Office of the Dean

• Nancy Bertram, Associate Dean for Management & Budget
• Jim Galloway , Associate Dean for the Sciences
• Richard Handler, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Programs
• Bruce Holsinger, Associate Dean for Humanities and the Arts
• Glen Jack, Associate Dean for Development
• Karen Parshall, Associate Dean for the Social Sciences
• Mary Stegmaier , Associate Dean of Graduate Academic Programs
• Richard S. Myers, Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Planning

• Robert Campbell, Director of Arts & Sciences Computing Support
• Neal Grandy, Director of Arts & Sciences Research Administration
• Kennedy Kipps, Special Assistant to the Dean
• Valerie Larsen, Director of Arts & Sciences Center for Instructional Technologies
• Anna Towns, Director of Space Planning and Management

Meredith Jung-En Woo

Meredith Jung-En Woo is the Buckner W. Clay Dean of Arts & Sciences and Professor of Politics. She is the author of numerous articles, books and an award-winning documentary.

President Bill Clinton appointed her to the Presidential Commission on U.S.-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy. She has consulted for the World Bank, the United States Trade Representative, Asian Development Bank Institute, the Asia Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation.

Educated in Korea and Japan through high school, Woo received her bachelor's degree at Bowdoin College, and two master’s degrees (International Affairs and Latin American Studies) and a doctorate (Political Science) from Columbia University. Woo also has taught at Northwestern University. More »

Nancy Bertram

Nancy Bertram, Associate Dean for Management and Budget, is responsible for financial planning, investment, budgeting, and resource allocation, and related compliance and reporting. She represents Arts & Sciences on financial and related management issues and works collaboratively with the Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Planning.

Jim Galloway

Jim Galloway, Associate Dean of the Sciences, and Sidman P Poole Professor of Environmental Sciences , works with science department chairs and unit heads ensuring coordination and collaboration among them. He handles the science faculty evaluations and departmental budgeting; oversees research support facilities; and is responsible for day-to-day resource allocation, space allocation and renovation, and management in the science departments.

Jim also has oversight of all faculty recruitment, hiring, promotion, tenure, and retention in the science departments. He manages faculty personnel matters and is the the person in the Dean’s office to contact first about problems and concerns involving science faculty. He ensures compliance with EOP procedures and works with search committees to develop strategies to diversify the science faculty.

As the principal representative of Arts & Sciences in University-level planning for research initiatives, Jim oversees the Arts & Sciences Research Administration Office, and evaluates the effectiveness of research management practices. He promotes multi-investigator, inter-departmental, and inter-school opportunities for sponsored research programs and ensures compliance with University, state, and federal policies relating to sponsored research.

Richard Handler

Richard Handler, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Professor of Anthropology,is responsible for supervising all operations of the undergraduate College of Arts & Sciences, including its administrative and advising staff. He oversees the association deans who carry out lower-division undergraduate academic advising; the College Advising Fellows; the Echols Scholars program; and the academic regulations of the College. He also coordinates the work of the Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee (the elected faculty body that reviews and evaluates new courses, majors, and degree programs in the College); oversees the annual academic audit of all College students; and advances undergraduate research.

Bruce Holsinger

Bruce Holsinger, Associate Dean for Humanities and the Arts and Professor of English and Music, is responsible for coordination of and collaboration among the College's humanities and arts departments. He oversees faculty evaluations and departmental budgeting, and is responsible for day-to-day resource allocation; space allocation and renovation; and management in the humanities and arts departments.

Bruce also has oversight of all faculty recruitment, hiring, promotion, tenure, and retention in the humanities and arts departments. He manages faculty personnel matters and is the person in the Dean’s office to contact first about problems and concerns involving faculty. Ensuring compliance with EOP procedures, he also works with search committees to develop strategies to diversify the humanities and arts faculty.

Glen Jack

Glen Jack, Associate Dean for Development, oversees and directs the Arts and Sciences fundraising efforts, communications and alumni relations activities. He uses research, data analysis and planning skills to develop successful fundraising campaigns. Incorporating his strategic thinking capacities and coaching skills, he helps fundraising teams design creative cultivation and pipeline management techniques resulting in improved performance and achievement of fundraising goals. Currently at the College, he is overseeing a $500 million campaign.

Karen Parshall

Karen Parshall, Associate Dean for the Social Sciences, and Professor of Mathematics works with the social science department chairs and unit heads and ensures coordination and collaboration among them. She handles the social science faculty evaluations and departmental budgeting; is responsible for day-to-day resource allocation; space allocation and renovation; and management in the social science departments.

Karen also has oversight of all faculty recruitment, hiring, promotion, tenure, and retention in the social science departments. She manages faculty personnel matters and is the person tocontact in the Dean’s office for problems and concerns involving social science faculty. She ensures compliance with EOP procedures and works with search committees to develop strategies to diversify the social science faculty.

Mary Stegmaier

Mary Stegmaier, Assistant Dean of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and an Assistant Professor on the general faculty, manages the day-to-day operations of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. She oversees admissions, enrollments, and degree audits; manages budgets for graduate support; and serves as the principle liaison with the directors of graduate studies, students, and University offices concerning issues related to students, finance, and administrative of the Graduate School.

Richard S. Myers

Richard Myers, Senior Associate Dean for Administration and Planning, advises the Dean in all areas of administration and collaborates with the Dean's leadership team in all administrative operations, including finance and budget, and human resources. He has operating responsibility for strategic planning, information technology including the Center for Instructional Technology, facilities, and capital projects, and plays a leadership role within the larger U.Va. community.

Robert Campbell

Robert Campbell, Director of Arts & Sciences Computing Support, plans, coordinates, and manages computer support, programming, and database services within Arts & Sciences to insure that computer equipment, support, and programming needs of Arts & Sciences’ instructional, research and administrative units are met. He supports strategic technology planning in Arts & Sciences in connection with facilities planning; represents Arts & Sciences on issues of technology planning and management within the University technology community; troubleshoots access to all shared Arts & Sciences and University computing resources and takes appropriate action to insure that service is maintained; and manages 11 computing staff members who provide local technical support and database services.

Neal Grandy

Neal Grandy, Director of Arts & Sciences Research Administration, provides accurate, timely, and professional advising on University- and Arts & Sciences- sponsored research and other administrative policies and procedures. He oversees pre- and post-award research grant activities for Arts and Sciences; provides various financial and other grant-related analyses; and represents Arts and Sciences on research matters.

Kennedy Kipps

Kennedy Kipps, Special Assistant to the Dean, handles public communications, issue tracking, background research, editorial support and a range of other operational duties for the Dean's Office. More »

Valerie Larsen

Valerie Larsen is Director of the Arts & Sciences Center for Instructional Technology (ASCIT), which supports the integration of technology into teaching and research in various capacities. Her responsibilities include oversight of the ASCIT Language Lab and ASCIT Equipment Loans. Valerie and the ASCIT staff provide one-on-one and small group consultation, training and presentations on the use of technology in teaching to College faculty and teaching assistants. ASCIT assists College faculty with development of a variety of projects. Special emphasis is placed on assisting faculty with projects intended to develop “proof of concept” ideas for grant development.

Anna Towns

Anna Towns, Director of Space Planning and Management, directs space management by developing long and short term plans to utilize space, including the space master plan for Arts & Sciences. She oversees the planning and management of renovation projects. In collaboration with Associate Dean of Administration, she tracks progress on capital projects, including budget status. She also is responsible for the Arts & Sciences capital plan and submission of capital projects initiation requests; she provides technical advice and support to Arts & Sciences deans on matters of facilities planning and construction; and is the chief Arts & Sciences technical representative with all architect and engineering consultants.

Karen Raham
Administrative Assistant to the Dean

412 New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-4611

Charlotte Albright
Senior HR Generalist

422-B New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-4609

Evelyn Carpenter
Management & Budget Operations Assistant

412 New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-3389

Kris Galione
Fiscal Administrator

405 New Cabell Hall
(434) 243-4292

Antoinette Hash
Administrative Assistant to the Associate Deans
for the Sciences and Social Sciences

412 New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-3437
(434) 924-3389

Jaime Luce
Administrative Assistant to the Senior Associate Dean,
the Associate Dean for Humanities and the Arts,
and the Director of Space Planning and Management

419 New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-4648

Cathy Maupin
Fiscal Manager

405 New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-4608

Seth Matula
Director of Financial Operations

New Cabell Hall
(434) 243-5574

Michele Roszell
A&S Wage, Non-Paid Appt and Timekeeping Specialist

422B New Cabell Hall
(434) 982-2025

Jennifer Starkey
Business Operations Coordinator

444 New Cabell Hall
(434) 243-2939

Amanda Walsh
Senior HR Generalist

422B New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-4213

Kathy Woodson
Junior HR Generalist

422B New Cabell Hall
(434) 924-7285