UMD Internationalization Initiative

Leadership Team

Dennis Falk (Co-Chair)
218.726.8862, dfalk@d.umn.edu
Professor, Department of Social Work

Leigh Neys (Co-Chair)
218.726.7053, lneys@d.umn.edu
Director, International Education Office

Cindy Christian
218.726.7493, cmchrist@d.umn.edu
Director, Royal D. Alworth Jr. Institute for International Studies

Chris Haidos
218.726.8826, chaidos@d.umn.edu
Associate Director, International Student Admissions

Tim Holst
218.726.6246, tholst@d.umn.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research

Penny Morton
218.726.7962, pmorton@d.umn.edu
Associate Dean, Swenson College of Science and Engineering

Michael Mullins
218.726.6155, mmullins@d.umn.edu
Instructor, Foreign Languages and Literature

Trisha O'Keefe
218.726.7531, pokeefe@d.umn.edu
International Student Advisor, Office of Cultural Diversity

Bill Payne
218.726.8597, lneys@d.umn.edu
Dean. School of Fine Arts

Susana Pelayo-Woodward
218.726.8444, swoodwar@d.umn.edu
Director, Office of Cultural Diversity

Kim Riordan
218.726.7251, kriordan@d.umn.edu
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Outreach and Online Delivery

Rajiv Vaidyanathan
218.726.6817, rvaidyan@d.umn.edu
Professor, Department of Marketing

Jennifer Webb
218.726.8411, jwebb@d.umn.edu

Catherine Caine (Project Assistant)
218.726.8616, cjcaine@d.umn.edu
Executive Accounts Specialist, International Education Office