Staff

Eva Navarijo, Director

Advisor for the following IAS majors: 

• Conservation & Restoration Science
• Earth System Science
• Environmental Science -no longer admitting

The Director of Undergraduate Student Services & Advising oversees the IAS academic advising unit and provides leadership for IAS admissions, enrollment management, and course scheduling. Also advises students pursuing IAS majors to support their intellectual and personal development.
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email IASadv@uw.edu

Eva's bio

Jessica Trenkamp, Senior Academic Advisor

Advisor for the following IAS majors: 

• American & Ethnic Studies
• Culture, Literature & the Arts
• Community Psychology
• Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
• Society, Ethics & Human Behavior

Responsible for providing academic advising to undergraduates in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, as well as assisting in the training of IAS advising staff. Meets individually with students pursuing IAS majors and minors to develop educational plans as well as support students’ intellectual and personal development. Provides information on School and UW policies, procedures and requirements to current students, staff and faculty members.  
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email IASadv@uw.edu

Jessica's bio

Wisam Berry, Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Advisor for the following IAS majors:

• American & Ethnic Studies
• Culture, Literature & the Arts
• Science, Technology & Society

Meets individually with students pursuing IAS majors and minors to develop educational plans as well as support students’ intellectual and personal development. Provides information on School and UW policies, procedures and requirements to current students, staff and faculty members.
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email: IASadv@uw.edu

Wisam's Bio

 Monique Taylor, Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Advisor for the following IAS majors:

• Interdisciplinary Arts
• Media & Communication Studies

Meets individually with students pursuing IAS majors and minors to develop educational plans as well as support students’ intellectual and personal development. Provides information on School and UW policies, procedures and requirements to current students, staff and faculty members.
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email: IASadv@uw.edu

Monique's Bio 

Nhi Tran, Undergraduate Academic Advisor

Advisor for the following IAS majors: 

• Environmental Studies
• Global Studies
• Law, Economics & Public Policy
• Mathematical Thinking & Visualization
• Science, Technology & Society

Meets individually with students pursuing IAS majors and minors to develop educational plans as well as support students’ intellectual and personal development. Provides information on School and UW policies, procedures and requirements to current students, staff and faculty members.  
Phone: 425-352-5350
Email: IASadv@uw.edu

Nhi's Bio

Miriam Bartha, Director
Supervises the IAS Graduate Programs and External Relations. For Graduate Programs, oversees operational plans and stewards program assessment, development, and implementation. For IAS more generally, provides strategic leadership for the development of external relations, staff, and organizational plans.
Phone: 425-352-5427 | Email: MBartha@uw.edu

Miriam's bio

Rachel Foote, Curriculum Planning & Assessment Specialist
Provides data analysis to IAS Faculty, Staff, and Leadership in support of student enrollment, curriculum planning, course staffing, assessment, admissions, and enrollment management.
Phone: 425-352-3280
Email: RFoote@uw.edu

Rachel's bio

 Jung Lee, Assistant Director of Academic Services

Manages the admissions process for IAS undergraduate programs and leads the IAS curriculum planning process. Also coordinates the annual D.C. Seminar on Human Rights and stewards IAS scholarships.
Phone: 425-352-5271  
Email: junglee5@uw.edu

 Jung's bio

Sakara Buyagawan, Program Coordinator
The Program Coordinator for Academic Services plays a vital role in consistent, successful delivery of academic programs for students, including course management, curriculum documentation, admissions processing, time schedule development and maintenance, and front desk operations for our busy advising office.
Phone: 425-352-3576 | Email: sakara04@uw.edu

Sakara's bio

Jennifer Keene, Administrator
Oversees fiscal management, operations, and academic HR and payroll processes.  Performs process improvement, strategic planning, and implementation.  Provides leadership for staff development.  Leads the IAS Operations Team.   
Phone: 425-352-5073 | Email: keenej2@uw.edu

Jennifer's bio

Carmen Staab, Budget and Fiscal Analyst
Monitors spending on all IAS budgets and performs budget reconciliations.  Handles travel funding requests. Maintains an accounting of startup/research, CAWG, and IDISCO funds available to faculty.  Initiates payroll processes, including appointments, FTE changes, leaves, costing allocations, and additional compensation.
Phone: 425-352-3279 | Email: crs6@uw.edu

Grace Ryan, Program Coordinator for Operations and Events
Provides coordination and communications for IAS events, public lectures, and performances, as well as daily operations.  Provides technical support for faculty HR processes such as appointment/reappointment, reviews, and promotion & tenure.  Supports faculty searches, onboarding, and development.
Email: gnryan@uw.edu

Grace's bio

Lauresa Babko, Fiscal Specialist
Processes reimbursements for faculty, staff, and visitors who have out-of-pocket expenses related to travel and other purchases.  Processes and submits payments for invoices and honorarium.  School-level expert for travel and purchasing questions.
Email: iasfacre@uw.edu

Lauresa's bio

Miriam Bartha, Director
Supervises the IAS Graduate Programs and External Relations. For Graduate Programs, oversees operational plans and stewards program assessment, development, and implementation. For IAS more generally, provides strategic leadership for the development of external relations, staff, and organizational plans.
Phone: 425-352-5427 | Email: MBartha@uw.edu

Miriam's bio

Andrew Shinn, Communications and Events Manager
Leads communications strategy and management for IAS. Oversees web development, story development and placement, production of newsletters and promotional materials, and social media for IAS, and evaluates the effectiveness of communications, outreach, and marketing efforts.
Phone: 425-352-3415 | Email: shinn@uw.edu

Andrew's bio

Lisa Olason, Alumni and Community Relations Manager
Manages alumni programming and community engagement for the School of IAS. Her role involves cultivating relationships with IAS constituents which support and strengthen the School of IAS and UW Bothell.
Phone: 425-352-3136 | Email: LOlason@uw.edu

Lisa's bio

Victoria Sprang, Associate Director of Advancement, Advancement and External Relations
Leads the School of IAS efforts to foster deep, coordinated involvement in fundraising and programming to cultivate and nurture positive external relationships that create funding opportunities for the school.
Phone: 425-352-3716 | Email: vsprang@uw.edu

Victoria's bio