Mary Baldwin College CEO and leadership

Sean Simplicio’s impressive record of professional accomplishment includes serving for four years as the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the Opportunity Institute in Berkeley, Cal. There he guided a complex period of evolution for the institute, directing all organizational activities related to finance, human resources, and operations for the nonprofit’s mission focused on improving educational equity.

Prior to the Opportunity Institute, Sean served as chief financial and operating officer for the Breakthrough Collaborative in Oakland, Cal., where he oversaw all financial and operational activities for the national nonprofit focused on improving academic opportunities for disadvantaged students and training the next generation of teachers. He was also instrumental in securing the group’s largest multi-year grant.

Sean also served as director of business and operations for Active Voice in San Francisco and as vice president for finance and administration and CFO of CollegeSpring, Inc. In his earlier career, he spent eight years with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

In December 2017, Dr. Deborah “Deb” Greubel assumed the duties of Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences’ Vice President and Dean.

Greubel previously served as The University of Tulsa’s (TU) Director of the School of Nursing since August 1, 2014. During her tenure at TU, Greubel was instrumental in assisting with the creation of the Oxley College of Health Sciences in 2015, bringing together the health programs of nursing, Athletic Training, Kinesiology and Rehabilitative Sciences, the Institute for Healthcare Delivery Sciences, and the faculty of the school of community medicine. The new college also worked closely with TU’s other college on interdisciplinary projects and with the Laureate Institute for Brain Research.

Prior to arriving at TU, Dr. Greubel served as the Divisional Director of Quality and Risk Management for Hillcrest Healthcare Systems Oklahoma Market. She was responsible for transitioning the hospital from a clinical quality system to a program of total quality management. In addition, she was instrumental in the transition of the hospital from the regulatory accreditation of The Joint Commission to utilizing DNV as its accrediting agency. Greubel also assisted in the initiation of the hospital’s first electronic healthcare record, serving on the advisory board during its implementation.

From 1998 to 2008, Dr. Greubel served as a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine. She served as the curriculum coordinator for the section of geriatrics. She was awarded the “Crimson Apple for Teaching Excellence” for 2003-2004 from the College of Medicine.

Greubel earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from The University of Tulsa in 1991. She went on to complete her Master’s Degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1998 as a nurse practitioner and later completed her doctoral degree from Oklahoma City University.

Dr. Greubel is a graduate from Naval War College in 2006 and she completed an AACN fellowship at the Wharton School of Business in 2016.

Dr. Greubel is a Captain in the United States Navy. She is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and has been awarded the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal (4 awards), the Navy Achievement Medal (4 awards), the Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal.