Statewide Administrative Office

Statewide Administration

Leadership

• Byron Hicks, Assistant Vice Chancellor / State Director
• Lori Gillette, Executive Assistant to State Director
• Lisa Ruckdeschel, Associate State Director, External Affairs & Administration
• Ariana Billingsley, Deputy State Director

Communications

• Emily Raser, Communications Assistant
• Hayley Swinson-White, Communications Specialist
• Kate Statz, Online Training Manager
• Tony Buxton, Web Manager

Finance

• Julie Lanning, Director of Finance & Administration
• Phuong Huynh, Accounting Tech

Specialty Programs

• Alex Viva, Director of International Business
• Jacquie Spearman, Director of Government Contracting
• John Ujvari, Director of Tech Development & Commercialization
• Neal McTighe, Interim Director, Business Launch Program

Strategy, Research, CMS

• Carol McLaurin, Director, Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships
• Katherine Katz-Chan, Project Manager
• Marco Tomaino, Research Analyst