Office of the Dean
Quicklinks
Leadership | Support Staff | Grants and Fellowship Support | Communications | Development and Alumni Relations | Finances | Information Technology
Leadership
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
 Todd Butler | Dean | 509-335-4581 butlert@wsu.edu |
 Catherine Cooper | Associate Dean, Faculty | 509-335-6813 cmcooper@wsu.edu |
 Courtney Meehan | Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies | 509-335-4581 cmeehan@wsu.edu |
 Samantha Swindell | Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies | 509-335-4581 sswindell@wsu.edu |
 Paul Strand | CAS Academic Director, WSU Tri-Cities | 509-372-7177 pstrand@wsu.edu |
 Pavithra Narayanan | Associate Dean, CAS and Academic Director, WSU Vancouver | 360-546-9732 pavitraa@wsu.edu |
Support Staff
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
 Karla Shelton | Assistant to the Dean | 509-335-5540 karla.shelton@wsu.edu |
 Angel Arteaga | Clerical Assistant | 509-335-4581 angel.arteaga@wsu.edu |
 Patricia Bartholomew | Director of Academic and Business Analytics | 509-335-8959 p.bartholomew@wsu.edu |
 Anna Chow | Director of Advising | 509-335-8731 ychow@wsu.edu |
 Morgan Frisbie | Faculty and Staff Program Specialist | 509-335-1165 morgan.frisbie@wsu.edu |
 Arlene Parkay | Assistant Director, Recruitment & Retention Specialist | 509-335-6708 parkaya@wsu.edu |
 Abby York | Administrative Assistant | 509-335-5549 abby.york@wsu.edu |
Grants and Fellowship Support
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
 Becky James | Research Development Manager | 509-335-5081 elizabeth.james@wsu.edu |
 Michelle Hendrickson | Pre-Award Administrator | 509-335-6877 michelle.m.hendrick@wsu.edu |
 Rishi Sharma | Director of Business Development | 509-335-7167 rishi.sharma1@wsu.edu |
 Amanda Wagar | Research Services Manager | 509-335-6867 awagar@wsu.edu |
Communications
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
 Joanna Steward | Director of Communications | 509-335-3933 jsteward@wsu.edu |
 Adrian Aumen | Assistant Director of Communications | 509-335-5671 adriana@wsu.edu |
 Sean Robertson | Web Coordinator | 509-335-6874 seabertson@wsu.edu |
Development and Alumni Relations
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
 Laura Child | Senior Director of Development | 509-335-6705 laura.child@wsu.edu |
 Denise Chaffins | Development Coordinator – Annual Giving and Social Media Engagement | 509-335-4556 denise.chaffins@wsu.edu |
 Amy Cox | Director of Development | 509-335-0419 amycox@wsu.edu |
 Darby Smith | Development Coordinator – Stewardship and Events | 509-335-3965 darby.smith@wsu.edu |
 Steven Ward | Program Specialist | 509-335-1096 steven.a.ward@wsu.edu |
Finances
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
 Ann Marie Gooch | Director of Administrative Services | 509-335-2990 amgooch@wsu.edu |
 Laura Berge | Fiscal Specialist | 509-335-2386 laura.berge@wsu.edu |
 Jaime Colyar | Fiscal Officer/Management Analyst | 509-335-4582 jlbritton@wsu.edu |
 Joshua Gehring | Fiscal Specialist | 509-335-5811 joshua.gehring@wsu.edu |
Information Technology
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
 Wade Lafferty | Director of Operations and IT | 509-335-5764 lafferty@wsu.edu |
 Trent Amonett | Operations Coordinator | 509-335-7369 tramone@wsu.edu |
 Jerry Hindberg | Endpoint and Data Security Manager | 509-335-3948 jerry.hindberg@wsu.edu |
 Yoshi Kodama | IT Customer Support | 509-335-5864 chem.fulmerit.help@wsu.edu |
 Duke Kouta | IT Customer Support | 509-335-0896 duke.kouta@wsu.edu |
 Jim Martin | Instructional Lab Manager | 509-335-3034 jdmartin@wsu.edu |
 Stephen Mutch | IT Customer Support | 509-335-3874 mutchs@wsu.edu |
 Jeff Nelson | IT Customer Support | 509-335-0695 jtnelson@wsu.edu |