Administration & Staff | Department of American Studies

	Patricia Sawin \| Chair, American Studies Email Greenlaw 326
	Dan Cobb \| Associate Chair, American Studies Email Greenlaw 215
	Gabrielle Berlinger \| Director of Graduate Studies, American Studies Email Greenlaw 228
	Tim Marr \| Director of Undergraduate Studies, American Studies Email Greenlaw 416

	Associate Chair for Business Operations Email \| 919-962-5483 Greenlaw 210 Office Hours: by appointments Job Duties: Oversees the fiscal and personnel management for the department. Directs hiring, recruitment, human resources, scheduling, budgeting, & project management, day-to-day functions, and events.
	Cheryl Siler-Jones \| Associate Business Manager Email \| 919-962-6248 Greenlaw 208 Office Hours: M-W, 8 am to 4 pm Th-F by Zoom Job Duties: Manages the Student Services Team (consisting of Graduate Student Services Manager, Departmental Registrar and Undergraduate Student Services Manager, Departmental Program Coordinators for Creative Writing, Writing Program, HHIVE Lab, LMC, Latino/a Studies). Assists Associate Chair of Business Operations with the day-to-day operations of the combined business unit and ensures continuous operation of the business unit in times of increased workload or the absence of the Associate Chair of Business Operations; assists with all matters including human resources, direct hiring, recruitment, scheduling, budgeting, & project management. Oversees hiring of all SHRA and EHRA student hiring; Serves as the Departmental TIM Administrator, Departmental Summer School Manager, Departmental Access Coordinator, Departmental Work Study HR Hiring Manager, and one of the Departmental I-9 Agents.
	Richard Aillen Taylor \| Office Manager Email \| 919-962-2312 Greenlaw 204 Hours: 7:30 am-4:30 pm Job Duties: Oversees front office operations, manages Work-Study students, assists Business Officer with building management project management, and maintains the AMST Website, AMST intranet site, and the ECL intranet site. He also does many day-to-day functions of the Department.
	Robin Samuels \| Accountant Email 919-843-9676 Greenlaw 207-B Hours: 8:00 am-6:30 pm, Mon-Thurs Job Duties: Oversees reimbursements (research, travel, & recruitment), coordinates travel & events, accounting & budgeting for the Department.
	Linda Horne \| Accounting Associate Email \| 919-962-1055 Greenlaw 202 Hours: 7:30 am-12:30 pm, Tues-Fri Job Duties: Prepare and process travel and receipt reimbursements for students and faculty. Advise faculty of accounting regulations and maintain files to track claims. Work with co-workers to ensure all travel and award payments are received and processed. Review and obtain necessary approvals to submit faculty Arts & Sciences Travel requests. Process the receipt and deposit of all incoming checks to appropriate offices.
	Graduate Student Services Manager Email \| 919-962-1454 Greenlaw 204bJob Duties: Serves as 1st point of contact for Graduate Program. Maintains Graduate Database. Handles all Fellowships and Awards. Enroll eligible students in the Graduate Student Health Insurance Program (GShip). Processes Waiver of Hours forms. Processes tuition remissions. Process Admissions and Degree Applications. Process employment/payroll actions and tuition payments for all eligible graduate students who teach or serve in year-long research assistant positions. Handles all ePar processing for hire, SWB, and RWB of TF’s, TA’s, and RA’s. Works with Program Coordinator, Supervisor, and Business Officer to coordinate information needed to communicate during Orientation to all new and returning Grad Students
	Kristin Wisniewski \| Accounting Associate/Administrative Support Specialist Email \| 919-962-6871 Greenlaw 204b Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Job Duties: To assist and be a resource in helping the faculty and students in travel and other finance transactions, to help our team with accounting and budgeting for the departments, and to provide administrative support.
	Blair Killian \| Executive Associate to the Chair, Event Coordinator Email \| 919-962-4061 Greenlaw 202 Job Duties: Executive Associate to the Chair of English & Comparative Literature and the Events Coordinator for the Department. Duties include performing and consulting on scheduling, planning guidelines for new events, events coordination, budgeting, project management, and communications.
	Michael Meznar \| Departmental Registrar and Undergraduate Student Services Manager Email 919-962-5484 Greenlaw 200 Job Duties: Responsible for course maintenance and assignments, classroom scheduling for all undergraduate and graduate courses, registering students after enrollment, course descriptions, collecting syllabi and course evaluations, and assisting students with their schedules.

	Patricia Sawin \| Chair, American Studies Email Greenlaw 326
	Dan Cobb \| Associate Chair, American Studies Email Greenlaw 215
	Gabrielle Berlinger \| Director of Graduate Studies, American Studies Email Greenlaw 228
	Tim Marr \| Director of Undergraduate Studies, American Studies Email Greenlaw 416

	Associate Chair for Business Operations Email \| 919-962-5483 Greenlaw 210 Office Hours: by appointments Job Duties: Oversees the fiscal and personnel management for the department. Directs hiring, recruitment, human resources, scheduling, budgeting, & project management, day-to-day functions, and events.
	Cheryl Siler-Jones \| Associate Business Manager Email \| 919-962-6248 Greenlaw 208 Office Hours: M-W, 8 am to 4 pm Th-F by Zoom Job Duties: Manages the Student Services Team (consisting of Graduate Student Services Manager, Departmental Registrar and Undergraduate Student Services Manager, Departmental Program Coordinators for Creative Writing, Writing Program, HHIVE Lab, LMC, Latino/a Studies). Assists Associate Chair of Business Operations with the day-to-day operations of the combined business unit and ensures continuous operation of the business unit in times of increased workload or the absence of the Associate Chair of Business Operations; assists with all matters including human resources, direct hiring, recruitment, scheduling, budgeting, & project management. Oversees hiring of all SHRA and EHRA student hiring; Serves as the Departmental TIM Administrator, Departmental Summer School Manager, Departmental Access Coordinator, Departmental Work Study HR Hiring Manager, and one of the Departmental I-9 Agents.
	Richard Aillen Taylor \| Office Manager Email \| 919-962-2312 Greenlaw 204 Hours: 7:30 am-4:30 pm Job Duties: Oversees front office operations, manages Work-Study students, assists Business Officer with building management project management, and maintains the AMST Website, AMST intranet site, and the ECL intranet site. He also does many day-to-day functions of the Department.
	Robin Samuels \| Accountant Email 919-843-9676 Greenlaw 207-B Hours: 8:00 am-6:30 pm, Mon-Thurs Job Duties: Oversees reimbursements (research, travel, & recruitment), coordinates travel & events, accounting & budgeting for the Department.
	Linda Horne \| Accounting Associate Email \| 919-962-1055 Greenlaw 202 Hours: 7:30 am-12:30 pm, Tues-Fri Job Duties: Prepare and process travel and receipt reimbursements for students and faculty. Advise faculty of accounting regulations and maintain files to track claims. Work with co-workers to ensure all travel and award payments are received and processed. Review and obtain necessary approvals to submit faculty Arts & Sciences Travel requests. Process the receipt and deposit of all incoming checks to appropriate offices.
	Graduate Student Services Manager Email \| 919-962-1454 Greenlaw 204bJob Duties: Serves as 1st point of contact for Graduate Program. Maintains Graduate Database. Handles all Fellowships and Awards. Enroll eligible students in the Graduate Student Health Insurance Program (GShip). Processes Waiver of Hours forms. Processes tuition remissions. Process Admissions and Degree Applications. Process employment/payroll actions and tuition payments for all eligible graduate students who teach or serve in year-long research assistant positions. Handles all ePar processing for hire, SWB, and RWB of TF’s, TA’s, and RA’s. Works with Program Coordinator, Supervisor, and Business Officer to coordinate information needed to communicate during Orientation to all new and returning Grad Students
	Kristin Wisniewski \| Accounting Associate/Administrative Support Specialist Email \| 919-962-6871 Greenlaw 204b Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm Job Duties: To assist and be a resource in helping the faculty and students in travel and other finance transactions, to help our team with accounting and budgeting for the departments, and to provide administrative support.
	Blair Killian \| Executive Associate to the Chair, Event Coordinator Email \| 919-962-4061 Greenlaw 202 Job Duties: Executive Associate to the Chair of English & Comparative Literature and the Events Coordinator for the Department. Duties include performing and consulting on scheduling, planning guidelines for new events, events coordination, budgeting, project management, and communications.
	Michael Meznar \| Departmental Registrar and Undergraduate Student Services Manager Email 919-962-5484 Greenlaw 200 Job Duties: Responsible for course maintenance and assignments, classroom scheduling for all undergraduate and graduate courses, registering students after enrollment, course descriptions, collecting syllabi and course evaluations, and assisting students with their schedules.