Amherst Campus

The Physical Sciences building facade features multi-story windows separated by stone panels. A young birch tree with yellow fall leaves occupies a small garden in the foreground. The Lederle Graduate Research Tower stands in the background.

Office of the Chancellor

Javier A. Reyes, Chancellor, B.A., Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterey, 1998; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2003.

Office of the Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, B.S., American University of Beirut, 1991; M.A., American University of Beirut, 1995; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1998.

Joseph Bartolomeo, Associate Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies, B.A., Georgetown University, M.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Harvard University.

Carolyn Bassett, Associate Provost for Student Succes, B.A., Bates College, 1989; M.A., Boston College, 1996.

Cheryl Brooks, Associate Provost for Career and Professional Development, B.A., University of North Texas, 1986; M.S., University of North Texas, 1991; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 2016.

Michelle Budig, Senior Vice Provost for for Faculty and Academic Affairs, B.A., Augsburg College, 1993; M.A., University of Arizona, 1996; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2001.

Angela de Oliveira, Associate Provost for Faculty Development, B.S., Auburn University of Montgomery, 2002; M.S., University of Texas at Dallas, 2006; Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas, 2009.

Michael Eagen, Associate Provost for Academic Personnel, B.A., University of Connecticut; J.D., Western New England University School of Law.

Deborah Gould, Vice Provost of Administration and Finance, B.A., Wesleyan University, 1987; M.B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1994.

Farshid Hajir, Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education, A.B., Princeton, 1988; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993.

Claire Hamilton, Associate Provost and Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, B.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1981; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1986; Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, 1994.

Christina Metevier, Associate Provost for Academic Programs at the UMass Mount Ida Campus, B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2001; M.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2003; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 2006.

James Roche, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, B.A., Southern Illinois at Edwardsville, 1979; M.A., Marquette, 1985: Ph.D., Indiana, 1988.

Heather Sharpes-Smith, Associate Provost for Instructional Design and Technology, B.A., Green Mountain College, 1997; M.F.A., The American Film Institute, 2006; M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 2019.

Jocelyn Tedisky, Assistant Provost for Academic Labor Relations and Personnel Administration, B.S., University of Connecticut, 2010; M.P.A., University of Connecticut, 2012.

Kalpen Trivedi, Vice Provost of Global Affairs, B.A., St. Xavier's College, Gujarat University, India, 1993; B.A., Merton College, Oxford University, U.K, 1995; M.Phil., Cambridge University, U.K., 1997; Ph.D., Victoria University of Manchester, U.K., 2001.

Wilmore Webley, Senior Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion, B.S., Northern Caribbean University, 1994; M.S. University of Massachusetts, 2000; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, 2003.

John Wells, Senior Vice Provost for Lifelong Learning, B.B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1988; M.S., Texas A & M University, 1994; Ph.D., 1999.

Elizabeth (Liz) Williams, Associate Provost for Analytics and Assessment, B.A., Connecticut College, 1987; M.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1990; PhD., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2000.

Tilman Wolf, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, B.S., Universität Stuttgart, Germany, 1998; M.S., Washington University in St. Louis, 1998; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 2002.

Academic Deans

Joye Bowman, Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, B.A., Wellesley College, 1974; Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles, 1981.

Mari Castaneda, Dean of Commonwealth Honors College, B.A., University of California,Los Angeles, 1993; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 2000.

Michael A. Fox, Dean of the College of Natural Sciences, B.S., College of William and Mary, 1999; Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, 2004.

Cynthia Gerstl-Pepin, Dean of the College of Education, B.A., Bates College, 1989; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.

Laura M. Haas, Dean of the College of Information & Computer Sciences, A.B., Harvard University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1981.

Anne P. Massey, Dean of the Isenberg School of Management, B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1984; M.S.,1989; Ph.D.,1991.

Nandita Mani, Dean of Libraries, B.A., Concordia University, Alberta, Canada, 1998; CST, Computer Systems Technology, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, 2000; MLIS, Masters in Library & Information Science, Wayne State University 2003; Ph.D., Instructional Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2013.

Sanjay Raman, Dean of the College of Engineering, B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987; M.S., University of Michigan, 1993; Ph.D., 1998.

R. Karl Rethemeyer, Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, B.S. & B.A, University of Pennsylvania, 1991; M.S., The London School of Economics and Political Science, 1993; Harvard University, Ph.D. in Public Policy, 2002.

Anna Maria Siega-Riz, Dean of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, B.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1982; M.S., University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1983; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1993.

Allison Vorderstrasse, Dean of the College of Nursing, BSN, Mount Saint Mary College, 1996; MSN, Yale University, 2002; DNSc, 2006.

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance

Andrew Mangels, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, B.B.A. Accounting, College of William and Mary, 1986; M.B.A., Johns Hopkins University, 1994.

Ken Toong, Executive Director of Auxiliary Services, B.B.A., Acadia University, Nova Scotia, 1981; M.B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2003.

Erin Schadel, Bursar, B.A., Wheaton College, 1992; M.B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009.

Office of the Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer

Sheri Neshiem, Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer, B.S., University of Maryland University College; M.B.A., Troy University.

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Marsha McGriff, Vice Chancellor for the Office of Equity and Inclusion, B.A., M.A., Tuskegee University; Ed.D., Creighton University.

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Information Services and Strategy

Last updated: Spring 2023

Christopher Misra, Vice Chancellor for Information Services and Strategy and Chief Information Officer, B.S., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1999.

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement

Michael F. Malone, Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1974; Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1979.

Laura N. Vandenberg, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, B.S., Cornell University, 2003; Ph.D., Tufts University School of Medicine, 2008.

Carl A. Rust, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Corporate Engagement, B.S., The Citadel, 1984

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Shelly Perdomo-Ahmed, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life, B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.Ed. Ed.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Carolyn Bassett, Associate Provost for Student Success, B.A., Bates College; M.A., Boston College.

Tyrone Parham, Assistant Vice Chancellor/Chief of Police, B.S. Penn State University; M.S. Penn State University.

E. Cheryl Ponder, Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advocacy, Inclusion and Support Programs, B.A., Dillard University; M.B.A., Clark Atlanta University; M.Ed., University of Oklahoma; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma.

Pete Smith, Chief of Staff, B.A., Hampshire College; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Elizabeth Cracco, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Campus Life and Wellbeing, B.S., College of the Holy Cross; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin

Sidonio Ferreira, Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst; M.Ed., University of Massachusetts Amherst

Office of the Vice Chancellor for University Relations

John Kennedy, Vice Chancellor for University Relations, B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1986.

Edward Blaguszewski, Executive Director of Strategic Communications & Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor, B.S., Boston University, 1977.

Nancy Buffone, Associate Vice Chancellor, B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1995; M.Ed., 2003; Ed.D., 2009.

Christopher L. Dunn, Jr., Associate Vice Chancellor for Government Relations, B.S., Suffolk University, 2002; J.D., Suffolk University School of Law, 2009.

Cara Cusson, Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2013; M.S., Northeastern University, 2018.

Debra Longo, Director of Executive Communications, B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst; M.S., Salem State University.

Sue Lorow, Executive Director of Finance and Operations, B.A., Westfield State, 2004.

Samuel Masinter, Associate Vice Chancellor for Issues Management, B.A., Amherst College, 2004.

Key Nuttall, Chief Marketing Officer, B.A., Colgate University, 1986; MBA, Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA-Los Angeles, CA, 1990.

Graduate School

Jacqueline Urla, Dean of the Graduate School, B.A., Michigan, 1978; M.A., California at Berkley, 1980; Ph.D, 1987.

Elizabeth Jakob, Associate Dean for Student Success, B.S., Cornell, 1983; Ph.D., California at Davis, 1989.

Sofiya Alhassan, Associate Dean for Inclusion and Engagement, B.S., Stetson, 1996; M.S., Auburn, 2000; Ph.D., 2004.

Kate C. Woodmansee, Graduate Registrar, B.A., Colorado at Boulder, 2000.

Lindsay De Santis, Director of Graduate Admissions, B.A., Western New England University, 2000.

Shana Passonno, Assistant Dean for Professional Development, B.S., Maryland at College Park, 1997.