Office directory
Find contact information for the leaders and staff who support the core academic functions reporting to the Provost's office. This directory connects you with the professionals dedicated to the advancement of teaching, learning and academic operations across the University of Minnesota's five campuses.
Gretchen Ritter – Executive Vice President and Provost
Etty DeVeaux – Associate Vice President and Chief of Staff
Scott Lanyon – Senior Advisor to the Provost
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
Vice presidents
Calvin Phillips – Vice President for Student Affairs
Jack Miner (September 14) – Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management
Lincoln Kallsen – Assistant Vice President for Institutional Analysis
Administrative deans and vice provosts
Elisia Cohen – Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education, Dean of the Graduate School
Beverly Durgan – Dean, Extension
Lisa German – University Librarian and Dean of Libraries
Galin Jones – Vice Provost for Artificial Intelligence
Beth Lewis – Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs
David Pappone (August 1) – Interim Vice Provost for Academic Strategy and Budget
Amy Pittenger – Interim Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
Brian Sick – Vice Provost for Academic Health Sciences
Becky Valentine – Acting Executive Director, Office for Enrollment Management
Laurie Van Egeren – Vice Provost for Public Engagement
Eric Watkins – Vice Provost for Distributed Learning
Carola Weil (August 24) – Vice Provost for International Affairs
Twin Cities academic deans
Andrew Alleyne – Dean, College of Science and Engineering
Kristin Bruk Artinger – Interim Dean, School of Dentistry
GerShun Avilez – Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Prasad Boradkar – Dean, College of Design
Nisha Botchwey – Dean, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Carol Bradford – Interim Dean, Medical School; Interim Executive Vice President for Health Affairs
Connie Delaney – Dean, School of Nursing
Saara DeWalt – Dean, College of Biological Sciences
R. Kip Guy – Dean, College of Pharmacy
William McGeveran – Dean, Law School
Laura Molgaard – Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
Linda Nagel – Interim Dean, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Melinda Pettigrew – Dean, School of Public Health
Jamie Prenkert – Dean, Carlson School of Management
Radhika Seshan – Dean, College of Continuing and Professional Studies
Frank Symons – Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development
Directors
Bianet Castellanos – Director, Institute for Advanced Study
Alejandra Pena Gutierrez – Director, Weisman Art Museum
Kari Schloner – Director, Northrop
Central office
Central office
Central office
Academic initiatives
Erin Slattengren – Director of Academic Planning and Accreditation, Senior Assistant to the Provost
Anne Barnes – Director of Academic Initiatives and Policy
Chris Kwapick – Associate Director of Academic Initiatives and Board Liaison
Brianna Menning – Project Manager
Communications
Andria Waclawski – Director of Internal and Leadership Communications
Holly Vanderhaar – Communications Professional
Administrative services
Laura Willet – Administrative Services Manager
April Little – Administrative Assistant
Bri Rosen – Administrative Processes and Initiatives Coordinator
Morrill Hall shared services
Morrill Hall shared services
Morrill Hall shared services
Human resources
Laura Negrini – HR Director
Olga Kavun-Wozniak – HR Consultant
Mary Stein – HR Consultant
Lindsay Tran – HR Generalist
Cindy Xiong – HR Generalist
Finance
Kris Meyer – Interim Finance Director
Jamie Arostegui – Finance Analyst
Sarah Bourassa – Finance Professional
Andrew Johnson – Finance Professional
Matt Kerttula – Finance Analyst
Tracy McCall – Finance Manager
Shelly Rorer – Finance Professional
Jeremy Schwanz – Finance Analyst
Lauren Sietsema – Finance Professional
Joren Skov – Finance Professional
Gabe Smith – Finance Professional
Web development and design
Charlot Meyer – IT Supervisor, Web Dev/Design and Digital Accessibility Coordinator
Samantha Headington – Web Support
Jack Swartz – Developer
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