Leadership

Rod McSherry is the Associate Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development at UTSA. McSherry oversees the Institute for Economic Development and the Office of Commercialization and Innovation and manages a staff of over 140. McSherry has over 35 years of experience in the field of global economic, community, and business development. He has held a variety of positions, most recently as the Associate Provost, International and Border Programs, at New Mexico State University. He has over 30 years of service in the United States Department of Agriculture culminating in his service as a Senior Foreign Service Officer. Additionally, he held postings in Afghanistan, the United Kingdom, Iraq, Thailand, Venezuela, Mexico, and Russia. He is fluent in both English and Spanish and is proficient in Russian, Thai, and French.

Michelle (Mickey) Stevenson is associate vice president of research integrity at the University of Texas at San Antonio and is responsible for the overall management, coordination, and leadership in research ethics. More specifically, she and her team assist researchers in meeting the regulatory requirements associated with conducting research, such as human subjects protections, care and use of laboratory animals, conflicts of interest, improper influence, export controls, responsible conduct of research, laboratory safety, and hazardous materials management. She also serves as the university’s Research Integrity Officer.
Dr. Stevenson earned her B.A. in Psychology from North Carolina State University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She joined UTSA in 2010 after having worked at the University of Texas System Office of Research and Technology Transfer. Prior to moving to Texas, Dr. Stevenson was an assistant professor of adult development and aging at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dr. Stevenson has also been designated as a certified compliance and ethics professional (CCEP) by the Compliance Certification Board.

Dr. Sandra D. Garcia currently serves as the Assistant Vice President of the Office of Sponsored Programs Administration at The University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA). With more than 27 years in higher education research administration, she oversees the Pre-Award and Contracts and Industry Agreements offices. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas A&M University Corpus Christi , a M.S. in Counseling and Guidance and a B.S. in Elementary Education and has a lifetime Teaching Certification

Dr. Howard Grimes serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), led by The University of Texas at San Antonio. As a noted research scientist and author with 25 years of success in directing complex university and national laboratory research programs and entrepreneurial start-up initiatives, Dr. Grimes also serves as the Associate Vice Provost and Vice President for Institutional Initiatives at UTSA and was formally the director for Innovation and Industry Partnerships (3 years) at INL’s Idaho CAES.

Veronica Stoller serves as the Assistant Vice President of the Office for Research Finance and Operations. She leads the Post Award Administration, Grants, Contracts and Financial Services, REDKE Fiscal Administration and Business Service Center units. She has over 20 years of administration, financial management and operations experience in the public and private business sectors. Veronica has an extensive background in the areas of research administration, service delivery, personnel management, organizational design, and change management. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Brigadier General (Retired) Guy Walsh currently serves as the inaugural Executive Director of the National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC) at UTSA. In his role, he leads a consortium of diverse government, industry and academic partners working together on collaborative solutions to the nation's most difficult issues of national security and global defense. Formerly, Walsh served as Technical Advisor to the Deputy Commander of U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) at Fort Meade, MD. In addition to directing Joint Cyber Test efforts with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Army Test and Evaluation Command, he served as senior manager for the CYBERCOM Guard and Reserve Directorate. He worked with OSD, service components, and the National Guard Bureau in the development of strategy and policy for Reserve Component support to U.S. Cyber Command. Prior to this current position, Walsh served as the CYBERCOM J-3 lead for Strategic Initiatives. In this role, he acted as the principal advisor to the CYBERCOM Director of Operations on Readiness and Training and the development of Reserve Component cyber capability. Walsh served a distinguished career of 31 years of military service with the US Air Force.