Administrative, communications, finance, and human resources staff serving RIO's central office.
Administrative
Nicole Herbenson
Executive Office & Administrative Specialist
(612) 625-4926
herbe074@umn.edu
Supports:
- Joanne Billings, Associate Vice President for Research Integrity and Compliance
- Danielle Rintala, Director, Research Integrity and Compliance
Tracey Mavetz
Executive Assistant
tmavetz@umn.edu
Supports:
- Shashank Priya, Vice President for Research and Innovation
Monica Shannon
Executive and Events Associate
shann326@umn.edu
Supports:
- Kim Kirkpatrick, Associate Vice President for Research Capacity Building
Communications
JoonHyung Cho
Assistant Vice President for External Affairs and Communications
(612) 626-8302
jfcho@umn.edu
Dan Gilchrist
Communications Director
(612) 624-2609
dang@umn.edu
Erin Dennis
Internal Communications Director
(612) 723-6549
edennis@umn.edu
Holly Santiago
Website Project Manager
(612) 624-7872
hsantiag@umn.edu
Brook Sunderman
Communications Associate
sunde311@umn.edu
Finance
Kristin Charles
Finance Director
(612) 624-0664
char0183@umn.edu
Morgan Castillo
Voucher Specialist
casti350@umn.edu
Betsy Christians
Voucher Specialist
chri2590@umn.edu
Jane Cui
Accountant
cuixx024@umn.edu
Penny Harris
Senior Accountant
(612) 625-9246
harri163@umn.edu
Julie Parker
Senior Accountant & Cluster Director
(612) 625-6686
parke052@umn.edu
Kylie Zhao
Lead Accountant
(612) 624-4684
zhao1428@umn.edu
Ling Zhong
Accountant
(612) 626-7675
zhong004@umn.edu
Human Resources
Megan Ferden
Human Resources Director
(612) 624-7921
suth0059@umn.edu
Jonas Buck
HR Generalist
buck0512@umn.edu
Troy Christiansen
Sr. HR Generalist
chris146@umn.edu
Amy Grant
Sr. HR Generalist
(612) 625-1611
grant322@umn.edu
Nou Hang
HR Generalist
hang0082@umn.edu
Dawn York-Bentley
HR Operations Manager & Business Partner
yorkbent@umn.edu