NSHE Personnel
Board Staff
Keri D. Nikolajewski
Chief of Staff
Juiliana Kennedy
Assistant Coordinator
Winter Lipson
Special Assistant & Coordinator
Angela R. Palmer
Special Assistant & Coordinator
Chancellor’s Cabinet
Patty Charlton
Chancellor
Daniel Archer
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
James Martines
Vice Chancellor and Chief General Counsel
Chris Viton
Vice Chancellor of Budget and Finance/Chief Financial Officer
Academic and Student Affairs
Daniel Archer
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
Renée Davis
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
Jana Burd
GEAR-UP College Coordinator
Terina Caserto
Senior Analyst
Sarah Echo
SLDS Program Analyst
Donna Healy
Executive Assistant
José Martinez
Director of Institutional Research
Marinela Maskuti
Mental Health Wellness Officer
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
Daisy Cabanillas, CFE
Senior Internal Auditor
Alex Tolliday-Wright, CIA, CISA
IT Audit Manager
Lauren Tripp, CPA
Interim Chief Internal Auditor
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Reno
Debbie Ottaviano
Senior Internal Auditor
Eric Wilber
Senior Internal Auditor
Finance
Chris Viton
Vice Chancellor of Budget and Finance/Chief Financial Officer
Michelle Blodgett
Business Manager
Brenda J. Ford, CPA
Accounting Manager
Christopher R. Gaub, MBA
SCS Budget and Contract Director
Melissa Glenn
Executive Assistant
Robin Hager
Budget Director
Michelle Kelley
Director, Retirement Plan Administration
Natasha Kephart
Principal Budget Analyst
Spencer Lewis
Assistant Director of Risk Management
David Montes
Retirement Plan Coordinator
Stefania Pacheo, CPA, MAcc
Senior Budget Coordinator
Kristi Roberson
Associate Director of Insurance and Worker's Compensation
Lisa Schaller
Chief Risk and Insurance Officer
Rhett Vertrees
Assistant Chief Financial Officer
Human Resources
Sherry M. Olson
Director of Human Resources
Government Affairs
Elizabeth Callahan
Public Information Officer
Office of the Chief General Counsel
James Martines
Vice Chancellor and Chief General Counsel
Cathy Bandoni
Legal Assistant
Lynda King
Associate General Counsel
Carrie Parker
Deputy General Counsel
Retirement Plan Administration
David Montes
Retirement Plan Coordinator
Seresa Greer
Benefits Specialist Business Center North, UNR Human Resources
Michelle Kelley
Director, Retirement Plan Administration
Julie Konkol
Director, Benefits and HR Operations Business Center South, UNLV Human Resources