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Provost’s Staff

The following member's of the Provost's staff are listed below.

View the Organizational Chart Fall 2025

Cook

Amy Cook

Title: Associate Provost

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Amy.Cook@umb.edu

Perumal

Andrew Perumal

Title: Associate Provost & Associate Professor A

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Andrew.Perumal@umb.edu

Sundaram

Bala Sundaram

Title: Vice Provost For Research Strategic Initiatives

Department: Research

Email: Bala.Sundaram@umb.edu

Halley

Brian Halley

Title: Executive Editor

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Brian.Halley@umb.edu

Bates

Catherine Bates

Title: Budget & Reporting Analyst

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Catherine.Bates@umb.edu

McNair

Denise McNair

Title: Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Denise.McNair@umb.edu

White

Janette White

Title: Executive Assistant to Provost

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Janette.White@umb.edu

Spinetti

Jeanmarie Spinetti

Title: Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Administration & Financial Services

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Jeanmarie.Spinetti@umb.edu

Gomez

Joana Gomez

Title: Personnel & Financial Process Coordinator

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Joana.Gomez@umb.edu

Berger

Joseph Berger

Title: Provost & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Joseph.Berger@umb.edu

Mangawang

Mya Mangawang

Title: Vice Provost

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Mya.Mangawang@umb.edu

Srikanth

Rajini Srikanth

Title: Dean of Faculty

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Rajini.Srikanth@umb.edu

Gauss

Susan Gauss

Title: Associate Provost

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Susan.Gauss@umb.edu

Chang

Tina Chang

Title: Assistant Provost

Department: Provost's Office & Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs

Email: Tina.Chang@umb.edu

Baynard

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

Contact Us

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

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