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Connect with ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ through the Professional Associates Liaison Program

The Professional Associates Liaison Program connects Professional Associates (PAs) with ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ faculty, staff, and campus programs to foster meaningful collaboration and support. Each PA has the opportunity to serve as a liaison to an academic department, office, or program—based on shared interests and needs.

As a liaison, a PA builds a working relationship with their assigned department, offering expertise, support, and increased awareness of the broader Professional Associates community. The goal: enhance department effectiveness and help bring ideas to life.

Want to find or request a liaison?

Liaison assignments are listed in each dean’s and vice president’s office. If your department doesn’t yet have a liaison, contact Robert Yearout at yearout@mydurango.net.

College administration

Office/Department/Program Professional Associates Liaison
Board of Trustees
Richard Kaufman, Vice Chair
President, PA, Chuck Carson
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Foundation
Faith Roessel, President
President PA
Office of the President
Dr. Tom Stritikus, President
Vikki Agovino, Executive Assistant
President PA
Office of the Associate Vice President, Diversity Affairs
Diversity Collaborative
Native American Center



Kathy Fine-Dare
Admission Chuck Carson
Athletics Steve Canter, Chuck Carson
International Programs Chuck Carson, Barry Devine
Office of the Provost and VP, Academic Affairs President, PA
Institutional Review Board Dick Mason, Kip Boyd (Board Members)
Advising Chuck Carson
Career & Life Design
Alumni Engagement
Gary Treat
Center of Southwest Studies Dick Mason, Foxie Mason
Accessibility Resource Center
Testing Center
Betsy Peterson
Library Foxie Mason
Teaching & Learning Services
Distance Learning
George Widmeyer, Rich Hoehlein
Writing Center Debby Malcolm
Office of the VP, Institutional Advancement
Melissa Mount, Vice President
 
Office of the VP, Finance & Administration
Steve Schwartz, Vice President
 
Environmental Health & Safety Steve Canter
Dean of Student Engagement

 

Leadership Center Dick Mason
Recreational Services: Outdoor Pursuits Barry Devine


School of Arts and Sciences

Office/Department/Program Professional Associates Liaison
Division of Health Sciences
Dr. Melissa Knight-Maloney, Associate Dean
 
Exercise Science (major) Barry Devine
Public Health (major) Richard Grossman
Division of Sciences, Engineering & Mathematics
Dr. Steven Fenster, Associate Dean
 
Biology (major) Don Bruning, Richard Grossman, Deborah Lycan
Chemistry and Biochemistry Cres Fleming, Deborah Lycan
Physics/Engineering
  Engineering (major)
  Physics (major)
Chuck Carson, Gary Rottman
Chuck Carson
Gary Rottman
Village Aid Project Chara Ragland
Division of Society, Values, Inquiry & Sovereignty
Dr. Justin McBrayer, Associate Dean
 
History (major) Bob Yearout
Philosophy/Political Science
  Philosophy (major)
  Political Science (major)
Dick Mason
Dick Mason
Division of Earth, Culture & Adaption
Dr. Dawn Mulhern
 
Division of Communication, Creativity. & Aesthetics
Dr. Amy Wendland
 
English Department
  Writing (major)
Debby Malcolm
Performing Arts Department
  Music (major)
  Theatre (major)
Judith Reynolds


School of Business Administration

Office/Department/Program Professional Associates Liaison
Elizabeth Cartier, Ph.D., Interim Dean Tom Jones


School of Education

Office/Department/Program Professional Associates Liaison
Chiara Cannella, Ph.D., Interim Dean