Staff Directory

The UNC Charlotte Graduate School serves as the hub of leadership for graduate education and contains four administrative units that include the Dean’s Office, Enrollment Management (marketing/recruitment/admissions/funding), Academic and Student Affairs, and the Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning.

Hours: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
Location: The Graduate School reception desk is located on the first floor of the Reese building.
Phone: (704) 687-5503

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The Graduate School is here to assist you. If you have any questions, please utilize the links and email addresses below:

Contacts for Future Graduate Students

Contacts for Current Graduate Students, Faculty and Staff


Administration

Bill Tolone
Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Office of the Dean

William “Bill” Tolone is the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School at UNC Charlotte. His appointment was approved in December, and he began the role Jan. 1, 2025. Previously, Tolone was an associate dean and professor in the College of Computing and Informatics. An esteemed researcher, Tolone has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed […]

Associate Deans

Katherine Hall-Hertel
Associate Dean
Graduate Academic and Student Affairs
Johnna Watson
Associate Dean
Graduate Enrollment Management and Funding

Assistant Deans

Julie Goodliffe
Assistant Dean for Funding and Research
Graduate Enrollment Management
Jill S. Huerta
Assistant Dean and Director
Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning

Staff

Hannah Adam
Graduate Admissions Counselor
Reese 103C4
Jessica Alston
hadam@charlotte.edu​
Patricia Archilla
Graduate Assistant
Reese 103C2
Ash Bowers
Computing Consultant
Graduate School
Sabrina L. Brown
Director of Graduate Recruitment
Graduate Enrollment Management
Joseph Campos
Assistant Director of Recruitment
Graduate Enrollment Management
Sam Carboni
Director of Marketing and Communications
Graduate Enrollment Management
Cherie Carpenter
Administrative Support Associate
Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management
Aziza Clerk
Admissions and Imaging Specialist
Lauren Coffey
Director of Graduate Academic Services
Graduate Academic and Student Affairs
Laura Crossley
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
Graduate Enrollment Management
Scott Deyo
University Ombuds
Lisa Dorfman-Barry
Application Specialist
Graduate Enrollment Management
Kathy Giddings
Director of Graduate Admissions
Graduate Enrollment Management
Julie Green
Liaison for the Colleges of Business, Education and Health & Human Services
Graduate Academic Affairs
Reese 535
Amara Grier
Funding Analyst​
Megan Himes
Graduate Assistantship Specialist
Graduate Enrollment Management
Miski Homenick
Imaging and Application Specialist
Graduate Enrollment Management
Michelle Hypki
Assistant Director of Graduate Academic Services
Graduate Academic Affairs
Ellie Ivey
Graduate Enrollment Coordinator
Graduate Enrollment Management
Daniel Jones
Customer Service Manager
The Graduate School
Laura Pagani
Student Services Specialist
Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning
Atkins 149D
Laurie Paione
Business Services Coordinator
Joshua Peterson
Project Manager for Strategic Data Initiatives
Graduate Academic and Student Affairs
Linda Plummer
Admissions & Imaging Specialist
Graduate Enrollment Management
Clarissa Ramos
Liaison for the Colleges of Arts + Architecture, Computing and Informatics, Engineering, Science and Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences
Graduate Academic Affairs
Reese 534
Lisa Rasmussen
Graduate Faculty Fellow
Winningham 102A
Christi Skerlak
Executive Assistant to the Dean
Erin Wilhelm
Graduate Assistant
Aura Young
Associate Director for Professional Development & Doctoral Support
Thomas L. Reynolds Center for Graduate Life and Learning