Staff Directory

The committed staff at the Technological Leadership Institute consists of experienced professionals dedicated to student success. Our staff can answer questions regarding the admissions process, graduate degree programs, financial aid and more.

For a list of our academic leadership, visit our Endowed Chairs page. Looking for our faculty? Find them in the TLI Faculty Directory.

Operations

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Allison Hubel
TLI Director, Honeywell/H.W. Sweatt Chair in Technological Leadership
Phone
612.626.4451
E-mail
hubel001@umn.edu
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Travis Thul
Senior Fellow, Director of Operations
Phone
651.399.6826
E-mail
thul0046@umn.edu
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Bill Aerts
Senior Fellow, Managing Director of the Center for Medical Device Cybersecurity
Phone
612.624.5214
E-mail
baerts@umn.edu

Student Services

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Damian Damiani
Graduate Program Coordinator (MOT)
Phone
+1 612.625.6504
E-mail
damian@umn.edu
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Miranda Miller
Director of Student Services
Phone
+1 612.625.2917
E-mail
mirandam@umn.edu
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Brooke Barnhart
Student Services Coordinator
Phone
+1 612.624.1846
E-mail
bbarnhar@umn.edu
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Madeleine Stevenson
Graduate Program Coordinator (MDI and ST)
Phone
+1 612.625.2917
E-mail
msteven@umn.edu

Strategic Communications

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Rocio Duarte
Digital Marketing Specialist
Phone
+1 725.300.1455
E-mail
duart061@umn.edu
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Michael Popham
Content Creation Specialist
Phone
+1 651.260.5469
E-mail
poph0002@umn.edu

Human Resources & Finance

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Noel Schumacher
Finance and Human Resources Manager
Phone
+1 612.578.5441
E-mail
schu1293@umn.edu
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Stephen Fiksdal
Executive Accounts Specialist
Phone
+1 612.626.9246
E-mail
fiksd002@umn.edu