc. VP For Academic Community Engagement/Institutional Engagement, Planning and Effectiveness, Professor of Anatomy, COMP](/media/provost/images/elizabethrega-23.jpg)
Elizabeth Rega, AM, PhD Vice Provost, Academic Development
![Photo of Dean Smylie, Assoc. Provost, Ventures, Asst. Professor College of Veterinary Medicine](/media/provost/images/deansmylie-23.jpg)
Dean Smylie, DVM Associate Provost, Ventures, Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine
![Photo of Rob Warren, Assoc. Provost, Clinical Affairs, Assoc. Professor of Family Medicine, COMP, Executive Director °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app Health](/media/provost/images/robwarren-23.jpg)
Rob Warren, DO, MBA Associate Provost, Clinical Affairs, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Executive Director, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app Health
![Photo of Tim Wood, Assoc. VP Center For Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)](/media/provost/images/timwood-23b.jpg)
Tim Wood, DHSc, PA-C Associate Vice President,
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Tim is a physician assistant by clinical training and has been teaching in the College of Health Sciences since 2007. He continues to teach in the Department of Physician Assistant Education as an Associate Professor after having held the position of academic coordinator before taking on university-wide duties for faculty development. He completed his doctorate in the foundations of education/teaching and learning and continues to pursue his research interests of student learning styles, as well as the use of technology in the classroom to improve learning outcomes.