Meet the Office of Academic Affairs

Michael Lightner, PhD
Vice President for Academic Affairs
lightner@cu.edu | 303-860-5726

Maureen Durkin, MA, MBA
Director of Academic Program and Policy Analysis
maureen.durkin@cu.edu | 303-860-5623

Rian C. Cheley
Academic Affairs Program Manager
rian.cheley@cu.edu | 303-860-5674

Sarah Anderson
Student Assistant
sarah.anderson@cu.edu

Christa Sparks
Student Assistant
christa.sparks@cu.edu

Jaimie Henthorn, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Innovation Programs
jaimie.henthorn@cu.edu | 303-860-5693

Erika G. Swain, MLIS
Associate Director for State Authorization
swaine@cu.edu | 303-735-8184

Jill C. Lester, JD
MOOCs Initiatives Associate Director
jill.lester@cu.edu

Janice Thorpe, Ph.D.
COLTT Faculty Program Chair
jthorpe@uccs.edu

Ric Mills
Project Operations Coordinator
ric.mills@cu.edu

Ashley Tillman
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative Director
ashley.tillman@cu.edu

Cathy Bodine, PhD, CCC-SLP
Executive Director
cathy.bodine@cuanschutz.edu

Diane Sieber, PhD
Chair
Diane.sieber@colorado.edu

Alastair Norcross
Faculty Senate Vice Chair | Faculty Council Chair
alastair.norcross@colorado.edu

Stephen Cass, MD, MPH/MSPH
Grievance Committee Chair
stephen.cass@cuanschutz.edu | 303-724-1948

Anne Fleming, MBA
Grievance Committee Administrator
anne.fleming@cu.edu | 303-837-2158