About Us
Graduate Certificates Staff

Assistant Director
Michael Slattery (St. Petersburg campus)
Email | Phone: (727) 873-4479
Michael serves as the Assistant Director to the Campus Assistant Dean of Graduate
Studies at the USF St. Petersburg campus. He oversees processing and enrollment management
for the various graduate certificate programs offered on all three USF campuses and
promotion as well as the marketing efforts for the graduate degree programs offered
through USF's St. Petersburg campus. He holds a Master of Liberal Arts (M.L.A.) in
English Literature and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) with a focus in
Business Analytics.

Academic Services Administrator
Terri Hayes (St. Petersburg campus)
Email | Phone: (727) 873-4283
Terri Hayes is an Academic Services Administrator in the Office of Graduate Studies.
As an Academic Services Administrator, she is responsible for academic program planning,
implementation, and evaluation of Graduate Certificates. Terri holds a B.A. in Public
Administration from the University of South Florida. Her personal mission is to contribute
to student success through quality engagement opportunities which foster global leaders.

Graduate Recruiter and Advisor
Marketa Whitehead (St. Petersburg campus)
Email | Phone: (727) 873-4770
Marketa is the graduate recruiter for the Psychological Sciences, Conservation Biology,
Digital Journalism, Florida Studies, and Graduate Certificates programs at the USF
Saint Petersburg campus. She has more than 12 years of successful experience in recruitment
and college counseling/advising. She is responsible for assisting prospective students
in understanding the graduate admission and application process, degree requirements
and potential career opportunities. Marketa is a St. Petersburg native. She earned
her B.S. in Business Administration (with a major in Marketing and a minor in Information
Systems Management) from USF in 2007. She earned her M.A. in Education, with a concentration
in Career and Technical Education, from USF in 2015. Marketa is a current USF doctoral
student in the College of Education.