Meet our VPSA staff

Vice President

LtGen Joe Weber, USMC (Ret)

The General earned a masters degree from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.  He completed a tour on the staff of the United States Naval Academy where he taught leadership and speech, administered and supervised midshipman performance and conduct programs, and served as the Officer Representative to the U.S. Naval Academy football team.  Prior to returning to A&M, General Weber’s final active duty Marine Corps assignment was as Commander, Marine Forces Command, Commanding General Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic, Commanding General Marine Bases Atlantic where he was responsible for 74,000 personnel with an annual budget of $80 million and holdings and assets totaling $33 billion.

LtGen Joe Weber, USMC (Ret) can be reached by E-mail at vpsa@tamu.edu.

Executive Associate Vice President and Chief of Staff

Dr. Dave Parrott

Dr. David W. Parrott is the Executive Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Student Life in addition to teaching in the Department of Educational Administration at Texas A & M University.Dr. Parrott earned his doctorate at the University of Louisville in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Student Affairs Administration.His dissertation research focus was racial identity development.Additionally, he holds an M.A in College Student Personnel and a B.S. in Business Management from Western Kentucky University.

Dr. Dave Parrott can be reached by E-mail at davep@tamu.edu.

Associate Vice President

Tom Reber

Tom Reber received his Masters of Science in Physical Education from Western Illinois University (1982), his bachelors degree in Speech Communication with a minor in Public Relations and a New York State Coaching Certificate, from the State University of New York at Genesco (1981).  Mr. Reber serves as primary financial, human resources and technology issues advisor to the Vice President for Student Affairs.  Tom also leads the budget review and resource allocation processes ($92 million for FY09), and represents the Division on University-wide financial and human resource strategies.   In addition, he establishes procedures and provides accounting oversight for Division operations and administers the business activities within the Office of the Vice President.

Tom Reber can be reached by E-mail at treber@tamu.edu

Assistant Vice President

C. J. Woods

C.J. Woods received a B.S. in political science from the University of Southern Mississippi, a Master's in counseling and student development from George Mason University, and is in the final stages of completing his Doctoral studies in higher education administration at the University of Louisville. He previously served as Texas A&M's Director of the Department of Multicultural Services since 2006, and has more than 11 years experience as a department head in higher education and student affairs.  He was selected as a Fish Camp Namesake during his second year at Texas A&M and has been instrumental in developing the Community of Respect program presented at New Student Orientation, the A&M Collective, the CLUES learning community, and a number of other highly successful diversity initiatives.  Prior to coming to Texas A&M C.J. served as Director of Diversity Programs and Coordinator of Judicial Affairs at Western Kentucky University.

C.J. Woods can be reached by E-mail at cjwoods@tamu.edu

Special Assistant to the Vice President

Cynthia L. Hernandez

Cynthia L. Hernandez is the Special Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs at Texas A&M University. She has over 12 years of experience in higher education and student affairs work.  Prior to this position, Ms. Hernandez worked in the area of new student orientation, transition, and retention programming.  Ms. Hernandez earned a bachelor's degree in Animal Science and a master’s degree in Educational Administration with an emphasis in Student Affairs Administration from Texas A&M University.  She is currently working on her doctorate in Educational Administration at Texas A&M.

Cynthia Hernandez can be reached by E-mail at cynthiah@vpsa.tamu.edu

Assistant to the Vice President

Patty Kelley

Patty Kelley can be reached by E-mail at vpsa@tamu.edu