Provost’s Staff
The following member's of the Provost's staff are listed below.
View the Organizational Chart Fall 2025
Amy Cook
Title: Associate Provost
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Amy.Cook@umb.edu
Andrew Perumal
Title: Associate Provost & Associate Professor A
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Andrew.Perumal@umb.edu
Bala Sundaram
Title: Vice Provost For Research Strategic Initiatives
Department: Research
Email: Bala.Sundaram@umb.edu
Brian Halley
Title: Executive Editor
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Brian.Halley@umb.edu
Catherine Bates
Title: Budget & Reporting Analyst
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Catherine.Bates@umb.edu
Denise McNair
Title: Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Denise.McNair@umb.edu
Janette White
Title: Executive Assistant to Provost
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Janette.White@umb.edu
Jeanmarie Spinetti
Title: Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration & Financial Services
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Jeanmarie.Spinetti@umb.edu
Joana Gomez
Title: Personnel & Financial Process Coordinator
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Joana.Gomez@umb.edu
Joseph Berger
Title: Provost & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Joseph.Berger@umb.edu
Mya Mangawang
Title: Vice Provost
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Mya.Mangawang@umb.edu
Rajini Srikanth
Title: Dean of Faculty
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Rajini.Srikanth@umb.edu
Susan Gauss
Title: Associate Provost
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Susan.Gauss@umb.edu
Tina Chang
Title: Assistant Provost
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Tina.Chang@umb.edu
Tracy Baynard
Title: Associate Vice Provost, Graduate Education
Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs
Email: Tracy.Baynard@umb.edu
Connect
Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
617.287.5600
provost@umb.edu
Provost’s Staff
Joseph B. Berger
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
joseph.berger@umb.edu
617.287.5600
Mya M. Mangawang
Vice Provost
mya.mangawang@umb.edu
617.287.5600
David Graham
Vice Provost for Academic Support Services
david.graham@umb.edu
617.287.5840
Bala Sundaram
Vice Provost for Research
bala.sundaram@umb.edu
617.287.6055
Tracy Baynard
Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education
tracy.baynard@umb.edu
Rajini Srikanth
Dean of Faculty
rajini.srikanth@umb.edu
James J. Hughes
Associate Provost, Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning
jamesj.hughes@umb.edu
617.287.5420
Amy Cook
Associate Provost
amy.cook@umb.edu
617.287.5600
Susan Gauss
Associate Provost
susan.gauss@umb.edu
617.287.5600
Andrew Perumal
Associate Provost
andrew.perumal@umb.edu
617.287.5600
Tina Chang
Assistant Provost, Community and Executive Education
tina.chang@umb.edu
617.287.5600
Jeanmarie Spinetti
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration and Finance
jeanmarie.spinetti@umb.edu
617.287.5600
Denise McNair
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
denise.mcnair@umb.edu
617.287.5606
Katie Bates
Budget and Reporting Manager
catherine.bates@umb.edu
617.287.5600
Brian Halley
Senior Acquisitions Editor, University Press
brian.halley@umb.edu
617.287.5610
Janette White
Executive Assistant to the Provost
janette.white@umb.edu
617.287.5603
Joana Gomez
Personnel and Financial Process Coordinator
joana.gomez@umb.edu
617.287.5602
Organizational Chart Fall 2024
Connect
- Office of the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
617.287.5600
provost@umb.edu