Directory
Whether you are a student seeking guidance, a researcher looking for collaboration, or a community partner interested in our work, this directory is designed to help you find the expertise and support you need. Explore our diverse and accomplished team, each contributing uniquely to our mission of advancing education and human development for all.
Senior management team
Michael C. Rodriguez >
Dean, College of Education and Human Development
mcrdz@umn.edu | 612-626-9252
For appointments, please contact Angie Pesch: apesch@umn.edu
Request Dean Rodriguez at your event
General inquiries: cehd@umn.edu
Nicola Alexander >
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Diversity, and International Initiatives
nalexand@umn.edu | 612-624-1507
Kendall King >
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Development
kendall@umn.edu | 612-625-3692
Cassie Scharber >
Assistant Dean for Professional and Online Education
scharber@umn.edu | 612-625-6607
Rashné R. Jehangir >
Assistant Dean for Education Opportunity Programs
jehan001@umn.edu | 612-625-3351
Frank Symons >
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Policy
symon007@umn.edu | 612-626-8697
Gail Renteria
Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Operations
grenter1@umn.edu | Tel: 612-625-0398 | Fax: 612-624-7332
Ryan Warren
Innovation and Partnership Officer
rwarren@umn.edu | 612-626-5740
First-year admissions
First-year admissions are handled through the University Admissions Office.
Transfer admissions
cehdtrfr@umn.edu | 612-625-3339
Student services
cehdinfo@umn.edu | 612-625-3339
Teacher education
ote@umn.edu | 612-625-5060
Administrative contacts for staff
Academic and Information Technology Services
Academic technology support: deiteam@umn.edu
Administrative technology support: CEHD help form
David Ernst >
Senior Director
612-624-2760
dernst@umn.edu
Barry Stehlik >
Executive Office and Administrative Specialist
612-626-2462
stehl003@umn.edu
Communications and Marketing
Communications and marketing support: OCM project form
Sarah Jergenson >
Director
sarahj@umn.edu
Dean's Office
For appointments, please contact Angie Pesch: apesch@umn.edu
Request Dean Rodriguez at your event
General inquiries: cehd@umn.edu | 612-626-9252 | 104 Burton Hall
Michael Rodriguez >
Dean and Campbell Leadership Chair in Education and Human Development
mcrdz@umn.edu
Gail Renteria >
Chief Financial Officer and Chief of Operations
grenter1@umn.edu
Nathan Kopka >
Director of Collegiate Analysis and Data Reporting
kopka003@umn.edu
Angie Pesch >
Administrative Manager
apesch@umn.edu
Sumalee Vang >
Administrative Support Specialist
vang2855@umn.edu
Yuning Zhang >
Administrative Support Specialist
zhan3246@umn.edu
Education Opportunity Programs
Rashné R. Jehangir >
Assistant Dean for Education Opportunity Programs
612-625-3351
jehan001@umn.edu
Educational Technology Innovations
John Behr >
Director
behr@umn.edu
Events
Amy Pavlick >
Events Manager
apavlick@umn.edu
External Relations
Development Office Directory
Susan Oswald Holter >
Chief Development Officer
612-625-1757
susan@umn.edu
Nina Brown >
Program Coordinator
612-625-1310
nmbrown@umn.edu
Facilities and Space Planning
Sherri Boone >
Director of Facilities and Space Planning
612-624-4940
boone024@umn.edu
Financial Services
Keith Carlson >
Finance Director
612-624-0272
keith@umn.edu
Graduate Education and Faculty Development
Kendall A. King >
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Development
612-624-2089
kendall@umn.edu
Lili Dong >
Director of Faculty Development
612-626-5686
lili@umn.edu
Stacy Doepner-Hove
Director of Graduate Education
doepn002@umn.edu
Human Resources
Alli Naithani>
Director, Human Resources
anaith@umn.edu, cehdhr@umn.edu
International Initiatives
Marina Aleixo >
Director, International Initiatives
612-624-9671
aleix001@umn.edu
Office of Research and Policy
Frank Symons >
Senior Associate Dean for Research and Policy
612-626-8697
symon007@umn.edu
Ellen Freeman >
Assistant Director, Office of Research and Policy
612-625-2708
efreeman@umn.edu
Kyle Nickodem >
Director, Research Methodology Consulting Center
nicko013@umn.edu
Professional and Online Education
Cassie Scharber >
Assistant Dean for Professional and Online Education
612-625-6607
scharber@umn.edu
Student Services
Amy Kampsen >
Director of Student Services
612-624-4899
kamps008@umn.edu
Office of Teacher Education
Caroline Maguire >
Executive Director
maguire@umn.edu
TRIO
Consuelo Gutierrez-Crosby >
Interim Director of TRIO Student Support Services
612-301-1785
guti0031@umn.edu
Anthony Albecker >
Director of TRIO McNair Scholars
612-625-8303
albecker@umn.edu
Undergraduate Education
Nicola Alexander >
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Diversity, and International Initiatives
612-624-1507
nalexand@umn.edu
Nicole Shopbell >
Director of Undergraduate Education
612-626-0398
wileb011@umn.edu
External relations
CEHD is engaged in research on diverse topics like educational equity, autism, and classroom learning technology with one goal in mind: improving the lives of people in Minnesota and around the world.
To make a donation by telephone or discuss making an annual gift, contact our external relations team.
Susan Oswald Holter Susan Oswald Holter
- Chief Development Officer
- 612-625-1757
- susan@umn.edu
Brittany Barber Brittany Barber
- Senior Development Officer
- 612-301-2240
- babarber@umn.edu
Tirzah Blair Tirzah Blair
- Development Officer
- 612-626-3597
- tblair@umn.edu
Nina Brown Nina Brown
- Program Coordinator
- 612-625-1310
- nmbrown@umn.edu
Ann Dingman Ann Dingman
- Senior Advancement Operations Officer
- 612-626-1601
- adingman@umn.edu
Marta Fraboni Marta Fraboni
- Development Officer
- 612-626-3472
- fraboni@umn.edu
Lucas Havens Lucas Havens
- Development Director
- 612-625-1743
- lhavens@umn.edu
Shania Lovelace Shania Lovelace
- Annual Giving-Donor Relations Officer
- lovel111@umn.edu
Bethany Paul Bethany Paul
- Associate Development Officer
- 612-625-7403
- paulb@umn.edu
Amy Pavlick Amy Pavlick
- Events Manager
- 612-626-7733
- apavlick@umn.edu
Sara Pennebecker Sara Pennebecker
- Alumni Relations Officer
- 612-301-2152
- penne048@umn.edu
Departments
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
125 Peik Hall
159 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Clinfo@umn.edu
Tel: 612-625-4006
Fax: 612-624-8277
Department of Educational Psychology
250 Education Sciences Building
56 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
epsy-adm@umn.edu
Tel: 612-624-6083
Fax: 612-624-8241
Department of Family Social Science
290 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
fsoinfo@umn.edu
Tel: 612-625-1900
Fax: 612-625-4227
Institute of Child Development
51 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
icd@umn.edu
Tel: 612-624-0526
Fax: 612-624-6373
School of Kinesiology
110 Cooke Hall
1900 University Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
kin@umn.edu
Tel: 612-625-5300
Fax: 612-626-7700
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy and Development
206 Burton Hall
178 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
olpd@umn.edu
Tel: 612-624-1006
Fax: 612-624-3377
School of Social Work
105 Peters Hall
1404 Gortner Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
sswadmin@umn.edu
Tel: 612-625-1220
Fax: 612-624-3744
Collegewide centers
Collegewide centers at the University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) are specialized research and service units that operate across various departments within the college. These centers focus on a broad range of topics and initiatives that align with CEHD's mission to advance educational and human development through research, teaching, and outreach. The centers typically engage in interdisciplinary work, bringing together faculty, students, and external partners to address complex issues in education, psychology, social work, and other related fields. These centers often collaborate with other academic institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private sector partners to achieve their goals.
Center for Applied Research and Education Improvements (CAREI)
1954 Buford Avenue
Suite 425
St. Paul, MN 55108
carei@umn.edu
Tel: 612-624-0300
Fax: 612-625-4227
Institute on Community Integration
2025 East River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55414
ici@umn.edu
Tel: 612-624-6300
Fax: 612-624-9344
Northern Lights Collaborative for Computing Education
Learning and Environmental Sciences Building, Ste 210A
1954 Buford Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Career team
Naji Alfateh Naji Alfateh
- Career Services Intern
- he, him, his
PhD Student in Human Resource Development, University of Minnesota; MA in Human Resource Management, American University of Beirut; BS in Human Resource Management, American University of Science and Technology
Denise Felder Denise Felder
- Associate Director
- she, her
- 612-624-4650
- felde035@umn.edu
20 years in career advising, Masters in Community Psychology, Bachelors in Journalism, Josie R. Johnson Leadership Fellow (AALF), ECHO Equity & Diversity Certification, Racial Justice Facilitator, Certified Poverty Awareness Coach
Nick Goffard Nick Goffard
- Senior Career Coach
- he, him, his
- ngoffard@umn.edu
BA in Sociology and Organizational Communication, MA in Leadership in Student Affairs, Certified Career Counselor (CCC), Campus Mental Health Advocate, LGBTQ+ Identifying and Affirming
Katie Niznik Katie Niznik
- Career Coach
- she, her
- kniznik@umn.edu
BA in Marketing and Human Resources, Dordt University, MA in Higher Education Administration, University of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development, Campus Mental Health Advocate
Rita Richardson Rita Richardson
- Senior Career Coach
- she, her
- richa882@umn.edu
Master of Arts in Leadership in Student Affairs from the University of St. Thomas, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from St. Catherine University, Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts from Minneapolis Community + Technical College
Nigar Shirinli Nigar Shirinli
- Career Services Intern
- she/her
Master of Public Policy (in progress), University of Minnesota – Humphrey School of Public Affairs Bachelor of Arts in Public Affairs, ADA University, Azerbaijan Exchange student at Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
Tina Zillhart Tina Zillhart
- Employer Relations Coordinator
- she, her
- 612-626-7432
- zill0041@umn.edu
BA in History and Political Science, University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts, MA in Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, University of Minnesota, College of Education and Human Development
TRIO Student Support Services
Integrated Learning Instructors
Office of Teacher Education
Graduate Education
Graduate education at the college level is overseen by:
Kendall A. King >
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Development
612-624-2089
kendall@umn.edu
Stacy Doepner-Hove
Director of Graduate and Professional Education Initiatives
doepn002@umn.edu
Michael DallaValle >
Assistant Director of Graduate Education
612-625-5883
mdallava@umn.edu
Departments
Each department's graduate programs are overseen by a Director of Graduate Study (DGS), who is often assisted by one or more staff members.
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Kendall King >
Director of Graduate Studies
612-625-3692
kendall@umn.edu
Valerie Bertsch >
Graduate Studies Coordinator
612-625-2545
fran0733@umn.edu
Monarch Justice >
MEd Advisor
612-625-4006
monarch@umn.edu
Michelle McElroy >
MEd Advisor
612-626-5757
wort0005@umn.edu
Veronica Myers >
MEd Advisor
vmyers@umn.edu
Department of Educational Psychology
Jason Wolff >
Director of Graduate Studies
612-625-4166
jjwolff@umn.edu
Lori Boucher >
Student Personnel Coordinator/Graduate Program Coordinator
612-624-4540
bouch004@umn.edu
Department of Family Social Science
Catherine Solheim >
Director of Graduate Studies
612-625-1201
csolheim@umn.edu
Sumitra Madhuri Ramachandran >
Graduate Program Coordinator
ramac024@umn.edu
Maggie Beaupre DeYoung >
Senior Academic Advisor
beau8945@umn.edu
Shannon Rader >
Director of Parent and Family Education Program and Senior Lecturer
612-625-0701
rade0081@umn.edu
Institute of Child Development
Melissa Koenig >
Director of Graduate Studies
612-625-6251
mkoenig@umn.edu
Megan Troje >
Graduate Program Coordinator
mtroje@umn.edu
School of Kinesiology
Sara Cannon >
Graduate Program Coordinator
scannon@umn.edu
Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
Christopher Johnstone >
Director of Graduate Studies
612-625-2505
john4810@umn.edu
Jeremy Hernandez >
Coordinator of Graduate Studies
612-626-9377
herna220@umn.edu
School of Social Work
Lynette M. Renner >
Director of Graduate Studies
Director of the PhD Program
renn0042@umn.edu
Andy Le >
Graduate Program Coordinator
612-624-4258
lexx0122@umn.edu
Larissa Lavrov >
Director of Admissions
612-624-4793
llavrov@umn.edu
Suzanne Shatila >
Director of the MSW Program
612-624-4210
shati010@umn.edu
Ross VeLure Roholt >
Director of YDL MEd Program
612-624-8785
rossvr@umn.edu