Office Directory

Scott Lanyon  
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education  
(612) 625-2809  
321 Johnston Hall  
grad.umn.edu

Beth Lewis  
Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs  
(612) 626-9545  
110 Morrill Hall  
faculty.umn.edu

Brian Sick  
Associate Vice President for Academic Health Sciences  
(612) 624-1191  
3-110 Phillips-Wangensteen  
healthsciedu.umn.edu

Raj Singh 
Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education  
(612) 626-9425  
220-B Morrill Hall  
undergrad.umn.edu

Laurie Van Egeren  
Vice Provost for Public Engagement
(612) 624-6876  
120 Morrill Hall  
engagement.umn.edu

Eric Watkins  
Vice Provost for Distributed Learning    
odl.umn.edu

Andrew Alleyne

Melinda Pettigrew

Prasad Boradkar

Nisha Botchwey

Brian Buhr

Ann Waltner

Connie Delaney

Saara DeWalt

Beverly Durgan

Lisa German

William McGeveran

Keith A. Mays

Laura Molgaard

Michael C. Rodriguez

Radhika Seshan

Jakub Tolar

Lynda Welage

Jamie Prenkert

• Provost's liaison to senior academic and administrative leaders
• EVPP academic administrative management
• Advance implementation of provost's work plan
• Provost's liaison for budget, compact planning, human resources, academic appointments
• Primary EVPP point of contact
• Special projects, strategic initiatives, committees, reports advancing EVPP priorities

• Academic collaborations and domestic partnership agreements
• Provost Office policy liaison
• New/changed/discontinued degree program consultation and approval process
• Non-credit program standards
• Professional education
• Special projects, strategic initiatives, committees, reports advancing EVPP priorities

• Provost Office liaison to Board of Regents Mission Fulfillment Committee
• Primary point of contact for the MPact 2025 Systemwide Strategic Plan Accountability Report
• Student Government liaison
• Special projects, strategic initiatives, committees, reports advancing EVPP priorities

• Academic Program Review liaison
• Academic collaborations and partnership agreements
• Professional education
• University accreditation
• The Imagine Fund administration
• Special projects, strategic initiatives, committees, reports advancing EVPP priorities

• Provost communications, speaking engagement background and speechwriting

• Shared event planning and project services across administrative units
• Event management and coordination
• Project planning and support

• Provost calendar and travel
• Provost daily activities support
• General EVPP office coordination

• Initial point of contact in main EVPP office
• General office administrative support

• Project and activity assistance
• Office-wide operational and administrative support
• Backup in the absence of Henry Southwick

Sarah Bourassa 
Finance Professional 
[email protected]

Melissa DeWees 
Executive Account Specialist 
[email protected]

Shelby Honorable
Account Specialist
[email protected]

Erin Kurshoff 
Executive Account Specialist 
[email protected]

Cynthia Ostendorf 
Executive Account Specialist 
[email protected]

Kelly Ryan 
ExecutiveAccount Specialist 
[email protected]

Jeremy Schwanz 
Finance Analyst 
[email protected]

Lauren Sietsema 
Finance Professional 
[email protected]

Hanbin Zhou 
Finance Professional 
[email protected]