Horizons Fall 2013

5 HORIZONS experts who are leaders in their fields. Linda Smelser, B.S., has taken the position of vice president for clinical operations at NSU. Smelser will be respon- sible for the oversight and centralization of NSU’s Division of Clinical Operations, which consists of 25 health care centers in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. She also will be responsible for the full revenue cycle, contracting, marketing, and training and will ensure that research opportunities are available for all academic centers. Smelser comes to NSU from the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine where she was director of clinical operations, responsible for the development and operation of Pegasus Health—UCF’s first multi-specialty faculty practice. Smelser earned her bachelor’s degree in business administra- tion from the University of New Haven in Connecticut. LINDA SMELSER Bonnie Clearwater, M.A., has been named the director and chief curator of NSU’s Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale . Previously, Clearwater served as director and chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami for 18 years. There, she trans- formed MOCA into a museum of international stature, recognized for its original and groundbreaking exhibitions, its collection, and its education and public programs. Clearwater has organized historically important exhibitions for MOCA, the National Gallery of Art, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. She has written extensively on modern and contemporary art and is author of The Rothko Book (Tate/Abrams, 2006). She holds a master’s degree in art history from Columbia University and a bachelor’s in art history from New York University. BONNIE CLEARWATER Lisa Deziel, Pharm.D., Ph.D., has been appointed dean of NSU’s College of Pharmacy . A faculty member with NSU’s College of Pharmacy since 1989, Deziel also has served in administrative positions, including executive associate dean, interim dean, acting chair of Pharmacy Practice, and assistant dean for academic innovation and technology. Deziel is a licensed pharmacist in Florida and Georgia, a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist, and a fellow in the American Society of Health System Pharmacists. She attended Duke University for undergraduate studies; received a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and a Pharm.D. degree from Mercer University College of Pharmacy; and a Ph.D. degree from NSU in computer technology. She completed a postdoctoral residency in clinical pharmacy at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale. LISA DEZIEL