UW - Key Persons
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- Emeritus Principal Lecturer
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Named University 's Faculty Athletic Representative ( July 12, 2019 )
Alexes Harris joins colleages in the Washington State Academy of Sciences (July 27, 2017)
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- Interim Executive Dean of the School of Nursing
Ana Mari Cauce is the 33rd president of the UW. A professor of psychology and member of the UW faculty since 1986, she was named president in October 2015. Under her leadership, the UW is advancing all areas of its academic, research and service missions, with initiatives focused on innovation, race and equity, and population health.
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- Divisional Dean, Social Sciences
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- Information Technology
- Vice President and Chief Information Officer for UW Information Technology
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- Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
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- Dean of the School of Dentistry
André Ritter
Dean of the School of Dentistry
avritter@uw.edu
206-543-5982
Assistant: Gissela Baker
gisselab@uw.edu
206-543-5980
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- Associate Teaching Professor
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- Interim Chief Medical Officer, UW Medicine / Interim Vice President for Medical Affairs
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- Professor of Political Science
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- Chief Advancement Officer, UW Medicine / Vice President for Medical Affairs
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- Emeritus Principal Lecturer
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Vice Chair of the Board
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- President, UW Medicine Hospitals & Clinics and Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Washington
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- Divisional Dean, Humanities
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- Professor Emeritus, Sociology, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Member, Jewish Studies Program
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- Emeritus Dean, Emeritus Professor
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor / Manager, Washington State Center for Court Research
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- Adjunct Associate Professor / Associate Professor of American Ethnic Studies
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- President, the Very Strategic Group
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- Department Chair, Blumstein - Jordan Professor of Sociology
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- Divisional Dean, Natural Sciences
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- Chairman of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
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- Vice President for Student Life
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor / President, Interdisciplinary Scientific Research
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- Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
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- Adjunct Professor
- Lloyd and Kay Chapman Endowed Chair, Department of Oral Health Sciences, School of Dentistry
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- Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Academic Affairs
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor / Director of the Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity
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- Research Commons Librarian
Elliott supervises the Student Squad (the student workers in the Research Commons) and assists Madeline with planning workshops and events. He has an MFA in fiction writing from the University of Kansas and an MLIS from the University of Rhode Island. Before coming to Seattle, he taught English composition and worked as a librarian at Providence College in Rhode Island. In addition to his work in the Research Commons, Elliott is also the UW Libraries' subject librarian for English Studies.
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- Affiliate Associate Professor / Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ( MPIDR )
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- Adjunct Associate Professor / Associate Professor in the Information School
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- Dean of the Foster School of Business
Frank Hodge
Dean of the Foster School of Business
fhodge@uw.edu
206-221-5749
Assistant: Corinne Goellnitz
goell@uw.edu
206-221-5749
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- Vice Provost of Innovation and Director of CoMotion
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- Emeritus Dean / Emeritus Professor
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- Vice Provost of Academic Personnel
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- Friday Harbor Librarian
- Government Publications, Maps, Microforms & Newspapers
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- Associate Teaching Professor
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- Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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- Interim Vice Provost of Global Affairs
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- President Emeritus, Whitman College
- Professor
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- Counseling Services Coordinator
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- Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St Louis
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- Chairman in Human Rights / Director Center for Human Rights
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- Dean of the School of Public Health
Hilary Godwin
Dean of the School of Public Health
hgodwin@uw.edu
206-685-7430
Assistant: JeShawna Schmidt
jacs1007@uw.edu
206-685-6643
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- Professor Emeritus, Boeing International Professor
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor
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- Vice President of Marketing & Communications
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- Chief Financial Officer, UW Medicine / Vice President for Medical Affairs
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- Affiliate Associate Professor / Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
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- Professor in the Jackson School of International Studies
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- Vice President for Finance & Budget Strategy and Deputy Chief Financial Officer
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Public Interest Technologist & Ph. D Candidate
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- Dean of the School of Pharmacy
Jay Panyam
Dean of the School of Pharmacy
jpanyam@uw.edu
206-616-9953
Assistant: Trish Respalie
respalie@uw.edu
206-543-5050
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Managing Partner, Harmony Meadows, LLC
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- Vice President for University Business Services
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- Dean of the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
Jodi Sandfort
Dean of the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
jrs1@uw.edu
206-685-6886
Assistant: Julianne Slate
Jslate5@uw.edu
206-406-7369
Joe has been with the Office of State Relations since December 2016. Prior to the UW, he worked for two U.S. Representatives, as a legislative assistant in the Washington State Senate, and a campaign field organizer. He is a proud University of Washington graduate with a bachelor's degree in political science.
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor
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- Assistant to the Director
Jordan joined the Office of State Relations in June 2022. Prior to the UW, she worked at the Washington Hospitality Association. She also worked on a congressional campaign and as a Washington State Senate intern. She is a graduate of University of Washington-Tacoma with a bachelor's degree in law and policy.
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- Dean of the Graduate School
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor / Professor of Sociology, Seattle Pacific University
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- Adjunct Assistant Professor / Assistant Professor in the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance
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- Chairman, Department of Law, Societies and Justice
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- Adjunct Associate Professor / Associate Professor in the Jackson School of International Studies
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- Fiscal Administrative Assistant
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Assistant Secretary of the Board
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- Adjunct Assistant Professor / Assistant Professor of American Ethnic Studies
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Chairman, Suquamish Tribe
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Member of the Officers Team
- Treasurer
- Retired Attorney, Fuller & Fuller Attorneys
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- Technology Investor, Seattle Ventures
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- Facilities
- Vice President of UW Facilities
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- Head of the Research Commons
Madeline is responsible for planning, managing and coordinating services in the Research Commons and is the direct supervisor of the Research Commons graduate student staff. She received her BA from Pomona College and MLIS from the Information School at the University of Washington. Prior to her work in the Research Commons, Madeline was a librarian at Franklin University Switzerland and the University of Nevada, Reno.
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- Fiscal Administrative Assistant
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- President, Walker Family Foundation
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- Vice Provost for Research
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- Graduate Student, Research Assistant
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- Senior Vice President for University Advancement and President, UW Foundation
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor / Associate Professor of Sociology, Umeå University
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor / Research Scientist, Indigenous Wellness Research Community
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- Dean of the College of the Environment
Maya Tolstoy
Dean of the College of the Environment
envdean@uw.edu
206-221-0908
Assistant: Jennie Paxson
jpaxson4@uw.edu
206-221-0908
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- Communications & Events Coordinator
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- Dean of the College of Education
Mia Tuan
Dean of the College of Education
mtuan@uw.edu
206-616-7854
Assistant: Melanie Mihara
melsee@uw.
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- Dean of the School of Social Work
Michael Spencer
Dean of the School of Social Work
mspenc@uw.edu
206-685-2480
Assistant: Chantal Reynolds
chantalr@uw.edu
206-685-1661
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor / Associate Professor, University of Alberta
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- Human Resources
- Vice President of UW Human Resources
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- Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor / Associate Teaching Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Morgan started with the Office of State Relations in November 2018. Prior to the UW, she worked in government relations at the federal, state, and local levels for trade associations. She also managed a successful campaign in Tacoma, WA. She is a graduate of the University Washington with a bachelor's degree in communications.
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- Dean of the College of Engineering
Nancy Allbritton
Dean of the College of Engineering
nlallbr@uw.edu
206-543-1829
Assistant: Lucia Ersfeld
luciap@uw.edu
206-543-1829
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- Main Office Assistant, Assistant to the Chair
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- Professor Emeritus, Sociology
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- Executive Director
- Vice President
Vice President for Alumni & Stakeholder Engagement and Executive Director of the UW Alumni Association, University Advancement
prucker@uw.edu
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- Academic and Student Affairs
- Vice Provost of Academic and Student Affairs
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- Vice President of External Affairs
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- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Sociology / Assistant Professor of Law, Societies, and Justice
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor
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- Dean of the College of Built Environments
Renée Cheng
Dean of the College of Built Environments
rycheng@uw.edu
206-616-0634
Assistant: Brittany Faulkner
bfaulk@uw.edu
206-221-3451
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- Emeritus Professor, S. Frank Miyamoto Emeritus Professor of Sociology
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- Vice President and University Diversity Officer, Minority Affairs and Diversity
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- Member of the Board
- Member of the Officers Team
- President and CEO, Sea Mar Community Health Centers
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- Affiliate Assistant Professor / Partner, Research Manager of Trading Desk Strategies, LLC
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- Assistant Teaching Professor
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- Chief Business Officer, UW Medicine, Chief of Staff, UW Medicine and Vice President for Medical Affairs, University of Washington
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- Chairman, Department of Law, Societies and Justice
- Professor of Sociology, Chair, Department of Law, Societies and Justice
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- Professor of Sociology / Professor of International Studies & Public Affairs / Professor of International Studies
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Senior Vice President
- Finance, Planning and Budgeting
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- Adjunct Associate Professor
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- Vice Chancellor of UW Bothell
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- Associate Teaching Professor Emerita
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- Counseling Services Coordinator
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- Member of the Board
- Founder, Tamaki Law
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- Dean of the School of Law
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- Vice President for Development, University Advancement
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- Communications & Events Coordinator
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- Graduate Student / Research Assistant
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- CEO, UW Medicine
- Dean of the School of Medicine
Tim Dellit, MD, was named CEO of UW Medicine, executive vice president for medical affairs and Paul G. Ramsey Endowed Dean of the UW School of Medicine on November 28, 2023. He held these same roles on an interim basis since July 1, 2022. He served previously as chief medical officer for UW Medicine, executive vice dean for clinical affairs for the School of Medicine, vice president for medical affairs and president of UW Physicians (UWP), a faculty practice plan with more than 2,800 members.
CEO, UW Medicine
Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and
Dean of the School of Medicine
thdellit@uw.edu
206-543-7718
Assistant: Michelle Fleming
flemingm@uw.edu
206-543-8085
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- Professor Emeritus, S. Frank Miyamoto Endowed Professor
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- Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Tricia Serio joined the University of Washington as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs in 2023. A biochemist, she also holds a faculty appointment in the UW School of Medicine's Department of Biochemistry. As the University's academic and budget officer, Dr. Serio leads the faculty and allocates resources to promote each student's academic experience and success.
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- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Secretary of the Board
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- Main Office Assistant / Assistant to the Chair