Sac State announces new interim dean of Health and Human Services

Mary Maguire replaces former dean who retired last month

Mary Maguire will serve as Sacramento State’s interim dean of the College of Health and Human Services, according to a SacSend email sent by Provost Steve Perez on Monday, March 8, 2021. Maguire will replace Robin Carter, who retired Feb. 8. Photo courtesy of Sacramento State’s website.

Mercy Sosa
March 8, 2021

Mary Maguire will serve as Sacramento State’s interim dean of the College of Health and Human Services until a national search for a permanent appointment can take place, according to a SacSend email by Sac State Provost Steve Perez.

Maguire will replace Robin Carter, who retired Feb. 8. She has been acting as administrator-in-charge of the college since Carter retired, according to Perez.

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(left to right) Mary Maguire, Heather Thompson and Robin Carter celebrate Thompson’s early tenure and promotion in the department of communication sciences and disorders at Sac State on Aug. 22, 2019. Mary Maguire will serve as Sacramento State’s Interim Dean of the College of Health and Human Services. Photo courtesy of Sacramento State, College of Health & Human Services’ Facebook page.

Maguire joined Sac State as an assistant professor in the division of criminal justice in 2005. She became associate dean of the college in 2017.

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Mercy Sosa, Editor-in-Chief

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San Diego native Mercy Sosa returns in spring 2024 as the editor-in-chief at The State Hornet. She joined The Hornet in spring 2020 as a politics beat writer; she later served as news, digital and Spanish language editor. Sosa has freelanced for Sacramento Business Journal, Solving Sacramento and Univision.