Leadership

Dean Shane C. Burgess
Shane C. Burgess
  • Vice President for the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
  • Charles-Sander Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Forbes Building, Room 306
P.O. Box 210036
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0036
Phone: (520) 621-7621
Email: vpalvsce@email.arizona.edu

Executive Leadership

  • Parker B. Antin
    • Associate Vice President for Research, Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
    • Associate Dean, Research
    • PI and Project Director, CyVerse
    • Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
    520-621-5242
    pba@email.arizona.edu
  • Zelieann R. Craig
    • Assistant Dean, Research
    • Associate Professor, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
    • Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
    • Associate Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
    520-621-8082
    zelieann@email.arizona.edu
  • Jim Davis
    • Associate Vice President, Advancement, Advocacy, Alumni Affairs, & Corporate Relations for the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
    • Senior Director of Development for Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
    520-626-7995
    jdavis@cals.arizona.edu
  • Melanie Hingle
    • Assistant Dean, Strategic Implementation
    • Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
    • Associate Professor, Public Health
    • Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
    520-621-3087
    hinglem@email.arizona.edu
  • James Hunt
    • Assistant Dean, Career and Academic Services
    • Associate Professor of Practice, Family and Consumer Sciences
    520-621-3612
    jeh@email.arizona.edu
  • Jean McLain
    • Assistant Dean for Faculty Advancement
    • Specialist, Environmental Science
    520-621-4084
    mclainj@arizona.edu
  • Jeffrey Ratje
    • Associate Vice President, Finance, Administration and Operations, Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension
    520-621-1468
    jmratje@email.arizona.edu
  • Janis Rutherford
    • Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration
    520-626-8353
    jmathias@arizona.edu
  • Michael Staten
    • Bart Cardon Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Career Development
    • Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics
    520-621-1932
    statenm@email.arizona.edu

School Directors

  • David Galbraith
    • Interim Director and Professor, School of Plant Sciences
    • Professor, BIO5 Institute
    • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
    School of Plant Sciences
  • Scott Going
    • Director, School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
    • Professor, Nutritional Sciences
    • Professor, Public Health
    • Professor, Physiology
    • Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
    • Professor, BIO5 Institute
    School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
  • D. Scott Merrell
    • Director and Professor, School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
    School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
  • Laura Scaramella
    • Director, Norton School of Human Ecology
    • Professor, Human Development & Family Science
    • Fitch-Nesbitt Endowed Chair for Excellence in Family and Consumer Sciences
    John and Doris Norton School of Human Ecology
  • Willem van Leeuwen
    • Interim Director and Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environment
    • Professor, Geography/Regional Devel
    • Director, Arizona Remote Sensing Center
    • Professor, Arid Lands Resources Sciences - GIDP
    • Chair, Remote Sensing / Spatial Analysis - GIDP
    School of Natural Resources and the Environment

Department Heads

Other Administrative Leaders

  • Kevin Fitzsimmons
    • Director, International Initiatives
    • Specialist, Environmental Science
    • Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
    • Professor, Roshan Persian and Iranian Studies - GIDP
    • Professor, Applied BioSciences - GIDP
    • Research Scientist, Natural Resources
    CALS Office of International Programs
  • Bethany Rutledge
    • Director of Administration and Communications, Office of the Vice President and Dean
    Office of the Vice President and Dean