Office and Team Contacts

General Office of Academic Personnel Email Addresses

Academic HR general Academic personnel leaves Academic personnel data requests

EOAA data requests International Scholars Operations general Recruitment/Interfolio questions

Related University of Washington Central Business Contacts

•  Integrated Service Center: Workday functionality questions
• 206.543.8000 

• UW Human Resources: Benefits questions for all and HR questions not related to academic personnel

Office of Academic Personnel Executive Team 

Cheryl A. Cameron, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
Laura Thriftwood, Assistant to the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
Tanya Eadie, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
Shelley Kostrinsky, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Personnel
Margaret (Peg) Stuart, Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Personnel

Academic HR (Leadership)

Name/Contact	Role
Kimberlee Ely Director 206.221.1251	Manages Academic HR and International Scholar Operations teams Addresses high level academic personnel strategy
Jim Ballew Assistant Director 206.685.4344	Oversees Academic HR operations and supervises Academic HR specialists

Academic HR (Business Partners)

Name/Contact	Advises On
Paul Athens Business Partner 206.221.6845	Appointments and policy Employee relations FMLA/medical leaves
Sunday Stanley Business Partner 206.221.6193	Appointments and policy Employee relations FMLA/medical leaves

Academic HR (Specialists)

 

Name/Contact	Supports
David Apelzin Specialist 206.221.6916	School of Medicine School of Public Health ROTC Postdoctoral scholars last names P-Z
Jesse Zhou Specialist 206.221.7416	College of Arts and Sciences Continuum College Graduate School Information School School of Dentistry School of Law School of Social Work UW Bothell Postdoctoral scholars last names H-O
Tyler Hitt Specialist 206.221.8792	College of Built Environments College of Education College of Engineering College of the Environment Foster School of Business Evans School of Public Policy and Governance School of Nursing School of Pharmacy University Libraries UW Tacoma Postdoctoral scholars last names A-G

International Scholars Operations

Name/Contact	Advises On
Ursula Elspeth Owen ISO Manager 206.543.1545	H-1B scholars J-1 scholars Permanent residence
Susan Larrance International Scholar Advisor 206.685.9022	H-1B scholars J-1 scholars Permanent residence
Nicole Schwab International Scholar Advisor 206.221.4618	H-1B scholars J-1 scholars
Holly Schneidmiller ISO Specialist 206.221.4661	Status inquiries for J and H visa request forms

Data and Reporting

Name/Contact	Role
Carla Englander Senior Reporting Analyst 206.616.4735	Responds to data requests, designs reports and audits to ensure data quality

Academic HR Support

Name/Contact	Role
Mary Olson Operations Specialist 206.543.3168	Conducts general business operations including invoicing, procurement, event and meeting coordination