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The Rubenstein School, University of Vermont, Aiken Center, 81Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT 05405
phone 802-656-4280, fax 802-656-8683

Dean's Office | Faculty Services | Student Services | Academic Program Directors | Business Operations | Faculty/Staff Directory

Dean's Office

Jon Erickson, Interim Dean, jon.erickson@uvm.edu

Philip Munderville, Administrative Assistant to the Dean, philip.munderville@uvm.edu, 802-656-1353
Dean's calendar; Dean's Office phone & correspondence.

Kate Baldwin, Advancement Officer, kate.baldwin@uvm.edu, 802-656-1362
Staff support for Board of Advisors; School development; manager of Northeastern States Research Cooperative Theme One.

Sarah Sprayregen, Senior Development Officer, sarah.sprayregen@uvm.edu, 802-656-3251
School development.


Faculty Services

Allan Strong, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Faculty Development, allan.strong@uvm.edu, 802-656-2910

Yolanda Jordan, Dean's Office Support for Academic Affairs, yolanda.jordan@uvm.edu, 802-656-4380
Associate Dean's calendar; oversight and coordination of schedule of courses and classrooms; faculty workloads, time approval, and appointment letters.

Marcia Caldwell, Office Program Support, marcia.caldwell@uvm.edu, 802-656-3010
Faculty support.

Marcie Newland, Office Program Support, marcie.newland@uvm.edu, 802-656-2911
Support full and part-time faculty with general administrative tasks: mailing, typing, copying, faxing, scanning, ordering supplies, scheduling rooms, scheduling transportation.

Susan Bean, Environmental Studies Program Office Support, susan.bean@uvm.edu, 802-656-4055
Environmental Studies Program: information; faculty/staff advising appointments; student files & forms; faculty calendars; program phone & correspondence.

Isis Erb, The Gund Institute Assistan to the Director, isis.erb@uvm.edu, 802-656-2906
Gund Institute: general inquiries; phone & correspondence; faculty support; scheduling rooms; student files & forms, all Peoplesoft-related work; manage calendars for both Director & Managing Director; conference organizing; manage visiting graduate student & scholar requests/paperwork.

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Student Services

Marie Vea-Fagnant, Assistant Dean for Student Services & Staff Development, marie.vea-fagnant@uvm.edu, 802-656-3003 Oversight of Student Services Team; provide student support.

Marcia Caldwell, Office Program Support, marcia.caldwell@uvm.edu, 802-656-3010
Provide student support; manage information regarding student academic records and administrative functions, for example, approval for study abroad or leave of absence; coordinate commencement

Elizabeth Getchell, Student Services Coordinator in the Environmental Studies Program, elizabeth.getchell@uvm.edu, 802-656-0176
Provide student support and academic & informational advising; program communications; public information; and opportunity resources and referrals to students.

Carolyn Goodwin Kueffner, Graduate Program Student Services Specialist, carolyn.goodwin-kueffner@uvm.edu, 802-656-2511
Provide support to graduate students; manage graduate student recruitment, admissions, orientation, events, and graduation requirements.

Marcie Newland, Office Program Support, marcie.newland@uvm.edu, 802-656-2911

Emilie Riddle, Assistant to the Dean, emilie.riddle@uvm.edu, 802-656-2675
Provide support to undergraduate students; contact for undergraduate student recruitment, admissions, and orientation.

Elise Schadler, Coordinator of Community Based Learning, Office of Experiential Learning, elise.schadler@uvm.edu, 802-656-5480
Provide support for faculty, student, & community partners involved in community based research and service-learning.

Anna Smiles-Becker, Career Services Coordinator, Office of Experiential Learning, anna.smiles-becker@uvm.edu, 802-656-3002
Advise students on internship and job search; research opportunities; graduate school. Provide career counseling and assistance on preparing cover letters and resumes.

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Academic Program Directors

Alan McIntosh, Environmental Sciences, alan.mcintosh@uvm.edu, 802-656-4057

Stephanie Kaza, Environmental Studies, stephanie.kaza@uvm.edu, 802-656-4055

William Keeton, Forestry, william.keeton@uvm.edu, 802-656-2518

Clare Ginger, Natural Resources, clare.ginger@uvm.edu, 802-656-2698

Walter Kuentzel, Parks, Recreation and Tourism, walter.kuentzel@uvm.edu, 802-656-0652

Ellen Marsden, Wildlife & Fisheries Biology, ellen.marsden@uvm.edu, 802-656-0684

Kimberly Wallin, Graduate Program Coordinator, kimberly.wallin@uvm.edu
For general graduate program inquiries, contact carolyn.goodwin-kueffner@uvm.edu

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Business Operations

Rose Feenan, Assistant Dean for Business Operations, rose.feenan@uvm.edu, 802-656-3326 Oversight and coordination of Business Service Center (financial transactions, budget, analysis, and grants management), Communications, IT Services, and Facilities; human resources and payroll processing.

Business Service Center
Mary Massey, Financial Transaction Specialist, mary.massey@uvm.edu, 802-656-2691 Purchasing, travel reporting, expense reimbursement, purchasing card processing, temporary wage paperwork, cash deposits, and billing functions.

Karen Duncan, Grants Management Assistant, karen.duncan@uvm.edu, 802-656-3296 Supports principal investigators with financial and budgetary issues related to grants; primary liaison with Grant and Contract Accounting Office.

Kathleen Wells, Business Analyst, kathleen.wells@uvm.edu, 802-656-1355 Non-grant budgets including gifts and income/expense activities; graduate student payroll paperwork.

Information Technology Services
Mary Brown-Guillory, Technical Support Specialist, mary.guillory@uvm.edu, 802-656-5120
IT coordination; software & hardware support.

IT Technical Service, Seth O'Brien, Room 203 Aiken, 802-656-0715, https://footprints.uvm.edu/rsenr.html

Ernie Buford, Research Specialist, ernest.buford@uvm.edu, 802-656-3324
Computer teaching lab support

Communications
Shari Halik, Communications Specialist, shari.halik@uvm.edu, 802-656-8339
School newsletters; School website; faculty websites; Blackboard support; Northeastern States Research Cooperative website

Facilities
Marcia Caldwell, Aiken Center, marcia.caldwell@uvm.edu, 802-656-3010

Theresa DeBarge, Vermont Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, theresa.debarge@uvm.edu, 802-656-3011

Isis Erb, Gund Institute Johnson House, isis.erb@uvm.edu, 802-656-2906

Steve Cluett; Elissa Schuett, Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Lab, stephen.cluett@uvm.edu; elissa.schuett@uvm.edu, 802-859-3086

Rick Paradis, Environmental Program Bittersweet Building, UVM Natural Areas, richard.paradis@uvm.edu, 802-656-4055

Carl Waite, Spear Street Forest Service Lab, Research Forests, carl.waite@uvm.edu, 802-656-0683

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