Ariel Cassista

Ariel M. Cassista

Assistant Director of Enrollment Communications & CRM Administrator

Ariel has worked at UMA supporting the Admissions Department in various capacities since 2007. She currently manages the prospective student database, digital communications, and text messaging operations. Ariel enjoys leveraging technology to not only make her team's jobs more efficient but to make the Admissions process as accessible, seamless and clear as possible for prospective … Read More
Dylan Duncklee

Dylan Duncklee

Director of Admission

Dylan recently joined the admissions team as the Assistant Director of Admissions. In this role, Dylan assists new students with all facets of the application process. Dylan has worked in various areas of higher education since 2012, including Athletics, Financial Aid, and Admissions. He currently holds a BS in Science and Humanities from Husson University … Read More
Leo Labranche

Leo P. Labranche

Coordinator of Admissions Operations

Leo is an Alumnus of the University of Maine at Augusta's Social Science program. He enjoys assisting students with the application process, discussing academic plans, and providing information regarding the many degree programs offered at UMA. Leo has lived in Augusta all his life and was a board member of the Augusta Downtown Alliance from … Read More
griffin mayhew

Griffin Mayhew

Admissions Counselor

Recruitment Territory - Western and Southern Maine

Griffin is our newest member in the admissions office, he will be covering western and southern Maine as his main territory for recruitment. Griffin is a recent graduate of Thomas College in Waterville where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Sport Management. In the office, Griffin enjoys connecting with potential students and helping to … Read More
Nathan Parenteau

Nathan Parenteau

Director of Enrollment Partnerships

Recruitment Territory - Southern Maine & New England.

Nathan is a recent graduate of the University of Maine in Orono where he earned his Master of Arts in Communication. He is an Alumnus of Lasell College in Newton, Massachusetts where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication, and Southern Maine Community College where he earned an A.A.S in Communications and New Media.  Nathan … Read More
Gail Pelletier

Gail A. Pelletier

Assistant Director of Admissions Operations

Gail has worked in Admissions at UMA for over 13 years and has achieved both an associates in Liberal Studies and a bachelor's in Social Sciences. Within the next year she is looking to pursue her Master’s Degree from USM in either Leadership Studies or Adult and Higher Education. Within admissions, Gail reviews student applications … Read More
Danielle Hague

Danielle Hague

Special Assistant to the Dean of Students

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Anastasia Lima

Associate Dean of Students/Deputy Title IX Coordinator

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Sam Ballard

Senior Data/Programmer Analyst

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Amie Jellison

Academic Records Specialist CL2

Lynett Kelly

Lynett Kelly

Student Services Coordinator

Program Liaison for: Dental Assisting, Dental Hygiene, Veterinary Technology, Management

UMA Bangor Campus
Phone: 207.262.7805
Email: lynett.kelly@maine.edu

Current UMA Students can schedule an appointment with Lynett here.

Not yet a UMA student? Schedule an appointment with Lynett here.

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Michael Temple

Academic Records Specialist CL2
Aili Robinsom

Aili L. Robinson

Executive Director of Finance and Administration

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Buster Neel

Interim Chief Business Officer (CBO)
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Jyll Smith

Financial Analyst

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Sydney Brown

Confidential Resource Advisor

Pamela Goding

Pamela S. Goding

Administrative Specialist (Conf) CL3
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Susan Lockery

HR Investigations Coordinator

Amie Parker

Amie Parker

Senior Director of Human Resources and Institutional Equity

Support Services

Tech Support

End-User Technology

Bryon Sibley

Bryon L. Sibley

Assistant Information Technology Manager

Classroom Technology

Ryan Gagnon

Ryan J. Gagnon

Classroom & Audiovisual Design Engineer

Management

Nathaniel Leclaire

Nathaniel LaClaire

Assessment Associate
Nate supports UMA’s institutional research and assessment needs by creating and maintaining computer programs that fetch and prepare data as well as assisting with the analysis, reporting, and visualization of such data. He also maintains UMA’s online course evaluation system. Additionally, he manages the University's makerspace - the UMA Collaboratory - engaging students to be … Read More
Leslie McCormick

Leslie W. McCormick

Senior Research Analyst
Leslie specializes in data organization, coordination, collection, validation and analysis in support of IR, enrollment management, outcomes assessment and accreditation.  For the past 30 years, Leslie has held positions at UMA spanning College Offices, Student Services, the President’s Office, Student Accounts, Financial Aid and Institutional Research and Assessment.  Leslie holds a bachelor’s degree from UMA … Read More
Stephen Hodson

Stephen Hodson

Institutional Research Analyst & Programmer
Stephen works to meet the needs of UMA’s varying institutional research and assessment related initiatives and projects. He is committed to building a strong and successful UMA campus community through the use of statistics, data analysis and reporting to better understand the opportunities and challenges facing the university. He earned his Master of Public Affairs … Read More
David Prestby

David Prestby

Director of Institutional Research and Assessment

Dr. Prestby earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and School Health
Education (K-12) from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He holds a Master of
Science degree in Community Human Services-Counseling/Administration from the
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Dr. Prestby received his Doctor of Education
degree from GTF, South Bend, Indiana, with a specialization in educational research. He
also holds an E.M.T. degree and has attended a summer semester at the University of
Innsbruck, Austria.


Dr. Prestby worked at the College of Menominee Nation (WI Tribal College) as the
Director of Institutional Research and at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as
Interim Director of Assessment Services. His prior work experiences include working as
a data analysis and research consultant, and he was a data analysis faculty member for the
U.S. Department of Justice. Dr. Prestby was also a professor for both undergraduate and
graduate-level courses. Graduate Courses Taught: Educators as Data and Research
Managers (ED589), Advocacy in Education (ED631), and Program Assessment (ED690).
Undergraduate Courses Taught: Educational Psychology (ED120), Pre-student Teaching
Practicum and Seminar (ED249 and ED250) from St. Norbert College. Dr. Prestby was
also an instructor at Waldorf University (Forest City, Iowa), teaching the Humanities 110
First Year Seminar course (Fall 2020), Critical Thinking (HUM1020-Online, Spring
2021), and Concepts of Wellness (WEL101 (Residential)-Spring 2021 & Fall 2021).

Dr. Prestby has a passion for numbers and loves to extrapolate and analyze any form of data.
He especially enjoys producing charts, graphs, and surveys. Dr. Prestby enjoys traveling,
reading (hardcopies), playing guitar, biking, hiking, camping, boating (sunning & floating), and
yes, especially going to data workshops, webinars, and conferences-FUN!!!

Jon Henry

Jonathan Henry

Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing
Jonathan Henry has work 32 years in university admissions and enrollment management.  He first served at UMA from 2007-2012 as the Dean of Enrollment Services, and returned to UMA in August 2017 as the Vice President of Enrollment Management and Marketing.  Jon, as he prefers to be called, is committed deeply to the public access … Read More
Frear Hook

Frear Hook

Director of Design and Digital Marketing

Frear specializes in digital marketing, graphic design, and web development. He manages all digital marketing (Adwords, Facebook ads, etc.) for UMA, as well as producing both printed and digital marketing materials. He also manages the UMA website and portal.
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Virginia LaFlamme

Marketing Content Specialist

Virginia is responsible for creating, editing, and publishing various university materials such as website pages, press releases, and promotional content. She works closely with UMA staff and faculty members to update public-facing web content about our academic programs and to create and coordinate stories about the amazing things happening at UMA.
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Duncan Persons

Photographer & Social Media Specialist

Amber Sinclair

Amber Sinclair

Director of Digital Communications

Amber is responsible for managing the UMA website, the University’s internal communications, and social media activities. Her emphasis is on improving the visibility of the academic departments, and marketing the departments and functional areas to current and prospective students, staff, and faculty.
Brent Wooten

Brent Wooten

Associate Vice President for Strategic Marketing & Communications

Brent Wooten has been involved in higher education marketing and communications for nearly 20 years. He earned a BS from the University of Southern Maine, and an MBA at Saint Joseph’s. Brent understands the challenges that many UMA students experience when they return to school. He earned his degrees while juggling full-time jobs, parenting responsibilities, … Read More
Carol Bean

Carol L. Bean

Executive Assistant to the President & Coordinator of Special Projects

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Dr. Jenifer Cushman

President of the University of Maine at Augusta

Melanie Aubuchon

Melanie M. Aubuchon

Administrative Specialist (Conf) CL3
Dr. Joseph Szakas

Joseph S. Szakas

Vice President of Academic Affairs, Provost

I approach teaching by trying to present material and information in a manner that will help the student grasp it. When teaching, I ask myself, “If I were sitting on the other side of the desk, would I understand the material that I just presented?” I continually ask and answer “why”. I want to give … Read More
Terry Lawson

Terry M. Lawson

Academic Associate to the VPAA/Provost & Dean of the College of Professional Studies
Tricia Dyer

Tricia S. Dyer

Registrar

triciad@maine.edu
207.621.3144 or 1.877.862.1234, x3144

  • General information
  • Academic policy and procedural information
  • Academic forgiveness or grade appeals
  • Certificates
  • High school aspiration tuition waivers
Tricia joined UMA’s Advising team in 2001 and became the Registrar in 2021. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Teacher Education and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Thomas College.  She is the mother of two sons. She also has a fur-son, Arlo, an adorable little King Charles spaniel.
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Molly Gray

Academic Records Spclst CL2

Laurie Krzywda

Laurie A. Krzywda

Assistant Registrar

krzywda@maine.edu
207.621.3458 or 1.877.862.1234, x3458

  • General information
  • Veterans Services
  • Registration for directed and independent study
  • Semester and course information
Laurie can assist with the required paperwork to access veteran educational benefit programs.
Bethany Vigue

Bethany J. Vigue

Transfer Officer

bvigue@maine.edu
207.621.3291 or 1.877.862.1234, x3291

  • General information
  • Transfer evaluations
  • Transfer information, including military credit and international transcripts
Beth has over 40 years of experience in higher education and can assist students with the transfer process and the assessment of college and military transcripts.
 
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Mary Ashbeck

Financial Aid Counselor

Caulie Burns

Caulie E. Burns

Associate Director of Student Accounts
Caulie has worked in the Student Accounts office at UMA for five years starting as an Administrative Specialist and working her way up to Staff Associate. She has achieved both her Associates in Social Services and her Baccalaureate in Business Administration with a major in Accounting and a minor in Psychology. She is set to … Read More
Angela Gardner

Angela R. Gardner

Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid

Angela comes from a military family, is a UMA alum, and has been a member of NASFAA (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators) & MASFAA (Maine Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators) for 13 years. Angela has worked in higher education for over 15 years with the University of Maine at Augusta and can … Read More
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Margaret Lane

Administrative Specialist CL2
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Dori Leadbetter

Financial Aid Counselor
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Jennifer Marchese

Assistant Director of Financial Aid for Special Populations

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Alaina Murray

Assistant Director of Financial Aid

Aili Robinsom

Aili L. Robinson

Executive Director of Finance and Administration

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Jamie Santiago

Director of Financial Aid

Jamie has more than 20 years of experience in higher education and many of those years in Financial Aid. She holds multiple undergraduate degrees from Mount Ida College in MA and earned a master's degree in Higher Education Administration from New England College in 2010. She can provide you and your family with guidance and … Read More