Chancellor’s Direct Reports List
August 2026
| Ali Abedi | Vice Chancellor for Research and Professor of Electrical Engineering |
| Canan Bilen-Green | Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, Division of Academic Affairs and Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science |
| Amanda Braun | Director of Athletics, Division of Student Affairs |
| Laura Bray | President & CEO, UWM Foundation and President, UWM Real Estate Foundation |
| Dave Clark | Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Division of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of English, College of Letters Science |
| Elizabeth Drame | Special Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Community Empowerment & Institutional Inclusivity and Professor of Teaching and Learning, School of Education |
| John Drevs | Vice Chancellor for Marketing & Communications, Division of Marketing & Communications |
| Keri Duce | Chief Government Relations Officer & Director, External Relations and Government Relations, Office of the Chancellor |
| Kay Eilers | Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management, Division of Academic Affairs |
| Makda Fessahaye | Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Division of Finance and Administrative Affairs |
| Joel Fogelson | Chief Innovation & Partnership Officer, Office of Strategic Partnerships |
| Tina Freiburger | Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology |
| Scott Genung | Associate Vice Chancellor for University Information Technology Services and Chief Information Officer, Division of Finance & Administrative Affairs |
| Tom Gibson | Chancellor and Professor of Administrative Leadership, School of Education |
| Kelly Haag | Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Division of Student Affairs |
| Joan Nesbitt | Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, Division of University Advancement |
| Brian Porter | Dean of the Graduate School, Graduate School |
| John Reisel | Secretary of the University and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Applied Science |
| Jessica Silvaggi | President, UWM Research Foundation |
| Joely Urdan | Chief Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, Division of Finance and Administrative Affairs |
| Chia Vang | Vice Chancellor for Community Empowerment & Institutional Inclusivity, and Professor of History, College of Letters & Science |
| Robin Van Harpen | Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administrative Affairs, Division of Finance and Administrative Affairs |
| Sue Weslow | Chief of Staff to the Chancellor, Office of the Chancellor |
The Chancellor’s Cabinet includes Governance Leads who are listed here separately as the roles, by nature change annually, or at other designated durations.
| Anna Dempsey-Fischer | Chair, Administrative Assistant III, Division of Finance and Administrative Affairs |
| Sierra (SiSi) Lee | President, UWM Student Government, General Business, Pre-Law |
| Wilkistar Otieno | Chair, University Committee; Associate Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; Co-Director (Co-PI), UWM Industrial Assessment Center; Director NSF/S-STEM: Preparing Engineers Computer Scientists |
| Nicole Oswald | Academic Staff Committee Associate Director of Peer Programs, Peer Programs |