VPFA Employee Spotlight

The Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration (VPFA) and its units include a broad portfolio of administrative units that directly serve and support all aspects of campus life. In an attempt to highlight our diverse group of employees and the various jobs they do, we are spotlighting people from across the portfolio.

White woman with long brown hair, wearing a white collared shirt and blue blazer smiles at the camera

Elisabeth Howe: Finding opportunities for growth in UO Payroll

Business Affairs Payroll Services: Payroll Operations Manager

Man with short black hair and sunglasses wearing a grey T-shirt; behind him are sunlight, grass, bushes, and trees.

Alonzo Costilla: Part of a small but mighty team

Print Services: Printing Trades Specialist

African man with greying beard and short hair looks calmly at the camera; he is wearing a blue collared short and a UO Facilities Services vest

Morie Conteh: Full Steam Ahead

CPFM Facilities Custodial Services: Day Shift Custodian

Young Indian man with black haer and wearing a grey hoodie. Green grass and a tent-like structure behind him.

Anupam Katkar: Understanding Technology Through Projects, and Life Through Animals

Information Services PPMO: Enterprise IT Project Manager

Young white woman with long light brown hair sits astride a chair facing the camera; she is wearing a pink, blue, red, and purple jacket and black trousers

Lindsey Salfran: Dance, wine, and safety - How I ended up at UO

Safety and Risk Services: Executive Assistant and Incident Management Team (IMT) Planning Chief

White man with glasses and a grey shirt stands in front of pipes (inside the central power station)

Paul Langley: An exciting career path from the navy to the university

CPFM Utilities and Energy: Associate Director of Utilities Operations

Woman with long brown hair and glasses smiles. She is leaning against a tree; grass, trees, and a walkway visible behind.

Mary Studebaker-Reed: A winding career path from coast to coast

External Relations Administrative Services (ERAS): Payroll Specialist

White man with short brown hair, moustache and beard and glasses looks comfortably at the camera. He has a brown sweater on and there is blurred greenery behind him.

Jeremy Clothier: Changing fields, consistent goals

Administrative Services - Provost's Administrative Services Team: Program Support Specialist

White woman with red hair looks down at the camera; she is leaning her chin on a black cat

Jyllian Martini: From the Middle Ages to the 21st Century

Information Services User Support Services (USS): Systems Administrator

Two sets of legs and feet crossed and up on table; one set in pink sneakers, the other set in brown boots; a potted plant in the background

Hutson and Russell: Putting the H & R in HR

Sue Russell, Director, HR Community of Practice & Louise Hutson, HR Administrative Assistant

Light-skinned woman with gray hair and a sleeveless blue floral top stands with her arm on a wire fence; behind her are lush green hills and a cascading waterfall; gray skies overhead.

Jallene Cammack: From EMU fry cook to Business Affairs Accountant—over 40 years at the UO

Business Affairs: Accountant

White woman with shoulder length blonde hair looks into the camera; she is wearing a purple OR22 top; behind her are green grass and green trees

Linda Miller: Ready for the next chapter

CPFM Facilities: Custodial Program Assistant

Justin Ambron practicing Lyra at Bounce Gymnastics--figure suspended in a hoop hanging above a thick, blue gymnastics mat

Justin Ambron: Commitment to communication, people, & IT

Information Services: IT Consultant

White man with short light brown hair, beard with hints of grey, a moustache and glasses; wearing a light burgundy collared shirt; white background; smiles into camera

Josh Kashinsky: Buses, bike share, e-scooters, e-bikes, and more!

Transportation Services: Active Transportation Coordinator

Asian woman with black hair past her shoulders smiles at the camera; she is holding a drink; in the background is a coffee shop converted from an old bus stop

Daisy Wu: From Mainland China and Hong Kong to UO; continuing her passion in people and recruitment

FASS-HR: Recruitment Specialist

White woman with short grey hair, black rimmed glasses, wearing a light grey collared O Facilities Services, short-sleeved shirt smiles into the camera; behind her is a tree with leaves casting dappled shadows on an exterior wall

Judy Haines: From taking care of children to taking care of buildings!

CPFM Facilities Custodial Services: Swing Shift Custodian

White man with brown hair, beard, and moustache, black cap and "O" Facilities Services vest smiles broadly into the camera; arms folded; class doors and windows and big yellow O behind him

Andrew Sechrist: Custodian, musician and linguist, with a touch of tooth fairy

CPFM Facilities Custodial Services: Swing Shift Custodian

Woman with pale complexion, short grey hair, brown hat and purple jacket; holding a pair of binoculars; grass, trees, and a bush behind her

Laurie Graham: Focusing on the research and safety of all UO labs

Safety and Risk Services Environmental Health and Safety: Biosafety Officer and Laboratory Safety Manager

White man with short brown hair, ginger moustache and short beard and wearing a black T-shirt looks at the camera; white background

James Ingalls: Focusing on safety and security—from email to the ski slopes and beyond

Information Services Security Office: IT Security Analyst

Woman with long dark hair and olive skin sits on a low wall with her 6-year-old daughter at left and 11-year-old son at right; sea and sand visible behind them

Daisy Rogers: Making time for work, kids, Ducks, Ems, and the outdoors

Office of Institutional Research: Research Analyst

Young white man with short dark hair, moustache, and short beard holds a small baby wrapped in green

Kiles White: Growing into a leader within Utilities & Energy

CPFM Utilities and Energy: Lead Co-Generation Engineer

Young Asian man with dark hair, dark glasses, and a light collared shirt stands on a balcony--blue skies, clouds, green hills and trees behind

Tang Tumbahangphe: From Bhadrapur, Nepal to Eugene, Oregon—with a whole host of experiences along the way

Human Resources - Talent Acquisition: Recruitment Specialist

Young white man with short blond hair, blue eyes, collared white shirt, black jacket and sunglasses on his shirt; corsage on his right lapel

Justin Becker: Have you tried turning it off and back on again?

Information Services Enterprise Systems: Systems Infrastructure Specialist

Smiling white man with brown hair, beard and mustache; wearing a checkered blue-white collared shirt; greenery blurred in the background

Jesse Williams: Serving in Azerbaijan, Lane County, and at the UO

Business Affairs Treasury Operations: Analyst

Man with long brown hair, floral shirt, jeans, and hand on his hip leans on the shoulder of a statue--of a sage with a long grey beard and staff. Flowers visible behind the man.

Dan Carpenter: A view from the night

CPFM Facilities Custodial Graveyard Shift: Custodian

Young woman with long dark hair, wearing a sundress; next too her a young man with a cropped beard and sunglasses in a collared, short-sleeve shirt

Jenna Montes: Keeping the wheels turning at Olum

Vivian Olum Child Development Center: Office Specialist

Man with short brown hair and woman with shoulder-length brown hair smile in front of Crater Lake (blue sky, blue water, crater edge in background)

Billy Ray: Thriving on making people’s jobs easier

Information Services: Analyst Programmer

Woman with long brown hair sits in a chair; desk and computer behind her; holding a garden gnome

Rebecca Lucas: Relocated to Oregon and never looked back

FASS Mail Services: Mail Services Coordinator

Left: Man with red hair, moustache and beard; Right: woman with short blonde hair and a blue dress; middle: two young girls with dark hair; balloons in the background

Melinda Seeley: Building relationships and community

CPFM Campus Planning: Real Estate Property and Leasing Specialist

Woman with long black hair and folded arms, wearing black pants and a grey t-shirt that reads "Beacons XC & track", smiles in front of a yellow background

Jasmine Lay: From Bushnell student-athlete to UO Community Service Officer

Jasmine Lay: Community Service Officer

Woman with shoulder length blonde hair and glasses smiles at the camera; beige background

Judy Peters: Making a positive difference at work and in life

CPFM Facilities: Work Control Program Assistant

Smiling woman crouching at back two small children stand in front of her; waterfall cascades in the background

Brittany Jayne: Hiking, HR, and Higher Education

Human Resources: Employee and Labor Relations

Blonde-haired woman with glasses (front), man with beard and mustache (top right), small children with sandy hair (top right)

Brooke Millett: Embodying the joys of accounting, travel planning, and teaching

BAO Travel: Travel Program Technician

Smiling woman with dark and purple hair smiles at the camera with her head tilted down to the right

Amy Gurley: Leading with kindness in IT

FASS IT: Operating Systems/Network Analyst

Morgan Driggs smiles at the camera; Morgan has short red hair, black-rimmed glasses, a collared shirt and sweater; there is a beige wall behind Morgan

Morgan Driggs: Who ya gonna call?

CPFM Facilities: Work Control: Work Control Program Assistant

Woman in glasses and woolen hat; dog peeking out of her blue jacket; snowy landscape in background

Lisa Taylor: Risk assessment and problem solving, with a side of creativity

Safety and Risk Services Risk Management and Insurance: Insurance and Claims Manager

Man with short grey hair and dark blue shirt smiles broadly in front of greenery

Ken Straw: The end of one chapter and the start of another

CPFM Facilities: Manager of the Mechanical and Plumbing Shop

Man with glasses, a moustache and closely cropped beard, and a checkered shirt looks straight at the camera

Trey Stanton: Taking ideas and putting them into print

Print Services: Digital Print Technician

Side view of a man wearing a baseball hat and black jacket playing a five-string banjo

George Helbing: Reasonable, responsible, respectful, and more

Institutional Research: Senior Institutional Research Analyst for Financial Systems

Woman with brown hair laughs next to The Duck, the UO mascot

Kristy Larson: A Double Duck who found her work-life balance at Olum

Vivian Olum Child Development Center: Enrollment and Operations Coordinator

Man with brown hair, beard, mustache, and wearing a grey cap smiles at the camera.

Donny Addison: Loving the outdoors leads to a career spent protecting it

CPFM Facilities Environmental Services: Solid Waste Program Manager

Blonde-haired woman in a light green shirt smiles; Oregon Duck memorabilia behind her.

Dee Rawson: Helping units, meeting people, and making time to volunteer

Human Resources Operations: Senior HR Specialist

Man with glasses and a green shirt smiles next to a small child with glasses and a white shirt

Joseph Muennich: Helping people use technology to make their UO work easier

Business Affairs Information Services: Analyst/Programmer

Man with beard and cap smiles at right of image; woman with sunglasses on her head smiles to the left

Justin White: Creating the map to innovation

Safety and Risk Services Location Innovation Lab (Campus GIS & Mapping): Senior Developer

Woman with brown hair smiles in front of Christmas decorations

Melanie Jackson: “Building” a Capital Project Career at UO

CPFM Design and Construction: Accountant for Capital Projects

Smiling seated man with glasses, wearing a blue button-down shirt, holding a tea cup

Alex Milshtein: A journey from UO student to UO professional

Transportation Services: Office Specialist

Woman with shoulder-length broth hair and a silver necklace smiles at the camera

Valerie Mickelson: Changing paths, Christmas movies, and famous Chex Mix

Finance and Administration Shared Services: Accountant

Man and small child smile at the camera

Nicholas Grant: From lumberjack to lumber "quack"

CPFM Facilities Custodial Services: Custodial Operations Supervisor

Woman with short brown hair, sunglasses, long-sleeved shirt and life jacket smiles; background is calm water, blue skies, and green trees

Joanie O’Brien: A woman in power (plants)

CPFM Central Power Station: Co-Generation Engineer

Woman with dark hair and black-rimmed glasses looks at the camera in an office environment

Kate Thompson: A career in transportation, tuition, and taxes

Business Affairs Student Billing/Accounts Receivable: Program Technician

Woman with long brown hair & man with short blond hair above a green hill and blue ocean

Jove Rousseau: From cracking coconuts in Costa Rica to collaborating and solving problems at the UO

Office of the VPFA: Operations and Executive Assistant

Man with sunglasses, red shirt, and brown Columbia sweatshirt in the sun with body of water behind

Terry Allen: From avionics to university IT support

VPFA Information Technology Services: IT Consultant

Woman in an office setting looks smilingly at camera

Crystal Farset: Helping university employees on the path to retirement

Human Resources: Retirement Plans Management: Retirement Benefits Coordinator

A woman with silver hair and glasses holds a stuffed toy chicken

Katy Hatfield: A career supporting education

Human Resources: Retirement Plans Management: Benefits Analyst

Bearded man in black rimmed-glasses looks cheerily at the camera; he is wearing a purple sweater and green-gold-purple beads

Jay Butler: Rights, retirement, payroll, and live music

Business Affairs Payroll Services: Retirement Payroll Specialist

Woman wearing a safety vest, glasses, and a hard hat--the hard hat reads "O Design and Construction"

Wanita Tiburcio: Building bonds and retaining records for campus construction

CPFM Design and Construction: Records Coordinator

At right: dark-haired man smiles at the camera; at left: the UO duck in Santa attire

Grant Keeney: Serving campus with Class and Comp

Human Resources Classification and Compensation: Classification and Compensation Analyst

Man in a UO Ducks shirt and jeans sits in an over-sized arm chair looking left

Rob Hawthorne: Creative process and service to the community

Print Services: Campus Copy supervisor

Woman with black jacket and glasses smiles next to a girl in pink; snowy background

Jill Ritz: Helping put together the pieces of the UO puzzle

Business Affairs General Accounting Office: Accountant

Woman in a brown coat smiles on the side of a hiking trail, a medium brown-and-white dog in her arms

Mary Kay Fullenkamp: Collaborating across campus to support privacy

Safety and Risk Services: HIPAA and Privacy Officer

Smiling man wearing a cap and sunglasses holds a sign saying: California/Oregon border

Theo Davis: Many trails led to a career with UO Design and Construction

CPFM Design and Construction: Project Manager

Man with dark hair and red-rimmed glasses in a blue Burberry t-shirt.

Kenny Ly: Helping people navigate protected leave

Human Resources Programs and Services: Medical Leaves Coordinator

Woman with long sandy blonde hair in a black t-shirt. Red brick and green leaves.

Carol Terry: Promoting nature and nurture at the Vivian Olum Center

Vivian Olum Child Development Center: Teacher

At left: A woman with her hair tied back and glasses smiles at the camera; at right a bearded man wearing a Ducks cap and sunglasses smiles; in the background is blue.

Donna Sutton Chittenden: Supporting the UO's mission for over 30 years

Budget and Resource Planning: Program Manager and Fee Book Administrator

A man and a woman in sunglasses, shirts, shorts, lifejackets and caps sit in an inflatable boat on the river; between them is a small child with a lifejacket; all are looking at the camera; a paddle is behind them

Nate Ferguson: Diverse skills in environmental science

Safety and Risk Services Environmental Health and Safety: Building Environmental Sciences Technician

Man in a grey suit sits on a couch with his hands together, smiling at the camera

Alex Koleber: Former intern drums up energy savings at UO power station

CPFM Central Power Station: Energy Specialist

Woman with short hair, glasses, a white shirt and blue jean jacket stands smiling at left; at right seated next to her is a man with a moustache

Randi Schmechel: Alaska roots planted firmly in Oregon

Human Resources Operations: Human Resources Information System Data Analyst

Man with a ball cap and glasses rows a boat in a river; raging waters and green trees in the background.

Billy Pruitt: Serving his community at work and home

Transportation Services: UO Access Shuttle Operator

A shorter woman with long blond hair looks up at a taller woman with shoulder-length red hair; both are wearing glasses and holding bouquets; behind them is a beautiful coastal scene

Cathy McDermond: Crediting collaborative co-workers

Business Affairs Payroll: Payroll Accountant

A man wearing a black shirt with a "UO fire marshal 2014" patch smiles at the camera

Zach Earl: Bringing firefighting experience to fire risk management at the UO

Safety and Risk Services: Environmental Health and Safety Department: Fire Protection Systems Manager

A woman with blonde hair framing her face smiles at the camera; she is wearing a green top and grey jacket

Sarah Stoeckl: Focusing on higher education, sustainability, and environmental issues

CPFM Office of Sustainability: Program Manager

A woman with dark hair and a pink shirt smiles at the camera; green foliage if visible in the background

Yen-Chu Huberd: Exciting opportunities in finance, from Taiwan to the UO

Finance and Administration Shared Services (FASS): Financial Manager

A woman with a yellow ribbon in her long, blonde hair smiles on the left of the photo; on the right, next to her is a man wearing a UO shirt, also smiling

Heather Larson: Building a career in HR

Human Resources Service Center: Lead HR Specialist

A man with glasses stands in a sunny, green yard holding a small child

C.J. Nelson: Proud to serve around the world and at the UO

Business Affairs: Communications Scheduler for the AVP

A police officer in uniform, wearing badge that reads POLICE OFFICER, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, looks through sunglasses at the camera

Geri Brooks: From stay-at-home mom to UO police officer

University of Oregon Police Department: Police Officer

A man stands in a classroom setting holding a broom

Mario Perez: Embracing a low-stress work environment

Campus Planning and Facilities Management - Facilities Services: Custodian

A woman with long hair smiles at the camera; green foliage visible in the background

Emily Eng: Overseeing land use and transportation planning for the UO

CPFM Campus Planning Office: Senior planner 

A man with a mustache and beard faces the camera; a small child sleeps on his right shoulder

Richard Vaughan: Attitude goes a long way

CPFM Facilities Services: General Maintenance Mechanic

A woman with glasses and a red sweater smiles at the camera

Carrie Jones: Valuing a good work ethic

CPFM Facilities Services: Custodian on swing shift

A man with glasses and a mustache sits in an office environment with folders, boxes, and computer screens behind him

David Amundson: Managing the allocation of space

CPFM Campus Planning: Planning Associate - Space Analyst

A man with glasses and a goatee sits at a desk; papers are filed on the wall behind

Rick Tabor: Positive attitude and a sense of humor

CPFM Utilities and Energy: Utilities Electrical Superintendent