Staff
Our office is located at 920 Madison Avenue, Suite 420 and is open from
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Please call us at (901) 448-2112 to confirm
walk-in hour times, because they are subject to change.
Michael Alston
Director
mialston@utmem.edu
Michael Alston’s
employment within The University of Tennessee System spans several years
with stints at UT- Martin (1989 to 1993) and UT-Knoxville (1993 to 2002),
and UT Health Science Center (2002 to present). He has also worked 4 years
as an adjunct instructor of psychology (i.e., Human Relations in
Organizations; Human and Lifespan Development) with State Technical
Institute/Southwest Tennessee Community College. As a result, Michael's
work experience in higher education encompasses residence life
administration, student enrollment services, undergraduate instruction, and
employee relations.
He is an alumnus
of The University of Tennessee at Martin earning a B.S. in Psychology (1988)
and M.S. in Educational Psychology and Guidance (1991). Additionally,
Michael is working towards completion of a doctoral degree in Educational
Leadership and Policy with a concentration in higher education
administration from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University.
Michael is a
native of Brighton, Tennessee in Tipton County.
Cynthia
Tooley
Employee Relations
Coordinator
ctooley@utmem.edu
Cynthia Tooley is a native of
Florida, moved to Memphis in January 1997. Cynthia earned her bachelor’s of
science degree in office administration from Florida A&M University.
She began her journey with
the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in February 1997. Employment
included the Development Office (1997 – 1999); Department of Urology (1999 –
2003), and the Office of Equity and Diversity (2003 – present).
Cynthia has a passion for
helping people. Currently, some of her duties include counseling and assisting
employees with issues affecting job-related performance and personal well-being;
coordinating the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) referrals;
developing and delivering EAP related training that
also includes counseling employees about EAP services, and participating
in resolution of conflicts and other employee relations issues by identifying
and partnering with management in reducing or eliminating root causes.
Tiffany Trice
Equity Affairs Coordinator
ttrice@utmem.edu
Tiffany Trice has been
employed with The University of Tennessee Health Science Center for two years
(2005 to present). From 2005-2007 she was the Administrative Aide for the
Office of Equity and Diversity. During those two years she obtained her
Certified Professional Secretary Certification (CPS) at UTHSC/Southwest Tennessee
Community College.
Currently Tiffany
receives and investigates complaints through internal and external inquiry that includes policy and
discrimination allegations and manages HSC grievance hearing process; regularly presents information on institutional
policy, Title VII, and sexual harassment; conducts training, presents new
student orientation; coordinates service recognition
luncheons, Constitution Day activities, employee relations advisory organization
elections and directs OED website content and event marketing
to enhance internal communications with students, staff, faculty and general
public.
She is an alumnus of
the University of Tennessee at Martin earning a B.A. in Communications with an
emphasis on Public Relations (2005). In addition to earning her degree at
UT Martin Tiffany was actively involved in various campus and leadership
organizations.
Tiffany is a native of
Martin, Tennessee in Weakley County.
Felecia Shaw
Administrative Services Assistant
fshaw2@utmem.edu
Felecia Shaw began her career with The
University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2008. She prides herself in
helping others and being a team player.
Felecia is a native Memphian
and plans to obtain a degree in Business Administration in the near future.
Lindsay Brassel
Administrative Support Assistant
lbrassel@utmem.edu
Lindsay Brassel began her career at the University Health Science
Center in 2008. She is a native Memphian and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s
degree in marketing. She prides herself in working hard and being a team player.
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