Meet the AOAs
AOA Duties & Priorities
AOA responsibilities and priorities include:
o Running the office
o Greeting visitors to the department
o Supplies - Inventory and ordering
o Mail - distribution
o Offices - assisting with assignments, and office moves; arranging for phone set up, work orders etc.
o Student workers – supervising and helping to track time worked
o Providing direct support for Dept Chairs – may include calendar, meetings, schedules, deliverables
o Being familiar with a variety of office software applications, including word processing, email, file management, Interfolio
o Operating office equipment such as printers and copiers.
o Serving as liaison with service and vendor personnel.
o Reporting issues relating to building maintenance.
Departmental initiatives and projects
o Employment searches - setting up Interfolio, handling on-campus interview arrangements
o Senior presentations and projects
o Course scheduling assistance (with department chair and registrar)
o May include planning and budgets
o Scheduling meetings
o Arranging guest speakers—travel, advertising, room reservations, catering
o Field trip planning assistance
· Only after the above priorities are addressed will the AOA have the capacity to assist with individual faculty needs and requests. Such requests may include
o Work related to faculty committee work and deliverables
o Reimbursements for work-related travel
o Purchasing/POs
Academic Office Assistants
Kimberly Carroll
Dance and Movement Studies, Digital Arts, Music
Christine Depasquale
Archaeology, Computer Science, Environmental Studies (SCCT), Geoarchaeology, Geosciences, Jurisprudence, Law & Justice, Neuroscience, Psychology
Shannon Enders
Production Coordinator, Theatre
Meghan Espalin
Africana Studies, American Studies, Classics, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies
Wanda Fuess
Data Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Off-Campus Studies
Joan Kane
Economics, Government, Public Policy, Washington, D.C., Program
Jennifer Luley
Literature and Creative Writing, Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Stacey Manley
Biology, Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Chemical Physics, Chemistry, Physics
Jackie Medina
Art History, and ALEX
Karin Murray
Art Department
Lisa Sonia
East Asian Languages and Literatures, Critical Languages, French and Francophone Studies, German Studies, GRIA, Hispanic Studies, Italian Studies, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Middle East and Islamicate World Studies, Russian Studies
Michele Witt
Anthropology (KJ), Asian Studies, Cinema and Media Studies, Educational Studies, Environmental Studies (KJ) History, Sociology
