Leadership
The Leadership of the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) encompasses two entities: the Academic Leadership and the Board of Directors. The Academic Leadership comprises the President, Dean/Senior Vice President and the Dean’s Cabinet, and guides the overall academic direction of ACOM. The ACOM Board of Directors comprises an appointed Chairman, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, appointed physicians (D.O.s and M.D.s), and select business leaders.
Administration & Dean’s Cabinet
Richard O. Sutton III, MS, FACHE
President
James C. Jones, DO, FACEP
Dean
James Foster, PhD
Associate Dean of Anatomy, Molecular Medicine, Graduate Studies & Research
Richard R. Thacker, DO, MACOI
Associate Dean of Clinical Sciences
Wil Baker, PhD
Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education
Carmen Lewis, PhD, MBA
Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness
Philip Reynolds, PhD
Associate Dean of Student Services
James Lyons, MD
Associate Dean of Medical Education
Eugenia S. Thomas, JD, CHC, CHRC
Compliance Officer & Interim Title IX Coordinator
Martin Clemmons, DO, FACOI
Associate Dean of Clinical Resources
Board of Directors
John McDaniel
Chairman
Bruce Wozow, DVM
Vice Chairman
Jamie E. Bell, DO
Secretary/Treasurer
Richard O. Sutton III, MS, FACHE
President
Derek Miller
Chief Financial Officer
William Admire, DO
Patrick Boyett, DO
Stephen L. Fernandez, MD
