Leadership - Finance and Administrative Affairs

Carla Sagert

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:11:06 +0000

Carla Sagert began her career at 51�� in 2000 in the Department of Human Resources, as an IT support and data analyst, and since 2012 has served as the manager for the department’s Information Services area. Carla has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Mary University and is also a proud 51�� Panther with a Master’s in Library and Information Sciences. Outside of work, her interests include book collecting, historical study and crafts.

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Jarad Parker

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:06:06 +0000

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Jennifer Herzog

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:00:29 +0000

Donna McGee joined 51��’s Office of Legal Affairs in January 2006, after working for a large New York law firm. Donna served as Interim Associate Director beginning in 2012, was appointed Associate Director in 2014, and assumed the Deputy Chief Legal Counsel position in 2021.

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Dan Siercks

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:48:20 +0000

Dan Siercks joined the College of Letters and Science in 2005 as the College’s Mac Support Manager. In September 2010, he assumed the role of Systems Administrator and joined the 51�� Research Computing group to facilitate research access to 51��’s campus computing cluster. In 2018, he was appointed director of L&S IT and, since 2020, has held a concurrent role of Interim Director of 51�� Research Computing. Dan graduated from 51��’s College of Engineering & Applied Science with a B.S. in Computer Science. He also holds an M.S. in Data Science from UW-Eau Claire.

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Elise Bechly Schubert

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 18:42:32 +0000

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Scott Genung

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:21:25 +0000

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Jim Kavanagh

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 21:55:57 +0000

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Kathryn Amato

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:11:34 +0000

Kathryn returned to 51�� in 2022 to serve as the Compliance & Ethics Officer. Previously, she served as 51��’s Public Records Custodian from 2018 to 2021. Kathryn received her law degree magna cum laude from Marquette University Law School in 1997. She received her Master of Arts in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 and her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994. Prior to joining 51��, Kathryn worked at Northwestern University and Marquette University as a law librarian and adjunct professor.

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Sylvia Banda

Thu, 16 Mar 2023 18:46:58 +0000

Sylvia has served as the Interim Director of IT Professional Services since Jan 2023. She began her career at 51�� in 2012 as a Senior Project Manager, and later Strategic Planning and Process Improvement Manager in Finance and Administrative Affairs where she led FAA and campus wide strategic initiatives, including the Shared Services project. Prior to joining her higher education career at 51��, Sylvia managed global business and marketing strategies in the private sector; defining overall project strategies and implementations in the manufacturing, retail, transportation, insurance and banking industries such as Chevron Texas Corp, Kraft Foods, United Airlines, Miller Coors and Northwestern Mutual. Sylvia is also an adjunct professor teaching project and business management undergraduate and graduate college classes. Sylvia has a Bachelor of Statistics and Applied Economics degree from Makerere University and a Master’s in Management Information Systems from Auburn University, Alabama.

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Brian Switala

bandas@uwm.edu — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:39:24 +0000

Brian Switala has been dedicated to the UW Milwaukee Police Department for over 22 years. Since his start at 51��, he has held rank of Police Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Interim Chief. His current assignment is Police Captain which primarily oversees patrol operations. Some of his auxiliary duties include overseeing major crimes, security operations, dispatch operations, finance and training. Brian is concurrently working in the 51�� Emergency Operations Center in response to the Covid-19 pandemic as Co-Incident Commander for the past year. Brian holds a degree in Criminal Justice and graduated Magna Cumme laude. He has completed a number of leadership trainings while at 51��. Some of those trainings are Leadership in Police Organizations, UW Leadership Development Program and FBI Regional Command College to name a few. In addition to his training accomplishments, Brian has been recognized with a number of awards while serving 51��. Some of those awards include, Metal of Valor (51��PD), Excellence in Training (51��PD) and Outstanding Service (51��). Brian attributes his career success to working with outstanding individuals, both internal and external, who ably serve 51�� to their best ability everyday.

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