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Cassandra Cunningham is the Administrative Assistant – Faculty and Conference Coordinator for the Department of Surgery at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In this role, Cassandra manages the setting-up of all conferences for surgery residents and arranges CME credit for surgery conferences. She also handles faculty appointments and promotions for the Department. […]

Becky Lucke is the associate director of finance for the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Becky works in the Department of Finance and Administration where she oversees the daily operations of the SMHS Finance team and collaborates with UND offices and other primary or service units across campus, including administration, finance, accounting, research […]

Tony Velloza is the new office coordinator for the SMHS Office of the Dean in Grand Forks. Tony serves as the first point of contact for all faculty, students, staff, and the public. Tony will assist with administrative duties, record keeping, and public inquiry correspondence. A native of Orange County, Calif., Tony received his bachelor’s […]

Janet Anderson is the Northwest Clinical Campus Librarian for the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Janet works at the Northwest Campus located in the new Trinity Health building in Minot where she assists UND students and staff, as well as Trinity health providers. Janet is a graduate of Minot State University and received […]

Janet Foerster is the administrative assistant for the Public Health Program in Grand Forks. She will be the first contact for all faculty, students, and staff – and the public. In this role, Janet will assist with administrative duties, record keeping and finance management. After growing up in Crystal, North Dakota, Janet received her business […]

Robin Besse is a senior research analyst at the National Resource Center on Native American Aging (NRCNAA) at the Center for Rural Health (CRH) within the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks. In this role, Robin is responsible for helping to lead and manage research activities, coordinate data collection and analysis, […]

Rachel Chisholm is a laboratory experience manager in the microbiology and anatomy/physiology labs with UND’s Department of Biomedical Sciences. In this role, Rachel is responsible for preparing and teaching microbiology labs. Rachel has a Bachelor of Science degree from UND in fisheries and wildlife biology. Prior to her position at UND, she worked for eight years at […]

Dawne Barwin is an administrative assistant in the Department of Education Resources at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks. Originally from Hastings, Minn., Dawne attended North Dakota State University (NDSU) and UND. She earned a bachelor’s degree in university studies with concentrations in architecture, sociology, and art history from NDSU. […]

Shanshan Gao is the new grants and contracts financial analyst for the Office of Research Affairs at the UND School of Medicine & Health Science (SMHS). Shanshan’s duties include providing proposal assistance, managing grants and contracts accounting/monitoring/close-out/effort certification, ensuring compliance with regulations, preparing reports, and maintaining the SMHS grants management website, as well as completing […]

Andrea Guthridge is an instructional designer for Educational Resources at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Andrea is responsible for curriculum and course design, faculty development, teaching and learning best practices, educational research, and the creation and implementation of digital media in the SMHS Recording Studio. Prior to becoming an instructional designer, Andrea […]

Stacey Lanes is an administrative assistant for the American Indian Collaborative Research Network (AICoRN) Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) at the UND School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is responsible for assisting the AICoRN director and co-director, and also helps with the Dakota Community Collaborative on Translational Activity (DaCCoTA). Stacey is from Grand Forks and […]

Kailey Jerome is a laboratory technician in the Combs Lab at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. In this position, she is responsible for laboratory upkeep, performing experimental techniques, and working with laboratory mice. Kailey attended the University of North Dakota, where she graduated in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring […]

Kay Hager, B.A., B.S.S.W., is the new resource coordinator with the Center for Rural Health (CRH) at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences in Grand Forks. Kay’s main responsibilities fall under the North Dakota Qualified Service Provider (QSP) Hub, where she assists clients and inputs data to help grow the […]

Jeffyvonne Brown is a medical technologist at the UND Center for Family Medicine in Minot. Born and raised in Nassau, Bahamas, she became a certified phlebotomist in 2009, working briefly at Kelso Medical Laboratory, before spending three years at Princess Margaret Hospital. She then moved to Minot, N.D., to earn a bachelor’s degree. She graduated […]

Rhoda Oyewunmi is the new financial analyst at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Rhoda is responsible for accounting management, financial statement reporting, budget oversight and operations, payroll, and other duties. She began her financial career journey by obtaining a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science from the University of Lagos in Nigeria, and […]