Meet the Graduate School Faculty & Staff
Graduate School faculty and staff are here to help answer your questions and provide you with the resources you need to be successful on your academic journey.
Toni Abts
Director, Graduate Education
Policy Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 314
twheeler@umn.edu
Noro Andriamanalina
Assistant Vice Provost,
Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Initiatives
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 329
612-626-4546
andri002@umn.edu
Paula Baker
International Admissions Officer
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 309
612-626-1246
baker496@umn.edu
Cori Bazemore-James
Assistant Vice Provost
Graduate School Diversity Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 302B
612-624-9447
cbazemor@umn.edu
Ilya Begelman
Director, IT and Data Management
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 333
612-626-8005
gsitrequest@umn.edu
Erik Brown (Duluth)
Associate Vice Chancellor for
Graduate Education and Research
Duluth Campus | Darland 421
218-726-8891
etbrown@d.umn.edu
Maija Brown
Assistant Director, Transition & Retention
Graduate School Diversity Office
Twin Cities Campus | 382, 10 Church St
612-626-4069
brow0723@umn.edu
Etty DeVeaux
Chief Operating Officer
Executive Director, Grad Ed Policy Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 321
612-626-6955
edeveaux@umn.edu
Kim Habig (Duluth)
Student Services Professional
Duluth Campus | 421 Darland
218-726-7523
khabig@d.umn.edu
Laurie Hoppe
Admissions Officer
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 309
612-625-8570
hoppe003@umn.edu
Aimzhan Iztayeva
Program Associate
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall
iztay001@umn.edu
Suzan Koroglu
Assistant Director & Business Analyst II
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 309
612-625-2306
korog001@umn.edu
Teddy Lamden-Stout
Operations Specialist
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 309
612-626-3617
lamde001@umn.edu
Scott Lanyon
Vice Provost
& Dean of Graduate Education
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 321
612-625-7840
slanyon@umn.edu
Trae Larson
Coordinator of Transition and Fellowships
Graduate School Diversity Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 306
612-625-6858
lars5558@umn.edu
Hanna McLevish
Administrative Services Coordinator
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 322
hmclevis@umn.edu
Tammy McNish
Assistant Director, Diversity Outreach and Recruitment
Graduate School Diversity Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 306
tamaram@umn.edu
Marie Monter
Associate Director
Graduate Fellowships & Awards
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 314
612-625-7579
mmonter@umn.edu
Jennifer Niederhauser
Administrative Services Manager
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 321
612-625-2809
jmikolaj@umn.edu
Anna Nowak
Administrative & Communications Specialist
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 303
612-624-0890
nowak039@umn.edu
James Rowan
Assistant Director, Admissions
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 309
612-626-7454
j-rowa@umn.edu
Molly Schwartz
Strategic Communications Consultant
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 303
612-626-3314
haug0068@umn.edu
Yoji Shimizu
Associate Dean of Graduate Education
GSDO Faculty Advisor
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 301
612-626-0662
shimi002@umn.edu
Barb Sivanich
Executive Operations & Student Services Specialist
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 309
612-625-2040
sivan004@umn.edu
Kate Sowada
Student and Community Engagement Manager
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 322
612-624-8568
gsevents@umn.edu
Hanna Sun
Admissions Advisor
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 309
612-625-2040
sunxx909@umn.edu
Dean Tsantir
Director, Admissions
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 309
612-625-1303
tsan0006@umn.edu
Charlotte Voight
Director, Faculty Initiatives
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 327
612-624-9647
cvoight@umn.edu
Directors of Graduate Studies (DGS) and Graduate Program Coordinators (GPC)
Every graduate program has dedicated staff members who are trained and equipped to help students understand the requirements of their individual program and provide support throughout the academic process.
Find a Director of Graduate Studies (DGS)
Find a Graduate Program Coordinator (GPC)
Graduate School and Partner Offices
In addition to the Graduate School Admissions and Diversity offices, our faculty and staff work with departments across the University of Minnesota to help students find information, resources, and support every step of the way.