Our Staff

The Center's administrative staff works (mostly) behind the scenes to ensure that our many services work smoothly.

Pam Alexander

Pam administers our Electronic Health Record system and has worked at CHWB for 3 years. She has over 20 years of systems administration experience providing support to systems in Aerospace, Legal, Banking and Higher Education. She is a small scale farmer, tending chickens, horses, dogs, cats and a pet pig.

Sue Demasi

Sue is the Business Manager for the Center for Health & Wellbeing. She has worked in the Center for 7 years and previously in the UVM Student Loan office for 17 years. She is responsible for the Financial and Human Resource operations for the Center. Sue earned her Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Lyndon State College.

Tricia Frazer

Tricia is the Center's Business Support Administrator. She provides support to the Business Manager in the Center's financial and human resource operations. Before coming to UVM, Tricia worked at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, and Champlain College, in Burlington. She has two sons, one of whom is a UVM graduate, and one who is a graduate student at the University of North Carolina.

Rob Ryan

A self-described "Technology Utility Player" Rob came to the CHWB in 2000 from the University of Washington in Seattle. His background includes grantwriting, software development, and (!) bloodmobile-driving. At UVM he ensures that technology supports the overall goals of the Center for Health & Wellbeing. Rob keeps chickens, reads a lot of novels, and has notably eclectic taste in music. He has seen Nirvana play "Safety Dance."

Ceara Wilson

Ceara is the Administrative Assistant to the Director, Dr. Jon Porter, and joined the Center for Health & Wellbeing in the fall of 2006. Prior to coming to UVM, she worked at an orthopedic surgeon's office for the team physicians at Arkansas State University. She is originally from Oregon, where she received her bachelor's degree in vocal performance at the University of Oregon. Ceara is married to UVM Athletic Trainer Grant Wilson and they have a son, Donovan. Ceara enjoys singing in her spare time, including the national anthem at many UVM athletic events.