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Staff
Looking for a specific staff member? A staff directory appears below.
General Contact Information
Phone (202) 737-5900
Fax (202) 737-5526
Ground mail
American Association of University Professors
1133 Nineteenth St., NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
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If you don't know how to direct your message, send it to our general mailbox and it will be forwarded to the appropriate person.
For questions about membership or help joining: rlewis@aaup.org.
If you have an academic freedom, tenure, due process, or governance problem on your campus: academicfreedom@aaup.org. But before you write, please see our Resources on Academic Freedom.
For general legal information, contact legal.dept@aaup.org. (Please note that the AAUP legal office is counsel to the organization and cannot provide legal representation to individual faculty members). For attorney referrals, please contact attorneyreferral@aaup.org.
To contact Academe, the AAUP magazine: academe@aaup.org.
For subscription issues or to order a publication: rlewis@aaup.org.
Advertising information: Kelsey Ohle.
If you're interested in organizing an AAUP chapter: organizing@aaup.org.
If you are a reporter who needs information: aaup-news@aaup.org.
If you have a question about this website or would like to report a problem: communications@aaup.org. Please note: If you are a participant in the faculty compensation survey and have a question or a web-related problem: aaupfcs@aaup.org.
The AAUP receives hundreds of inquiries on work-related issues. We've compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions. If you can't find your answer there, please also consult our issues section.
If you are a participant in the faculty compensation survey and have a question: aaupfcs@aaup.org. For research inquiries not related to the compensation survey: research@aaup.org.
A number of AAUP chapters and state conferences employ staff. These field staff have formed the Field Staff Association, which meets at the June Annual Meeting. Learn more about the Field Staff Association and for resources for field staff.
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Staff Directory
Except as noted, all telephone extensions can be reached by first dialing (202) 737-5900.
Office of the Executive Director
Julie Schmid, Executive Director
Kathleen Dawson, Executive Assistant, ext. 3644
Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, & Governance
Gregory Scholtz, Director
Anita Levy, Senior Program Officer
Hans-Joerg Tiede, Senior Program Officer
Donna Banks, Program Coordinator, ext. 3624
Department E-mail: academicfreedom@aaup.org
Department of Development
Edward D'Antoni, Director, ext. 3647
Department of External Relations
Gwendolyn Bradley, Director
Michael Ferguson, Managing Editor, Academe, ext. 3642
Mariah Quinn, Digital Organizer, (631) 533-5437
Laura Markwardt, Media and Communications Strategist, ext. 3635
Kelly Hand, Communications Assistant, ext. 3648
Department of Finance and Administration
For membership-related questions, please e-mail rlewis@aaup.org.
Lynn Quinn, Chief Financial Officer
Carlton Briscoe, Controller, ext. 3634
Rebecca Lewis, Assistant Director of Membership Accounting, ext. 3659
Brikti Abraha, Membership Services Associate, ext. 3632
Wilhelm Davidson, Office Coordinator/Purchasing Agent, ext. 3637
Catherine Everitt, Membership Services Associate. ext. 364
Debra Hanible, Receptionist, ext. 0
Carl Snyder, Membership Services Associate, ext. 3643
Lawrence Waldron, Accounts Payable/Payroll Associate, ext. 3656
Legal Department
Aaron Nisenson, Senior Counsel
Nancy Long, Associate Counsel
Louise Jordan, Legal Administrative Assistant, ext. 3645
Department E-mail: legal.dept@aaup.org
Department of Organizing and Services
Christopher Simeone, Director, ext. 3652
Jim Bakken, Pacific Northwest Lead Organizer, (503) 400-1295
Jamie Owen Daniel, Field Service Representative, (646) 872-8129
Jason Elias, Western Regional Coordinator, (213) 300-8922
David Kociemba, East Coast Organizer, (508) 566-1085
Joshua Guy Lenes, Organizer, ext. 3651
Mike Mauer, Senior Labor Advisor, ext. 3650
Kira Schuman, Midwest Lead Organizer, (631) 258-2028
Alexis Pearlstein, Program Coordinator, ext. 3655
Department of Research and Public Policy
John Barnshaw, Director, ext. 3627
Samuel J. Dunietz, Research and Policy Analyst, ext. 3640
Department E-mail: research@aaup.org
For the AAUP Faculty Compensation Survey or other FCS related questions, please e-mail aaupfcs@aaup.org
Chapters and Conferences
Are you looking for a campus-based chapter of the AAUP, or for your local state organization? See a list of chapter websites or state conferences.
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Active AAUP chapters serve the profession on more than 450 campuses by supporting principles and programs that vitally affect the quality of higher education and professional life. Find out how you can start a chapter at your college or university.
