Leadership

Meet Our Leadership

Passion. Experience. Commitment. Our leaders bring a breadth of knowledge from diverse backgrounds to redefine the education space and make a college degree accessible for all learners. Meet the team that is paving the way for your education.

Gary Packard, Ph.D.

Gary Packard, Jr., Ph.D.

Interim Senior Vice Provost of Online Initiatives

Dr. Packard oversees Arizona Online and UAGC. This alignment ensures consistent strategic oversight and coordination of the University’s online initiatives.

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Blake Alan Naughton, Ph.D.

Blake Alan Naughton, Ph.D.

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Teaching, and Learning for Online Initiatives

Blake Alan Naughton, Ph.D., serves as Vice Provost – Academic Affairs, Teaching, and Learning for Online Initiatives at the University of Arizona, where he leads the academic affairs team and faculty within the University of Arizona Global Campus across the areas of faculty affairs, academic programming, innovation, and operations.

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Katie Scheie

Katie Scheie

Vice President, UAGC Chief Operating Officer

Katie Scheie provides leadership for the day-to-day and long-term operations of the university including admission and matriculation, student affairs, career services, policy implementation, strategic partnerships, marketing, communications, and institutional effectiveness.

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Lisa Kemp

Lisa Kemp

Vice President, UAGC Finance

Lisa Kemp, CPA first joined UAGC as a financial consultant in January 2022, bringing more than 25 years of progressive experience focused on transformational financial solutions and business practices that deliver measurable enterprise results – nearly 20 of those years leading finance and budget operations at institutions of higher education.

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Christine Hardy, SVP, Enrollment

Christine Hardy

Vice President, UAGC Enrollment Management

Christine brings more than 20 years of experience in higher education to UAGC. Most recently, she oversaw admissions operations at Southern New Hampshire University for both their campus and online programs. Prior to that, she also served in admissions roles at Intercoast Career Institute, Premier Education Group, and Career Education Corporation.

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