Who Does What?

Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Leigh Keller-Chicoine

enrollment@math.wisc.edu

kellerchicoi@wisc.edu 

• Undergraduate Advising

• Placement Exam Questions

• Enrollment Questions

• Changing Classes / Discussion Sections

• Accidentally Dropped a Class

AMEP Coordinator and Math Certificate Advisor: Morgan Adams

mhadams@wisc.edu

• AMEP Program

• Math Certificate Declarations & Advising

Graduate Program Coordinator: Kathie Brohaugh

kbrohaugh@math.wisc.edu 

• Master of Arts - Foundations for Research (MA-FR)

  • Open to Current UW Graduate Students Only

• PhD Admissions

• PhD Advising

• PhD Degree Requirements

• Qualifying Exams

• PhD Orientation

• TA Evaluations

• Doctoral Minor

VISP/MA Coordinator: Xin Cui-Dowling

xin.cui-dowling@wisc.edu 

• Master of Arts - Foundations of Advanced Studies (MA-FAS)

  • Open to Outside Applicants

• Master of Science - Applied & Computational Mathematics (MS-ACM)

  • Open to Domestic Students Only (as of May 2026)

• MA / MS / VISP Advising

• MA / MS / VISP Admissions

• MA / MS / VISP Degree Requirements

• MA / MS / VISP Orientation 

Department Administrator: Jenni Hart

jlhart@wisc.edu 

• Supervises Administrative Staff

• Manages Day-to-Day Department Operations

• Budgetary Oversight

• Workday Guidance

• UW-Foundation Fund Management 

Administrative Assistant: Erin Breu

purchasing@math.wisc.edu 

ebreu@wisc.edu 

• Assistant to Department Chair & Department Administrator

• Front Desk Receptionist

• Supply Orders & Purchases

• Manages Department Meeting Agendas

• Copy Center Backup

• Newsletter

• Donor Stewardship

• Office of Youth Protection Contact

• Talent Search / Mega Math Meet 

• 2nd Floor Digital Monitor Management 

Curricular Coordinator: Mike Vining

mlvining@wisc.edu 

• Room Reservations

• Timetable / Schedule of Classes

• Building Manager 

  • Custodial Team Liaison 

  • Submits Building Work Orders

  • Primary Liaison to Physical Plant

• Building Access 

  • Issues Keys

  • Handles Security Concerns (Trespassers in Building)

• Office Assignments 

• Space Management 

Copy Center Manager: Kyra Young

copycenter@math.wisc.edu 

kyoung48@wisc.edu

• Runs Copy Center

• Textbook Library

• Poster Printing

Travel and Events Coordinator: Wendy Ohrmundt

travel@math.wisc.edu 

wohrmundt@wisc.edu 

• Travel Planning

• Event / Seminar / Colloquium Planning

• Reimbursements for Visitors

• Food Orders

Financial Specialists: Teresa Fastabend (primary) & Steph Dufek (floater)

• Process Expense Reimbursements

• Credit Card Reconciliations

• Create Purchase Orders

• Miscellaneous Purchasing (back-up to Erin)

Human Resources: Char Burke
math-hr@math.wisc.edu 

charmarie.burke@wisc.edu 

• Employment Verification (I9s)

• Hiring, Staffing, & Recruitment 

• Payroll

• Benefits & Health Insurance Guidance

• Tuition Remission

• Scholarship & Award Processing

Research Administration: Mark Castillo & Nathan Grosse

mark.castillo@wisc.edu

ngrosse2@wisc.edu 

• Pre-Award: Nathan Grosse

  • Award Set-up

  • Award Acceptance

  • Award Application Assistance

• Post-Award: Mark Castillo

  • Award Management & Compliance 

  • Effort Certification 

  • Award Close-Out

  • Award Reporting  

Information Technology (IT): Sara Nagreen, Henry Mayes & Erik Meitner

nagreen@math.wisc.edu

hmayes@wisc.edu

emeitner@math.wisc.edu 

• Website Management 

• Departmental Listservs

• Department KnowledgeBase (KB) Management 

• Shared Drive Management 

• Technology Equipment Purchases

• Software Needs 

• General Tech Support (Henry Mayes)

• Server Management (Erik Meitner)