Faculty and Staff Immigration Advisory Council

At the U-M International Center, we regularly seek feedback from the University of Michigan community to improve our services. One of the ways we do this is through advisory groups.For information about U-M International Center advisory groups, please contact us at 734.764.9310 or icenter@umich.edu.

In collaboration with the Office of General Counsel, the Faculty and Staff Immigration Advisory Council provides a formal method for obtaining feedback, guidance, and institutional policy and practice approval from the following central offices and large academic hiring units who have a vested interest in institutional policies and practices that impact foreign national faculty and staff:

  • Academic Human Resources
  • University Human Resources
  • Dearborn campus
  • Flint campus
  • Office of the Vice President and General Counsel
  • Office of the Vice President for Research
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
  • Medical School
  • Michigan Medicine
  • School of Kinesiology
  • School of Art and Design

Faculty and Staff Immigration Advisory Council

Advisory Council members commit to a two-year term.

Membership
Academic Human Resources Alexandra (Sascha) Matish Interim Senior Director, Academic Human Resources
Academic Human Resources Kim Andrus Senior Academic Labor Relations Representative
University Human Resources Katie McCollum Project Manager
University Human Resources Tim Wood Senior Director
Dearborn, Human Resources Rima Berry-Hung Director
Flint, Human Resources Beth Manning Director
Office of the Vice President and General Counsel David Grimm Associate General Counsel
Office of the Vice President and General Counsel Shirley Gallegos Associate General Counsel
Office of the Vice President and General Counsel Tom Kent Associate General Counsel
Office of the Vice President for Research Patricia Smith Associate Director for Human Resources
College of Engineering Karen Liska EECS HR Generalist and CoE Immigration Specialist
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Lindsay Cogswell Local HR Team Supervisor, LSA
Medical School Jacqueline Shilling Manager, Immigration Support and Compliance
Michigan Medicine Stephanie Schroeder Director of Human Resources
School of Kinesiology Jacquie Niven Director of Human Resources
School of Art and Design Scott Creech HR Generalist Sr.
International Center David Muusz Assistant Director, Faculty and Staff Immigration Services (ex officio)
International Center Louise M. Baldwin Senior Associate Director and Director of Immigration Services and Compliance (ex officio)
International Center Judith Pennywell Director (ex officio)