Accountant
Non-sponsored account set up and balances, procurement cards, department deposits for BTI
Amy has been working at the University for over five years and lives northwest of the Twin Cities. In her spare time, she likes to travel and go camping, hiking, and bicycling. Amy has two chihuahuas and fosters dogs for a local animal rescue.
Executive Accounts Specialist
Grant Proposal preparation, status of grants and grant management, close-out of grants at project end, effort Certification, REU/participant payments
Lori has worked at the U of M in CBS for 33 years starting as a secretary and then working through accounting to Grants Management. She started in what is now the department of Plant & Microbial Biology in part because of her love of plants, and she has enjoyed being a part of BTI and CBS Finance for the last seven years. Lori has three daughters who have grown up in and around CBS in various ways, and they still have a healthy interest in science, as does her husband. Outside of work, Lori enjoys running, biking, crocheting, knitting, reading, traveling and music. She also loves cats and currently has two: a Bombay short-hair and a medium-hair tabby. Ask about her menagerie of Amigurumi that she created over the course of 2020!
Graduate Coordinator
Graduate Program in Microbial Engineering
Departmental purchasing, employee reimbursements, and general accounting requests for BTI, EEB and PMB.
Coordinates faculty annual review and P&T processes; coordinates and manages faculty searches; provides and oversees web and print communication for seminars.
Ruth lives in St. Paul with her husband and quirky pandemic puppy. She (often) likes running, cross-country skiing, and reading detective stories. During the pandemic, she has mastered her baking and fire-pit skills, and before it is over, she hopes to learn to play Cribbage.
Facilities questions for PMB, BTI, and EEB, UCard and key requests, building emergencies, autoclave issues, space use updates, coordinating special events
Ann lives in St Paul with her husband and Boston Terrier. She enjoys connecting grad students and PIs to the solutions they need to function in their research, and she relishes the arcane details of the work going on in CBS. In her off-hours, Ann bikes the twin cities, bakes, and gardens.