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
Nathaniel Whitaker Interim Dean view bio	Department of Mathematics and Statistics	(413) 545-1572 whitaker@umass.edu
Elizabeth Connor Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education view bio	220 Morrill II South	(413) 545-1969 econnor@cns.umass.edu
Karen Helfer Associate Dean for Graduate, Postdoctoral, and Faculty Development view bio	107A Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-8080 helfer@umass.edu
Peter Holden Associate Dean for Administration, Finance & Operations view bio	109 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
Mark Tuominen Associate Dean for Research & Innovation view bio	122A Stockbridge Hall	(413) 577-6425 tuominen@cns.umass.edu
Position Temporarily Vacant Director of Research Development	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-5434
Gabriela Weaver Assistant Dean for Student Success Analytics view bio	434 LGRT	(413) 545-0629
Brooke Weisenbeck Assistant Dean for Advancement view bio	740C Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 577-0383 brooke.weisenbeck@umass.edu
Karen Whelan-Berry Director of Faculty Development and Programs	107 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 577-1692 kwhelanberry@umass.edu

Directors of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity
Name	Office	Contact
Position Temporarily Vacant Director of Diversity and Inclusion for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies view bio	107 Stockbridge Hall

Dean's Assistants
Name	Office	Contact
Lisa Berube Dean's Assistant	106 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-2229 berube@umass.edu
Position temporarily vacant Assoc. Dean's Administrative Assistant	122 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 577-6425

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	Flint Laboratory Rm 203C	(413) 545-0690 cimino@cns.umass.edu
Michael Fahey Finance Manager	Flint Laboratory Rm 203D	(413) 545-4246 mfahey@cns.umass.edu
Trevor Graham Director of Financial Planning & Data Analytics	Flint Laboratory Rm 206	(413) 545-0693 twgraham@umass.edu
Helena Kim Finance Assistant	Flint Laboratory Rm 203A	(413) 545-1245 kimhy@umass.edu
Lauren Potter Finance Manager	Flint Laboratory Rm 203B	(413) 545-2320 llanders@cns.umass.edu
Christine Przewoznik Finance Assistant	Flint Laboratory Rm 203A	(413) 545-5453 cprzewoz@cns.umass.edu
Samantha Weaver Director of Human Resources	105B Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-4167
Laura Wiles Human Resources Specialist	101 Stockbridge	(413) 545-2025 lwiles@cns.umass.edu

Research Support Services (RSS)
Name	Office	Contact
Anne Gaddy Manager of Research Support Services	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-1865 agaddy@cns.umass.edu
Owen Reese Grant Coordinator	120 Stockbridge Hall	oreese@umass.edu
Vivien Venskowski Grant Coordinator	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-2860 vivien@cns.umass.edu
Joy Ward Grant Coordinator	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 545-4174 joyw@cns.umass.edu
Paula White Grant Coordinator	120 Stockbridge Hall	(413) 577-6421 pwhite@umass.edu

Operations
Name	Office	Contact
Patti Cromack ’96 Executive Director of Operations	123 Stockbridge	(413) 545-5913 pcromack@cns.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

Advancement
Name	Office	Contact
Diane Barstow Director of Development	740A Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 577-0312 diane.barstow@umass.edu
Jill Buchanan Director of Communications, Marketing & Web	740G Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 577-0074 jillbuchanan@umass.edu
Karen Dionne Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations	740E Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 545-5449 kdionne@umass.edu
Eden DuPerier Director of Development	740D Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 545-2771 eden.duperier@umass.edu
Emily Graves Assistant Director of Communications, Marketing & Web	740H Lederle Graduate Research Tower	(413) 545-1785 eagraves@umass.edu
Megan Pete Associate Director of Alumni & Corp. Relations, iCons	740	(413) 577-0174 megan.pete@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