Valery Stewart, MBA, MPA

Background & Expertise

Ms. Stewart is an academic administration and faculty affairs professional with extensive experience in academic personnel operations, faculty appointments, promotion, tenure, and continuing appointment processes, and institutional governance. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus in Health Administration and a Master of Public Administration (MPA). Her work includes personnel transactions across the College of Medicine; advising faculty and departmental leadership on academic policies and procedures; coordinating complex faculty review processes; and collaborating with Human Resources, Finance, Payroll, and UUP on personnel, fiscal, and related matters. She also leads process improvement initiatives and implements technology-based solutions designed to streamline operations, strengthen faculty affairs services, and support the academic mission of the College of Medicine.

The Community

Ms. Stewart contributes to institutional service through her work in academic governance, faculty affairs, research compliance, and university-wide initiatives. She serves as Secretary to the Committee on Academic and Professional Qualifications (CAPQ), supporting the Committee’s review of faculty promotion and continuing appointment matters, and as a member of the Financial Conflict of Interest Committee (FCOIC), contributing to institutional oversight of financial conflicts of interest in research. Through her committee service and collaborative work across the University, she supports faculty advancement, institutional compliance, academic policy implementation, and effective shared governance.