Marie C. Vea, Assistant Dean for Student Services & Staff Development, 220F Aiken Center
marie.vea@uvm.edu | Google phone: 802-391-0802 | Office phone: 802-656-3003

• Supervises Student Services & support staff
• Professional Advisor to First Time First Year students
• Advises on student issues (academic, personal, social)
• Approves Late Withdrawals, Medical Withdrawals, and Incompletes
• Liaison to Dean of Students, Student Accessibility Services, Counseling & Psychiatric Services, The Mosaic Center for Students of Color, and other UVM support services
• Coordinates with other UVM Dean's Office Student Services
• Liaison to University Diversity Council

Anna Smiles-Becker, Director of Student Success and Experiential Learning, 220G Aiken Center
anna.smiles-becker@uvm.edu | Office phone: 802-656-3002 | Schedule an appointment with Anna

• Professional Advisor to First Time First Year students
• Advises on student issues (academic, personal, social)
• Approves Late Withdrawals, Medical Withdrawals and Incompletes
• Manages Rubenstein School Perennial Internship Program
• Supervises Professional Advisors

Akol Aguek, Retention and Recruitment Coordinator, 220E Aiken Center
akol.aguek@uvm.edu | Office phone: 802-656-6275

• Recruitment & Admissions: Visits for prospective students & families; Open Houses and Admitted Student Visit Days; New First Year & Transfer Student Orientation
• Coordinates Internal Transfer process and Adding/Changing majors, minors, concentrations
• Manages Honors & Studies Committee
• Manages Degree Audits and Commencement process

Ryan Buckley, Professional Academic Advisor, 219 Aiken Center
ryan.buckley@uvm.edu | Schedule an appointment with Ryan

• Professional Advisor for First Time First Year in the Environmental Sciences major in RSENR
• Advises students seeking experiential learning opportunities through Internships, Research, and Study Abroad
• Coordinates Internal Transfer process & Adding/Changing majors, minors, concentrations
• Coordinates Advisor reassignments & student Re-entry Application process
• Coordinates internship and research credit processes and administers internship funding
• Advisor to Rubenstein Stewards leadership program

Brittany LeBeau, Professional Academic Advisor, 220C Aiken Center
brittany.lebeau@uvm.edu | Schedule an appointment with Brittany

• Professional Advisor for First Time First Year students
• RSENR Wellness Ambassador
• Support for First-generation and Vermont students
• Support for External Transfer students
• Manages Degree Audits & Commencement process
• Provides career advisement for junior and seniors and make referrals to UVM Career Center for first and second year students
• Liaison to Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
• Advisor to undergraduate RSENR Student Advisory Board
• Expertise in Ecology, Wetland Sciences, Soil Sciences

Benjamin Langton, Professional Academic Advisor, Environmental Program, 214 Bittersweet House
benjamin.langton@uvm.edu | Schedule an appointment with Ben

• Professional Advisor to First Year Environmental Studies students in RSENR, CALS, and CAS
• Instructs ENVS 101 Academic Planning Workshop
• Advises on Internships, Research, and Study Abroad
• Provides ENVS Capstone support and oversees ENVS Peer Mentor program
• ENVS Course Substitutions, Advisor Reassignments for ENVS, and Faculty Advising support
• Coordinates Admissions events and Orientations
• Expertise in Writing, Ecology, and Landscape Natural History
• Manages UVM Natural Areas

Katherine "Katie" Fraioli, Graduate Program Coordinator, 312C Aiken Center
rsenrgc@uvm.edu

• Manages RSENR Graduate Program: Applications; Student Funding; Student Progress
• Coordinates Graduate Student events and workshops
• Provides Prospective, Current, and Former graduate student support