Administration

Meet a few of our leaders and you'll discover they have something in common — vision. Together, we're working to help transform lives.

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Thomas Rametta

Thomas Rametta

President

Thomas Rametta serves as President for Ultimate Medical Academy. UMA is a Tampa-based nonprofit healthcare educational institution with more than 10,000 students and more than 75,000 alumni nationwide. Rametta leads UMA’s Vision 2025, the organization’s long-term strategic plan to develop a brighter future for its learners, partners, and team members. Rametta is responsible for leading strategies to fulfill UMA’s mission to equip and empower students to excel in healthcare careers.

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Nicole Anzuoni

Nicole Anzuoni

Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Nicole Anzuoni is Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at Ultimate Medical Academy, where she has worked for over a decade. Anzuoni leads UMA’s legal, people, and real estate teams, utilizing the goals of the institution's vision and strategic plan to affect organization-wide impact and promote an environment to which people aspire to be a part.

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Sue Edwards

Sue Edwards

Chief Compliance Officer

Sue Edwards is Chief Compliance Officer at Ultimate Medical Academy where she is responsible for ensuring the school adheres to all regulatory accreditation, state and U.S. Department of Education standards and internal policies.

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Misty Brown Fischer

Misty Brown Fischer

Chief People Officer

With 20 years of experience spanning talent acquisition and training, employee engagement and retention, human resources, corporate communications, marketing, and public relations, Misty Brown Fischer plays a pivotal role in the UMA employer brand and talent experience. She brings with her a strategic mindset focused on care-centered leadership; diversity, equity, and inclusion; team member engagement; and professional development.

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Linda Mignone

Linda Mignone

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Linda Mignone joined Ultimate Medical Academy in August 2018 and is responsible for overseeing UMA’s marketing, communications and admissions efforts. In this role, she helps to elevate the institution’s brand, engage new learners, spur adoption of new programs and technologies, and champion student outcomes.

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Greg Mueller

Greg Mueller

Senior Vice President of Operations

Greg Mueller oversees and motivates the Student Finance, Registrar, Learner Services, and Operations Support Services teams to embrace best practices and innovation to achieve successful student outcomes. Mueller joined UMA in 2010 as Senior Director of Student Finance, overseeing the New Student Finance team. Prior to UMA, he worked in the student finance sector of higher education.

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April Neumann

April Neumann

Executive Vice President, Workforce Transformation

April Neumann is Executive Vice President of Workforce Transformation at Ultimate Medical Academy. She leads the integration of several key departments and functions at UMA including Education, Career Services, Continuing Medical Education, Workforce Development, as well as oversees new program and grant development efforts and implementation excellence.

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Andy Rhodes

Andy Rhodes

Chief Information Officer

Andy Rhodes serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Ultimate Medical Academy leading strategy and implementation of the technology that helps us connect with our students, graduates, employer partners, and team members.

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Alexandra Schaffrath

Alexandra Schaffrath

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Strategy Officer

Alexandra Schaffrath is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Strategy Officer at Ultimate Medical Academy where she responsible for all of the company’s financial functions, including accounting, treasury and financial planning. She also oversees the strategic planning and business intelligence departments, which support enterprise planning and development, drive analytical initiatives, and develop predictive models to improve student outcomes and identify areas of organizational improvement.

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Board of Trustees

Darlyne Bailey, Ph.D.

Darlyne Bailey, Ph.D.

Board Chair

A recognized leader in higher education, Dr. Darlyne Bailey has served as an educator for more than 30 years, with more than 24 of those years also serving as an academic administrator at several prominent institutions, while continuing to make numerous additional professional contributions.

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Saundra Wall Williams, Ed.D.

Saundra Wall Williams, Ed.D.

Board Vice Chair

Dr. Saundra Wall Williams is a national leader in corporate governance and leadership development. She has over 25 years of experience as a consultant, leader, and practitioner in the field of information technology as well as enterprise training and development, hardware/software design, and distance learning.

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Steve Burghardt, Ph.D.

Steve Burghardt, Ph.D.

Board Trustee

For more than 40 years, Dr. Steve Burghardt has been a professor at the Hunter College (CUNY) School of Social Work, where he has focused on areas such as transformative leadership models and community-based action. A prolific author, researcher and an award-winning professor, Dr. Burghardt has also provided service to numerous editorial boards and professional societies.

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Terence L. Byrd

Terence L. Byrd

Board Trustee

An accomplished senior healthcare executive with more than 35 years of experience, Terence Byrd has a distinguished track record as a results-driven leader in the health insurance industry. Now a high-level consultant to national and regional healthcare companies, Byrd previously served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Aetna Better Health, Kentucky, one of the largest Medicaid and Medicare health plans in the state.

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Hugh Campbell

Hugh Campbell

Board Trustee

Currently serving on the BayCare Health System Board of Trustees, Campbell brings more than 20 years of experience in the technology sector to the UMA board. Campbell also serves as the Immediate Past Chairman of the Board of the CEO Council of Tampa. He is also the president of AC4S Technologies, a hybrid cloud solutions provider helping companies with tech support, cloud services, cybersecurity, and intelligent building systems.

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Shelley Collins, M.D., FAAP

Shelley Collins, M.D., FAAP

Board Trustee

Shelley Collins, M.D., FAAP, has spent more than two decades in leadership positions where she trains and educates tomorrow’s healthcare workers. At the University of Florida College of Medicine, Dr. Collins is Associate Dean for Students Affairs, Associate Chief Medical Officer, and Professor of Pediatrics. She plays a critical role in the success of healthcare talent at every level, academically and in their careers.

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Christopher Hawk, M.D.

Christopher Hawk, M.D.

Board Trustee

Dr. Hawk is a board-certified family medicine physician who is currently a Hospice and Palliative care fellow at the University of New Mexico. He has previously practiced in Washington state at St. Joseph's Community Hospital and the Lummi Nation Tribal Health Clinic, and was an adjunct professor engaged in clinical research and mentoring in association with the University of Washington.

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Karen M. Jones

Karen M. Jones

Board Trustee

Karen Jones is an accomplished leader in the marketing industry. During her 36 years in the field, Jones has helped companies improve their brand strength and positioning, also increasing awareness of the solutions they provide. Jones serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Ryder Systems, Inc., a Fortune 500 logistics, supply chain, and transportation provider. In this role, she has helped Ryder develop a more integrated presence, increasing its brand value and driving its growth and profitability, as well as leading all new product innovation and development efforts for the company.

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Sheila McDevitt

Sheila McDevitt

Board Trustee

Ms. McDevitt has a wealth of experience in educational policy, business ethics and regulatory and corporate compliance. A former chair of the Board of Governors of Florida’s State University System, Ms. McDevitt recently concluded her long-term service on the boards of St. Leo University, Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting, Inc. (WEDU), and Hillsborough County Bar Foundation. She currently serves as an Emeritus Trustee on each of those boards.

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Karen Mincey

Karen Mincey

Board Trustee

For over 19 years, Karen Mincey has worked as the Vice President of Information Technology and Telecommunications and Chief Information Officer for Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas Company (TECO). Deeply involved in the Tampa Bay community, Mincey also serves on the Advisory Group for the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, as well as the University of South Florida Electrical Engineering’s Industrial Advisory Board. She also serves as a Corporate Board Member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay.

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Thomas Rametta

Thomas Rametta

President

Thomas Rametta serves as President for Ultimate Medical Academy. UMA is a Tampa-based nonprofit healthcare educational institution with more than 10,000 students and more than 75,000 alumni nationwide. Rametta leads UMA’s Vision 2025, the organization’s long-term strategic plan to develop a brighter future for its learners, partners, and team members. Rametta is responsible for leading strategies to fulfill UMA’s mission to equip and empower students to excel in healthcare careers.

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