Nelson Administrative Services Team
Administration/finance/HR contacts
Research administration contacts
Administration/finance/HR contacts
Jenna Weidner, Associate Dean for Administration
Provides leadership and oversight for Nelson's Administrative Services, including:
- Human Resources
- Finance/Budgeting
- Workday and Administrative Transformation Program (ATP)
- Research and sponsored programs
- Space management
- Administrative policies and procedures
- General administrative services
Laurel Fletcher, Administrative Specialist
Purchasing, travel, expenses and administration for:
- Center for Climatic Research (CCR)
- Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)
Building Services for:
- The Enzyme Institute - SAGE offices
- AOS (Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences) Building - CCR offices
Jill Capps, Business Services Manager
- Nelson coordinator and lead for business services such as purchasing, travel, account management, payroll, and scholarship processing
- Purchasing, travel, expenses and administration APO
Rebecca Rogers, Budget Planner
- Manages Nelson’s financial transactions, including fund transfers, journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting
- Assists with budget development, budget management, and financial projections
Kate Wodyn, Committee & Project Coordinator
- Committee support (Governance, Executive, Academic Planning Council, WIN)
- Some project management responsibilities
Karlye Wolff-DeZell, HR Manager
- Main point of contact for all HR needs
- Liaison to HR partners in Administrative Services Unit (ASU)
Research administration contacts
Martina Gross, Associate Director of Research Administration
Manages Nelson’s research administration operations, supporting and supervising the research administrators in addition to providing full life-cycle grant management services to Tracey Holloway and Holly Gibbs.
Christy Davidson, Research Administrator
Provides full life-cycle grant management services and support to PIs across the Nelson Institute, but mostly those in CCR and Becky Larson.
Shalini Shatadal, Research Administrator
Provides full life-cycle grant management services and support to PIs across the Nelson Institute, but mostly those in SAGE.
IT support
Daven Howard, GNP IT Technical Support Specialist
- Provides IT support in Computer Sciences Building, which includes Geography, Nelson, and Planning & Landscape Architecture (aka GNP)
- To request support, email the helpdesk at gnp-helpdesk@wisc.edu or go the helpdesk website
J. Park, System Engineer, Enzyme Institute and AOSS
Serves as main point of contact for SAGE/CCR IT support.