Administrative Support Operations
Ambika Mathur, Ph.D.
Senior Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Graduate Dean
Ginger Hernandez, M.Ed.
Senior Manager of Administrative Support Operations
- Primary manager of day-to-day administrative operations
- Supervise front desk operations and processes related to Graduate School documents
- Point of contact for academic policy questions
Jake Sullivan
Administrative Associate I
- Point of Contact for Departmental Purchasing
- Assists with Departmental Budgeting
- Assists with Front Desk Operations
Clarissa Benavides
Administrative Associate II
- Front Desk Operations
- Point of contact for Graduate Council and Petitions for Reinstatement
- Assists with Graduate School documents
Retention: Support and Success Initiatives
Jeffrey Ragsdale, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice Provost of Graduate Studies
Giselle Villalpando, MBA
Communications Manager
- Marketing & Communication
Juan Alvarado
SR. Information Technology Associate
- IT Operations
Susie Saucedo
Management Analyst
- Research, analyze, and evaluate data to improve system efficiency
Gabrielle Zepeda, M.A.
Retention and Policy Analyst
- Provides specialized program support in analyzing data, develop reports and presentations
- Responsible for database processes for market analysis to influence new program development and policies
Jo Ann Jones
Retention and Graduation Program Coordinator
- College of Education and Human Development Graduate Student Success Initiatives
Vacant
Retention and Graduation Program Coordinator
German Medina
Retention and Graduation Program Coordinator
- Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design Graduate Student Success Initiatives
Linda Dietzmann
Retention and Graduation Program Coordinator
- Alvarez College of Business Graduate Student Success Initiatives
Molly Miller
Retention and Graduation Program Coordinator
- College of Sciences, College of Liberal and Fine Arts, College for Health, Community and Policy and University College Graduate Student Success Initiatives
Strategic Success Team
Tim Palese
Program Coordinator
- Graduate student community building
- Student success event coordination
- The G.R.A.D. Space Coordinator
John Shaffer, M.A.
Associate Director for Student Success & Professional Development
- Develops programming initiatives to support graduate student professional development
- Supervises all processes related to thesis and dissertation requirements
- Manages the daily operations of all initiatives for current students out of The Graduate School
