Previous Strategic Hires
The Strategic Talent Group is proud to have partnered with colleges and units across campus to secure key, executive talent.
Nigel Richardson
Senior Director of Academic Advising
Effective 2023
Dr. Taylor Stokes
Director, Beyond 120 Program
Effective 2023
Dr. J. Scott Angle
Senior Vice President of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Effective 2020
Dr. David C. Bloom
Hazel Kitzman Professor of Genetics and Chair, College of Medicine, Department Of Molecular Genetics And Microbiology
Effective 2022
Dr. Hubert "Hub" Brown
Dean, College of Journalism & Communications
Effective 2021
Dr. Nancy Chrystal-Green
Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement
Effective 2019
Osubi Craig
Center Director for the Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship
Effective 2019
Colleen Flage
Director of Executive Events, President’s Office
Effective 2020
Dr. Matthew Gentry
Chair, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Effective 2022
Romi Gutierrez
Director, University Press of Florida
Effective 2019
Jeff Holeman
Director of Marketing, Warrington College of Business
Effective 2023
Dr. William "Bill" Hughes
Executive Director for Applied Research at the Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center
Effective 2020
Dr. Andra Johnson
Dean of UF/IFAS Extension and Director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Effective 2021
Patrick Keegan
Chief Labor Negotiator
Effective 2022
Dr. Carol Matthews, MD
Donald R Dizney Chair And Professor, Department Of Psychiatry
Effective 2022
Steve Orlando
Interim Vice President for Communications and Marketing
Effective 2019 – Assistant Vice President, Communications
Effective 2023 – Associate Vice President, Communications
Effective 2025 – Interim Vice President for Communications and Marketing
Dhanesh Raniga
Chief Audit Executive
Effective 2020
Brandi Renton
Vice President for Business Affairs
Effective 2021 – Associate Vice President for Business Affairs
Effective 2024 – Vice President for Business Affairs