About Us - Compliance & Ethics - University of Florida

Program Mission and Purpose

The Mission of UF Compliance and Ethics is to protect and promote the institutional integrity of the University of Florida and serve as a resource to all employees in matters of ethical conduct and compliance with the law. UF Compliance and Ethics fosters a culture that embeds the importance of compliant conduct in all university functions and reflects the University’s Core Values.

UF Compliance and Ethics provides oversight, coordination and guidance on enterprise-wide compliance activities through the development of effective policies and procedures, education and training, monitoring, communication, enforcement of standards, compliance risk assessment, and responding to reported issues.

Goals

Establish a culture of compliance and ethics in which compliance partners are dedicated and leveraged.
Serve as a resource for the campus community to obtain compliance assistance and report concerns.
Ensure institutional policies and procedures are transparent, integrated with compliance, and available to University of Florida community members.
Increase understanding of compliance and ethics issues by providing education, outreach and enterprise-wide engagement.
Foster strong stewardship and management accountability at all levels with the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
Improve the University's coordination, dissemination, and communication of compliance information, and identify and resolve gaps in compliance.
Assist the university with compliance-related processes, identifying emerging compliance trends, providing compliance support activities, and recognizing and effectively mitigating areas of compliance risk.

Foundational Documents

Contact Us

Phone Email	(352) 294-8720 UF-Compliance@ufl.edu
Youth Compliance	youth-compliance@ufl.edu
Clery Compliance	clery@ufl.edu
Conflicts of Interest	UF-COI@ufl.edu
Privacy	privacy@ufl.edu
Title IX	titleix@ufl.edu.

Our Staff

Chelsey J. Clements, J.D.
Chief Compliance, Ethics, and Privacy Officer

Katherine Moore, M.Ed., CCEP, CCCO, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Compliance and Ethics

UF Compliance and Ethics

UF Privacy

Conflicts of Interest

Sonya F. Burtner, MA, CCEP
Assistant Director, Compliance and Ethics

Carol McMahon, J.D.
Director, UF Privacy

David S. Altman, J.D.
Analyst

Sophia Andrews, MS
Assistant Director, Youth Compliance

Brandon Sykes, J.D.
Privacy Specialist, UF Privacy

John Ciminillo, J.D.
Analyst

Rebecca DeCesare, Ph.D., CCCO
Assistant Director, Clery Act Compliance

Vacant
Privacy Specialist, UF Privacy

Title IX

Loren T. Israel, J.D., Ed.M., CCEP
Assistant Director, Compliance and Ethics

Jackie W. Moran, JD
Interim Title IX Coordinator

UF Health Compliance

Robert (“Bob”) Michalski, MHA, CHC, CHPC, CHRC, CCE, CHIAP
Vice President/Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer UF Health
(352) 627-9041
rmic0006@shands.ufl.edu

UF Research Integrity Security & Compliance (RISC)

Cassandra C. Farley, MBA, CCEP
Director & Research Integrity Officer
(352) 392-9174
cfarley@ufl.edu
https://research.ufl.edu/compliance.html