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.

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

Matthew Boyce, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, B.A., Villanova University, 2004; M.Ed., Boston University, 2009; Ph.D., George Mason University, 2019.

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 Faculty and Academic Affairs, B.A., Augsburg College, 1993; M.A., University of Arizona, 1996; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2001.

Scott Davidson, Associate Provost for Interdisciplinary Programs and Interim Executive Director of Lifelong Learning, B.A., Kansas State University, 1994; Ph.D., Duquesne University, 2002.

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.

Elizabeth Jakob, Interim Dean of the Graduate School and Senior Vice Provost, B.S., Cornell University, 1983; Ph.D. University of California, Davis, 1989.

Sundar Krishnamurty, Vice Provost for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Creativity, B.S., Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur 1982; M.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1984, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989.

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

Sarah Poissant, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, B.A., University of Vermont, 1992; M.A., University of Connecticut, 1994; Ph.D., University of Connecticut, 1999.

Tamara A. Rahhal, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1989, Ph.D., Duke University, 1998.

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.

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

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.

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 and Deputy Chancellor for Operational and Organizational Strategies, B.S., Universität Stuttgart, Germany, 1998; M.S., Washington University in St. Louis, 1998; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 2002.

Academic Deans

Curtis Brundy, Dean of the University Libraries, B.S., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1995; M.L.S., University of North Texas, 2009; M.Ed. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2020.

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

Maria del Guadalupe Davidson, Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, B.A., St. Bonaventure University, 1995; M.A. Duquesne University, 1997; M.A. Duquesne University, 1999; Ph.D., Duquesne University, 2006.

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.

Elizabeth Jakob, Interim Senior Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School, B.S., Cornell University, 1983; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1989.

Gregory Kelly, Dean of the College of Education, B.S., State University of New York at Albany, 1986; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1994.

Keith Marzullo, Dean of the Manning College of Information and Computer Science, A.B., Occidental College, 1975; M.S., Stanford University, 1979; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1984.

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

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.

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.

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

Nandita Mani, Interim Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion; Deputy Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness, PhD, M.A., Wayne State University

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Information Services and Strategy

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

Monica Kane, Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Services, B.A., Legal Studies, B.A., Political Science, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2005.

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.

Jesse Mager, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Support Services, B.S., Cleveland State University 1998, Ph.D., UNC Chapel Hill, 2003.

Karen L. Moré, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Compliance and Security, B.A., University of Connecticut, 1997; M.S., University of Connecticut, 2019.

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.

Patricia Cardoso-Erase, Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students, B.A., University of Massachusetts Amherst; M.Ed., 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.

Christopher Blakely, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Engagement and Leadership, B.A., University of Mount Union; M.B.A., University of Phoenix; Ed.D., Eastern Kentucky University.

Office of the Vice Chancellor for University Relations

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

Natalie Blais, Associate Vice Chancellor for Government Relations, B.A., Dickinson College; M.A., Emerson College.

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

Emily Gest, Associate Vice Chancellor for News and Media Relations, B.A., University of California, Davis.

Cara Jablonski, Chief of Staff, 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 Strategic Communications, B.A., Amherst College, 2004.

Lisa Ryan, Chief Marketing Officer, B.A.Sc, Drake University; MBA, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.