Our mission is to provide quality services to our departments, the Medical School, the College of Biological Sciences, and the University of Minnesota.
The BioGen Administrative Center provides administrative services to the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics and the Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development. Finance, human resources, and grant pre-award staff members work in teams to support faculty, staff, and students in these areas.
Administration
- Barbara Royce | BioGen Center Director | 612-301-1652 | [email protected]
- Tori Lafky | Associate Manager for Operations and Communications | 612-624-1749 | [email protected]
- Sarah Thune | Scheduling & Engagement Manager | [email protected]
- Ryan Rehderson | BioGen Space and Facilities Coordinator | 612-626-4841 | [email protected]
Education
- Karen Evans | Graduate Program Coordinator (BMBB) | 612-625-5179 | [email protected]
- Katie Roos | Graduate Program Coordinator (GCD/MCDBG) | 612-624-1780 | [email protected]
- BreAnne Schwinghammer | Academic Coordinator (Undergraduate Programs) | [email protected]
Finance
- Barbara Royce | Finance Director | 612-301-1652 | [email protected]
- Nicole Tomlinson | Finance Manager | 612-624-1756 | [email protected]
- Laura Diedrich | Finance Professional 4 - Team Lead | 612-624-1716 | [email protected]
- Pam Hyser | Financial Analyst | 612-624-1763 | [email protected]
- Kevin Weber | Finance Professional 3 | 612-624-1773 | [email protected]
- Abigail Talapa | Finance Professional 3 | 612-624-1778 | [email protected]
- Nickcole Pederson | Finance Professional 2 | [email protected]
- Lyuda Bak | Finance Professional 2 | 612-626-9585 | [email protected]
- Tamera Hagen | Purchasing Coordinator (GCD) | 612-624-1779 | [email protected]
- Neeta Tejpaul | Purchasing Coordinator (BMBB) | 612-624-1772 | [email protected]
- Emma Hanson | Finance Student Admin | [email protected]
Human Resources
- Mary Belisle | HR Manager (BioGen) | 612-625-3687 | [email protected]
- Laurie O'Neill | Senior HR Business Partner (BioGen) | 612-625-8471 | [email protected]
- Carolyn Rauen | Senior HR Business Partner (MIBAM) | [email protected]
- Anthony Roback | Payroll Manager | 612-301-2472 | [email protected]
Pre-Award
- David Okita | Grants Manager | 612-624-7107 I [email protected]
- Jeff Schaub | Pre-Award Services I 612-385-5643 I [email protected]
- Paulie Garcia | Grants and Contracts Pro 4 Supv | 612-626-6224 I [email protected]
- Vicki Tschida | Grants and Contracts Pro 3 | 612-625-8470 I [email protected]
- Lauren Wieber | Grants and Contracts Pro 2 | 612-626-4987 I [email protected]