UW-SHARED SERVICES - Key Persons


Aaron Seligman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor
  • Operations for the Vice President
Aaron Seligman provides strategic advice and manages operations for the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs and the Board of Regents Education Committee. He also supports initiatives in the Office of Research and Innovation, including the Prison Education Initiative. Aaron began at UW System promoting equity and innovation in K-12 schools. Previously, at UW Hillel, he managed communications, programming, and student leadership. He also helped educators become civically active at Leadership for Educational Equity, a national leadership development nonprofit. Aaron's other experience includes practicing commercial and political law at a large Wisconsin law firm, teaching Spanish with Teach For America in Washington, D.C., and developing policy and communications for a national issue campaign. Aaron earned a B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis, an M.A. in teaching from American University, and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School. He lives with his wife and their two daughters in Madison, Wisconsin. Aaron enjoys cooking and all outdoor activities, especially Ultimate Frisbee.

Alex Roe

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Vice President for Capital Planning and Budget
Alex Roe joined the UW System Office of Capital Planning and Budget in mid-August 2013. She spent more than five years as the Director of Planning at the University of Connecticut overseeing design, facilities planning, landscape, real estate, environmental policy, insurance and risk management. She previously was the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Planning and Technical Services for eleven years at the Connecticut State System and served as an architect and the Higher Education Team Leader for the State of Connecticut Department of Public Works. She's a graduate of the College of Architecture at Virginia Tech, is a licensed architect, and a member of the American Institute of Architects.

Alisa Kemnitz

Job Titles:
  • Associate Risk Management Specialist

Allison Walsch

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Generalist

Amy Sonnenburg

Job Titles:
  • Senior Benefits Specialist

Amy Spohn

Job Titles:
  • Occupational Safety Manager

Andrea Smetana

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Andi is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over a decade of experience leading large multi-location human resource operations projects. As a Project Manager, she strives to optimize results by fostering an environment of teamwork and infusing a commitment to stakeholder engagement into her project work. Prior to joining the team in 2019, She served in both project and organizational change management lead roles for several large Fortune 500 companies. Andi holds certifications in change (CCMP) and human resource (PHR) management and earned an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Andrew Schoen

Job Titles:
  • System Administrator

Angela Kellogg

Job Titles:
  • Senior Academic Planner
Angie Kellogg joined the University of Wisconsin System as a Senior Academic Planner in January 2018. In her position, she helps lead the development and execution of UW System advising and student success strategies, and she provides leadership for the 360 Advising initiative. In addition, she serves as a liaison to various UW System student success stakeholder groups. Angie has 25 years of experience working at UW System institutions. She previously worked at UW-Stevens Point, serving first as an academic advisor and then as the director of Academic and Career Advising. She also later helped launch a mentoring program for first-year students at UW-Stevens Point. Prior to that, she worked at UW-La Crosse as coordinator and assistant director in Student Activities and Centers, and as a coordinator in the Office of Multicultural Student Services. Angie also has worked at UW-Madison, where she provided career advising and programming for students and alumni in the College of Engineering. In all her roles, she strives to promote diversity and equity and to support efforts to enhance student retention, completion, and success. Angie received her Ph.D. in Student Affairs Administration and Research from the University of Iowa; her M.S.E. in College Student Personnel from UW-La Crosse; and her B.A. in Communication-Media from Truman State University. She also received a certificate from the Management Development Program at Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

Angela Meidl

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director of Marketing and Recruitment

Angela Ryan

Job Titles:
  • Director, Risk Management

Angie Koppen

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Generalist

Anne Minssen

Job Titles:
  • Policy Advisor for the Office of Student Success
Anne Minssen is a Policy Advisor for the Office of Student Success with the University of Wisconsin System. She joined the Student Success team in November 2018 after serving in two prior positions with the University of Wisconsin System. In her role, Anne works closely with the Student Success team on a wide range of projects providing research and project management expertise. Previously, Anne worked as the Program Assistant for the Office of University Relations, Project Administrator for the Office of Administration for the UW Colleges and UW-Extension Restructuring Project, and as a Research Scientist for the University of New Mexico. Anne received her M.S. in Educational Policy Analysis and Evaluation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her B.A. in Political Science from University of New Mexico.

Anne Oyamada View Bio

Job Titles:
  • Policy Advisor

Ben Hill Passmore

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Policy Analysis and Research
  • Associate Vice President for the Office of Policy Research
Ben Hill Passmore is Associate Vice President for the Office of Policy Research and Analysis, joining the University of Wisconsin System Administration in April of 2018. In this role, he is charged with supporting both UW System leadership and UW campuses with data and predictive modeling to improve decision making, progress and performance. Prior to joining the UW System, Ben spent 15 years with the University System of Maryland finishing his time there as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance. He has worked in institutional and policy research since 1992 with a specific focus on analytics and expanding data use, educational access, improving college attainment, trend forecasting, and organizational change in higher education. Ben holds a PhD in cultural anthropology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He has held faculty positions at universities and community colleges where he has taught a range of students including underrepresented minorities, non-traditionally aged students, active duty military, and traditional students. He has taught online, face-to-face, and hybrid courses. He has conducted research in educational and workplace settings on organizational transformation, risk and social capital, and policy creation in Eastern Europe, the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, and the United States.

Beth Reuter

Job Titles:
  • Worker

Bill Utzig

Job Titles:
  • Shipping & Mail Associate - Advanced

Brad Patton

Job Titles:
  • Business Analyst

Brady Greenwood

Job Titles:
  • Workstation Analyst

Brenda Joyce

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Brent Tilton

Job Titles:
  • Director of Procurement
Brent Tilton joined UW System as Director of Procurement in February 2018. Previously, he served as Director of Procurement and Materials Management at UW Stout for ten years. Prior to UW Stout, Brent worked at Silicon Graphics/Cray Research for twenty years in various technical and management roles. He has taught business policy and capstone courses as an Adjunct Instructor at Concordia University. Brent earned his MBA and Bachelor's in Management degrees from Cardinal Stritch University and holds an Associate's Degree in Electronics Technology.

Brianne Jobke

Job Titles:
  • Senior Benefits Specialist

Carol Edquist

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Director
  • Administration As Budget Director
Carol Edquist joined UW System Administration as Budget Director for the Office of Academic and Student Affairs, coming from UW-Extension where she served as the Budget Director for the past 11 years. Carol will jointly maintain her role with UW-Extension in supporting budget operations through the close of fiscal year 2018-19, as well as continuing to assist with the current restructuring project and transition. She has over 18 years of combined budget and financial experience at UW System institutions, previously working at UW-Milwaukee as Business Manager for the Center for International Education. She brings with her a deep knowledge of UW System budget, fiscal, and administrative processes; policies; financial and human resources systems; tools for reporting and analytics; and management best practices.

Carrie Haugen

Job Titles:
  • Worker

Cathy Weiss

Job Titles:
  • Senior Architect
Responsibilities Planning Liaison (EAU/LAC/MSN/RVF/STO/SUP) Campus Master Plans A/E Selection Libraries Science Facilities Officing/Administration/Student Services Instructional Space Projects Program

Chris Meinholz

Job Titles:
  • Web Developer

Chris Richards

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Chris Spadanuda

Job Titles:
  • Director of Systems and Engineering

Christen Bock

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Christine Peterson

Job Titles:
  • Administrator

Corina Diaz-Suazo

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Enrollment and Transfer Specialist

Dale Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Enterprise Architect

Dan Sanger

Job Titles:
  • Network Administrator

Daniel Chanen - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President
  • Chief Human Resources Officer

Daniel Younan

Job Titles:
  • Planning Analyst
Daniel Younan joined the Office of Policy Analysis and Research as an Institutional Planner in February of 2017. Having previously worked as an economic and labor market researcher, Daniel brings with him a good deal of experience deriving and communicating valuable insights from large and complex data. In prior roles, Daniel has worked across a variety of datasets to produce analyses that have enhanced the ability of data to inform a broader audience. Currently, Daniel is most interested in exploring and examining trends in UW's underrepresented and remedial populations. He is a UW-Madison graduate and holds his Master's degree in Economics from the Ohio State University.

Dave Moll

Job Titles:
  • Systems Administrator

David Blough

Job Titles:
  • Planning Analyst
  • Policy and Planning Analyst
David Blough, Policy and Planning Analyst, has worked for the UW System Administration since 2000, when he completed his Ph.D. in Geography from UW-Madison. He particularly enjoys projects that engage faculty, staff, and leaders in developing and interpreting information about institutional performance. David's areas of technical expertise include multivariate statistical modeling (including multilevel and event-history modeling), geographic information systems, demographic projections, survey analysis, and Census data. David has a particular fondness for experimenting with new graphical representations of data and for writing complex database queries.

David Dingman

Job Titles:
  • Data Center Operations Manager

David Miller

Job Titles:
  • Director of Total Rewards

David Winter

Job Titles:
  • Application Development Lead

Dawn Hass

Job Titles:
  • Worker

Dennis Rhodes

Job Titles:
  • Program and Planning Analyst

Derek Allen

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Compliance Officer

Devon Thompson

Job Titles:
  • Worker

Diane Treis Rusk

Job Titles:
  • Director, Academic Programs and Student Learning Assessment
Dr. Diane Treis Rusk provides consultation to University of Wisconsin (UW) universities in developing academic degree programs to meet current workforce and student demand and in applying UW System academic program policies and procedures. She serves as the principal system resource on matters relating to the assessment and credit award for prior learning. Since joining UW System Administration (UWSA) in 2009, she has served many cross-functional roles, leading major projects and policy development in areas of the recognition of prior learning, credit transfer including the Universal Credit Transfer Agreement (UCTA), and degree completion. Throughout her career, her mission has been to develop, operationalize, and evaluate solutions to best serve Wisconsin students and families. Before joining UWSA she directed and managed precollege, credit outreach, and non-credit programming at UW-Richland and UW-Madison. Outside of higher education, she led and provided direct services to families, and she implemented economic and community development initiatives at the county level. She earned her Doctor of Education from Vanderbilt University, and an M.S. in Human Ecology and a B.A. in Political Science from UW-Madison.

Diane Waters

Job Titles:
  • Program Associate
Diane Waters, Program Associate, joined UW System's Office of Academic Affairs--now named the Office of Academic Programs and Faculty Advancement (APFA)-in September 2000. Before joining APFA, she began employment with the Wisconsin Department of Veteran's Affairs in June 1993 and worked in the records department. In her current position, she assists with travel arrangements, travel expense reports, purchasing and invoice payment, and also assists with the Regents (Academic Staff Excellence, Diversity, Teaching Excellence, and University Staff Excellence) Awards, and Alliant Energy (Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Achievement and James R. Underkofler Excellence in Teaching) Awards. In addition, she assists with planning and executing various events and meetings, including the systemwide governance meetings for the Vice President's Office, and events and meetings for the Office of Professional and Instructional Development. She received her certificate in event planning from Madison Area Technical College in 2009.

Diann Sypula

Job Titles:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Administration in 2010 As the Director of Financial Reporting
  • Director of Service Operations
Diann joined UW System Administration in 2010 as the Director of Financial Reporting, and shortly thereafter was named to the position of Director of Shared Financial System (SFS) Operations, and then in 2014 moved to the Director of the HRS Service Center. Prior to coming to UW, Diann worked in the private sector for 18+ years in various roles, including leading both operational efforts and large system implementations. Diann is a Certified Public Accountant and has extensive experience in the support and analysis of business processes. She has led multiple PeopleSoft implementations and upgrades in the areas of human resources and financials, and has had deep involvement in reporting, reconciliation and other applications. Since 2014, Diann has led the HRS Service Center implementing significant process efficiencies, updating system functionality, while increasing security and internal controls.

Donna Iverson

Job Titles:
  • Worker

Dorothy Cotillier

Job Titles:
  • Risk Management Specialist

Dr. Aaron Brower - VP

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Senior Associate
  • Vice President
  • Senior Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
Dr. Aaron Brower was appointed University of Wisconsin System Senior Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Executive Director for UW Extended Campus on July 1, 2018. His primary responsibility is to develop and expand educational opportunities for adult and professionally-oriented students, the largest segment of the state and nation now seeking higher education. UW Extended Campus has built a national reputation for creating award-winning innovative and student-centric programs that partner with and leverage resources across all University of Wisconsin campuses. Among the many collaborative programs within UW Extended Campus's portfolio is the UW System's UW Flexible Option, the first-in-the-country competency-based educational program. UW Flex was created under Dr. Brower's leadership when he was Provost and Vice Chancellor for UW-Extension. From 2012-2018, Dr. Brower served as Provost and Vice Chancellor of UW-Extension and was named Interim Chancellor of UW Colleges and UW-Extension in 2014. Prior to that, he spent six years as UW-Madison's Vice Provost for Teaching & Learning, overseeing and supporting undergraduate education and professional development for teaching and learning. Dr. Brower remains a tenured professor at UW-Madison in the School of Social Work and in the departments of Integrated Liberal Studies and Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis. Dr. Brower has written five books, more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and received over $18M in grants to support his work. His scholarship demonstrates the academic and social outcomes produced when colleges blend in- and out-of-class learning and experiences. Dr. Brower's expertise is in educational innovation, student learning, and outcome assessment - engaging the whole university to support "whole student" education. He has created and led many teaching and learning programs focused on integrative learning and evidence-based curricular reform. He consults widely with institutions across the country. Dr. Brower earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, a Master's Degree in Social Work, a Master's Degree in Psychology, and a Doctorate in Social Work and Psychology, all from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Barbara Bales

Job Titles:
  • Director of PK - 20 Strategic Initiatives
  • Director, Strategic Initiatives and Educational Innovation in PK - 20 and Education Programs
Dr. Barbara Bales serves as the Director of PK-20 Strategic Initiatives and Educational Innovation in the UW System Administration Office of Academic Programs and Faculty Advancement. She brings stakeholder partners together to recommend, plan, and develop strategic policies and programs to build an equitable and seamless sequence of PK-20 educational opportunities for Wisconsin students. She conducts research that examines relationships among teacher education policies, preparation programs, teacher professional development, and students' opportunities to learn, particularly among those historically underserved. The findings offer a research base from which to recommend and execute strategic initiatives and innovations to address the state's PK-20 equity gaps in educational opportunity and achievement. She also supports the development and implementation of academic programs across their lifespan on select campuses. She also holds an Associate Professor position at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, where she served as Department Chair, Director of Graduate Programs, and Director of the Center for New and Professional Educators. She is active in the World Educational Research Association, American Educational Research Association, and American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. She also served on the Editorial Boards of Urban Education and The Journal of Urban Teaching, Learning, and Research. She earned a Ph.D. and M.S.in Curriculum and Instruction at UW-Madison, each with a minor in Educational Policy. She received a B.S. in Education from the State University of New York College at Cortland. Other experiences include 18 years in higher education; 17 years as a middle school health and science teacher in Syracuse, New York and Bettendorf, Iowa; multiple summers with Upward Bound and the UW-Madison P.E.O.P.L.E. programs; as well as many innovative professional development and licensing programs for teachers and school administrators.

Dr. Tracy Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Interim Associate Vice President
  • Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Programs & Faculty Advancement
Dr. Tracy Davidson was appointed as the interim Associate Vice President in the Office of Academic Programs and Faculty Advancement in July 2022. She previously served as the Director of STEM and Applied Research Initiatives in that office, which she joined in 2017. Her prior roles include serving as the Dean and Campus Executive Officer for the University of Wisconsin Baraboo/Sauk County starting in 2014. Following regionalization of the UW Colleges in 2016, she served as the Regional Dean for Academic Affairs for the UW Colleges campuses located in southwestern Wisconsin. Prior to her work in administration, Davidson was tenured in the UW Colleges Department of Biological Sciences during which time she was involved in statewide and national research directed at how to best to help students understand the nature of scientific inquiry. Before becoming a faculty member, Davidson was awarded multiple post-doctoral fellowships investigating the role of cell-surface proteins in the cellular remodeling of cancer cells. Davidson earned her B.A. in Biology and B.A. in Chemistry magna cum laude from Lawrence University in 1984 and her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Michigan State University in 1989.

Edward Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President
  • Chief Information Security Officer
  • Associate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Wisconsin System
Edward Murphy became the Associate Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Wisconsin System on March 27, 2022. He is responsible for leading the development and updating of the UW System information security program. This will guide the work of UW System Administration and UW System institutions with respect to information security. Edward has extensive experience in executive engagements, information security strategy, and policy development, security operations and enterprise IT. He has been instrumental in establishing the UW System's first enterprise security solution which provides a platform for increased visibility, protection, and common security operations across the UW System. Prior to coming to the University of Wisconsin System Administration, Edward was the Deputy Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension. Before coming to Wisconsin, he held a variety of technical and leadership positions at the University of Arizona. Edward earned his Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems from the University of Arizona and his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of Maryland at College Park.

Ellen Rosner

Job Titles:
  • Real Estate Specialist
Responsibilities Leasing Acquisition, Disposition, and Easements Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act (WEPA) Building Demolition Requests

Eric Bass

Job Titles:
  • Systems Engineer

Erin McGroarty

Job Titles:
  • Program Associate

Erin R. Hastey

Job Titles:
  • Project Assistant

Erin Schoonmaker

Job Titles:
  • Benefits Manager

Eugene Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Workstation Analyst

Freddie Endres

Job Titles:
  • Shipping & Mail Associate - Advanced

George Kroeninger

Job Titles:
  • Associate Dean, Program Development

Ginna M. Witter

Job Titles:
  • Operations Program Associate

Greg Cichy

Job Titles:
  • Digital Media Production Specialist

Greg Delfeld

Job Titles:
  • Developer

Hannah Hasart

Job Titles:
  • IT Help Desk Supervisor

Jacob Dwyer

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Specialist
Responsibilities Construction Enterprise Contracts General Procurement Information Non-categorized Solicitations Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

James Langdon

Job Titles:
  • University of Wisconsin System As Interim Vice President for Administration
  • Vice President for Administration
James Langdon joined the University of Wisconsin System as Interim Vice President for Administration in November 2020 and was named to the position on a permanent basis in August 2021. As UW System's chief operating officer, he oversees facilities planning, information technology, human resources, and other areas. He works with chief business officers at all UW System institutions and serves as an advisor to the UW System President and the Board of Regents. Previously, he served as the Administrator for the Division of Enterprise Operations at the state Department of Administration (DOA), a position he began in July 2015. Langdon previously served as Administrator of the DOA Division of Administrative Services and Chief Operating Officer at the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA). From 2001 to 2010, he managed the DOA Divisions of Intergovernmental Relations, Enterprise Operations and Energy Services. He served in several senior management and policy positions at WHEDA between 1989 and 2001. Langdon earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a Certificate in Executive Leadership from the University of Notre Dame, Mendoza School of Business.

James Malone

Job Titles:
  • Program and Planning Analyst

Janie Pflaum

Job Titles:
  • IS Data Services - Procurement Analyst
Responsibilities Spend data analysis and report development Collect, analyze, and manage purchasing and payment data Maintain the Office of Procurement website

Janis Richard

Job Titles:
  • Program Assistant
Responsibilities Campus Energy Usage Reports Project Closing Project Plans/Specifications/Records Administrative Support

Jason Beier

Job Titles:
  • Chief Business Officer

Jason Nero

Job Titles:
  • Network Architect

Jay O. Rothman

Job Titles:
  • President of the University of Wisconsin System

Jeff Buhrandt

Job Titles:
  • Interim Vice President for University Relations

Jeff Harrison

Job Titles:
  • Director of Cyber Defense

Jeff Hegeman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Web Developer

Jenna Weidner

Job Titles:
  • Special Assistant to the Vice President for Administration

Jennifer White

Job Titles:
  • CDR Technical Coordinator

Jeremiah Collins

Job Titles:
  • System Administrator

Jim Treu

Job Titles:
  • Director of Security Awareness & Outreach

Jing Chen

Job Titles:
  • Planning Analyst
Jing Chen joined the University of Wisconsin System Office of Policy Analysis and Research (OPAR) in July 2007. As Institutional Planner, Jing's major responsibilities include retention and graduation reporting and analysis, credits to degree analysis, and remediation analysis. She enjoys applying her quantitative and qualitative expertise to answer various analytical questions in student and institutional performance. Prior to joining OPAR, she worked as Research Assistant and conducted various research projects at the University of Arizona. In addition, she served as Graduate Associate for the Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques (SALT) Center, which was designed to help students with learning disabilities. She received her bachelor's degree in English and has multiple years of experience in teaching English in China. She received a M.A. in Higher Education from the University of Arizona in 2005.

Jo Carter

Job Titles:
  • Project Portfolio Manager
Jo is the Project Portfolio Manager for the UW System Project Management Office (PMO). She oversees the provision of project management services in the office, coordinates work on larger projects, ensures leadership stays informed, and generally helps amazing people do amazing things. Jo earned her MBA and PhD from The University of New Mexico and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). Outside of work, you may find her out on the lake or deep in good sci-fi, depending on the season.

Jodi Anthony

Job Titles:
  • Benefits Specialist

Johannes Britz

Job Titles:
  • Interim Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs
Johannes Britz began serving as interim Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs for the UW System in June 2022. Britz had been Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UW-Milwaukee, where he also is a professor in the School of Information Studies. Prior to becoming UW-Milwaukee's interim Provost (2010) and permanent Provost (2012), he served as Dean of the School of Information Studies from 2005 to 2010. He held a concurrent appointment as interim Dean of the College of Health Sciences from 2008 to 2009. He holds two doctoral degrees from the University of Pretoria in South Africa. He serves on the editorial board of multiple academic journals. He is a member of national and international committees in higher education. He also is a member of the South African Academy for Science and Art. Britz has broad international experience both as a researcher and consultant. He has a specific interest in social justice and information poverty and works primarily in Africa on these topics. He is the author and co-author of more than 100 scholarly publications. He has acted as a consultant for a number of African governments as well as private sector firms. In recognition of his work developing information ethics in Africa, the World Technology Forum named him one of five finalists for its Ethics Award in 2009.

John Achter

Job Titles:
  • Interim Associate Vice President for Student Success and Director of Student Behavioral Health
John Achter serves as Interim Associate Vice President for Student Success (effective September 17, 2021). He joined the Office of Student Success in August 2020 as the University of Wisconsin System's first Student Behavioral Health Coordinator. Currently, he is serving in both capacities. John supports student behavioral health initiatives and accessibility services, working with counseling, health, and disability services professionals at all of the UW System's campuses. He is a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience in higher education as a behavioral health practitioner, counseling center director, and student affairs administrator. He was a staff psychologist for 5 years in the Counseling Center at Concordia College-Moorhead before serving for 13 years as Counseling Center director at UW-Stout. Just prior to joining UW System, he served for 5 years as Associate Dean of Students at UW-Stout, where he chaired the behavior intervention team, was a Title IX investigator, and had supervisory oversight of counseling, health, and TRIO programs. John is passionate about serving students from all backgrounds and draws on positive psychology and trauma-informed approaches in his work. John earned both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Counseling Psychology from Iowa State University, and a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from Concordia College-Moorhead in Minnesota. His leisure interests include spending time with family, traveling, and many forms of exercise, especially outdoors.

Joseph Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance ( Interim )

Josh White

Job Titles:
  • Systems Administrator

Julie Jonuzi

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Julie Pohlman

Job Titles:
  • Director of Libraries

Justin Weidner

Job Titles:
  • Senior Systems Developer

Kara Webber

Job Titles:
  • Benefits Specialist

Katie Herman

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Systems and Engineering

Kelly Cook

Job Titles:
  • Deputy Chief
  • Human Resources Officer

Kelly Gauthier

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Kelly L Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Office Manager
Kelly Campbell, Office Manager, joined UW System's Office of Policy Analysis and Research (OPAR) in 1999. Before joining OPAR, she worked in UW-Madison's Anatomy Department. Prior to working in Wisconsin, she worked for the City of Santa Monica, California, in several areas: Police, Purchasing, and Advanced Planning. She began her working career at USLife Insurance Co. in Pasadena, California, in 1981, working in inventory control. Kelly is a graduate of Michigan State University, earning her B.A. degree in Purchasing Management in 1981.

Laura Breunig

Job Titles:
  • Business Analyst

Laura Dunek

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President, Research and Academic Innovation, and Senior Advisor, Governance and Strategic Initiatives

Laura Kite

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Dean, Student Services

Lauren Alston

Job Titles:
  • Program Assistant Advanced - Confidential

LeRoy Kemnitz

Job Titles:
  • Database Administrator

Lindsey Dahlberg

Job Titles:
  • Risk Manager

Ling Ning

Job Titles:
  • Program and Planning Analyst

Lisa Bender

Job Titles:
  • Director of Client & Application Services

Lixia Qin

Job Titles:
  • Program and Planning Analyst

Lori Fuller

Job Titles:
  • Senior Human Resources Manager

Mai Yia Moua

Job Titles:
  • Senior Student Services Coordinator

Marianne Pattee

Job Titles:
  • Worker

Mark Zabrowski

Job Titles:
  • Analyst

Mary Kay Sankey

Job Titles:
  • Benefits Specialist

Mason Aumanstal

Job Titles:
  • Program Assistant - Confidential

Matthew Morgan

Job Titles:
  • Student Services Coordinator

Maura Donnelly

Job Titles:
  • Senior Architect
Responsibilities Planning Liaison (MIL/MSN/OSH/PLT/STP/WTW) Campus Master Plans A/E Selection Historic Preservation Officer Residence Halls Student Athletic and Recreation Facilities

Megan Wasley - Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Corporate Secretary
  • Interim Executive Director

Michael Brose

Job Titles:
  • Security Administrator

Michael Kent

Job Titles:
  • Policy and Compliance Analyst

Mike Schlicht

Job Titles:
  • Director of Strategic Networking

Nathan Weissenberger

Job Titles:
  • System Administrator

Nicole Boyeson

Job Titles:
  • Operations Program Associate

Noel Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Information Security Specialist

Olga Turkina

Job Titles:
  • Business Manager

Pashia Thao

Job Titles:
  • Systems and Security Administrator

Pat Rebholz

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director UW Managed Program
Responsibilities UW-Managed (Gift & Grant) Program A/E Selection UW-Managed Project Management UW-Managed Contracts

Paul Boehnlein

Job Titles:
  • GIS Administrator
Responsibilities Geographic Information System (GIS) Facilities Central Data Request Land Records Building Demolition Requests

Paul Schlough

Job Titles:
  • Procurement Specialist Senior
Responsibilities Food Service/Vending Bookstores Laundry Amusement Contractual Services

Peter Davis

Job Titles:
  • Director of Engineering
Responsibilities Utility Planning - Mechanical Building HVAC/Refrigeration Central Plant/Boilers/Chillers A/E Selection Energy Conservation Sustainability

Peter J. Bloechl-Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Phillip Gillett

Job Titles:
  • Information Security Specialist

Rachel Klingler

Job Titles:
  • Senior Web Developer

Renee Pfeifer-Luckett

Job Titles:
  • Director, Learning Technology Development

Rob Toftness

Job Titles:
  • Developer

Roksana Baladi

Job Titles:
  • System Administrator

Ronald Schwartz

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
Andi is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over a decade of experience leading large multi-location human resource operations projects. As a Project Manager, she strives to optimize results by fostering an environment of teamwork and infusing a commitment to stakeholder engagement into her project work. Prior to joining the team in 2019, She served in both project and organizational change management lead roles for several large Fortune 500 companies. Andi holds certifications in change (CCMP) and human resource (PHR) management and earned an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Ruth Ginzberg

Job Titles:
  • Senior IT Procurement Specialist
Responsibilities Software Licenses Books and Periodicals Electronic Databases

Ryan Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Web Developer

Sandra Kallio

Job Titles:
  • Senior Editor
Sandra Kallio joined the University of Wisconsin System Office of Academic and Student Affairs in September 2017. She provides strategic communications support for various initiatives led through that office. These initiatives have included 360 Advising, the Navigate student success management system implementation, and the Math Initiative. Prior roles with UW System institutions include university relations positions with the former UW Colleges and UW-Extension to support the work of the Chancellor and Provosts. She also was a senior writer for a Lumina Foundation grant to chronicle the development of the UW Flexible Option. She started her professional career in K-12 education and subsequently worked for more than 20 years as a newspaper reporter and assistant features editor for the Wisconsin State Journal in Madison. She is a graduate of UW-Madison with a B.S. in education and an M.A. in journalism.

Sarah Ebben

Job Titles:
  • Business System Administrator

Sarah Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Specialist

Savanna Sun

Job Titles:
  • Services Coordinator

Sean Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Vice President for Finance

Shabnam Schmidt

Job Titles:
  • Policy & Financial Specialist

Shelby Buchanan

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Generalist

Sri Alluri

Job Titles:
  • Senior Web Application Developer

Stacey Rolston - VP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
  • Vice President
  • UW - Shared Services As Interim Executive Director
Stacey Rolston joined UW-Shared Services as Interim Executive Director in September 2020. She was later appointed Senior Associate Vice President. Stacey has two decades of experience in organizational and personnel management, serving most recently as deputy administrator of the Division of Personnel Management with the State of Wisconsin. Stacey previously led implementation efforts of shared services throughout the Wisconsin Department of Administration and also served as administrator for the Division of Management Services at the Department of Corrections, where she developed and managed its $1.3 billion annual budget.

Stacy Scholtka

Job Titles:
  • Director of Enterprise Architecture

Stefan Fletcher

Job Titles:
  • Director, Administrative Policies, Projects, and Academic Fellowships
Stefan Fletcher serves as Director, Administrative Policies, Projects, and Academic Fellowships. In this role Fletcher oversees UW System's operational policy development and management processes, supervises the UW System Project Management Office that helps to coordinate several major systemwide initiatives, and fulfils other requests from UW System leadership. He is proud to work with a great team to support UW System's strategic priorities. Fletcher earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communication arts and sociology from UW-Superior (Go, Yellowjackets!). He also holds a doctorate in higher education administration from Michigan State University (MSU) and a Juris Doctorate from the MSU College of Law. As a British ex-pat, he still insists on calling soccer "football."

Steven D. Hopper

Job Titles:
  • Associate Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for the University of Wisconsin System
  • Associate Vice President for Learning and Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer
Steven D. Hopper became the Associate Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer for the University of Wisconsin System on July 9, 2018. Steven has extensive experience in streamlining IT operations and establishing a common strategic IT vision. He has been instrumental in carrying out UW System's Commitment to Operational Reform and Excellence (CORE) project. Previously, Steven was Interim Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the University of North Carolina (UNC) System, where he served for 19 years at both the campus and system level. He also held positions as Associate Chief Information Officer for Application Services and Director of Online Services, both at UNC. He was twice nominated for the Governor's Awards for Excellence in North Carolina. Steven earned his Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees, both in Computer Science, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Steven Wright

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Sue Buth

Job Titles:
  • Director
Sue Buth is the Director for Policy Analysis and Research. She has been with the University of Wisconsin System Administration since 1996. Sue's responsibilities have included education attainment strategies, enrollment management and strategic planning, student success initiatives, instructional costs, faculty workload analysis, as well as, student financial aid. Prior to joining the UW System office, Sue worked at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. While at the Institute for Survey and Policy Research, Sue was responsible for economic forecasting and conducting time series analysis. In the office of Budgets and Institutional Research, she conducted a variety of studies including faculty salary equity, student success with emphasis on underrepresented populations and the impact of remedial education, as well as, access to gateway courses. Sue has a variety of professional interests and responsibilities along with a breadth and depth of knowledge in the technical, analytical, and policy aspects of higher education at both the institution and system level. Sue serves as the IPEDS State Coordinator for the University of Wisconsin System institutions (the UW System office generates all survey data for the UW institutions). She was a member of the IPEDS Redesign initiative and has served on many National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Technical Review Panels. She also served on the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Strategic Planning Committee and was a member of the Higher Education Data Policy Committee (HEDPC) for six years. Sue's educational background includes a master's degree in Economics/ Econometrics from UW-Milwaukee.

Thomas Sanna

Job Titles:
  • Systems Programmer

Ting-Hsuan Hung

Job Titles:
  • Program and Planning Analyst

Todd Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Planning Analyst
  • Member of UW System Administration
Todd Bailey, a member of UW System Administration since 2000, joined the Office of Policy Analysis and Research in 2004. Todd currently focuses on student financial aid data and policy issues. Past roles include coordination of UW System and UW Institutional accountability reporting, Project Coordinator of the Transfer Information System, and analysis and reporting of degrees conferred by UW Institutions. Todd served as an elected member of the Academic Staff Committee (2002 to 2018), including as Chair from 2007 to 2009 and 2009 to 2017. Todd has presented during the national Association for Institutional Research (AIR) annual forum, to the Association for Institutional Research in the Upper Midwest (AIRUM), to the UW System President's Diversity Council, and at various UW System-wide meetings. His international experience includes attending the 2007 Southeast Asian Association for Institutional Research (SEAAIR) conference in Bangkok, Thailand, and residing in the Lao PDR (Laos) during 2009 while his wife conducted research as a US Fulbright Scholar. Todd holds a Master of Science in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare, both from UW-Madison. Todd is the 2012 recipient of the Eugene Craven Memorial Award, in recognition of outstanding performance, personal interaction, initiative and creativity, and outstanding achievement.

Todd Pooler

Job Titles:
  • North West Regional Assistant Purchasing Director
Responsibilities NW Regional Procurement Strategies CoE Procurement for UWEC, UWRF, UWSTO CoE Data Analyst

Tom Bittner

Job Titles:
  • Capital Planning Assistant Director
Responsibilities Planning Liaison (GBY/PKS) All Agency Projects Program Minor Projects Program Instructional Space Projects Capital Plan Capital Budget Liaison Capital Budget Estimates and Funding Facilities Information Management System A/E Selection Stormwater Reports Website Design/Maintenance

Tom Joestgen

Job Titles:
  • Risk and Worker 's Compensation Manager

Tom Reines

Job Titles:
  • Systems Engineer

Tricia Reuter

Job Titles:
  • Benefits Specialist

Tucker Skaar

Job Titles:
  • Workstation Analyst

Ty Letto

Job Titles:
  • Director of Student Information System Services

Vanessa Moran

Job Titles:
  • Director for Office of Educational Opportunity
  • Director for the Office of Educational Opportunity
Vanessa Moran joined the Office of Academic & Student Affairs in November 2020 as Director for the Office of Educational Opportunity. Most recently, Vanessa served as the Principal of Little Chute Elementary School, located in the Fox Valley. Other administrative positions previously held include Associate Principal and Dean of Students. Vanessa taught elementary education for a decade, during which time, she was awarded the Golden Apple Award by the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and was also named a Herb Kohl Fellowship State Finalist. Vanessa received her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and her M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She holds a duel licensure as both a Principal and Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Additionally, Vanessa serves on the School Board for the Howard-Suamico School District, where she resides with her husband and two young children.

Victor Reynolds

Job Titles:
  • Developer

Yusupha Jarjou

Job Titles:
  • Information Security Analyst

Zachary Druckrey

Job Titles:
  • Staff Member