Staff

Provost Office’s Internal Organizational Chart
Note: staffing changes will not be reflected in the SPG-hosted org chart as quickly as in the list below.

• Laurie McCauley, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, <[email protected]>.
  For scheduling or similar inquiries, please contact Kayla Niemann <[email protected]>, Executive Assistant to the Provost.

Provost’s Leadership Team

• • Shalanda Baker, Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action
  • Valeria Bertacco, Vice Provost for Engaged Learning, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Sara Blair, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs, Arts, and Humanities
  • Adele C. Brumfield, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
  • Angela Dillard, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and interim Vice Provost for Access & Opportunity
  • Thomas Finholt, Senior Vice Provost for Academic and Budgetary Affairs
  • Christopher Friese, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
  • Christine Gerdes, Special Counsel to the Provost
  • Michael Solomon, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs-Graduate Studies; Dean, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies

 

Associate Vice Provosts

• Tammy Bimer, Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Budgetary Affairs; Executive Director of the Office of Budget and Planning
• James Burkel, Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
• Amy Carey, Associate Vice Provost for International Engagement
• James DeVaney, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, Founding Executive Director of the Center for Academic Innovation, Special Advisor to the President
• Brent Johnston,  Associate Vice Provost & Chief Strategist for Academic, Budget, Financial, and Capital Planning
• Alexandra Matish, Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs; Senior Director, Academic Human Resources
• Paul Robinson, Associate Vice Provost and University Registrar
• Karen Zaruba, Associate Vice Provost & Chief Strategist for Budgetary Outreach and Communication

Assistant Vice Provosts

• Nancy Calvin-Naylor, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs
• Catalina Concha-Ormsby, Assistant Vice Provost for Access & Opportunity
• Tammie Durham Luis, Assistant Vice Provost for Enrollment Management; Executive Director of Financial Aid
• Michelle D. Ferréz, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Research & Student Success and Senior Director of Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)
• Anjuli Jain Figueroa, Assistant Vice Provost for Sustainability and Climate Action and Director of Strategic Initiatives
• Fadi Musleh, Assistant Vice Provost and Chief Strategist for Integrated Space, Academic, and Capital Planning
• Erica L. Sanders, Assistant Vice Provost and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions for Enrollment Management
• Marie Ting, Assistant Vice Provost for Access & Opportunity
• John Vasquez, Assistant Vice Provost for Student Success and Senior Director, Comprehensive Studies Program
• Kerri Wakefield, Assistant Vice Provost for Advising Strategy & Student Success
• Deborah Willis, Assistant Vice Provost for Access & Opportunity
• Morgan Yuncker, Assistant Vice Provost for Domestic Engagement

Special Advisors

• Andries Coetzee, Special Advisor to the Provost for Africa Engagement

Directors/Advisors

• Alexis Antracoli, Director, Bentley Historical Library
• Neeraja Aravamudan, Director, Ginsberg Center (Dotted-line Relationship)
• Joshua Arens, Commanding Officer/Chair, Air Force Officer Education Program
• Tammy Bimer, Executive Director, Office of Budget and Planning
• Sharon Burch, Interim Co-Director, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives
• Michele Day, Commanding Officer/Chair, Navy Officer Education Program
• Kate Cagney, Director, Institute for Social Research
• Steven Ceccio, Los Alamos National Laboratory Project Director
• Mark Clague, Executive Director, Arts Initiative
• Angela Clark, Interim Chief Operating Officer, Duderstadt Center 
• Lynette Clemetson, Director, Wallace House Center for Journalists
• Roger Cone, Director, Life Sciences Institute
• Paul Draus, Associate Director, Detroit Center
• Paul Erickson, Director, William L. Clements Library
• Maryrose Flanigan, Director, a2ru
• Erin Fluharty, Chief of Staff & Sr. Human Resources Advisor
• Elena Gallo, Faculty Director, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
• Hector Galvan, Interim Co-Director, Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives
• Amy Homkes-Hayes, Executive Director of Strategy and Implementation, Look to Michigan Vision
• Drew Horning, Interim Director, Graham Sustainability Institute
• Matt Kaplan, Executive Director, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching
• Anthony Kolenic, Director, Matthaei Botanical Garden & Nichols Arboretum
• Laura Laudick, Director of Operations and Workplace Experience
• Kim Lijana, Director, Center for Educational Outreach
• Tiffany Marra, Director, CEW+
• James Maskovyak, Commanding Officer/Chair, Army Officer Education Program
• Rachel Niemer, Director, WISE
• Carla O’Connor, Director, Wolverine Pathways
• Christina Olsen, Director, Museum of Art
• John Ryan, Faculty Director, UMICH Votes & Democratic Engagement
• Kristen Seefeldt, Acting Director, Poverty Solutions
• Denise Sekaquaptewa, Director, ADVANCE
• Scott Shireman, Director, University of Michigan Center for Innovation in Detroit
• Gregory Teachout, Director of Communications and Strategic Initiatives

Provost’s Office Staff

• Heather Anderson, Project Senior Manager
• Zarinah Aquil, Project Senior Manager
• Joe Bellfy, Assistant Director of Communications
• Jennie Hafele, Associate Project Manager, Look to Michigan Vision
• Becca McKenzie, Front Desk Coordinator/Administrative Assistant Senior
• Kayla Niemann, Executive Assistant to the Provost
• Cecilio Palacio, Project Senior Manager
• Renee Reiff-Schramm, Senior Administrative Specialist
• Heather Riggs, Human Resources Generalist
• Madison Smith, Financial Specialist Intermediate
• Angel Valentine, Project Senior Manager 
• Leah Vergotine, Administrative Services Manager

Academic and Budgetary Affairs

• Kimberly Brown, Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice Provost for Academic and Budgetary Affairs
• Parker Cruz, Executive Assistant
• Lauren Plews, Senior Project Manager, Space and Capital Planning

Academic and Faculty Affairs

• Ashley Miller, Executive Assistant
• Alicia Simon, Dual Career Services Coordinator
• Karen Steffes, Executive Assistant
• Debbie Walls, Executive Assistant

Academic Human Resources

• Tammy Deane, Faculty Affairs Administrator

Access & Opportunity

• Marionette Cano, Project Coordinator
• Julie Kelley, Business Administrator

Center for Academic Innovation

• Catherine Persad, Executive Assistant

University of Michigan Center for Innovation in Detroit

• Lauren Atkins-Budde, Director, Academic Content Strategy
• Michael Bernal, Facilities Director
• Gwen Brown, Executive Assistant
• Lutalo Sanifu, Director of Community Engagement
• Lucy Snyder, Director of Administration and Finance

Engaged Learning

• Aileen Ash, International Engagement Project Manager
• Wyatt Boykin, International Travel Safety Coordinator
• Heidi Doyle, IT Project Intermediate Manager 
• Kathleen England, Domestic Engagement Project Manger
• Tareta Johnson, Senior Business Administrator
• Cindy Kerschbaum, Executive Assistant
• Alice Melloni, Interim Executive Assistant (College of Engineering)
• Patrick Morgan, Chief International Safety Officer
• Janelle Pangilinan, Global Engagement Project Manager
• Ayesha Usmani, International Travel Safety Manager

Sustainability and Climate Action

• Eric Aiken, Project Senior Manager for Sustainability and Climate Action
• Kathy Rivera, Executive Assistant

Undergraduate Education

• Cindy Kerschbaum, Executive Assistant
• Tiffany LaPointe, Director of Advising Initiatives
• Kaylee Weiland, Executive Assistant
• Hilary Zimmerman, Assistant Director of Student Success, Assessment, and Director of Accreditation