Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Jennifer A. Drake
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400

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Academic Programs

Erica R. Hamilton
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 Zumberge Hall
(616) 331-6673
[email protected]

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Administrative Operations and Academic Communications

Mary Albrecht
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

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Academic Affairs Communications Team

Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs

Ed Aboufadel
Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

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Budget & Resource Management

Bonnie Bowen
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2288
[email protected]
Retiring August 5, 2026

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Strategic Budget Management

Paul Isely
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-7418
[email protected]

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Strategy and Data Management

Aaron Lowen
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

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Student Success

Cathy Buyarski
Vice Provost for Advising and Student Success
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

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Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center

Christine Rener
Vice Provost for Instructional Development and Innovation
068 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-3498
[email protected]

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Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence

Ryan Otter
Interim Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
049 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-3047
[email protected]

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Phuong Vo
Assessment and Accreditation Specialist
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Becky Beechler
Business Analyst
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-8722
[email protected]

Trista Shumway
Director, Graduate Education
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Krystal Vanden Bosch
Project Specialist for Provost Initiatives
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Becki Visser
Executive Assistant to the Provost
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2176
[email protected]

Justine Rau Kibet
Executive Assistant - Office of the Provost
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-8058
[email protected]

Jill B. Salisbury 
Executive Assistant - Office of the Provost
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-2400
[email protected]

Lisa Surman
Executive Assistant - Office of the Provost and Faculty Governance Assistant
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ) - 4002 JHZ
(616) 331-2172
[email protected]

Sheri DeVries
Administrative Assistant 
3090 James H. Zumberge Hall (JHZ)
(616) 331-7123
devries3@gvsu.edu