{"id":59,"date":"2014-11-10T14:20:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T19:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facultyaffairsuhwp.uconn.edu\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:46:16","slug":"about-our-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/about-our-office\/","title":{"rendered":"About Our Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-59\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-59-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-59-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3>What We Do<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Coordinate offer letters, appointments, and promotions<\/li>\n<li>Assist and advise faculty<\/li>\n<li>Provide faculty development opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Facilitate mentoring<\/li>\n<li>Encourage diversity<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate leaves, sabbaticals, and resignations<\/li>\n<li>Act as liaison for faculty appeals and grievance procedures<\/li>\n<li>Advise department chairs and center directors on procedures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top:30px\">Who We Are<\/h3>\n<p>(click individual name for further details)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-59-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-59-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"130\" alt=\"Kiki Nissen, M.D., FACP\" class=\"attachment-100x130\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2015\/07\/nissen.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-59-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/about-our-office\/kiki-nissen\/\">Kiki Nissen, M.D., FACP<\/a><br \/>\nSenior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs<br \/>\nAssociate Dean for Graduate Medical Education<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jnissen@uchc.edu\">jnissen@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-59-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-59-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"130\" alt=\"Nancy A. Boccuzzio\" class=\"attachment-100x130\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2014\/11\/boccuzzio.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-59-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/about-our-office\/nancy-a-boccuzzio\/\">Nancy A. Boccuzzio<\/a><br \/>\nDirector, Faculty Affairs<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:boccuzzio@uchc.edu\">boccuzzio@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-59-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-59-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"130\" alt=\"Donna L. Patterson\" class=\"attachment-100x130\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2014\/11\/patterson.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-59-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/about-our-office\/donna-l-patterson\/\">Donna L. Patterson<\/a><br \/>\nProgram Manager<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:dpatterson@uchc.edu\">dpatterson@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-59-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-59-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"130\" alt=\"Cynthia (Cindy) Sullivan\" class=\"attachment-100x130\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022\/03\/sullivan-cynthia_UCH_2022-02-16_08-web.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-59-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/about-our-office\/cynthia-sullivan\/\">Cynthia (Cindy) Sullivan<\/a><br \/>\nAdministrative Program Coordinator<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:cysullivan@uchc.edu\">cysullivan@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-59-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-59-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"130\" alt=\"Liza Bocchichio\" class=\"attachment-100x130\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/09\/Headshot-2025.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-59-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/?page_id=6486&amp;preview=true\">Liza Bocchichio<\/a><br \/>\nAdministrative Program Assistant II<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:bocchichio@uchc.edu\">bocchichio@uchc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-59-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-59-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" alt=\"Christina Buccheri\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/faculty-affairs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022\/06\/buccheri-christine_UCH_2022-05-12_04-crop-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-59-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-59-6-1-0\" 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