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Staff – Who Does What

CEIAS Org Chart – 2022 (PDF)

Associate Dean Accordion Closed

James Palmer

Associate Dean

James.Palmer@nau.edu
928-523-5376 | EGR 322L
  • Curriculum and assessment
    • New programs and program revision review
    • Program reviews, accreditation, and continuous improvement
    • Schedule of classes review
  • Student success
    • Approval of grade changes, late adds, late drops, institutional excuses, and academic petitions on behalf of the Dean
    • Student progress, retention, and graduation
    • Academic integrity violations and grade appeals
    • Student concerns and complaints
    • Awards and recognition programs
  • Faculty success
    • Recruitment and retention
    • Evaluation, development, and mentoring
    • Promotion and tenure support
    • Awards and recognition programs
  • Strategic planning

Operational Staff Accordion Closed

Jill Christensen

Assistant Director, Operations

Jill.Christensen@nau.edu
928-523-2603 | EGR 322G
  • Questions related to offer letters for Faculty
  • Questions related to VISA and green card, international hires
  • Faculty 180 liaison

Sandy McNerney

Executive Assistant

Sandy.McNerney@nau.edu
928-523-1136 | EGR 322M
  • Assistant to the Dean and Associate Dean
  • Front desk staff supervisor
  • Day to day college operations
  • College events coordinator & planner

Brian Hanabury

Academic Program Coordinator

Brian.Hanabury@nau.edu
928-523-7964 | EGR 324A
  • Undergraduate recruitment and recruitment events
  • Building manager
  • Community outreach and engagement

Nihal Sarikaya

Grant Writer & Project Manager

Nihal.Sarikaya@nau.edu
928-523-3545 | EGR 206
  • Search for funding opportunities
  • Edit and write proposals, pitches, and concept papers
  • Search for literature, resources, and collaborators
  • Manage VICEROY DECREE scholarship program

Financial Team Accordion Closed

Suzzanna Rodriguez

Assistant Director, Financial Oversight

Suzzanna.Rodriguez@nau.edu
928-523-8752 | EGR 322H
  • Directs and supervises the coordination of monthly, quarterly, and annual budget reports and account reconciliations for CEIAS to ensure accuracy and completeness

Oriol Casé Rovira

Financial Oversight Manager

Oriol.Case@nau.edu
928-523-5535 | EGR 325C
  • Financial support for the SICCS department
    • Departmental budget management
    • Departmental Grant Budget Management
    • Forecasting and Reconciliation of departmental accounts.
    • Foundation Reimbursement Requests
    • Prepare financially related reports

Corie Saganitso

Financial Oversight Analyst, Sr.

Corie.Saganitso@nau.edu
928-523-8199 | EGR 322E
  • Financial support for the ME and CECMEE departments.
    • Departmental budget management
    • Departmental Grant Budget Management
    • Forecasting and Reconciliation of departmental accounts.
    • Foundation Reimbursement Requests
    • Prepare financially related reports

Sherry Church

Financial Oversight Analyst

Sherry.Church@nau.edu
928-523-8268 | EGR 324C
  • Support the school’s faculty research endeavors to promote computer science, electrical and computer engineering, and informatics.
    • Project budgeting management
    • Purchase requests
    • Travel requests
    • Project personnel management

Academic and Career Success Accordion Closed

Leslie Mitchell

Academic Success Coordinator

Leslie.Mitchell@nau.edu
928-523-5931 | EGR 122B
  • Graduate student coordinator, accelerated programs contact
  • 685, 687, 699, 799 – Independent study and research
  • Onboarding of GTA and GRA academic year
  • Fellowship processing
  • UGRAD retention initiatives, CEIAS career & academic success hub, WTP, drop-in tutoring

Amber McDaniel

Academic Program Coordinator

Amber.McDaniel@nau.edu
928-523-4055 | EGR 122A
  • Process graduate applications for SICCS
  • Handle inquiries about our SICCS graduate programs for current and incoming students
  • Assist students with enrollment for graduate courses
  • Track and assist with GRA, GTA and fellowship information for SICCS

Chrissy Speer

Program Director, Career Development

Chrissy.Speer@nau.edu
928-523-8710 | EGR 122J
  • Career coaching: resume reviews, interviewing skills, job and internship exploration
  • Career events: career fairs, industry speakers, employer information sessions and on campus interviews
  • Industry engagement: employer relations and communication, job and internship postings, point of contact for employers seeking to recruit NAU CEIAS students

Workforce Development Accordion Closed

Lauren Majure

Lauren.Majure@nau.edu


Lydia Wielgus

Lydia.Wielgus@nau.edu
928-523-5412 |

Development Accordion Closed

Cassie Petit

Development Director

Cassie.Petit@nau.edu
928-523-0924 | EGR 322F
  • Stewardship of alumni donors and industry partners
  • Manages CEIAS dean’s advisory board

Betty Sandoval

Development Director

Betsabe.Sandoval@nau.edu
602-298-4041 | North Valley
  • Dual appointment with the College of Engineering, Informatics and Applied Sciences and the W. A. Franke College of Business.
  • Build and strengthen relationships with alumni, parents, friends and corporate partners to advance their philanthropic initiatives and priorities.
  • Serve as liaison for various industry advisory boards and councils (IAB/IAC) including construction management and hotel & restaurant management.

Departmental Staff Accordion Closed


Kristina Houston

Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Environmental Engineering


Celeste    Meyer

Mechanical Engineering


Monique Gambrell

School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems

College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences
Location
Building 69
2112 S Huffer Lane
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Mailing Address
PO Box 15650
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Email
ceias@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-2704