mayerdav@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7791
Bynum Hall, Room 214-A
Elizabeth “Beth” Mayer-Davis, Ph.D., RD, is the dean of The Graduate School and the Cary C. Boshamer Distinguished Professor of Nutrition and Medicine. She has focused her career on diabetes, including the epidemiology and natural history of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children and adults. She has served as dean of The Graduate School since fall 2022.
kamin@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, UndocuCarolina, Safe Zone, Green Zone
Krupal Amin is the inaugural director of academic affairs for The Graduate School. She is responsible for supporting academic initiatives and providing support to graduate students and faculty on academic related inquiries (e.g., new degree and certificate requests, curricular revisions, routine academic petitions, milestones). She works in partnership with others in The Graduate School, such as the Director of Student Affairs and the Admissions/Enrolled Student Services team, to support graduate student success.
Prior to joining the graduate school, Krupal Amin supported the Asian American Center at Carolina as the associate director. She has also taught at The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, where she taught American Studies, CRT, and WGSS and served as American Studies Coordinator. She received her undergraduate degree in English and Comparative Literature at UNC-Chapel Hill, a master's degree in English literature from UNC-Charlotte, and a Ph.D. in English literature at The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on 20th and 21st century U.S. multiethnic literatures, specifically the bildungsroman in Asian American and African American literatures, and race and ethnic studies.
lbajkow@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200A, (919) 962-7814
Leanne Bajkowski collaborates with the director of student affairs to support the graduate community within UNC Chapel Hill. Focusing on Student Affairs initiatives such as Grad Cafes, Orientation, Wellness Events, Appreciation Week and Student Recognition Events. Leanne Bajkowski is the point of contact for the Carolina Food Pantry at Bynum Hall. Please connect with her if you are a student struggling with food insecurity.
Leanne Bajkowski previously served at NC State and a public 4-year institution within Maryland. Her student success experience has focused on first-generation, military-affiliated, and adult learners. She received her B.A. in Art History and Art from UNC Charlotte and M.A in Higher Education from Appalachian State. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Leanne if you have any questions or concerns.
ajbaker@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-1125
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Angela Baker is a part of the finance and operations team in The Graduate School. She is responsible for account reconciliation, transaction review and approval. Prior to joining The Graduate School, Baker served as Senior Accounting Technician at UNC's Digital and Lifelong Learning unit.
bowmela@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, Green Zone
Melanie Bowman, Ph.D., is an instructional designer passionate about creating, evaluating, and enhancing education in a variety of modalities. She works directly with subject matter experts to co-create interactive, learner-centric, multimedia-enhanced solutions. She has also facilitated the Summer School's Online Course Development Program, preparing faculty and graduate students to create online summer courses.
rcbuchan@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7783
Bynum Hall, Room 205
Ally training: Green Zone, HAVEN
Renata Buchanan serves as the first line of contact providing information and administrative assistance for applicants, students and staff members in the programs listed above; administers admissions applications, enrollment, registration and graduation; provides information on state-centralized residency application process.
vkda@unc.edu, (919) 962-7797
Graduate Student Center, Room 101
Ally training: HAVEN, Mental Health First Aid
In her role as Assistant Dean for Academic and Career Development, Vanessa Doriott Anderson leads workshops and teaches courses that develop students' ability to build their professional brand, communicate their value, and pursue their chosen career.
Doriott Anderson manages the Graduate Student Center; the Graduate Certificate in Innovation, Leadership and Management (GCILM); the annual Three Minute Thesis competition; and the bimonthly newsletter reaching over 6,000 subscribers. She chairs The Graduate School's strategic initiative working group focused on Growing with North Carolina and is a member of the Teaching Assistant Training working group of the Graduate Student Experience Initiative. She co-leads the annual New TA Orientation. She also works directly with students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders to promote the development of competencies that support graduate students' long-term career goals.
Doriott Anderson has previously worked with graduate students at NC State and Duke Universities and was a faculty member in French. She received her B.A. from Macalester College, her M.A. from the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities, and her Ph.D. from Duke University. She is a member of the Graduate Career Consortium (GCC). Her work has been published in venues including Inside Higher Ed, the ALD Bulletin, the ACS Symposium Series, and Yale French Studies.
Her academic specialization in twentieth-century autobiography informs her work with graduate students who seek to shape their many varied skills and experiences into a coherent professional narrative.
john.easterbrook@unc.edu, (919) 962-7790
Bynum Hall, Room 214
John Easterbrook, Ph.D., joined The Graduate School in April 2023 to develop and implement strategic initiatives designed to advance the vision and mission of The Graduate School. As executive director of strategic initiatives, Easterbrook advocates for and supports graduate and professional students at Carolina. As a member of The Graduate School's leadership team, Easterbrook collaborates with faculty and administrators across campus, and he provides expert leadership in strategy and project management to inform new strategic directions for the School. As part of The Graduate School's strategic planning process under Dean Beth Mayer-Davis, Easterbrook also oversees strategic initiative work as part of the School's three-year strategic plan, Building on Excellence, which launched in fall 2023.
Easterbrook previously served as the managing director of the UNC Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC), where he worked alongside Mayer-Davis, the former chair of the Department of Nutrition at the Gillings School of Global Public Health. Prior to Carolina, Easterbrook spent three years as an assistant professor with the English Department at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in early Anglo-American writing from the sixteenth through the eighteenth century.
During his time at the UNC NORC, Easterbrook oversaw the daily administration and operations of the multidisciplinary center with more than 130 members across 39 departments and divisions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to managing its annual $1.2 million budget to ensure resource allocation in support of strategic priorities, he led the proposal development process for large-scale initiatives such as SPLENDOR-NC and the Nutrition for Precision Health Clinical Center at Carolina — all of which supported UNC-Chapel Hill's mission to conduct world-class research.
Easterbrook received his B.A. from Manhattan College and both his M.A. and Ph.D. from New York University.
rhondae@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7772
Bynum Hall, Room 200B
Ally training: Green Zone
Rhonda Ethridge provides information to prospective applicants, currently enrolled students, visitors, and faculty and staff members of the campus community; provides accounting and administrative support for The Graduate School.
frome@unc.edu, (919) 843-8611
Henry Owl Building, Room 306
Ally training: Green Zone, HAVEN
Pam Frome conducts research and tracks data related to graduate students and graduate education.
harriscr@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7780
Bynum Hall, Room 205
Ally training: Green Zone
Chris Harris serves as the first line of contact providing information and administrative assistance for applicants, students and staff members in the programs listed above; administers admissions applications, enrollment, registration and graduation; provides information on state-centralized residency application process.
jnsamone@unc.edu
Graduate Student Center, Room 203
Ally training: Safe Zone, HAVEN
Samone Jacobs manages programming and events for The Graduate School's interdisciplinary fellowship programs. She works directly with students, faculty, and staff to collect and share information in support of these programs, manages student services and assessments, and maintains program budgets. Jacobs provides planning and logistical support for graduate education programs including the Royster Society of Fellows and the Weiss Urban Livability Program.
sjacobson@unc.edu, (919) 962-7779
Bynum Hall, Room 204
Ally training: Green Zone
Sarah Jacobson manages the office of admissions and enrolled students services, and serves as ETD site administrator, providing statistical information and responses to inquiries regarding admission, enrolled student services and graduation.
johnstsa@email.unc.edu
Graduate Student Center, Room 102
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, UndocuCarolina, Green Zone, Safe Zone
As the assistant director of the Master of Applied Professional Studies, Sarah Johnston supports the director in overseeing and managing all aspects of the interdisciplinary studies graduate degree program. Her responsibilities involve admissions, student registration, academic advising, and teaching. She is passionate about building meaningful connections, creating engaging educational experiences, and helping students achieve their goals.
sjohnst@email.unc.edu
Henry Owl Building, Room 306
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, Safe Zone, Green Zone, HAVEN
In her role as functional data analyst, Stephanie Johnston is responsible for the collection, analysis, and reporting of academic data of graduate education at UNC-Chapel Hill. The focus of her work is to quantitatively identify and reveal trends, strengths, and weaknesses in the practice of graduate education in support of data-driven decision making.
Stephanie Johnston works on research projects involving institutional data collection through student, alumni, and faculty surveys, conducts quantitative analysis of longitudinal institutional data, designs data visualization shared with both internal and external stakeholders, creates written reports in support of academic program review studies, conducts data reporting to external funding agency, and responds to ad hoc data analysis requests related to graduate education.
kki@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7824
Graduate Student Center, Room 102
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, Safe Zone
Kim Kuecker manages the CareerWell Program. Areas of responsibility include event management, program management, and sharing information about CareerWell programs with the campus community.
lkuizin@unc.edu, (919) 445-4995
Bynum Hall, Room 219
Ally training: Carolina F1RSTS Advocate, Mental Health First Aid, UndocuCarolina, Green Zone, Safe Zone
In her role as director of the Master of Applied Professional Studies program, Laura Kuizin develops, directs, and manages all programmatic functions of the interdisciplinary studies degree program including admissions, registration, and advisement of students as well as oversight for a core curriculum. Kuizin is also responsible for monitoring academic degree milestones, budgeting and fiscal management, as well as program assessment and marketing.
snkuizin@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 205
Sydney Kuizin serves as the first line of contact providing information and administrative assistance for applicants, students and staff members in the programs listed above; administers admissions applications, enrollment, registration and graduation; provides information on state-centralized residency application process.
alexandra_lamperti@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Alexandra Lamperti currently serves as Project Manager for Instructional Design. In this role, Alex supports the instructional design and creative services team in the development of online courses and programs. She has been with the University since 2018, working at the Friday Center and Digital & Lifelong Learning prior to joining The Graduate School in 2025. Alex is also a proud alumna of UNC – Chapel Hill’s Master of Public Administration program.
helee@ad.unc.edu, (919) 445-4696
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Hoyte E. Lee, Jr. is the Student Services Manager at The Graduate School at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He oversees admissions, enrollment, and student services for non-degree-seeking graduate students, including credit-bearing certificates.
Hoyte manages the application process, student inquiries, and administrative tasks, ensuring a smooth experience from admission to certificate completion. He works closely with academic departments, administrative teams, and external partners to support student success and operational efficiency.
He holds a B.S. from North Carolina A&T State University and a Master’s degree from Fayetteville State University.
flewis@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7789
Bynum Hall, Room 214
Ally training: Green Zone, HAVEN
Faye Lewis is the primary administrative support for the dean of The Graduate School. This position oversees the dean's calendar as well as creates correspondence on the dean's behalf as needed. She is the primary contact for questions related to the dean's participation in numerous internal and external activities.
lewis923@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7784
Bynum Hall, Room 205
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, UndocuCarolina, Green Zone, HAVEN
Jenny Lewis serves as the first line of contact providing information and administrative assistance for applicants, students and staff members in the programs listed above; administers admissions applications, enrollment, registration and graduation; provides information on state-centralized residency application process.
lillis@email.unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Rachel Lillis joined The Graduate School’s Academic Affairs team in 2025. Prior to joining The Graduate School (TGS), Lillis supported the launch of online graduate programs for 16 years in UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media and for 2 years in UNC’s Digital and Lifelong Learning (DLL). Most recently, Lillis worked with UNC’s new School of Data Science and Society (SDSS) during their launch of the Master of Applied Data Science (MADS) degree program at the UNC School of Education as they launched their online Ed.D.
Lillis also spent 4 years as a Change Management Specialist in UNC Information Technology Services (ITS), working on enterprise-wide projects in HR, Finance, and Campus Solutions. Her work focused primarily on change strategy, communication planning, and training development.
An alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lillis earned her BA in Media and Journalism. She also earned a Certificate in E-Learning and M.Ed. from NC State University. Her M.Ed. focus was Organizational Change. Additionally, she most recently earned a Master in Project Management (MPM) from Western Carolina University.
rmlucas@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Dr. Rob Lucas serves as a Senior Instructional Designer at The Graduate School at UNC, where he has worked for over six years. With a PhD in Learning Sciences from Stanford University and both an M.Ed. in Educational Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Social Studies from Harvard University, he began his career as a sixth-grade teacher in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He also teaches a class in digital learning at UNC's School of Education.
Prior to joining UNC, Dr. Lucas designed curriculum materials in the EdTech industry and contributed to teacher education at East Carolina University. Outside of work, he enjoys playing piano, hiking, and cycling throughout the Triangle area.
catherine_macallister@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Catherine assists faculty members in the development of online learning materials. She uses her deep background in instructional design and multimedia production, as well as her strong communication skills, to coordinate the myriad tasks associated with the creation of technology-based instruction. Catherine serves as the lead instructional designer on the Master of Social Work program, a three-year project in which the UNC School of Social Work will develop 30 courses for its new online graduate degree.
kmcanulty@unc.edu, (919) 962-7774
Bynum Hall, Room 203
Ally training: Green Zone, HAVEN
Kate McAnulty, senior associate dean for student affairs, is responsible for overseeing and supporting the overall graduate student experience. McAnulty coordinates award processes and campus-wide events promoting graduate student achievement and wellbeing, including Orientation, Wellness events, Appreciation Week, and the Doctoral Hooding Ceremony; and directs a variety of graduate student support services and student affairs issues.
Kelly.McDaniel@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 216
Kelly McDaniel is responsible for supporting various digital communications efforts for The Graduate School.
kjmiller@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Ally training: Safe Zone
Kyle Miller is a part of the finance and operations team in The Graduate School. He is responsible for account reconciliation, transaction review and approval, and assisting with the establishment of budgets. Additionally, he provides monthly, annual, and ad hoc reporting for various departments within the school.
amitcham@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7781
Bynum Hall, Room 205
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, Safe Zone, HAVEN, UndocuCarolina, Green Zone
Abby Mitcham serves as the first line of contact providing information and administrative assistance for applicants, students and staff members in the programs listed above; administers admissions applications, enrollment, registration and graduation; provides information on state-centralized residency application process.
mmittal@email.unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Manisha Mittal is the Instructional Design Manager at The Graduate School at UNC. She oversees the Instructional Design and Creative Services teams and collaborates with campus partners to design and deliver online programs. Manisha is also the inaugural COIL Digital Education Fellow at UNC Global Affairs, working with them to support faculty in developing engaging and sustainable Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) across Carolina.
With extensive global training and work experience, she has assisted faculty in conceptualizing and implementing online programs, designing engaging and rigorous online courses, migrating learning management systems, and utilizing relevant educational technologies in their teaching. Manisha is passionate about collaborating with colleagues to strategize, innovate, and develop sustainable, scalable solutions in higher education. She holds an MA in French from the University of Pune in India, a MAT from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, and an MEd from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She is pursuing a doctorate in higher education leadership at Appalachian State University. Manisha enjoys walking with her dog, swimming, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends.
julie_montaigne@unc.edu, (919) 962-7798
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, Green Zone, Carolina F1RSTS Advocate, HAVEN
Julie Montaigne coordinates internal and external fellowship support, including funding initiatives and The Graduate School fellowship review process and processes payments of tuition, grants and fellowships. She also oversees the Royster Society of Fellows and Weiss Urban Livability Fellowship, two premiere fellowship programs through The Graduate School.
hector_montes@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200B
Hector Montes is the IT Manager for the Graduate School, overseeing technology support, IT infrastructure, and digital security. He provides guidance on software and hardware solutions, risk assessments, and technology consultations to ensure a seamless digital experience for students, faculty, and staff. He is also a member of the UNC Information Security Liaison group, supporting campus-wide cybersecurity initiatives.
katemoser@unc.edu, (919) 843-8393
Bynum Hall, Room 216
Kate Moser is the chief development officer and leads The Graduate School's overall advancement efforts. In this role, she works to engage alumni and friends in the life of The Graduate School and secure resources critical to the School's mission.
laphelps@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7804
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Ally training: Green Zone
Lou Anne Phelps assists with scheduling student services, such as the foreign language proficiency assessment and GRAD professional development courses, assists with revising publications, coordinating workshops, scheduling academic program reviews, and special projects and maintains The Graduate School's departmental Contact Directory.
lepratt@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7806
Bynum Hall, Room 218
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, Safe Zone, Green Zone, HAVEN, UndocuCarolina, Carolina F1RSTS Advocate
Laura Pratt, the inaugural assistant director of development, supports The Graduate School's fundraising and alumni relations goals, managing key areas such as stewardship, annual giving, alumni relations, and data management.
ethantq@email.unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 216
Ethan Quinn has served Carolina in a variety of different communications roles for more than five years. He directs all communication efforts for The Graduate School.
alir@unc.edu, (919) 445-0269
Graduate Student Center, Room 103
Ally training: HAVEN, Mental Health First Aid, Safe Zone, Green Zone, UndocuCarolina
Ali Ramirez serves as the director of The Graduate School's student success program. In this role she plays a crucial role in orchestrating and overseeing a broad spectrum of student-centered initiatives within The Graduate School, with a primary focus on supporting the diverse graduate student community, bolstering retention rates, promoting wellness, and facilitating timely degree completion for students from varied backgrounds.
nohemi@email.unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid
In her role as an instructional technologist, Nohemi provides technical expertise to advise, support, and collaborate with the instructional design team in the online course development process. Nohemi oversees the QA for online courses using appropriate rubrics and methods, implementing digital accessibility guidelines, and evaluating educational tools to determine potential benefits for the design and development of online learning experiences.
Prior to joining The Graduate School, Nohemi served in various roles including military academic advisor for the UNC CORE Certificate program at the William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education which included serving as a VA Certifying Official for the center, online course manager for Carolina Courses Online (CCO) and instructional technologist with Digital and Lifelong Learning.
ramirezk@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
In her role as a videographer, Kimberly Ramirez is responsible for the pre- to post-production process of videography at The Graduate School. She earned her B.S. in Communication, Electronic Media/Broadcasting from Appalachian State University.
tyler_ritter@unc.edu, (919) 962-7827
Bynum Hall, Room 201
Tyler Ritter is associate dean for administration, which includes oversight of IT and Human Resources. Tyler is also the campus lead for online graduate program development planning. Prior to joining The Graduate School, Ritter served as Chief Operating Officer at UNC's Digital and Lifelong Learning unit and was previously director of the Carolina Office for Online Learning. Before joining the University, Ritter served in senior leadership roles in marketing and advertising firms with a focus on strategic marketing plan development for national and regional clients.
arodelli@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7773
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Ally training: HAVEN
Allis Rodelli manages student funding for current fellows, the GradStar system, GSHIP, and other financial tasks related to students.
alicia_rogers@unc.edu, (919) 962-7787
Bynum Hall, Room 209
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, Green Zone, HAVEN
Alicia Rogers directs the overall provision of human resources services and policies for The Graduate School.
srutherford@unc.edu, (919) 962-7785
Bynum Hall, Room 205
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, Green Zone
Shaun Rutherford serves as the first line of contact providing information and administrative assistance for applicants, students and staff members in the programs listed above; administers admissions applications, enrollment, registration, and graduation; provides information on state-centralized residency application process.
brybar@unc.edu, (919) 962-7811
Bynum Hall, Room 215
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, Safe Zone, Green Zone, Carolina F1RSTS Advocate, UndocuCarolina
Brian Rybarczyk, Ph.D. is the associate dean for professional development. He oversees CareerWell, The Graduate School's professional and career development initiative.
Rybarczyk also directs the Preparing International Teaching Assistants Program (PITAP) which provides training for graduate student instructors new to the U.S. classroom and serves as co-administrative lead and a member of the leadership team for the international network Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL). He is an active member of the Graduate Career Consortium, a professional organization that advances graduate and postdoctoral career and professional development. His campus-wide service includes the Leadership Educators Group, the Carolina Career Community and serving as the program coordinator for the SPIRE-IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellowship program.
joeys@email.unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Joey Schenkenberg is a videographer with a passion for creative storytelling and hands-on visual effects. Since 2018, he’s been capturing and producing video content at UNC-Chapel Hill. Before that, he worked with PBS Digital Studios, where he created Shanks FX, a Webby Award-winning web series all about DIY practical effects. Whether behind the camera or in the edit, he loves finding unique ways to bring ideas to life. Joey lives in Chapel Hill with his wife and two kids, who keep him just as busy as his video projects.
sschmitt@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-7799
Bynum Hall, Room 217
Ally training: Safe Zone, HAVEN, Green Zone, Mental Health First Aid
Stephanie Schmitt is the vice dean for academics in The Graduate School. In this position, she is responsible for administrative oversight for graduate education assessment efforts such as the campus-wide Program Review Process. This includes approximately eight external reviews each year and an equal number of closure meetings and midpoint evaluations for prior reviews. The review process is conducted for all undergraduate and graduate programs at the university in concert with the Provost's Office and includes the preparation of a self-study, a site visit by external reviewers from peer institutions, and extensive follow-up from the recommendations such as program responses and midpoint progress evaluations.
Schmitt also has collaborative oversight for several academic initiatives, including The Graduate School's academic policy interpretation, admissions and enrolled student services for graduate programs, academic and professional development for graduate students, international collaborations and initiatives, and major data collection and reporting initiatives within The Graduate School. Other academic initiatives falling within the scope of Schmitt's responsibilities include facilitating new and revised degree/program requests for graduate studies at Carolina, overseeing the graduate certificate policies process, chairing the Academic Policy Committee of The Graduate School's Administrative Board, maintaining the university's polices on graduate faculty designation, and updating academic policies like the Graduate Handbook relevant to graduate education.
Schmitt also represents graduate education interests on various university-wide committees, including the Student Data Stewards, Friday Center Advisory Board, International Advisory Council, Curriculum Committee, Diploma Task Force, and Academic Planning Task Force.
Prior to coming to The Graduate School Schmitt was an executive with a management consulting firm and served as a nonpartisan policy analyst with the North Carolina General Assembly. An alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Schmitt earned her BA in International Studies and Political Science, her MPA from the School of Government, and her PhD in Public Policy. She has participated in and worked closely with programs at Carolina Leadership Development, Carolina Women's Center, and the Graduate and Professional Student Federation, for which she was inducted into the Order of the Golden Fleece honor society and the Frank Porter Graham Graduate and Professional Student Honor Society.
lisa_schneider@unc.edu, (919) 962-4971
Bynum Hall, Room 200C
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid
Lisa Schneider serves as the executive assistant and special projects coordinator for The Graduate School. In this role, Schneider provides administrative support to the leadership team, including managing calendars, travel arrangements and reimbursements, support for searches, and preparing meeting materials. She also supports special projects such as The Graduate School's strategic plan, “Building on Excellence”, and other projects as needed. Schneider is part of the finance and operations team.
kstember@unc.edu, (919) 445-9610
Graduate Student Center, Room 204
Ally training: Green Zone, HAVEN
Katie Stember Ph.D., the inaugural director of experiential learning, is responsible for connecting graduate student talent across all disciplines with organizations both internal and external to UNC and enhancing students' marketability and skill development aligned with the workforce in North Carolina and beyond. She leads the Bridge Beyond Carolina summer internship program and teaches the GRAD 727: Team Collaboration course.
Katie Stember previously served as the Director for Life Science Economic Development at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center where she worked with life sciences companies considering a North Carolina expansion. She received her B.S. in Behavioral Neuroscience from Northeastern University and her Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Pathology from UNC Chapel Hill. Stember's experiences as a graduate student at UNC and her partnerships with growing North Carolina companies inform her work with graduate students as they explore professional development and career opportunities.
nanstomb@email.unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Nan’s career spans more than two decades in higher education and industry as an instructional designer, program manager, trainer, and faculty member. She has created training courses for professional development, certificate programs, and academic courses.
korsul@unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Korey Sullivan serves as an executive assistant to The Graduate School, where he provides administrative support such as calendaring, arranging travel, purchase reconciliations, and a variety of other tasks as needed.
lethorp@unc.edu, (919) 962-7786
Bynum Hall, Room 207
Laura Thorp, the inaugural director of student affairs, is responsible for supporting graduate student success. Collaborating with the senior associate dean for student affairs, Thorp supports the student award processes and helps lead events such as Orientation, Wellness Events, and Appreciation Week.
runderhill@unc.edu, (919) 962-7817
Graduate Student Center, Room 201
Ally training: Mental Health First Aid, Safe Zone, Green Zone, HAVEN, Implicit Bias, UndocuCarolina
Rachell Underhill directs information technology for Graduate School, and builds and administers web sites, specialized web applications, dashboards and databases. She designs and develops custom full-stack digital solutions to support graduate education and provides guidance and training on all aspects of information technology, including digital communications, accessibility, and information security.
Rachell Underhill is a two-time Carolina graduate, including a graduate certificate in Technology and Communication from the Hussman School of Journalism and Media. She is a director of the Carolina Web Professionals organization and is a charter member of the national HighEdWeb Association (Digital Collegium) where she serves as the technical/platform lead for the national conference and is a member of the association's Safety and Inclusion Committee. In June 2024, she co-chaired the first ever North Carolina Regional HighEdWeb Conference.
jandy@email.unc.edu
Bynum Hall, Room 200
Andy Wells is part of the Creative Services team within the Instructional Design group and is a key part of the collaborations that build multimedia for a variety of online projects and programs. Andy brings a variety of experience in the production of multimedia that spans various genres that includes web series, reality television, movies, and education. Andy is excited to bring this creativity in the building of elevated student experiences.
