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
Associate Director, Office of Graduate
Fellowships & Awards
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 314
612-625-7579
twheeler@umn.edu
Noro Andriamanalina
Director, Academic &
Professional Development
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
Director of Retention & Success
Graduate School Diversity Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 302B
612-624-9447
cbazemor@umn.edu
Brad Bostrom
Data Analyst
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 306
612-625-4561
bostr007@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
Writing Program Coordinator
Graduate School Diversity Office
Twin Cities Campus | 382, 10 Church St
612-626-4069
brow0723@umn.edu
Mylene Culbreath
Associate Director, Diversity & Inclusion Consulting
Graduate School Diversity Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 302A
612-626-4908
culbrea@umn.edu
Etty DeVeaux
Chief of Staff
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
Suzan Koroglu
Business Analyst II
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 306
612-625-2306
korog001@umn.edu
Rhonda Jones-Webb
Assistant Dean, Office of
Postdoctoral Initiatives
Twin Cities Campus | 390, 10 Church St
612-625-7084
jones010@umn.edu
Chee Kue Lee
Admissions Advisor
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 309
612-625-2040
leex3666@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
Derek Maness
Director, Outreach and Recruitment,
Graduate School Diversity Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 333
612-625-3524
dmaness@umn.edu
Jennifer Mikolajczyk
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 &
Director, Graduate School Diversity Office
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 Coordinator
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 322
612-624-8568
gsevents@umn.edu
Karen Starry
Director, Graduate School Policy Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 314
612-625-2815
starry@umn.edu
Drew Swenhaugen
Program Specialist
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 306
612-624-7992
swen0391@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
Rhiannon Williams
Program Facilitator
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 314
612-626-3961
will1395@umn.edu
Liang Xiong
Office Manager, Graduate School Diversity Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 333
612-625-6858
xiong640@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.
If you weren’t able to find the faculty or staff member you were looking for, try contacting the offices of academic and career support, fellowships, or communications.