Office Directory

Vice Provosts

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
Vice Provost 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

Gregory Sneed
Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
(612) 625-2008
240 Williamson Hall
admissions.tc.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
170H Morrill Hall
odl.umn.edu

Academic Deans
Reporting units

EVPP Staff

Senior Staff

Deb Cran
Chief of Staff
235 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

  • 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

Anne Barnes
Assistant to the Provost
234 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

  • 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

Chris Kwapick
Assistant to the Provost
234 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

  • 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

Erin Slattengren
Assistant to the Provost,
Director of Academic Planning and Accreditation
234 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

  • University accreditation
  • Specialized/Programmatic accreditation liaison
  • Academic program review liaison
  • Academic collaborations and partnership agreements
  • Professional education
  • The Imagine Fund administration
  • Special projects, strategic initiatives, committees, reports advancing EVPP priorities

Holly Vanderhaar
Communications Professional
234 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

  • Provost communications, speaking engagement background and speechwriting

 

Administrative Staff

Henry Southwick
Executive Assistant
234 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

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

Abby Corts
Administrative Assistant
(612) 624-4225
234 Morrill Hall

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

Bri Rosen
Administrative Assistant
(612) 301-9528
234 Morrill Hall
[email protected]

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

Morrill Hall Shared Services Team

Finance

Lori Smith
Finance Director
612-626-1727
[email protected]

Kris Meyer
Senior Finance Manager 
612-625-2515
[email protected]

Ooi Le
Finance Manager
612-625-4824
[email protected]


Jamie Arostegui
Finance Analyst
[email protected]

Sarah Bourassa
Finance Professional
[email protected]

Jeremy Schwanz
Finance Analyst
[email protected]

Lauren Sietsema
Finance Professional
[email protected]

Joren Skov
Finance Professional
[email protected]

Human Resources

Laura Negrini 
HR Director 
612-301-2731 
[email protected] 

Olga Kavun-Wozniak 
HR Consultant 
612-625-2468 
[email protected] 

Olivia Hester
HR Coordinator
 

Erika Mejia
HR Generalist
612-301-1432
[email protected]

Mary Stein 
HR Generalist 
612-301-1499  
[email protected] 

Lindsay Tran
HR Generalist
612-626-1872
[email protected]

Web Dev/Design

Charlot Meyer
Supervisor, Web Dev/Design

Courtney Lang
Developer 1

Jack Swartz
Developer 1

Samantha Headington
Administrative/Web Support
 

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