Staff
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General Contact Information
Phone (202) 737-5900
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Fax (202) 737-5526
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American Association of University Professors
1133 Nineteenth St., NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
- Questions about membership or help joining: rlewis@aaup.org.
- 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.
- General legal information: 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).
- Attorney referrals: attorneyreferral@aaup.org.
- Academe, the AAUP magazine: academe@aaup.org.
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Staff Directory
Office of the Executive Director
Julie Schmid, Executive Director
Kathleen Dawson, Executive Assistant, (202) 594-3644
Department of Academic Freedom, Tenure, & Governance
Gregory Scholtz, Director
Anita Levy, Senior Program Officer
Hans-Joerg Tiede, Senior Program Officer
Department E-mail: academicfreedom@aaup.org
Department of External Relations
Gwendolyn Bradley, Director
Michael Ferguson, Managing Editor, Academe, (202) 594-3642
Mariah Quinn, Digital Organizer, (631) 533-5437
Joseph Roy, Senior Researcher, (202) 594-3640
Kelly Hand, Communications Associate, (202) 594-3648
Chelsea Fowler, Research Assistant, (202) 594-3660
Department of Finance and Administration
For membership-related questions, please e-mail rlewis@aaup.org.
George Margula, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Carlton Briscoe, Controller, (202) 594-3662
Rebecca Lewis, Assistant Director of Membership Accounting, (202) 594-3659
Brikti Abraha, Membership Services Associate, (202) 594-3632
Wilhelm Davidson, Office Coordinator/Purchasing Agent, (202) 594-3637
Debra Hanible, Administrative Coordinator, (202) 594-3622
Karen Saucier, Membership Services Office Coordinator, (202) 594-3643
Lawrence Waldron, Accounts Payable/Payroll Associate, (202) 594-3656
Legal Department
Aaron Nisenson, Senior Counsel
Nancy Long, Associate Counsel
Kristopher Gleason, Legal Administrative Assistant, (202) 594-3645
Department E-mail: legal.dept@aaup.org
Department of Organizing and Services
Christopher Simeone, Director, (202) 594-3652
Jim Bakken, Pacific Northwest Lead Organizer
Jamie Owen Daniel, Field Service Representative
Jason Elias, Western Regional Coordinator
David Kociemba, East Coast Organizer, (617) 612-5103
Joshua Guy Lenes, Lead Organizer—Campaign Specialist, (202) 594-3651
Monica Owens, Political Organizer, (202) 594-3627
Ben Ratliffe, Ohio Organizer
Kira Schuman, Midwest Lead Organizer, (347) 903-7557
Catherine Everitt, Program Coordinator, (202) 594-3655
Employment Opportunities
AAUP staff position openings and positions with AAUP chapter and affiliates are posted on our employment page. We also maintain a career center for academic positions not affiliated with the AAUP.
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