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)

Graduate Education Coordinator
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
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

Linda Lee

Coordinator, Recruitment & COSP 
Graduate School Diversity Office
Twin Cities Campus | Johnston Hall 306
leex9139@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.

Find an office location