MnSCU Chief Academic Affairs Officers – updated 1-8-16
Alexandria Technical and Community
College
Ross Santell
Executive Vice President of Academic and
Student Affairs
1601 Jefferson Street
Alexandria, MN 56308
Phone: (320) 762-4504
Fax: (320) 762-4501
E-mail: rosss@alextech.edu
Support staff: Dana Guse
(320) 762-4496
Central Lakes College
David Hietala
Interim Vice President of Academic and
Student Affairs
501 West College Drive
Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone: (218) 855-8058
Fax: (218) 855-8057
E-mail: dhietala@clcmn.edu
Support staff: Trudy Austin
(218) 855-8059
taustin@clcmn.edu
danag@alextech.edu
Century College
Anoka Technical College
Heidi Haagenson
Interim Vice President for Academic & Student
Affairs
1355 West Hwy 10
Anoka, MN 55303
Phone: (763) 576-4047
Fax: (763) 576-7821
E-mail: hhaagenson@anokatech.edu
Support staff: Margie Schlueter
(763) 433-1119
Michael Berndt
Vice President of Academic Affairs
3300 Century Avenue N
White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Phone: (651) 779-3493
Fax: (651) 779-3417
E-mail: Michael.berndt@century.edu
Support staff: Wendy Schultze
(651) 779-3366
Wendy.Schultze@century.edu
Dakota County Technical College
Margie.schlueter@anokaramsey.edu
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
Deidra A. Peaslee
Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
300 Spirit River Drive
Cambridge, MN 55008
Phone: (763) 433-1829
Fax: (763) 433-1871
E-mail: deidra.peaslee@anokaramsey.edu
Support staff: Valerie Knight
(763) 433-1429
Mike Opp
Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs
1300 145th Street E
Rosemount, MN 55068-2999
Phone: (651) 423-8319
Fax: (651) 423-8547
E-mail: Mike.Opp@dctc.edu
Support staff: Amy Evanson
(651) 423-8269
amy.evanson@dctc.edu
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College
valerie.knight@anokaramsey.edu
Bemidji State University
Martin Tadlock, Ph.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
1500 Birchmont Drive NE, #3
Bemidji, MN 56601-2699
Phone: (218) 755-2015
Fax: (218) 755-2455
E-mail: mtadlock@bemidjistate.edu
Support staff: Diane Backer
(218) 755-3999
Don Carlson
Vice President for Academic Affairs
2101 14th Street
Cloquet, MN 55720
Phone: (218) 879-0878
Fax: (218) 879-0728
E-mail: dcarlson@fdltcc.edu
Support staff: Mary Soyring
(218) 879-0811
msoyring@fdltcc.edu
dbacker@bemidjistate.edu
Please send corrections to: shelly.heller@so.mnscu.edu
Last update: January 8, 2016
MnSCU Chief Academic Affairs Officers – updated 1-8-16
Lake Superior College
Michael Seymour
Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
2101 Trinity Road
Duluth, MN 55811
Phone: (218) 733-7628
E-mail: michael.seymour@lsc.edu
Support Staff: Kirsten Bowman
(218) 733-6923
Hennepin Technical College
Lisa Larson
Vice President of Academic and
Student Affairs
13100 College View Drive
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Phone: (952) 995-1400
Fax: (952) 995-1365
E-mail: lisa.larson@hennepintech.edu
Support staff: Dawn Peterson
(952) 995-1401
Kirsten.bowman@lsc.edu
dawn.peterson@hennepintech.edu
Mesabi Range College
Carol Helland
Provost/Chief Academic Officer
1001 West Chestnut Street
Virginia, MN 55792
Phone: (218) 749-7715
E-mail: c.helland@mesabirange.edu
Support Staff: Sharon Haavisto
(218)749-7786
s.haavisto@mesabirange.edu
Hibbing Community College
Michael Raich, Ph.D.
Provost/Chief Academic Officer
1515 East 25th Street
Hibbing, MN 55746
Phone: (218) 262-6702
Fax: (218) 262-6717
E-mail: michaelraich@hibbing.edu
Support staff: Sandy Ongaro
(218) 262-6715
Sandra.ongaro@hibbing.edu
Inver Hills Community College
Christina Royal, Ph.D.
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
2500 80th Street East
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076-3224
Phone: (651) 450-3618
Fax: (651) 450-3679
E-mail: croyal@inverhills.edu
Support staff: Judy LeMire
(651) 450-3386
jlemire@inverhills.edu
Itasca Community College
Bart Johnson
Interim Dean of Academic Affairs
1851 East Highway 169
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Phone: (218) 322-2388
Fax: (218) 322-2466
e-mail: bart.johnson@itascacc.edu
Support staff: Cricket Guyer
(218) 322-2400
Cricket.guyer@itascacc.edu
Metropolitan State University
Virgina Arthur, J.D.
Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs
700 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55106
Phone: (651) 793-1920
Fax: (651) 793-1925
E-mail:
Ginny.arthur@metrostate.edu
Support staff: Elise Hanson
(651) 793-1921
elise.hanson@metrostate.edu
Minneapolis Community & Technical
College
Gail O’Kane, Ph.D.
Vice President Academic Affairs
1501 Hennepin Avenue, Room K-2100
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: (612) 659-6299
Fax: (612) 659-6310
E-mail: gail.okane@minneapolis.edu
Support staff: Jill Bremel
(612) 659-6126
Jill.Bremel@minneapolis.edu
Please send corrections to: shelly.heller@so.mnscu.edu
Last update: January 8, 2016
MnSCU Chief Academic Affairs Officers – updated 1-8-16
Minnesota West Community & Technical
College
Minnesota State College--Southeast
Technical
Jeff Williamson, Ed.D.
Provost
1450 Collegeway
Worthington, MN 56187
Phone: (507) 372-3408
Fax: (507) 372-5803
E-mail: jeff.williamson@mnwest.edu
Support staff: Suzanne Iverson
(507) 372-3464
suzanne.iverson@mnwest.edu
Leslie Bleskachek
Vice President for Academic Affairs
308 Pioneer Road
Red Wing, MN 55066
Phone: (651) 385-6304
Fax: (651) 385-7717
E-mail: lbleskachek@southeastmn.edu
Support staff: Mary Donlin
(507) 453-1479
mdonlin@southeastmn.edu
Minnesota State Community & Technical
College
Carrie Brimhall, Ph.D.
Chief Academic Officer/Vice President
1900 28th Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56560
Phone: (218) 736-1504
Fax: (218) 736-1521
E-mail: Carrie.Brimhall@minnesota.edu
Support staff: Marcia Goodyear
(218) 299-6503
marcia.goodyear@minnesota.edu
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Marilyn J. Wells, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs
315 Wigley Administration Center
Mankato, MN 56001
Phone: (507) 389-1333
Fax: (507) 389-5859
E-mail: marilyn.wells@mnsu.edu
Support staff: Kim Krueger
(507) 389-1334
Kim.krueger@mnsu.edu
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Joseph Bessie
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic
Affairs
1104 Seventh Avenue South
Moorhead, MN 56563
Phone: (218) 477-2415
Fax: (218) 477-4324
E-mail: joseph.bessie@mnstate.edu
Support staff: Mary O’Reilly-Seim
(218) 477-2415
seimma@mnstate.edu
Normandale Community College
Julie Guelich
Vice President for Academic Affairs
9700 France Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone: (952) 358-8156
Fax: (952) 358-8555
E-mail: julie.guelich@normandale.edu
Support staff: Liz Wilson
(952) 358-8809
Liz.wilson@normandale.edu
North Hennepin Community College
Landon Pirius
Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
7411 85th Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Phone: (763) 424-0712
Fax: (763) 493-0929
E-mail: lpirius@nhcc.edu
Support staff: ncarlson@nhcc.edu and
kfabozzi@nhcc.edu
(763) 493-0597
Northland Community & Technical College
Campuses at East Grand Forks and Thief River Falls
Carey Castle
Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
1101 Highway One East
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
Phone: (218) 683-8612
Fax: (218) 683-8981
E-mail: carey.castle@northlandcollege.edu
Support staff: Rosie Gustafson
(218) 683-8748
rosemary.gustafson@northlandcollege.edu
Please send corrections to: shelly.heller@so.mnscu.edu
Last update: January 8, 2016
MnSCU Chief Academic Affairs Officers – updated 1-8-16
Northwest Technical College-Bemidji
Robert Griggs
Interim Dean
905 Grant Avenue SE
Bemidji, MN 56601
Phone: (218) 333-6613
Fax: (218) 333-6695
E-mail: Robert.Griggs@ntcmn.edu
Support staff: Doreen Kuhrke
(218) 333-6611
doreen.kuhrke@ntcmn.edu
Pine Technical and Community College
Joan Bloemendaal-Gruett, Ed.D.
Dean of Academic Affairs
900 4th Street SE
Pine City, MN 55063
Phone: (320) 629-5116
Fax: (320) 629-5101
E-mail: BloemendaalGruettj@pine.edu
Support staff: Kathy Anderson
(320) 629-5131
andersonk@pine.edu
Riverland Community College, A Technical
& Community College
Mary Davenport, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic and Student
Affairs
1900 8th Avenue NW
Austin, MN 55912
Phone: (507) 433-0530
Fax: (507) 434-7381
E-mail: mary.davenport@riverland.edu
Support staff: Holly Sherman
(507) 433-0825
holly.sherman@riverland.edu
Rochester Community and Technical
College
Greg Mosier
Vice President of Academic Affairs
851 30th Avenue SE
Rochester, MN 55904-4999
Phone: (507) 285-7256
Fax: (507) 285-7108
E-mail: greg.mosier@rctc.edu
Support staff: Deb Ellsworth
(507) 285-7292
Rainy River Community College
deb.ellsworth@rctc.edu
Carol Helland
Chief Academic Officer
1501 Highway 71
International Falls, MN 56649
Phone: (218) 285-2202
Fax: (218) 285-2239
E-mail: carol.helland@rainyriver.edu
Support staff: Tammy Wood
(218) 285-2204
St. Cloud State University
tammy.wood@rainyriver.edu
Ridgewater College, A Community &
Technical College
Ashish Vaidya
Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs
720 4th Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4408
Phone: (320) 308-3143
Fax: (320) 308-5292
E-mail: akvaidya@stcloudstate.edu
Support staff: Greta Abel
(320) 308-4909
gmabel@stcloudstate.edu
Betty Strehlow, Ph.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs and
Student Services
2101 15th Avenue NW
Willmar, MN 56201
Phone: (320) 222-5203
Fax: (320) 222-5212
E-mail: betty.strehlow@ridgewater.edu
Support staff: Lisa Setrum
(320) 222-7607
lisa.setrum@ridgewater.edu
St. Cloud Technical & Community College
Margaret (Peg) Shroyer, Ed.D.
Vice President of Academic Affairs
1540 Northway Drive
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: (320) 308-5030
Fax: (320) 308-5568
E-mail: PShroyer@sctcc.edu
Support staff: Tom Erickson
(320) 308-5994
terickson@sctcc.edu
Please send corrections to: shelly.heller@so.mnscu.edu
Last update: January 8, 2016
MnSCU Chief Academic Affairs Officers – updated 1-8-16
Saint Paul College, A Community &
Technical College
Kelly Murtaugh, CAO
Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs
235 Marshall Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102
Phone: (651) 846-1363
Fax: (651) 846-1451
E-mail: Kelly.murtaugh@saintpaul.edu
Support staff: Bonnie Shoebottom
(651) 846-1361
bonnie.shoebottom@saintpaul.edu
Winona State University
Patricia L. Rogers
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Winona Campus
211 Somsen Hall
175 W. Mark Street
PO Box 5838
Winona, MN 55987
Phone: (507) 457-5010
Fax: (507) 457-5586
E-mail: progers@winona.edu
Support staff: Julie Lutz
(507) 457-5012
jlutz@winona.edu
South Central College
Susan Tarnowski, Ph.D.
Vice President of Student and Academic Affairs
1920 Lee Boulevard
North Mankato, MN 56003
Phone: (507) 389-7228
Fax: (507) 388-9951
E-mail: susan.tarnowski@southcentral.edu
Support staff: Mary Hutchens
(507) 389-7210
mary.hutchens@southcentral.edu
Southwest Minnesota State University
Dwight C. Watson
Provost/Vice President for Academic & Student
Affairs
1501 State Street
Marshall, MN 56258
Phone: (507) 537-6246
Fax: (507) 537-6241
E-mail: Dwight.watson@smsu.edu
Support staff: Chris Anderson
(507) 537-6246
Jeanine Gangeness
Associate Vice President for Academic AffairsRochester
Rochester Campus
859-30th Avenue SE
Rochester, MN 55904
Phone: (507) 285-7139
Fax: (507) 285-7175
E-mail: jgangeness@winona.edu
Support Staff: Brenda Phillips
(507) 285-7139
bphillips@winona.edu
Chris.Anderson@smsu.edu
Vermilion Community College
Shawn Bina
Provost & Chief Academic Officer
1900 East Camp Street
Ely, MN 55731
Phone: (218) 235-2170
Fax: (218) 235-2173
E-mail: s.bina@vcc.edu
Support staff: Michelle Zupancich
(218) 235-2169
m.zupancich@vcc.edu
Please send corrections to: shelly.heller@so.mnscu.edu
Last update: January 8, 2016