NSHE Personnel
Board Staff
Keri D. Nikolajewski
Interim Chief of Staff
Juiliana Kennedy
Assistant Coordinator
Winter Lipson
Special Assistant & Coordinator
Angela R. Palmer
Special Assistant & Coordinator
Chancellor’s Cabinet
Dale Erquiaga
Chancellor
Crystal Abba
Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff
Andrew Clinger
Chief Financial Officer
Renee Davis
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and Community Colleges
James Martines
Vice Chancellor and Chief General Counsel
Academic and Student Affairs
Renée Davis
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and Community Colleges
Jana Burd
GEAR-UP College Coordinator
Terina Caserto
Senior Analyst
Donna Healy
Executive Assistant
Laura Obrist
Foster Youth Ambassador
Patty Porter
Director, Nevada Office of WICHE
José Quiroga
Research Analyst
David Singleton
Academic and Transfer Policy Analyst
Janet Stake
GEAR-UP Director, Programming and Outreach
Audit
Las Vegas
Joseph Sunbury, CPA*
Chief Internal Auditor
Daisy Cabanillas, CFE
Senior Internal Auditor
Alex Tolliday-Wright, CIA, CISA
Senior IT Auditor
Lauren Tripp, CPA
Internal Audit Manager
*licensed in Ohio
Reno
Scott Anderson
Internal Audit Manager
Debbie Ottaviano
Senior Internal Auditor
Stefania Pacheco, CPA, MAcc
Senior Internal Auditor
Eric Wilber
Senior Internal Auditor
Finance
Andrew Clinger
Chief Financial Officer
Rhett Vertrees
Assistant Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Blodgett
Business Manager
Steve Christensen
Senior Budget Coordinator
Brenda J. Ford, CPA
Accounting Manager
Chris Gaub
SCS Budget and Contract Director Business Manager
Melissa Glenn
Executive Assistant
Michelle Kelley
Director, Retirement Plan Administration
Lisa Schaller
Director of Insurance and Loss Management
Human Resources
Sherry M. Olson
Director of Human Resources
Office of the Chief General Counsel
James Martines
Vice Chancellor and Chief General Counsel
Cathy Bandoni
Legal Assistant
Cindy Hunt
Senior Executive Legal Assistant
Lynda King
Associate General Counsel
Retirement Plan Administration
Michelle Kelley
Director, Retirement Plan Administration
Seresa Greer
Benefits Specialist Business Center North, UNR Human Resources
Julie Konkol
Director, Benefits and HR Operations Business Center South, UNLV Human Resources