School Administration

The individuals listed below are members of the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy's leadership team.

	Sarah L.J. Michel, PhD Dean Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmacy Hall, Room N309H Phone: 410-706-7038 smichel@rx.umaryland.edu
	William J. Cooper, MBA Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Finance Pharmacy Hall, Room N309G Phone: 410-706-4416 Fax: 410-706-4012 wcooper@rx.umaryland.edu View Biography William J. Cooper, MBA, senior associate dean for administration and finance, earned his BBA in accounting/economics from Temple University and his MBA from Drexel University. During his 30+ year career, he has held many positions, including assistant budget coordinator and assistant comptroller at Drexel University and comptroller and acting associate vice president and vice president at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. Cooper’s experience includes proposing and negotiating indirect costs rates, managing more than $500 million in capital construction, and overseeing extensive renovations and deferred maintenance. He has been an assistant comptroller and comptroller managing extensive restricted funds for a large university. In his current role at the School, Cooper oversees finance, human resources, facilities, laboratory services, and IT. Cooper oversees an all funds budget of $77 million and a payroll of 500+ employees. He is also responsible for strategic advancement of developing new sources of revenue and managing costs along with developing five-year forecasts and modeling.
	Ken Boyden, JD, EdD Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs Pharmacy Hall, Room S740B Phone: 410-706-3816 Fax: 410-706-6049 kboyden@rx.umaryland.edu
	Andrew Coop, PhD Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Pharmacy Hall, Room N309E Phone: 410-706-2029 acoop@rx.umaryland.edu
	Sandeep Devabhakthuni, PharmD, BCCP Associate Dean for Student Affairs Associate Professor, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research Pharmacy Hall, Room N309F Phone: 410-706-5842 sdevabha@rx.umaryland.edu
	Agnes Ann Feemster, PharmD, BCPS Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Associate Professor, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research Pharmacy Hall, Room S730 Phone: 410-706-7150 afeemster@rx.umaryland.edu
	Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP Associate Dean for Clinical Services and Practice Transformation Felix Gyi Endowed Memorial Professor in Pharmapreneurship Pharmacy Hall, Room N431 Phone: 410-706-4146 Fax: 410-706-4725 mrodrigu@rx.umaryland.edu
	Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS Associate Dean for Recruitment and Admissions Associate Professor of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research Pharmacy Hall, N-309K Phone: 410-706-5268 lsera@rx.umaryland.edu
	Paul Shapiro, PhD Associate Dean for Research Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences 20 Penn St., Room 561 Phone: 410-706-8522 pshapiro@rx.umaryland.edu
‌‌	Jill Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS Professor and Chair, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research Pharmacy Hall, Room S400 Phone: 410-706-4332 Fax: 410-706-4725 jmorgan@rx.umaryland.edu
	Hongbing Wang, PhD Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Health Sciences Facility II, Room 549 Phone: 410-706-1280 Fax: 410-706-5017 hwang@rx.umaryland.edu
	Becky Ceraul Assistant Dean for Communications and Marketing Pharmacy Hall, Room N302 Phone: 410-706-1690 Fax: 410-706-4012 rceraul@rx.umaryland.edu View Biography Rebecca Ceraul, assistant dean for communications and marketing at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, is a public relations professional with 25 years of experience in strategic communications, marketing, media relations, publications, web site development, internal communications, and event planning. At the School of Pharmacy, she is a member of the dean’s leadership team and oversees a multifaceted office of professionals that supports the School’s student recruitment, business development, reputation enhancement, and audience engagement efforts. She came to the School of Pharmacy in 2008 after serving for three years as assistant director of media relations at the University of Maryland School of Medicine where she managed local, national, and international media relations for the school’s basic science departments and its Department of Pediatrics. She was previously a public relations specialist at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Va. She graduated magna cum laude from Christopher Newport University with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine and Performing Arts with a concentration in communications.
	Mojdeh Heavner, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP Assistant Dean for Experiential Learning Associate Professor, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research Pharmacy Hall, Room N427 Phone: 410-706-3498 mheavner@rx.umaryland.edu
	Lisa Lebovitz, JD, MS Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Assessment Pharmacy Hall, Room S303 Phone: 410-706-3457 llebovitz@rx.umaryland.edu View Biography Lisa Lebovitz, JD, MS, is assistant dean of academic affairs and assessment at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She oversees the School’s programmatic assessment and strategic planning processes, faculty effort analysis, and accreditation and institutional reporting. She works closely with department chairs and faculty constituents in multiple committee forums to garner buy in, promote transparency and engage individuals in critical assessment to improve evidence-based decision making in the School. She is also active in the Pharmacy Assessment Collaborative of the Big Ten Academic Alliance and in AACP’s Assessment Special Interest Group (SIG). Lebovitz has published and presented on many topics such as pharmacist workforce trends, faculty diversity, and other areas of interest to pharmacy school leadership. Find her published works in Scopus and poster presentations in HSHSL Digital Archive.
	Shannon Tucker, PhD Assistant Dean for Instructional Design and Technology Pharmacy Learning Center, Room 125 Phone: 410-706-1538 stucker@rx.umaryland.edu
	Chanel F. Whittaker, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP Assistant Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Professor, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research Saratoga Building, 12th Floor Phone: 410-706-5535 Fax: 410-706-1488 cwhittaker@rx.umaryland.edu