Approvers
In order to ensure that travel expenses are limited to only necessary trips, the following must be followed for all travel:
- All travel is to be pre-approved through the completion of TA documents before travelers depart.
- All UConn Health employees who travel must complete a TA.
- A complete and detailed justification must be included in the Business Purpose section of the TA.
- TA’s should be routed to immediate supervisors and then to authorized business unit approvers (detailed below):
- Personal time, requested vacation time, and any amounts expected to be funded by third parties must be properly noted on the TA before all approvers sign off.
| Unit | Approver | Alternate Approver |
| School of Medicine | Donna McKenty | Keith Gulick |
| Residency – Medicine | Melissa Demetro | John Brigada |
| School of Dental Medicine | John Brigada | Melissa Demetro |
| UConn John Dempsey Hospital | Caryl Ryan (send documents directly to Caroline DeFrancesco) |
Andrew Agwunobi, Andrea Keilty |
| UConn Medical Group | Anne Horbatuck (send documents directly to Ionela Mihai) |
Denis Lafreniere, M.D., Andrea Keilty |
| Pharmacy | Kevin Chamberlin | |
| Information Technology | Rick McCarthy (send documents directly to Kristy Smith) |
Janel Simpson, Andrea Keilty |
| OVPR – Research Administration | Julie Schwager | Chad Bianchi; Chris Heinen (HCRAC Funds Only) |
| Human Resources | Larry Pittman (send documents directly to Etta Folk) |
Lakeesha Brown |
| Office of the General Counsel | Scott Simpson | Andrea Keilty |
| Other Institutional Support Ares Not Listed Above | Janel Simpson | Andrea Keilty |