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CALS DDO - Points of Contact - Office of the Dean and Director
This document outlines the points of contact for the Office of the Dean and Director within the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Updated November 2024
Updated November 2024
For more detailed information about this series of documents, please return to the CALS DDO - Points of Contact - Overview.
Overview:
The Office of the Dean and Director provides overall administrative leadership and support for the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences and the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station.
Staff:
Glenda Gillaspy, Dean and Director
- Supports and promotes the college's educational, research, service, Extension/outreach, and economic development activities
- Leads college strategic planning and priority alignment efforts
- Directs the college's fundraising campaign
- Advocates and serves as liaison to campus leadership and other deans on issues that have impacts in the college and beyond
- Chairs the CALS Academic Planning Council and CALS department chair meetings
- Scheduling through Tara Darga
Tara Darga, Executive Assistant
608-265-1301, tara.darga@wisc.edu
- Primary point of contact for Glenda Gillaspy, including scheduling and correspondence
- Provides Dean & Directors office support
- Provides support for the CALS Academic Planning Council, Board of Visitors, assists with department chairs meetings
Muhamed Sadiku, Executive Assistant
608-265-4491, muhamed.sadiku@wisc.edu
- Primary point of contact for Troy Runge, Jeri Barak and Louis Macias, including scheduling and correspondence
- Provides support for the Consultative Committee, Equity and Diversity Committee, Research Advisory Committee, and ARS Committee
- Maintains graduate program director/coordinator email lists and provides support for graduate program director meetings
608-265-9210, alexandra.mccann@wisc.edu
- Primary point of contact for Heidi Zoerb, Heather White and Angie Seitler, including scheduling and correspondence
- Coordinates parking for college employees
- College chair of the Partners in Giving campaign
- Provides support for the Committee on Academic Staff Issues and department administrator meetings
Doug Sabatke, Facilities Director
608-265-3476, doug.sabatke@wisc.edu
- Responsible for the budget, planning, and development of CALS facilities and remodeling projects
- Provides oversight of construction projects on the CALS campus and at the agricultural research stations
- Serves as the CALS liaison to campus and the state for building projects and space management
- Serves as the college's lead health and safety officer
- Leads the development of emergency planning procedures for college units
Kelley Kula, Safety Coordinator
608-890-0178, kelley.kula@wisc.edu
608-890-0178, kelley.kula@wisc.edu
- Assists departments and agricultural research stations to facilitate safety and health programs
- Acts as safety and health resource for the college
- Maintains strong safety culture and ensures compliance with applicable regulations and policies