Arts & Sciences Dean's Office Team

Sharon Brown (sbrown), Staff Assistant
Sandra (Sam) Kerr (stitch), Coordinator of Marketing
Merrie McElreath (merrie), Business Manager, Executive
  Ann O'Grady (ogrady), Coordinator of Tenure & Promotion
Ilona Reif (ireif), Coordinator for Student Affairs
Jan Romsa (jromsa), Office Associate
Diana Waggener (dream), Editor
Susan Woirhaye (woirhaye), Office Assistant, Sr.

Sharon Brown, Staff Assistant, has been with the Dean's Office since 2000 and with UW since 1984. 
Her main responsibilities to the college are:
·  Maintain Dean's daily schedule
·  Coordinate/support monthly Heads meetings, monthly Teaching Committee meeting and bi-weekly Central Committee meeting, weekly Cabinet meeting, and spring and fall faculty meeting
·  Coordinate Fall and Spring commencement
·  Plan/coordinate New Faculty Orientation, New Heads Orientation, and Heads Retreat

Sandra (Sam) Kerr, Coordinator of Marketing, has been with the Dean's Office since 1995 and with UW since 1991.
Her main responsibilities to the college are:
· Photograph A&S events, personnel, or materials, meet with clients to discuss events or photograph options and settings, design and prepare layout of various digital image files for presentations at College functions.
 · Assist the Businesses Manager in accounting procedures to include preparation and posting of requisitions, payment vouchers, field purchase orders, interdepartmental requests, travel vouchers, et.  help train support staff as needed.
 · A&S office support to include: preparation of monthly UW Foundation Fund Reports for college departments, secretarial support for International Steering Committee and International Recruitment Committee, supervision of Work Study students, provide secretarial support for all office personnel as needed, coordinate front office tasks, assist departments as needed.

Merrie McElreath, Business Manager, Executive has been with the Dean's Office since 1990 and with UW since 1987.
Her main responsibilities to the college are:
· Staff Relations
 · Budget Management
 · Office Management
 · Summer School

Ann O'Grady, Coordinator of College Affairs, has been with the Dean's Office since 1998 and with UW since 1990.
Her main responsibilities to the college are:
 ·   Coordinate A&S T&P Committee and department packets
 ·  Coordinate sabbaticals
·      Manage the A&S departments and faculty distribution lists
 ·  A&S web site and electronic committee voting

Ilona Reif
Coordinator for A&S Student Affairs


 

Ilona Reif has been with the Dean’s Office since 1991.  Prior to this, for four years she was the Advising Coordinator in the UW Department of Political Science and for students in the Programs in Criminal Justice and International Studies.

 Her main responsibilities include:
·  Coordinating advising and related activities in the College and addressing concerns of students and faculty; liaison to UW Student Affairs units such as the Office of the Registrar, Center for Advising and Career Services, Admissions, and others involved with students’ academic
matters.
·  Evaluating and acting on requests for exceptions to University and College rules, regulations, and requirements.
·  Organizing and managing academic information for faculty, students and staff.
·  Coordinating UW Pre-law advising.

Education:  Bachelor of Science in Education-Social Studies; Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Masters in Public Administration; University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. 
 

Jan Romsa, Office Associate, joined the Dean's Office in 1994.
Her main responsibilities to the college are:
·  Assist the Senior Director of Development and the advancement office with development and administrative tasks as needed.
·  Manage A&S Outstanding Alumni and Former Faculty Awards process.
·  Coordinate A&S donor stewardship program, including thank you letters, invitation to A&S events, scholarship donor recognition, tracking members of the Ben Franklin Circle, and listings in annual A&S Report donor recognition issue.
 ·  Coordinate production and mailing of materials to the A&S Board of Visitors and make arrangements for board meetings.

Diana Marie Waggener, Editor,  joined the Dean's Office in 2001 and has been with UW since 1997. Prior to coming to A&S, she was an editor for the College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service. Diana received a B.A. in journalism in 1997 from UW and currently is finishing an M.A. in communication.
 Her main responsibilities to the college are to:
 ·    Develop, write for, edit, design, and supervise production of A&S Report, the College of Arts and Sciences magazine for alumni, friends, and donors; A&S You Like It, a newsletter for A&S faculty and staff; and the A&S Student Orientation Guide.
·   Create, write for, edit, and design A&S promotional materials and programs and stewardship and recruitment materials
 ·  Act as college liaison with University Relations

Susan Woirhaye, Office Assistant, Senior, joined the Dean's Office in November 2005.
Her main responsibilities to the college are:
 ·  Receptionist for the Dean's office
 · Provide clerical support for two Associate Deans
 · Maintain the schedule for the A&S auditorium
 · Support staff for the Scholarship Committee and International Education Steering, and Computer Fee Committees.
 · Maintain inventory for office, scheduling for A&S rooms 118 and 219, manage monthly downloads for Development, process applications for scholarships and workstudies, and assist Business Manager with various forms.