Meet the Team
Executive Leadership Team

Virginia M. Fraire, PhD
Vice Provost for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives
Administration Bldg., Rm. 316
vmfraire2@utep.edu
(915) 747-7078

Ann Gates, PhD
Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
Administration Bldg., Rm. 310
agates@utep.edu
(915) 747-7689

Louie Rodriguez
Associate Vice President for Divisional Operations and Strategic Initiatives
lrodriguez35@utep.edu
(915) 747-5076

Sandy Salinas
Administrative Services Coordinator
Administration Bldg., Rm. 309
ssalinas2@utep.edu
915-747-5047

Lucina Zárate
Director of Academic Pathways and Engagement
Administration Bldg., Rm. 310
lucinaz@utep.edu
(915) 747-7218
Provost's Faculty Fellows for the UTEP Edge

Noell Birondo, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy
Worrell Hall, Rm. 203
nbirondo@utep.edu
(915) 747-6262

Jesus Cisneros, PhD
Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Director, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations
Education Bldg., Rm. 502
jcisneros7@utep.edu
(915) 747-6450
UTEP Edge Student Ambassadors

Kiara E. Rodriguez Zazueta
UTEP Edge Student Ambassador
edge@utep.edu
(915) 747-8108

Laura Tovar
UTEP Edge Student Ambassador
edge@utep.edu
(915) 747-8108