Deans of Student Affairs

Campus Deans

Deans of Student Affairs at ACC are responsible for providing leadership, organization, and supervision of Student Support Services departments and programs: assessment, college-readiness, academic advising, success coaching, and community outreach. They are also responsible for administering college policies and procedures regarding student’s rights and responsibilities and work collaboratively with instructional deans, faculty, and academic support personnel to achieve student access and success. They are integral members of our Campus Assessment Response Evaluation and Support (CARES) Team.

Campus Assessment Response Evaluation Support at ACC
If you are concerned for a student that might be in distress, refer to CARES.

Deans by Campus

Campus Dean
Cypress Creek Campus (North)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Dr. Heather Elias
heather.elias@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Laurie Hoelscher
lauren.hoelscher@austincc.edu
Eastview Campus (Central)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Christina Michura
cmichura@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Phyllis Clark
pclark@austincc.edu
Elgin Campus (Central)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Dr. Louella Tate
ltate@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Keyla Garza
keyla.garza@austincc.edu
Hays Campus (South)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Jim Boullosa
jboullos@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Becky Visco
bvisco@austincc.edu
Highland Campus (Central)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Olga Eckert
olga.eckert@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Amy Fuller
amy.fuller@austincc.edu
Northridge Campus (North)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Mervin Jones
mjones8@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Behnaz Dehghani
bdehghan@austincc.edu
Rio Grande Campus (Central)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Dr. Tony Wright
twright2@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Vanessa Hollis
vanessa.hollis@austincc.edu
Riverside Campus (South)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Dr. Cynthia Tanner
cynthia.tanner@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Madra Mays
madra.mays@austincc.edu
Round Rock Campus (North)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Dr. Jonathan Tyner
jonathan.tyner@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Audry Graham
audry.graham@austincc.edu
San Gabriel Campus (North)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Dr. Roman Escamilla
rescamil@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Minnie DuPlantis
mduplant@austincc.edu 
South Austin Campus (South)
Additional information (room, phone #, etc)
Dean: Diana Hernandez-Quiñonez
dhdz@austincc.edu
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Arcelia Anguiano
arcelia.anguiano@austincc.edu

Executive Deans

Regional Executive Deans provide leadership and supervision of campus Dean leadership in a designated region (central, north or south) of the Austin Community College (ACC) District. These positions are key to ACC’s guided pathways and enable the college to provide student support services that are holistic, proactive, and focused.

The Executive Dean of District Clinical Services provides leadership and management of counseling services using a Guided Pathways approach. This includes developing Austin Community College (ACC) behavioral intervention teams known as Campus Assessment Response Evaluation and Support (CARES), establishing counseling services that support the psychosocial needs of students, and implementing regulatory and compliance programs to include, but not limited to, the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA), Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (Campus SaVE), Suicide Prevention, and Domestic/Dating/Sexual Violence programming.

Executive Deans

Name & Campuses Location Contact Admin Assistant
Dr. Jodi Denyszyn
Mental Health Counseling
RGC, building 3000, Room 3110 jodi.denyszyn@austincc.edu
512-223-3400
Kate Cargill
katherine.cargill@austincc.edu
RGC, building 3000, Room 3110
512-223-3400
Dr. Roxane Royalty
Central Region:
Elgin, Highland, Rio Grande, and Eastview
HLC Bldg. 1000, Room 2310 rroyalty@austincc.edu
512-223-7733
Elizabeth Oglesby
elizabeth.oglesby@austincc.edu
HLC Bldg. 1000, Room 2310
512-223-7731
Dr. Wade Bradfute
South Region:
Hays, Riverside, and South Austin
HYS Room 1204.37 rbradfut@austincc.edu
512-223-6547
Irene Castillo-Alonzo
irene.castillo-alonzo@austincc.edu
Dr. Meritza Tamez
North Region: Cypress Creek, Northridge, Round Rock, San Gabriel
RRC Bldg. 2000
Room 2232.17
meritza.tamez@austincc.edu
512-223-0179
Sandra Cagle
sandra.cagle@austincc.edu
RRC Bldg. 2000, Room 2232.17
512-223-0178
Kathy James HLC Bldg. 3000, Room 3.4110.64.01 kjames@austincc.edu
512-223-7327
Susan Wynne
susan.wynne@austincc.edu
HLC Bldg. 3000, Room 3.4110.64.01, 512-223-7373.

Mental Health Counseling

The Dean of Counseling provides oversight for all leadership, management, supervision, and operations for the regional clinical counseling teams assigned to one of three regions under the Student Support Services department.  The Dean is responsible for representing the regional counseling services as a participant member of the assigned region’s behavioral intervention team (ACC CARES). The Dean leads compliance programming activities for the district and have oversight responsibility for the assigned region’s compliance programming in areas that include, but are not limited to, the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA), Title IX Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA), Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (Campus SaVE) | Clery Act, Suicide Prevention and Domestic/Dating/Sexual Violence programming.

Regional Deans, Mental Health Counseling

Dean Dean Contact Info
Regional Dean, Manuel X Zamarripa 
San Gabriel, Cypress Creek, Round Rock, and Northridge
RRC Bldg. 2000, Room 2232.20
512-223-6016
manuel.zamarripa@austincc.edu
Regional Dean, Julie C. Reck
Highland, Eastview, Elgin, and Rio Grande
HLC Bldg. 1000, Room 2328
512-223-0182
jcuellar@austincc.edu
Regional Dean, Dr. Rosa Rodriguez-Alvarez
Hays, South Austin, and Riverside
RVS Bldg. G, Room 8137
512-223-7696
rosa.rodriguez-alvarez@austincc.edu

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