Staff

Department Officers

Name	Contact
Andrew Elfenbein Department Chair	elfen001@umn.edu
Dan Philippon Director of Undergraduate Studies	danp@umn.edu
Julie Schumacher Director Creative Writing Program	222 Lind Hall 612-625-0729 schum003@umn.edu
John Watkins Director of Graduate Studies	204 Lind Hall watki005@umn.edu

Name	Contact
Rachel Drake Coordinator of Advising and Undergraduate Studies	227A Lind Hall 612-626-3144 rdrake@umn.edu
Karen Frederickson Graduate Program Coordinator	204 Lind Hall 612-625-3882 frede005@umn.edu
Lauren Heavey Receptionist/Administrative Assistant	227 Lind Hall 612-626-0390 heav0019@umn.edu
Judith Katz CLA Regional Academic Adviser	227 Lind Hall 612-625-9341 katzx015@umn.edu
Brent Latchaw Executive Accounts Specialist	207 Lind Hall 612-624-6069 blatchaw@umn.edu
Pamela Leszczynski Department Administrator	207B Lind Hall 612-625-0550 leszc001@umn.edu
Jess McKenna Coordinator of Instructional Services	207 Lind Hall 612-625-6837 jajoseph@umn.edu
Mariah Schatz Student Administrative Assistant	227 Lind Hall 612-625-4592 englmaj@umn.edu
Terri Sutton Communications Associate	211 Lind Hall 612-626-1528 sutt0063@umn.edu
Caitlin Thompson Executive Administrative Assistant	227B Lind Hall 612-626-7481 thom2141@umn.edu
Holly Vanderhaar Creative Writing Program Coordinator	222 Lind Hall 612-625-4360 vande629@umn.edu