In the summer of 2021, the College of Arts & Letters migrated to a Functional Staff Team Model to better enhance effectiveness and efficiency within our units. Each unit is assigned a functional staff team who the faculty can reach out for finance, HR, academic operations, and office operations support. Use the Filter by Unit menu below to view current team member assignments.
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Brian de Vries | (517) 355-6690 | devri124@msu.edu | Office Operations | de Vries | Office Operations; Philosophy; Staff; Theatre; | |
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Sherry Stevens | (517) 355-6692 | danners@msu.edu | Finance | Stevens | Digital Humanities; Finance; Research and Graduate Education; Staff; | |
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Marilyn Duke | (517) 432-3791 | dukemari@msu.edu | Human Resources | Duke | African American and African Studies; Human Resources; Staff; | |
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Sarah Jackson | jacks835@msu.edu | Human Resources | Jackson | Academic Personnel and Administration; Art, Art History, and Design; Arts Cultural Management and Museum Studies; Digital Humanities; Human Resources; Integrated Arts and Humanities; Staff; Theatre; Undergraduate Studies; | ||
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Suzanne Manuel Reed | (517) 353-9068 | manuelsu@msu.edu | Finance | Manuel Reed | Art, Art History, and Design; Arts Cultural Management and Museum Studies; Finance; Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures; Staff; | |
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LouAnne Snider | 517-355-7611 | sniderL2@msu.edu | Academic Operations | Snider | Academic Operations; Art, Art History, and Design; Arts Cultural Management and Museum Studies; Staff; Theatre; | |
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Laura Borchgrevink | (517) 355-5360 | borchgr2@msu.edu | Academic Operations Finance | Borchgrevink | Academic Operations; Digital Humanities; Film Studies; Finance; Integrated Arts and Humanities; Research and Graduate Education; Staff; | |
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Amanda Brohman | brohmana@msu.edu | Finance | Brohman | Finance; Integrated Arts and Humanities; Staff; Undergraduate Studies; | ||
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Ben Lampe | 517-884-1517 | lampeben@msu.edu | Academic Program Coordinator | Lampe | Academic Operations; Center for Language Teaching Advancement; English Language Center; Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures; Staff; | |
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Jennifer Nelson | nelsonje@msu.edu | Human Resources | Nelson | Center for Language Teaching Advancement; English Language Center; Human Resources; Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures; Staff; | ||
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Ashley Housler | (517) 355-7575 | housler@msu.edu | Human Resources | Housler | American Indian and Indigenous Studies; English; Film Studies; Global Studies in Arts and Humanities; Human Resources; Jewish Studies; Religious Studies; Romance and Classical Studies; Staff; | |
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Yvette Puga | pugayvet@msu.edu | Academic Operations | Puga | Academic Operations; Experience Architecture; Religious Studies; Staff; Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures; | ||
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Melissa Arthurton | arthurt1@msu.edu | Academic Operations | Arthurton | Academic Operations; African American and African Studies; Philosophy; Staff; Writing Center; Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures; | ||
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Patricia Miller | sudorows@msu.edu | Finance | Miller | Finance; Staff; | ||
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Deanna Thomas | (517) 355-4597 | thomasde@msu.edu | Executive Staff Assistant to the Dean | Thomas | Deans Administration; Office Operations; Staff; | |
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Michelle Danaj | 517-353-2930 | danajmic@msu.edu | Office Operations | Danaj | English; Film Studies; Global Studies in Arts and Humanities; Jewish Studies; Office Operations; Religious Studies; Staff; | |
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Carly Kabel | (517) 353-8750 | kabelcar@msu.edu | Office Operations | Kabel | Academic Personnel and Administration; Office Operations; Research and Graduate Education; Staff; Undergraduate Studies; | |
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Carly Ensign | ensignca@msu.edu | Finance Lead | Director of Finance | Ensign | Finance; Staff; | |
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Joy Franks | 517-355-4492 | franksj@msu.edu | Finance | Franks | African American and African Studies; American Indian and Indigenous Studies; Finance; Philosophy; Romance and Classical Studies; Staff; Womens and Gender Studies; Writing Center; | |
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Rhonda Hibbitt | hibbitt@msu.edu | Academic Operations | Hibbitt | Academic Operations; American Indian and Indigenous Studies; Experience Architecture; Jewish Studies; Staff; Womens and Gender Studies; Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures; | ||
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Penny Shanks | 517-353-0800 | shankspe@msu.edu | Office Operations Lead | Shanks | Office Operations; Staff; | |
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Angela Hunt | huntaj@msu.edu | Human Resources | Hunt | Experience Architecture; Human Resources; Philosophy; Staff; Writing Center; Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures; | ||
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Melissa Staub | (517) 432-0433 | staubmel@msu.edu | Human Resources Lead | Staub | Academic Personnel and Administration; Human Resources; Staff; | |
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Ken Desloover | (517) 353-6349 | desloov1@msu.edu | Chief of Staff | Desloover | Finance; Staff; | |
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Barbara Miller | 517-353-4939 | bmiller@msu.edu | Finance | Miller | Finance; Research and Graduate Education; Staff; | |
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Sara Allison | (517) 432-9938 | alliso53@msu.edu | Finance | Allison | English; Experience Architecture; Film Studies; Finance; Global Studies in Arts and Humanities; Staff; Theatre; Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures; | |
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Marina Valli | (517) 355-7572 | vallimar@msu.edu | Academic Operations | Valli | Academic Operations; English; Film Studies; Romance and Classical Studies; Staff; | |
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Marianne Triponi | (517) 884-6767 | triponi@msu.edu | Finance | Triponi | Finance; Research and Graduate Education; Staff; | |
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Diana Shank | shankd@msu.edu | Office Operations | Shank | American Indian and Indigenous Studies; Experience Architecture; Office Operations; Staff; Writing Center; Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures; | ||
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Leann Dalimonte | (517 )353-3560 | dalimon8@msu.edu | Academic Operations Lead | Dalimonte | Academic Operations; Research and Graduate Education; Staff; Undergraduate Studies; | |
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Katlyn Wright | 517-355-7575 | wrigh558@msu.edu | Human Resources | Wright | Office Operations; Staff; | |
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Pamela Withers | 517-353-0740 | withers@msu.edu | Office Operations | Withers | Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures; Office Operations; Romance and Classical Studies; Staff; | |
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Viki Townsend-Gietzel | 517-884-4462 | gietzel@msu.edu | Finance | Townsend-Gietzel | Center for Language Teaching Advancement; English Language Center; Finance; Jewish Studies; Religious Studies; Staff; | |
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Ivette Duynslager | duynsla1@msu.edu | Office Operations | Duynslager | Center for Language Teaching Advancement; English Language Center; Office Operations; Staff; | ||
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Ashlee Richards | rich1113@msu.edu | Office Operations | Richards | Art, Art History, and Design; Arts Cultural Management and Museum Studies; Office Operations; Staff; | ||
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Delaney Atkinson | 517-355-0366 | atkin148@msu.edu | Office Operations | Atkinson | African American and African Studies; American Indian and Indigenous Studies; Citizen Scholars; Digital Humanities; Integrated Arts and Humanities; Marketing Office; Office Operations; Staff; Technology Office; Undergraduate Studies; Womens and Gender Studies; |