Environmental Health and Safety

Meet the Staff

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Elizabeth Guimaraes

Mrs. Guimaraes, MBA, ARM, LHRM is the Director of Risk Management, Nova Southeastern University, reporting to the Vice President for Finance & CFO. She oversees all areas of the university's insurance programs, including monitoring compliance with risk management/insurance policies and procedures, Red Flags Identity Theft Prevention Program, and Workers' Compensation benefits. A valuable member of the management team since April 2006, under her leadership new innovations are realized in managing risk, for example training and development programs, which includes an ergonomic self-monitoring tool, geared at educating and inspiring all employees about their role in preventing and safeguarding against repetitive motion injuries/accidents. Other responsibilities include attending the FICURMA board meetings in her capacity, Affirmative Action Representative, Chair Nova Safety Committee, and Past President of the Florida Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Broward County Chapter.
Mrs. Guimaraes is the past chair of the 40th Annual RIMS Educational Conference (2015), in Naples, Florida. An avid runner she has participated in a number of marathons including Disney and Marine Corps.
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Dr. Charmaine Beckford

As the Workers' Compensation Manager Finance, Dr. Beckford is responsible for working with faculty, staff, and student employees to help them keep pace with workers' compensation laws within their state, safety on campus, and the university's return to work program. She has designed and implemented the university's ergonomic self-monitoring tool based on OSHA's recommendations for a safe working environment, and neutral body positioning,Employee and Employer manuals to direct safety reporting and behavior, and the Campus Impact initiative to create opportunities to engage and reward faculty, staff, and student employees for their role in making the campus safe. The Campus Impact program introduces to the NSU communities key departments (Honorees) that are instrumental in keeping faculty, staff, and student employees safe within the NSU communities. In addition, the program recognizes individual faculty, staff, and student employees who identify and report potential safety hazards to the Office of Risk Management.

Specializing in ergonomics, Dr. Beckford's applied research, "Applying the Transtheoretical Model of Change to Ergonomic Intervention,” presented at The Qualitative Report's 7th Annual Conference (TQR2016) focused on determining behavior readiness as an influencer on safety, particularly to identify a more effective method of preventing workplace injuries. Dr. Beckford holds a series 6-20-All-Lines Adjuster license and a CEAS II: Expanded Ergonomics Assessment Skills Certification. She is a Life-time honorary member of the advisory board Junior World Learning & Education Centre, was named Woman of the Year 2011/2012 by the National Association of Professional Women, and enjoys membership with Nova's Safety Committee and other organizations.
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Jessie L. Gilley

Mr. Gilley joined Nova Southeastern University’s Risk Management Office in May 2011, as the Risk Management Program Manager Finance working out of the Health Professions Division reporting to the Director of Risk Management. He graduated from the University of Florida where he received his Bachelors of Science in Public Relations.

He is a State of Florida Licensed Healthcare Risk Manager (LHRM) and holds a State of Florida All Lines Adjuster 6-20 license. Jessie brings a wealth of experience to the team boasting 17 years of claims handling experience. The last seven years were spent in an academic healthcare environment at Jackson Health System working in conjunction with the University of Miami as a Risk Manager focusing on quality and patient safety while investigating and resolving clinical incidents. Over the years Jessie has specialized in medical malpractice, general liability and products liability claim litigation. The Team is pleased to have Jessie on board.
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Ray Beverly

Mr. Beverly joined Nova Southeastern University's Risk management Office in February 2023, as the Risk Management Program Manager reporting to the Director of Risk Management. He will be working with the liability and property insurance programs. 

Mr. Beverly is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in the insurance industry. He has held various positions in the field of claims management and has worked with some of the leading names in the industry. Mr. Beverly spent most of his career as an Assistant Vice President at Gallagher Bassett Services, a division of Arthur J Gallagher Company, where he oversaw a team of claim professionals and handled a variety of property and casualty losses on a national basis. 

After his stint at Gallagher Bassett, he went on to work as the Claims Manager at Broward County. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the management of all liability property claims within the county. With his extensive experience and expertise in claims management, Mr. Beverly has gained a reputation as a trusted and reliable professional in the insurance industry.

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Jonathan Harrison

Director - Learning & Organizational Development

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Matthew Hartigan

Executive Dir - Development

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Steven Harvey

Assistant Dean – Operations & Administration

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Alissa Hechter

Assistant Vice President - Development & Alumni Engagement

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Efraim Hernandez

Assistant Vice President - Advancement Services & Operations

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Ingrid Hernandez

Assistant Program Director - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist/Assistant Professor - CRNA Nursing

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Maria Hernandez

Associate Dean - Academic Affairs/Associate Professor

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Harvey Hines, M.S.

Director-Student Records & Operations

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Deborah Hochman

Director - Lifelong Learning Institute

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Heather Holliday, Ed.D.

Director - Advertising & Analytics

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Ana Homs Gonzalez, Psy.D.

Director - Medical Education/Assistant Professor

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Jessie Howell

Director - Student Services & International Programs

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Michael Hurley

Medical Director - Anesthesia/Assistant Professor

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James Hutchens

VP-Info Services & Univ Librar

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Melanie Iarussi

Chair/Professor - Counseling

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Ana Maria Iglesias, M.B.A.

Dir- Pre Clinical Educ/Instruc

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Lailah Issac

Chair, Sports Medicine/Associate Professor

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Pushpa Iyer

Chair/Associate Professor - Conflict Resolution

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Nicole Jimenez

Dir SFCIP/Asst Dir SPACI/Clnicl Asst Prof

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Benjamin Johnson

Dean of Students

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Jose Juarez

Dean-College of Law / Professor

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Michelle Julian

Associate Dean - Academic Affairs/Associate Professor - Nursing

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Jacqueline Junco, M.D., M.P.H., A.P., IMD

Chair - Integrated Medicine / Assistant Professor - Neuro-Immune Medicine

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Annessa Kalloo, Esq.

Director - Admissions and Student Services/Director - Accreditation

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Steven Kaltman

Dean - Dental Medicine/Professor

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Toshihisa Kawai

Chair - Research/Professor

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Brianna Kent

Director - Professional Development for Faculty Researchers

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James Kerfoot

Chair/Professor - Marine Biology

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Marc Kesselman, D.O. MACOI, FACC, FACR

Chair - Internal Medicine/Associate Professor - Internal Medicine

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Meline Kevorkian, Ed.D.

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Associate Provost/Dean - CCE

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Linda Kidwell, Ph.D.

Chair - Accounting & Taxation/Professor - Accounting

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Evren Kilinc

Chair - Restorative/Professor

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Jason Kotun

Program Director - Anesthesia/Assistant Professor

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Jennifer Krugler

Director - Financial Planning & Analysis

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Tammy Kushner, Psy.D.

Exec Assc Dean/Associate Prof

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Leslie Kyrimes, Ed.S., CCC-SLP

Clinic Director and Instructor, Speech-Language Pathology

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Stacy Laack Valentine

Program Director - Physician Assistant/Associate Professor - Physician Assistant

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Stefanie LaManna, Ph.D., M.P.H., A.P.R.N., F.N.P.-C., A.G.A.C.N.P.-B.C.

Dean/Associate Professor - Nursing

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Richard Lassiter

Senior Director - Community Engagement

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Jean Latimer, B.A., Ph.D.

Director - AutoNation Institute/Associate Professor

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Cristina Law, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO, Dipl-ABO

Associate Dean - Academic Affairs/Associate Professor

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Jermaine Leclerc

Program Director - Anesthesia/Associate Professor

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Brianna Lee

Director - Finance

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Diane Lippe

Executive Director - Instructional Technology

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Hal Lippman

Executive Associate Dean - Operations/Assistant Professor

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Stanley Yung-Chuan Liu

Chair - OMFS/Assistant Dean - Hospital Affairs/Professor

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Eduardo Locatelli

Neurologist/Clinician/Researcher/Executive Medical Director

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Alexandre Lopes, Ed.D.

Director - Baudhuin Preschool

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Carla Luque, Pharm.D., M.S., C.Ph.

Assistant Dean - Student Services/Associate Professor

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Eunice Luyegu

Curriculum Design Specialist/Associate Professor - Physical Therapy

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