Staff List
Leadership and staff serving OVPR's central administrative office. More staff listings are available on the unit pages.
Shashank Priya
Vice President for Research
(612) 624-5054
priya053@umn.edu
Frances Lawrenz
Associate Vice President for Research
(612) 625-2046
lawrenz@umn.edu
Lisa Warren
Assistant Vice President
(612) 625-2042
carls044@umn.edu
Administrative
Nicole Herbenson
Executive Office & Administrative Specialist
(612) 625-4926
herbe074@umn.edu
Cindy Lawson
Senior Office Manager
(612) 624-5054
clawson@umn.edu
Research Advancement
Marci Freundschuh
Administrative Associate
(612) 625-7585
m-freu@umn.edu
Robyn Kennedy
Internal Grants Specialist
(612) 624-2640
kenne370@umn.edu
Communications
Ashley Carlin
Communications Associate
bergm150@umn.edu
Erin Dennis
Assistant Communications Director
(612) 723-6549
edennis@umn.edu
Dan Gilchrist
Communications Director
(612) 624-2609
dang@umn.edu
Holly Santiago
Website Project Manager
(612) 624-7872
hsantiag@umn.edu
Finance & Human Resources
Kristin Charles
Finance Director
(612) 624-0664
char0183@umn.edu
Troy Christiansen
Sr. HR Generalist
chris146@umn.edu
Megan Ferden
Human Resources Director
(612) 624-7921
suth0059@umn.edu
Amy Grant
HR Generalist
(612) 625-1611
grant322@umn.edu
Penny Harris
Senior Accountant
(612) 625-9246
harri163@umn.edu
Jen Gutierrez
HR Support Specialist
gutie390@umn.edu
Tracey Mavetz
Executive Accounts Specialist
tmavetz@umn.edu
Julie Parker
Senior Accountant & Cluster Director
(612) 625-6686
parke052@umn.edu
Bernice Rogers
Executive Accounts Specialist
brogers@umn.edu
Lindsay Tran
HR Generalist
(612) 625-6358
tranx282@umn.edu
Dawn York-Bentley
HR Business Partner & Manager
yorkbent@umn.edu
Kylie Zhao
Lead Accountant
(612) 624-4684
zhao1428@umn.edu
Ling Zhong
Accountant
(612) 626-7675
zhong004@umn.edu