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Academic Affairs Staff Directory

Andrea Schokker, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, has direct administrative oversight for all colleges and academic units.

To schedule a meeting with the Vice Chancellor, contact Vickery French at 218-726-7104 or vfrench@d.umn.edu Office Address 500 Darland Administration Building 1049 University Drive Duluth, Minnesota 55812 For general inquiries, call 218-726-7103 or email vcaa@d.umn.edu

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Associate Vice Chancellors for Academic Affairs

Staff Member	Primary Responsibilities
Tim Holst 435 Darland 218-726-6246 tholst@d.umn.edu	Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Sponsored Research Administrative oversight of: UMD Graduate Programs UMD research activities Sponsored Projects Administration
Gerald Pepper 401 Darland 218-726-7274 gpepper@d.umn.edu	Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education Undergraduate curriculum Liberal education Program review Honors program Assessment Faculty Development
Kim Riordan 421 Darland 218-726-7251 kriordan@d.umn.edu	Associate Vice Chancellor for Outreach and Online Delivery Campus-wide online delivery initiatives and support International Education Office and international initiatives Office of Civic Engagement Continuing Education

To schedule a meeting with Tim Holst, contact Steve Frickstad at 218-726-7523 or frick105@d.umn.edu

To schedule a meeting with Gerald Pepper or Kim Riordan, contact Nancy Burley at 218-726-7103 or nburley@d.umn.edu

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For questions about specific Academic Affairs office activities, please contact one of the staff members listed below.

Academic Affairs Staff

Staff Member	Primary Responsibilities
Mary Allen 405 Darland 218-726-8836 mallen@d.umn.edu	Senior Budget Officer Oversight of all budget functions for the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and liaison to all academic units Oversight of all Academic Fees Oversight of Position Management
Irina Bezroukova 249 Darland 218-726-8369 ibezrouk@d.umn.edu	Institutional Research Develop code to extract data from the Data Warehouse Prepare the reports to be used internally and for the external agencies Respond to the institutional survey requests
Nancy Burley 422 Darland 218-726-7103 nburley@d.umn.edu	Curriculum Course and Program coordination Administrative support to Kim Riordan and Gerald Pepper Liberal Education coordination UROP coordination
Vickery French 500 Darland 218-726-7104 vfrench@d.umn.edu	Associate to the Vice Chancellor Advise and assist in implementing administrative response or resolution regarding a variety of academic, administrative, and personnel issues Coordinate and manage the EVCAA’s ongoing commitments and responsibilities Serve as a liaison with senior administrative officers, faculty, staff, and student governance leaders and respond to a wide variety of internal and external inquiries
Steve Frickstad 420 Darland 218-726-7523 frick105@d.umn.edu	Graduate Education Office Liaison for graduate students, faculty, and staff Communicate Graduate Education policy and process updates Graduate Education general office coordination
Jennifer Gilles 424 Darland 218-726-6676 jrgilles@d.umn.edu	Administrative Director Fiscal management, human resources, HRMS, and payroll administration for SPA, VCAA, Civic Engagement, Office of International Education, UMD Graduate School, Honors Program, Financial Aid, Registrar, Students in Transition, and Admissions.
Shannon Godsey 218-726-8201 sgodsey@d.umn.edu	Director of Student Learning Assessment Coordinator of campus-wide assessment activities Resource for student learning assessment Accreditation Liaison to the Higher Learning Commission
Karen Hansen 410 Darland 218-726-6993 khansen2@d.umn.edu	Accountant Assist in oversight of financial functions for the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and various units that report to this office including: Budgeting Purchasing Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable Student Payroll Reimbursements
Gail Kehoe 410 Darland 218-726-7579 gkehoe@d.umn.edu	Room Scheduling Inventory UMD space Assist Space Coordinator with MFM analyses, room assignments, etc. Maintain UMD space files
Mary Keenan 403 Darland 218-726-7009 mkennan@d.umn.edu	Director Strategic Enrollment Management http://www.d.umn.edu/vcaa/sem/
Linda Kinnear 426 Darland 218-726-8732 lkinnear@d.umn.edu	Academic Human Resources Academic search and hiring UEA contract interpretations, negotiations, administration, and grievances Faculty, P&A and Grad Assistant HR/payroll policy and procedure development, interpretations, and administration HRMS key contact ESUP HR campus project lead
Lisa Klassen 420 Darland 218-726-7855 lklassen@d.umn.edu	Principal Accounts Specialist Reconciliation for Financial Aid and Students in Transition Payroll/Pay Entry, Timesheet verification Hiring paperwork for student employees On-line I-9 verifications
Tracy Priley 410 Darland 218-726-7538 tpriley@d.umn.edu	Personnel Document Analyst Academic payroll entry and corrections Vacation/sick entry
Maria Rinne 426A Darland 218-726-8545 mrinne@d.umn.edu	Administrative Professional Academic HR HRMS backup Delegations of Authority
Rebecca Teasley 218-726-6433 rteasley@d.umn.edu	Faculty Fellow for Space Utilization Coordination, planning, and assigning of short and long-term space needs on the UMD campus as well as off campus areas Identification and analysis of space needs in coordination with the Minnesota Facilities Model (MFM) Interfacing with space users to determine needs (space and renovation; Coordinating renovation needs with Facilities Management