Office of Academic Affairs Responsibility and Contact Information

Updated April 25, 2024
Contacts are in bold, and the responsible administrators are in parentheses.

Academic Appeals

Office of the Dean of Student Life
503-725-4422 | askdos@pdx.edu

Academic and Student Affairs Committee of the PSU Board of Trustees

Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost
503-725-5250, vanelda.hopes@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Academic Employee and Labor Relations

Steve Stratman, Director of Academic Labor Relations
503-725-4027, sps7@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Edward Fillary, Academic Labor Relations Specialist
503-725-9235, efillary@pdx.edu
(Steve Stratman, Director of Academic Labor Relations)

Academic Leadership Team (ALT) Business

Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost
503-725-5250, vanelda.hopes@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Academic Personnel

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Academic Program Review

Brian Sandlin, University Accreditation and Compliance Coordinator
503-725-5252, bsandlin@pdx.edu
(Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost)

Accreditation

Brian Sandlin, University Accreditation and Compliance Coordinator
503-725-5252, bsandlin@pdx.edu
(Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost)

Advising and Career Services

Lynell Spencer, Interim Associate Vice Provost for Advising and Career Services
503-725-3402, lynell@pdx.edu
(Erica Wagner, Vice Provost for Student Success)

Army ROTC/ Gold Program

Captain Nicholas Taylor, Department Chair
814-574-3498, nt6@pdx.edu
(Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost)

Assessment

Janelle Voegele, Director, Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, OAI
503-725-8341, voegelej@pdx.edu
(Michelle Giovannozzi, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation)

Budget, Planning, & Operations, Academic

Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning
503-725-2277, amulk2@pdx.edu 

Thuy Vu, Fiscal Officer, Office of the Provost
503-725-5843, thuyv@pdx.edu
(Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning)

Sally Brauckmiller, Fiscal and Operations Manager
503-725-5568, brauckmiller@pdx.edu
(Amy Mulkerin, Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning)

Chairs and Associate/Assistant Deans Business

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Collective Bargaining

Steve Stratman, Director of Academic Labor Relations
503-725-4027, sps7@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Curricular Programs/Bulletin

Andreen Morris, Curriculum Coordinator
503-725-4596, andreen@pdx.edu
(Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost)

Departmental Guidelines (Bylaws and Promotion & Tenure)

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Excellence Awards (Millar, Hoffmann, Butler, and Adjunct Faculty Awards)

Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost
503-725-5250, vanelda.hopes@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Faculty and Graduate Assistant Contract Implementation

Steve Stratman, Director of Academic Labor Relations
503-725-4027, sps7@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Faculty Senate Secretary

Richard Beyler, Secretary to the Faculty
503-725-3996, r.beyler@pdx.edu

General Questions/Reception

Malek Ibrahim, Student Office Receptionist
Jasmin Lamb, Student Office Receptionist
Sebastian Pedraza, Student Office Receptionist
503-725-3422, oaarecep@pdx.edu
(Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost)

Graduate Students/Graduate Curriculum & Policies

Courtney Hanson, Coordinator of Graduate Studies, Office of Graduate Studies
503-725-8451, hanson@pdx.edu

Roxanne Treece, Assistant Director of Academic Services, Office of Graduate Studies
503-725-5241, treece@pdx.edu
(Rossitza Wooster, Dean of Graduate Studies)
(Kelly Dougherty, Director of Admissions)

HECC

Shelly Chabon, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs 
503-725-2262, chabonr@pdx.edu

Office of Global Engagement & Innovation

Karin Waller, Executive Assistant
503-725-5076, wallerk@pdx.edu
(Ron Witczak, Executive Director, Office of Global Engagement & Innovation)
(Shelly Chabon, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

McNair Scholars Program

Toeutu Faaleava, Director for McNair Scholars Program
503-725-9714, faaleava@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

myPSU - Website

Andrea Garrity, Director, Student Success, Office of Student Success
503-725-6573, andrea.garrity@pdx.edu
(Erica Wagner, Vice Provost for Student Success)

OAA Events (New Faculty Orientation Lunch/Fair, First Anniversary Faculty Lunch)

Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost
503-725-5250, vanelda.hopes@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Office of Academic Innovation 

Michelle Giovannozzi, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation
503-725-9165, michelle.giovannozzi@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Office of the Registrar

Cindy Baccar, Associate Vice Provost & University Registrar
503-725-5533, baccarc@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Online Student Learning Support

Shoshana Zeisman-Pereyo, Executive Director, Student Learning Initiatives
503-725-2952, zeisman@pdx.edu
(Erica Wagner, Vice Provost for Student Success)

Post Tenure Review

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Program Review

Brian Sandlin, University Accreditation and Compliance Coordinator
503-725-5252, bsandlin@pdx.edu
(Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost)

Promotion and Tenure Process

Hannah Miller, Director of Academic Administration & Operations
503-725-5352, hmm9@pdx.edu
(Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Sabbaticals

Deans' Offices

Scheduling Administrators

Jenny Carron, Executive Assistant to the Provost
503-725-5257, jcarron@pdx.edu
(Scheduling for Interim Provost Shelly Chabon and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Kara Lise Miller, Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Faculty Success
503-725-5242, karalise@pdx.edu
(Scheduling for Chris Monsere, Interim Vice Provost for Faculty Success)

Delaney Ybarra, Special Assistant to the Vice Provost for Student Success
503-725-5256, delaney8@pdx.edu
(Scheduling for Erica Wager)

State Authorization Liaison (online learning)

Brian Sandlin, University Accreditation and Compliance Coordinator
503-725-5252, bsandlin@pdx.edu 
(Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost)

Student Affairs

Michele Toppe, Vice Provost for Student Affairs
503-725-4422, toppem@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Students First (Improve student experience and increase degree completion)

Andrea Garrity, Director, Student Success, Office of Student Success
503-725-6573, andrea.garrity@pdx.edu
(Erica Wagner, Vice Provost for Student Success)

Student Success

Erica Wagner, Vice Provost for Student Success
503-725-4059, elwagner@pdx.edu
(Shelly Chabon, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

Delaney Ybarra, Special Assistant  to the Vice Provost for Student Success
503-725-5256, delaney8@pdx.edu
(Scheduling for Erica Wager)

Tutoring/Learning Center

Shoshana Zeisman-Pereyo, Director, Student Learning Initiatives
503-725-2952, zeisman@pdx.edu
(Erica Wagner, Vice Provost for Student Success)

Transfer & Returning Student Resource Center

Kara Hayes, Student Success Manager, Office of Student Success
503-725-9911, khayes@pdx.edu
(Randi Harris, Director for the Transfer & Returning Student Resource Center)

University Honors

Cornelia Coleman, Assistant to the Director
503-725-4937, colemanc@pdx.edu
(Brenda Glascott, Interim Dean, Honors College)

Krys Roth, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
503-725-4949, klroth@pdx.edu
(Alex Sager, Executive Director of University Studies)

Website Updates and Maintenance, OAA

Malek Ibrahim, Student Office Receptionist
Jasmin Lamb, Student Office Receptionist
Sebastian Pedraza, Student Office Receptionist
503-725-3422, oaarecep@pdx.edu
(Vanelda Hopes, Chief of Staff to the Provost)