The Division of Academic Affairs delivers high-quality academic programs and provides smooth pathways to degree completion.
General Inquiries
provost@ewu.edu
Bekah Bray
Executive Assistant to the Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
220 Showalter Hall
509.359.6139
rbray2@ewu.edu
Leslie Swannack
Administrative Assistant 4
509.359.4675
lswannack@ewu.edu
Jacqueline Coomes, PhD
Vice Provost
509.359.6991
jcoomes@ewu.edu
Paul Weed
Executive Director – Academic Affairs Planning & Budget
509.359.7911
pweed@ewu.edu
Kayleen Zwart, PhD
Vice Provost for Community College Partnerships and Transfer Pathways
509.359.2382
kzwart@ewu.edu
Julia Smith, PhD
Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs
509.359.6014
jsmith4@ewu.edu
Christi Harter, PhD
Assistant Vice President, Professional & Continuing Education
509.359.2449
charter1@ewu.edu
Gina Petrie, PhD
Executive Director, Global
509.359.2331
gpetrie@ewu.edu
Heather Veeder, PhD
Director, Academic Planning and Strategic Academic Operations
509.359.6814
hveeder@ewu.edu
Michelle DenBeste, PhD
Dean – College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
509.359.6992
mdenbeste@ewu.edu
Dawn Lewis-Kinnunen, PhD
Dean – College of Health Science & Public Health
509.838.1348
chsphdean@ewu.edu
Amanda Reedy, PhD
Dean – College of Professional Programs
509.359.4564
areedy@ewu.edu
Jennifer Waldo, PhD
Dean – College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
509.359.5439
jwaldo4@ewu.edu
Sushma Krishnamurthy, PhD
Dean – Graduate Studies & Research
skrishnamurthy1@ewu.edu
Sherry Marlow Ormsby, PhD
Assistant Vice President
509.359.6564
sormsby@ewu.edu
Admir Djulovic
Director, Institutional Research
509.359.6626
adjulovic2@ewu.edu
Tiffany Jones
Associate Director, Assessment
509.359.4843
tjones81@ewu.edu
Erin Avecilla
Compliance Manager
509.359.6344
eavecilla1@ewu.edu
Sragwin Nitturi
Data Consultant 3, Institutional Research
snitturi@ewu.edu
David Leap
Data Consultant 1, Institutional Research
dleap@ewu.edu
Jens Larson
Associate Vice President
509.359.6584
jlarson10@ewu.edu
Vacant
Administrative Officer
509.359.6584
Aimee Pope
Registrar, Records & Registration
509.359.6589
apope6@ewu.edu
Kandi Teeters
Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships
509.359.2314
kteeters@ewu.edu
Jana Jaraysi Alvarez, EdD
Director, Recruitment and Admissions
509.359.2450
jjaraysi@ewu.edu
Michelle Whittingham, PhD
Interim Associate Vice President for Student Success and Retention
509.359.6842
mwhittin@ewu.edu
Neron Thomas
Director, Center for Academic Advising and Retention (CAAR)
509.359.4987
nthomas25@ewu.edu
Rocio Rangel
Director, College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)
509.359.2230
rrangel8@ewu.edu
Gina Gendusa
Director, Eagle Care Network
509.359.4276
rgendusa@ewu.edu
Caroline Dias
Director, Program Leading to University Success (PLUS)
509.359.4574
cdias1@ewu.edu
