Administrative Staff

DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION

Linda Callow, CPA, MBA

Chief Administrative Officer

lrcallow@wisc.edu

(608) 262-8070

Becca Raven Uminowicz

Administrative Manager

uminowicz@wisc.edu

(608) 263-0131

Michele Kempfer

Interim Executive Assistant to the Chair & Administrative Support Supervisor

michele.kempfer@wisc.edu

(608) 262-9092

Chris Hodges

DOVS Associate Department Administrator & WRC Director of Operations

chodges3@wisc.edu

CLINIC ADMINISTRATION

Paul Zellmer, MHA

Director of UW Health Ambulatory Operations

Cheryl Nagel, LPN

Ophthalmology Clinic Manager, UW Health Clinics

cnagel@uwhealth.org

Susan Powers, RN, BSN, CNOR

Ophthalmology Clinic Manager, UW Health Eye Clinic - Rockford

Tanya Lamontagne

UW Health Optical Operations

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION

Christina Thomas-Virnig, PhD

Director of DOVS Translational Research

clthoma1@wisc.edu

(608) 265-3483

Inna V. Larsen

Multi-Functional Research Administrator, Vision Core & T32 Administrator

ivlarsen@wisc.edu

(608) 265-2572

Vaqar Adhami, PhD

Multi-Functional Research Administrator

vmadhami@wisc.edu

(608) 263-3901

BIOSTATISTICAL SUPPORT

Kyle Peterson, PhD

Biostatistician

kdpeterson4@wisc.edu

EDUCATION

Tetyana Schneider, PhD

Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program Administrator

tetyana.schneider@wisc.edu

(608) 262-5066

Hannah Baker, MA

Senior Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program Manager

hannah.baker@wisc.edu

(608) 263-4157

Jessica Benton

Graduate Medical Education (GME) Coordinator

jlbenton2@wisc.edu

David A. Pillath

Graduate Medical Education (GME) Coordinator

dapillath@wisc.edu

(608) 263-1481

Lexa Van Fleet

Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program Manager

avanfleet@wisc.edu

FINANCE

Bradley J. Meyers

Financial Manager

bjmeyers@wisc.edu

(608) 263-8963

Kristen Rogers

Financial Specialist

knrogers@wisc.edu

(608) 262-7274

HUMAN RESOURCES

Beth Reuter

HR Business Partner

ejreuter@wisc.edu

Juli Thomas

Payroll and Benefits Lead

jmthomas8@wisc.edu

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Christopher J. Geier

Director of Information Technology

cjgeier@wisc.edu

(608) 263-6641

Natalie Rae Contreras

IT Programmer

nrcontreras@wisc.edu

Alex Magnuson

IT Programmer

armagnuson@wisc.edu

Dave Perez

IT Specialist

drperez2@wisc.edu

(608) 262-3214

COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT

Amy Pikalek, MA

Communications & Marketing Manager

ajpikalek@wisc.edu

Karo Barsamian

Online Content Editor

kbarsamian@wisc.edu

(608) 265-3436

Stacie Christensen

Public Relations Coordinator

spchristens2@wisc.edu

Rae Senarighi

Multimedia Designer

MEDICAL CODING

Lisa Nelson, CPC

Coding Coordinator

lnelson5@uwhealth.org

(608) 720-3231

Ciara Correia, CPC

Medical Coding Specialist

ccorreia@uwhealth.org

Joyce Fischer

Medical Coding Specialist

jfischer@uwhealth.org

Mackenzie Kosier

Medical Coding Specialist

mkosier@uwhealth.org

Justin Yonkie

Medical Coding Specialist

jyonkie@uwhealth.org

(608) 720-6514

SUPPORT STAFF

Michele Kempfer

Interim Executive Assistant to the Chair & Administrative Support Supervisor

michele.kempfer@wisc.edu

(608) 262-9092

Brandon Forrest

Medical Program Assistant

bgforrest@wisc.edu

Ann Heimerl

Administrative Support Assistant - Retina, Optometry

amheimerl@wisc.edu

(608) 890-3945

Audra Keith

Administrative Support Assistant - Retina

amkeith@wisc.edu

(608) 263-9338

Amanda Lacy

Administrative Support Assistant - Oculoplastics

allacy@wisc.edu

(608) 263-4823

Allie Lippitt

Administrative Support Assistant - Glaucoma, Neuro-Ophthalmology

alippitt@wisc.edu

(608) 263-1481

Brittany Nelson

Administrative Support Assistant - Cornea and Retina

bnnelson2@wisc.edu

(608) 262-2515

Patricia Peterman

Administrative Support Assistant - Pediatric Ophthalmology

plpeterman@wisc.edu

(608) 263-6429

HONORARY ASSOCIATES

Marshall E. Flax

Honorary Associate

Stephany Georgeson

Honorary Associate, Fellow

Christine Kiire

Honorary Associate, Fellow