Leadership
DEAN
Benjamin C. Withers has been dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University since 2016. In this role, Withers is responsible for $43M in annual expenditures, 13 academic departments/schools and six interdisciplinary programs, 539 faculty, 107 staff, and 6780 undergraduate and graduate students.
In 2020 and 2021, President Joyce McConnell appointed Withers as a member of the President’s Pandemic Planning Team and as co-chair of the Teaching Continuity and Recovery task force, a group that met consistently throughout the pandemic to ensure the excellence of CSU’s academic mission and the safety of CSU’s people. He has served as a member of then President Tony Frank’s President’s Commission on Culture, the College Board’s AP Higher Education Advisory Committee, and FoCO Creates which created the strategic plan for the City of Fort Collins.
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ASSOCIATE & ASSISTANT DEANS

Roze Hentschell
- Senior Associate Dean for Academic Programs
- Professor of English
- Interim Chief Academic Officer, CSU System
(970) 491-6158
- Ph.D. in English, University of California, Santa Barbara

Elissa Braunstein
- Research Associate Dean
- Professor of Economics
970-491-5249
elissa.braunstein@colostate.edu
- Ph.D.

Ryan Claycomb
- Professor of English and Theatre
- Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
970.491.6551
- PhD, University of Maryland, College Park

Elinor Light
- Senior Instructor
- Assistant Dean for Student Success, College of Liberal Arts
- Ph.D., Communication, University of Utah M.A., Colorado State University
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION

Rosa Mikeal Martey
- Professor
- Faculty Coordinator of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Ph.D., Communication, Annenberg School for Communication
Advising

Carol Erwin
- Director, Liberal Arts Academic Support Center
- B.S.E in English
- M.A. in English
- Ph.D. in English
Office Located at C207 Clark
Over 15 liberal arts academic success coordinators will help you decide which major and courses fit into your path.
Contact the office by email, phone or in person.
CLAadvising@colostate.edu
(970) 491-3117
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Kelsey Schultz
- Career Education Manager
- B.A. in Psychology & Communication | M.A. in College Student Personnel
Communications & Recruitment

Nicolle McMurray
- Digital Media Specialist
(970) 491-5502
nicolle.mcmurray@colostate.edu
- M.B.A. Marketing Data Analytics, Colorado State University

Kristen Mullen
- CLA Recruitment Coordinator
(970) 821-5276
- Ohio University- Bachelor of Arts in Middle Education
- Colorado State University- Master of Arts in English Literature
Development

Lara Meyer
- Associate Director of Development
(970) 491-7866
- Grinnell College, BA
- Colorado School of Public Health, MPH

Emily Schwartz
- Associate Director of Development
970-491-7397
- B.A. Communication Studies, University of Montana
Finance & Human Resources

Becca McCarty
- Senior Human Resources Manager
- Bachelor's Degree Colorado State University
- Master's Degree Colorado State University

Eliza Wagner-Kinyon
- Finance Manager
970-491-6858
Eliza.Wagner-Kinyon@colostate.edu
- M.A., B.A. - Colorado State University

Sarah Schwister
- Human Resources Partner
970-491-2231
- Bachelor's Degree Queens University of Charlotte
- Master's Degree Colorado State University in Progress

Jenna Milliman
- Human Resources Junior Partner
- B.S. in Human Resources and Anthropology, Marquette University
IT
Bryan Gillispie
- Director of IT
(970) 491-2223
- Master of Business Administration
- B.S. Computer Information Systems
- B.S. Business Administration - MIS
- Associate of Arts
Operations

Colleen Weitzel
- Assistant to the Dean
(970) 491-7191
- B.A. in Journalism and Technical Communication, Colorado State University

Sadie Kinney-McGrath
- Project Coordinator
(970) 491-6494
Sadie.Kinney-McGrath@colostate.edu
- B.S. in Psychology, Colorado State University

Stephanie Wagner
- Administrative Coordinator
Stephanie.A.Wagner@colostate.edu
- Bachelor of Social Work at University of Kansas
- Master of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago

Grace Weintrob
- Interim Scholarship and Student Programs Coordinator
- B.A. in Communication Studies, Colorado State University
Research

Ann Claycomb
- Director of Faculty Recognition
- Fulbright Liaison
(970) 556-4633
- Masters in Fine Arts, Fiction Writing
- Masters, English Literature
- BA, English (honors) and Psychology

Catherine Coleman Kane
- Director of Research Support
(970) 491-5394
- B.S. in Public Relations, University of Florida
Student Employees

Courtney Fallon
- Dean's Office Assistant
cla_deanstudents@mail.colostate.edu
- M.A. in Communication | Ph.D. Student