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Dean's Office

Main Office

101 Stockbridge Hall
University of Massachusetts
80 Campus Center Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9246

Phone: (413) 545-2766
Fax: (413) 545-1242

Dean's Office directory

Deans & Faculty Directors
Name	Office	Contact
Tricia Serio Dean view bio	106 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-2766 tserio@umass.edu
Elizabeth Connor Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Development view bio	220 Morrill II South	(413) 545-4855 econnor@cns.umass.edu
Peter Holden Associate Dean for Administration and Finance view bio	103A Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-1050 plholden@umass.edu
Jody Jellison Director, Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment Assistant Vice Chancellor, Agricultural Research and Engagement view bio	319 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-4800 jjellison@cns.umass.edu
John Lopes Associate Dean for Operations & Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs view bio	122 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 577-6421 jmlopes@cns.umass.edu
Michael Mueller Director of Research Development	312 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-5434 michaelmuell@umass.edu
Mark Tuominen Associate Dean for Research & Innovation view bio	107A Stockbridge Hall	(413) 577-6425 tuominen@cns.umass.edu
Brooke Weisenbeck Assistant Dean for Advancement	740C Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 577-0383 brooke.weisenbeck@umass.edu
Karen Whelan-Berry Director of Faculty Development and Programs	312 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 577-1692 kwhelanberry@umass.edu

Directors of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
Name	Office	Contact
Nilanjana “Buju” Dasgupta Director of Faculty Equity and Inclusion view bio		(413) 545-0049 dasgupta@psych.umass.edu
Jennifer McDermott Director of Diversity and Inclusion for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies view bio	415 Tobin Hall	(413) 545-5959 jmm@umass.edu
Position temporarily vacant Director of Student Success and Diversity		413-545-1969

Dean's Assistants
Name	Office	Contact
Lisa Berube Dean's Assistant	106 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-2229 berube@umass.edu
Amanda Leigh-Hawkins Assoc. Dean's Assistant	107 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 577-6425 aleigh@cns.umass.edu

Greenhouses
Name	Office	Contact
Russ Billings ’69 Technical Assistant view bio	CNS Research and Education Greenhouses	(413) 545-5233 rcbillings@umass.edu
Michael Formosi ’88 Greenhouse Manager view bio	Durfee Greenhouse	(413) 545-5234 formosi@umass.edu
Daniel Jones ’13 Assistant Greenhouse Manager view bio	Morrill Greenhouse	(413) 545-0417 dan.jones@umass.edu
Chris Joyner ’96 Greenhouse Superintendent view bio	Bowditch Hall	(413) 545-5233 joyner@cns.umass.edu
David O’Neil ’00 Assistant Greenhouse Manager view bio	CNS Research and Education Greenhouses	(413) 545-5233 oneil@umass.edu
Christopher Phillips ’13 Greenhouse Manager view bio	Morrill Greenhouse	(413) 992-7473 csphilli@umass.edu

HR & Finance
Name	Office	Contact
Jamie Cimino Finance Assistant	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-0690 cimino@cns.umass.edu
Michael Fahey Finance Manager	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-4246 mfahey@cns.umass.edu
Sarah Howard Human Resources Assistant	101 Stockbridge	(413) 545-4854 srhoward@umass.edu
Donna M. Johnson Human Resources Assistant	101 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-4780 djohnson@cns.umass.edu
Emily Nadeau Accountant	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-1245 enadeau@cns.umass.edu
Evan Pacosa Finance Assistant	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-2262 epacosa@umass.edu
Lauren Potter Accountant	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-2320 llanders@cns.umass.edu
Christine Przewoznik Finance Assistant	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-5453 cprzewoz@cns.umass.edu
Kathy Rice Finance Assistant	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-5224 krice@cns.umass.edu
Position temporarily vacant Director of Human Resources	105 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-4167 vannoch@umass.edu
Laura Wiles Human Resources Specialist	101 Stockbridge	(413) 545-2025 lwiles@cns.umass.edu

Research Support Services (RSS)
Name	Office	Contact
Corliss Elizabeth Grant Coordinator	107C Stockbridge	(413) 545-3590 corliss@cns.umass.edu
Anne Gaddy Manager of Research Support Services	107B Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-1865 agaddy@cns.umass.edu
Vivien Venskowski Grant Coordinator	109 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-2860 vivien@cns.umass.edu
Joy Ward Grant Coordinator	109 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-4174 joyw@cns.umass.edu

Operations
Name	Office	Contact
Patti Cromack ’96 Executive Director of Operations	123 Stockbridge	(413) 545-5913 pcromack@cns.umass.edu
George Drake Network Director	Morrill Science Center III, Rm 315	(413) 545-2625 george@bio.umass.edu
Marc Dusza Facilities Manager	214 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 577-6421 mdusza@cns.umass.edu
Sally Prasch Master Scientific Glassblower	Lederle Grad. Research Center, Room A-19	(413) 545-2185 sprasch@umass.edu
Paula White Assistant Facilities Manager		(413) 577-6421 pwhite@umass.edu

Advancement
Name	Office	Contact
Diane Barstow Director of Development	740A Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 577-0312 diane.barstow@umass.edu
Priscilla Chadwick Development Assistant	740D Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 545-0974 pchadwick@umass.edu
Emily Hunerwadel Interim Communications Manager	740H Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 545-1785 ehunerwadel@umass.edu
Julie Ann Taugher Director of Development	740F Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 577-1923 julie.taugher@umass.edu

Constituent, Faculty & IT Services
Name	Office	Contact
Jason Jordanides Desktop Support Specialist	318 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 577-1811 jasonj@cns.umass.edu