Category: Get to Know

Get to Know: Mary Paulauskis, Senior Advisor

Mary Paulauskis (She/Her/Hers) Title: Senior Advisor How long in your current position? How long at the school? One Year/9 years What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance?Students contact me to navigate their plan of study, to find resources to support their progression through the MSW program, and to …

Get to Know: Latoya Kirton, Academic Advisor – Part Time MSW Program

Latoya Kirton (She/her/hers) Title: Academic Advisor – Part Time MSW Program How long in your current position? How long at the school? Almost two years. What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? Advising related questions What’s one effective (or ineffective) strategy you’ve used to work remotely during Covid? …

Get to Know: Peter Doksus, Database Administrator

Peter Doksus (He/Him/His) Title: Database Administrator How long in your current position? How long at the school? 4 years What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? If updates or new functionality is needed in SWIMS (our internal databases). What’s one effective (or ineffective) strategy you’ve used to work …

Get to Know: Michelle Helmer, Part Time MSW Program-Eau Claire Site Director

Michelle Helmer (She/Her/Hers) Title: Part Time MSW Program-Eau Claire Site Director How long in your current position? I have been the Eau Claire Site Director since 2016. How long at the school? Seven years total former role was instructional. What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? As the …

Get to Know: David Barger, Department Manager

David Barger Title: Department Manager How long in your current position? How long at the school? 5.1 years for both. What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? I manage HR, finance, grants, and building issues.  If I can’t help you in those areas I can find someone who …

Get to Know: Emmy Roper, Graduate Coordinator/Enrollment Representative

Emmy (Emmanuelle) Roper (She/Her/Hers) Title: Graduate Coordinator/Enrollment Representative How long in your current position? How long at the school? Six months What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? As the coordinator for the PhD program, I am the admissions contact for prospective students, and student support for current …

Get to Know: Hannah Klusendorf, Academic Advisor

Hannah Klusendorf (She/Her/Hers) Title: Academic Advisor What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? Students, faculty and staff would contact me about student academic needs. These needs may be related to courses, scheduling, grades, class permissions, student progress in classes, as well as anything else related to supporting student …

Get to Know: Niki Kruschke, Administrative Assistant III – Eau Claire Site

Niki Kruschke (She/Her/Hers) Title: Administrative Assistant III – Eau Claire Site How long in your current position? How long at the school? Five years and 15 years with the UW-System. What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? I mostly communicate with faculty and staff about meeting requests, technical …

Get to Know: Eric Jan Seaberg, HR Payroll & Benefit Specialist

Eric Jan Seaberg After five years at the school and eight years at UW–Madison, Eric retires at the end of October. Best of luck, Eric and enjoy your retirement! Title: HR Payroll & Benefit Specialist How long in your current position? How long at the school? Five years in my current position and eight years …

Get to Know: Cindy Waldeck, Recruitment and Awards Specialist

Cindy Waldeck (She/Her/Hers) Title: Recruitment and Awards Specialist How long in your current position? How long at the school? 1 year What are the main reasons students, faculty, or staff would contact you for assistance? I work with prospective Full-Time MSW students, and prospective Social Welfare majors. I also manage the awards and scholarships for …