Dean's Office Staff
- Administrative
- Finance and Accounting
- Human Resources
- CLAS Development and Alumni Affairs
- Shared Services Center
- CLASnet
Administrative
Assistant to the Dean
Jesse Killinger
jkillinger@ufl.edu
392-0780
2014 Turlington Hall
Areas of Responsibility:
- Aids the dean with daily operations and appointments to ensure efficient management of daily activities and travel.
- Coordinates Dean Dave Richardson’s calendar.
- Serves as liaison for the dean to department chairs, program directors, students and UF Foundation officials and to other various offices across campus.
- Schedules the Keene Faculty Center.
- Schedules annual program reviews and budget meetings for all units in the college
Program Assistant
Michal Katz
michal20@ufl.edu
294-1951
2014 Turlington Hall
Areas of Responsibility:
- Maintains calendars and provides secretarial support for Associate Deans Margaret Fields and David Pharies.
- Coordinates meetings and prepares agendas for College Curriculum Committee, IDS Committee and the Humanities Chairs and Directors.
- Adviser for the Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) major for students coming into the program and for those admitted; maintains all files from admission to graduation; maintains tracking for the IDS program, posts grades and certifies students for graduation.
Executive Secretary to Associate Deans
Arlene Williams
arlenew@ufl.edu
392-2230
2014 Turlington Hall
Areas of Responsibility:
- Maintains calendar and provides general secretarial support for Associate Deans Milagros Peña and Ata Sarajedini.
- Coordinates graduate affairs for the college and maintains records of related matters.
- Organizes meetings for the college’s graduate coordinators, new faculty and chairs orientation, tenure and promotion workshop.
- Coordinates the following awards and fellowships: CLAS teaching/advising awards, Doctoral dissertation Advisor/Mentoring award, Humanities Scholarship Enhancement, Sabbaticals, CLAS Dissertation fellowships, Grinter Fellowships, and Graduate awards, University Scholars Program, Ruth McQuown Scholarships, and graduate and faculty travel awards. She is also College Grade Coordinator.
- Handles annual activity reports.
Finance and Accounting
Budget and Finance Director
Uma Sethuram
sethuru@ufl.edu
294-1967
Areas of Responsibility:
- Responsible for analysis and communication of financial and budgetary information to the Dean, Associate Deans, Department Chairs, Department Staff, University Budget Office, and Provost's Office.
- Preparation and management of the Operating Budget, All Funds Budget, Research and Private funds and other financial data.
- Assist in formulating and implementing of policy relating to budgetary and financial issues.
- Project fiscal impacts of proposed university policies, college policies, and strategic options.
- Assist in developing College's online and summer course development and on line budget.
- Management and control of College overhead account. Includes maintenance and oversight of College research commitments; preparation of various analytical reports as necessary.
- Acts as signatory for Dean on research proposals.
- Serves as CLAS liaison with the University Budget Office; Office of the Provost; Division of Sponsored Research; and Contracts and Grants office.
Human Resources
Coordinator of Administrative Services/Human Resources Manager
Carolyn
Lebron
clebron@ufl.edu
392-2261
Areas of Responsibility:
- Equal Opportunity Officer for CLAS.
- Approves outside ads for faculty searches and letters of offer to faculty.
- Approves staff searches.
- Coordinates college’s tenure and promotion process.
- Advises on and processes requests for leaves of absence, reduced FTE, sabbaticals and events covered by the Family Medical Leave Act.
- Makes staff salary recommendations to Dean.
- Assists managers with staff disciplinary actions and investigates staff grievances and/or sexual harassment complaints.
CLAS Development and Alumni Affairs
Assistant Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs
Ryan Marsh
2008 Turlington Hall
rmarsh@ufl.edu
294-1970
Areas of Responsibility:
- Campaign Manager
- Graham Center (with Norman Portillo)
- Jewish Studies
- Overall College
- Principal Gifts
- Managing the CLAS Development office and team
