Home › Office of the Provost Office of the Provost
The Provost's Office is a team of dedicated strategy and operations professionals who collaborate to advance Notre Dame's research and teaching missions and support the University’s goals as outlined in the Strategic Framework .
The Provost’s leadership team includes two key advisory bodies — the Provost’s Cabinet and the Deans’ Council .
Provost
John McGreevy
Charles and Jill Fischer Provost
jmcgreev@nd.edu
John McGreevy
As provost, John T. McGreevy is Notre Dame’s chief academic officer and is responsible for the stewardship of this mission, serving as the principal representative of the academy to both internal and external constituencies and leading strategic academic initiatives on behalf of the University. Working with the associate provosts, the vice president for research, the deans, and other academic leaders, he seeks to cultivate a learning community that challenges and engages students, inspires leading research and scholarship, and appreciates all intellectual inquiry as a pursuit of truth.
Read more about John McGreevy
John McGreevy
Charles and Jill Fischer Provost
jmcgreev@nd.edu
For scheduling engagements and all other inquiries, please contact Chloe Leach .
Maria Di Pasquale
Maria Di Pasquale serves as the senior advisor to the provost. Among other responsibilities, she supports the provost in the development and implementation of the Arts Initiative and other strategic projects, coordinates academic leadership teams (e.g., the Deans' Council and Provost’s Cabinet), guides communications in collaboration with officers and other campus leadership, and coordinates the operations of the Office of the Provost.
Read more about Maria Di Pasquale
Maria Di Pasquale
Senior Advisor to the Provost
mdipasqu@nd.edu
Kate Garry
Executive Director Academic Communication
kcohorst@nd.edu
Kate Garry
Kate Garry is the executive director of academic communications. Working with the provost, associate provosts, and other academic and communications leaders, she directs strategic communications and marketing efforts for the academy, with special emphasis on promoting Notre Dame’s research strengths, global reach, and new initiatives.
Read more about Kate Garry
Kate Garry
Executive Director Academic Communication
kcohorst@nd.edu
Chloe Leach
Special Assistant to the Provost
cleach@nd.edu
Chloe Leach
Chloe Leach is the special assistant and advisor to the provost. She supports the provost through a combination of project management, writing and editing, research, and high-level administrative and relationship support functions. Chief among her duties is providing strategic guidance and operational oversight within the Office of the Provost.
Read more about Chloe Leach
Chloe Leach
Special Assistant to the Provost
cleach@nd.edu
Jennifer Meert
Senior Administrative Coordinator
jmeert@nd.edu
Jennifer Meert
Jenny is the senior administrative coordinator in the Office of the Provost. In this role, she manages the front office and gives operational and logistical support to the provost and his administrative team.
Read more about Jennifer Meert
Jennifer Meert
Senior Administrative Coordinator
jmeert@nd.edu
Emily Monacelli
Associate Director for Academic Communications
emonacel@nd.edu
Emily Monacelli
Emily Monacelli is associate director of academic communications. Working closely with Executive Director of Academic Communications Kate Garry and partners across campus, she manages key internal and external strategic communications projects to advance Notre Dame as the leading global Catholic research university.
Read more about Emily Monacelli
Emily Monacelli
Associate Director for Academic Communications
emonacel@nd.edu
Academic and Faculty Affairs
Maura Ryan
Vice President and Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
mryan11@nd.edu
Maura Ryan
Maura Ryan is the vice president and associate provost for faculty affairs and the John Cardinal O’Hara, C.S.C., Associate Professor of Christian Ethics. She oversees the McGrath Institute for Church Life and the Institute for Social Concerns, new faculty orientation, the evaluation of teaching, reappointment and promotion for TPAC-RL faculty, faculty leaves, faculty appeals and grievances, and the resolution of faculty misconduct charges. She also provides leadership for a number of University services for faculty, including the Dual Career Assistance Program, the ND-LEAD faculty development program, external recognition for faculty research, the University's accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission, and academic program reviews.
Read more about Maura Ryan
Maura Ryan
Vice President and Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
mryan11@nd.edu
For scheduling engagements and all other inquiries, please contact Jennifer Meert .
Keona Lewis
Keona Lewis is assistant provost. She helps ensure that the academic core is an environment where faculty and staff feel a strong sense of belonging and respect and where differences are celebrated, partnering closely with the vice president and associate provost for faculty affairs.
Read more about Keona Lewis
Demetra Schoenig
Executive Director for Academic Affairs
dsmith30@nd.edu
Demetra Schoenig
Demetra Schoenig drives strategy and policy for the University of Notre Dame's academic governance and compliance enterprise. She supervises a team of professionals who are responsible for executing Notre Dame's reappointment, promotion, and tenure procedures and supporting the execution of the University's strategic framework. Schoenig collaborates closely with colleagues in the provost’s office and across campus who lead academic diversity and inclusion efforts and shepherd work related to faculty recognition, academic program reviews, and institutional accreditation.
Read more about Demetra Schoenig
Demetra Schoenig
Executive Director for Academic Affairs
dsmith30@nd.edu
Caroline Maloney
Associate Director for Academic Programming and Accreditation
cmaloney@nd.edu
Caroline Maloney
Caroline Maloney is associate director for academic programming and accreditation. Her responsibilities include supporting and operationalizing academic inclusion and diversity initiatives as well as University accreditation requirements and report writing.
Read more about Caroline Maloney
Caroline Maloney
Associate Director for Academic Programming and Accreditation
cmaloney@nd.edu
Natalie Sargent
Director of Faculty Recognition
nsargent@nd.edu
Natalie Sargent
Natalie Sargent is the inaugural director of faculty recognition. She leads partnerships between the Office of the Provost and Notre Dame Research, deans, department chairs, faculty, and other colleagues to strengthen Notre Dame’s culture of academic excellence through advancing faculty recognition across the disciplines. Her responsibilities include cultivating a strategic pipeline of outstanding faculty for national and international engagement and recognition; optimizing internal award and recognition opportunities in alignment with the University’s Strategic Framework; and designing meaningful commemorations of faculty achievements and contributions.
Read more about Natalie Sargent
Natalie Sargent
Director of Faculty Recognition
nsargent@nd.edu
Strategic Initiatives
David Go
Vice President and Associate Provost for Academic Strategy
dgo@nd.edu
David Go
David Go is vice president and associate provost for academic strategy and the Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. His major responsibilities include implementation and execution of the academic elements of the University Strategic Framework and the appointment, reappointment, and promotion process for tenured and tenure-track faculty. Units that report to him include the Lucy Institute for Data and Society, the Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, and the Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate.
Read more about David Go
David Go
Vice President and Associate Provost for Academic Strategy
dgo@nd.edu
For scheduling engagements and all other inquiries, please contact Allie Richthammer .
Margaret Meserve
Edward H. Arnold Dean of the Hesburgh Libraries and Vice President and Associate Provost
mmeserv1@nd.edu
Margaret Meserve
Margaret Meserve is Edward H. Arnold Dean of the Hesburgh Libraries and vice president and associate provost. In her role as dean, Meserve leads a team of nearly 140 faculty and staff members at the flagship Hesburgh Library — which houses the Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship, the Medieval Institute Library, the University Archives, and Rare Books and Special Collections — and three specialty libraries located across the Notre Dame campus. Her portfolio also includes the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, and the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, and the University of Notre Dame Press.
Read more about Margaret Meserve
Margaret Meserve
Edward H. Arnold Dean of the Hesburgh Libraries and Vice President and Associate Provost
mmeserv1@nd.edu
For scheduling engagements and all other inquiries, please contact Michelle Budak .
Ron Metoyer
Vice President and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning
rmetoyer@nd.edu
Ron Metoyer
Ronald A. Metoyer serves as Vice President and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning. Leading the University’s approach to innovative pedagogical and learning strategies, he oversees Notre Dame Learning, which houses the Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence and the Office of Digital Learning, bringing together their expertise along with that of the OIT’s Teaching & Learning Technologies group. His portfolio also includes the Institute for Educational Initiatives and the Office of the Registrar.
Read more about Ron Metoyer
Ron Metoyer
Vice President and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning
rmetoyer@nd.edu
For scheduling engagements and all other inquiries, please contact Rylee Kenney .
Jim Frabutt
Senior Assistant Provost
jfrabutt@nd.edu
Jim Frabutt
Jim Frabutt serves as senior assistant provost. In this capacity, he leads academic program reviews; serves on the promotions advisory committee for teaching, practice, advising, clinical, library, and research faculty; and oversees the Office of Military and Veterans Affairs, ROTC programs, and the Inspired Leadership Initiative. He is also responsible for adjunct, visitor, and guest faculty appointments, and serves as a liaison to retired faculty.
Read more about Jim Frabutt
Rylee Kenney
Academic Initiatives Program Manager
rkenney2@nd.edu
Rylee Kenney
Rylee Kenney serves as the Academic Initiatives Program Manager in the Office of the Provost. In this role, she is a key contributor to the success of efforts led by the Vice President and Associate Provost for Academic Space and Support and the Vice President and Associate Provost for Teaching and Learning with high-level administrative support, project management, and relationship support across campus. In addition, Rylee is the principal planner and coordinator for events hosted by the Provost.
Read more about Rylee Kenney
Rylee Kenney
Academic Initiatives Program Manager
rkenney2@nd.edu
Allie Richthammer
Program Manager for Interdisciplinary and Strategic Initiatives
arichth1@nd.edu
Allie Richthammer
Allie Richthammer is the program manager for interdisciplinary and strategic initiatives. In her role, she is a key contributor to the efforts of the vice president and associate provost for interdisciplinary initiatives and the vice president and associate provost for academic strategy, providing project management and high-level operational and administrative support. Other responsibilities include facilitating the implementation of the University’s Strategic Framework and collaborating with University centers and institutes to cultivate a community of interdisciplinarity.
Read more about Allie Richthammer
Allie Richthammer
Program Manager for Interdisciplinary and Strategic Initiatives
arichth1@nd.edu
Finance and Data
Joanna McNulty
Associate Vice President for Academic Finance and Administration
jmcnulty@nd.edu
Joanna McNulty
Joanna McNulty is associate vice president for academic finance and administration, providing strategic leadership for academic budgeting, finance, and planning and serving as the provost’s primary adviser on the financial plan for Notre Dame’s academic core. She manages a team of professionals in developing the annual academic budget, conducting multi-year financial planning and analysis, and overseeing faculty payroll. Her responsibilities also include working closely with the deans, associate provosts, and academic business offices and serving as principal liaison to the Finance Division, in particular the Office of Budget and Planning and the Office of the Controller.
Read more about Joanna McNulty
Joanna McNulty
Associate Vice President for Academic Finance and Administration
jmcnulty@nd.edu
For scheduling engagements and all other inquiries, please contact Beth Schneider .
Richard Forrester
Associate Director, Academic Finance
rforrest@nd.edu
Richard Forrester
Rich Forrester is the Associate Director, Academic Finance. In this role, he helps to support the AVP with financial planning, reporting, and budgeting activities of larger collegiate divisions. He also helps to steward Provost resources where needed, oversees a portfolio of financial plans for certain academic divisions, and represents the AVP on various committees and initiatives.
Read more about Richard Forrester
Richard Forrester
Associate Director, Academic Finance
rforrest@nd.edu
Joseph Gettinger
Reporting Analyst, Provost Office
jgetting@nd.edu
Joseph Gettinger
Joe Gettinger is assistant program manager for faculty data and systems. In this position, he assists in the creation of faculty-related reports, providing analysis relating to faculty initiatives, and reviewing faculty appointments for consistency and correctness.
Joseph Gettinger
Reporting Analyst, Provost Office
jgetting@nd.edu
Joe Lyphout
Director of Faculty Administration and Data
jlyphou1@nd.edu
Joe Lyphout
Joe Lyphout is program director, faculty data and systems. In this capacity, he provides planning and execution for cross-functional projects on behalf of the Office of the Provost. He serves as the faculty-related data expert and enhances academy data systems and reporting tools.
Joe Lyphout
Director of Faculty Administration and Data
jlyphou1@nd.edu
Beth Schneider
Operations Advisor Beth Schneider serves as the academy liaison, providing lead support for both faculty payroll and faculty jobs. Additionally, she plays a crucial role in the facilitation of the faculty hiring and reappointment process.
Read more about Beth Schneider
Office of Undergraduate Education
Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.
Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
dgroody@nd.edu
Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.
Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C., Ph.D., is vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education and a professor of theology and global affairs. His major responsibilities include advancing undergraduate teaching, research, and outreach. Fr. Groody oversees initiatives related to the curriculum, academic integrity, advising, academic support, scholarly engagement, and scholars’ programs. He also provides leadership for the Advisory Committee on the Academic Code and Policy, and the Valedictorian and Salutatorian Selection Committee.
Read more about Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.
Rev. Daniel G. Groody, C.S.C.
Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
dgroody@nd.edu
For scheduling engagements and all other inquiries, please contact Julia Johnson .
Erin Klawitter
Assistant Vice President, Office of Undergraduate Education
eflynn1@nd.edu
Erin Klawitter
Erin Klawitter serves as assistant vice president in the Office of Undergraduate Education. Among other responsibilities, she coordinates campus-wide efforts to ensure that every student has the chance to flourish at Notre Dame, particularly those from under-resourced educational systems and backgrounds. She also supports the Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education in strategic planning, operational implementation, and fundraising efforts that impact the various programs and units housed in the Office.
Read more about Erin Klawitter
Erin Klawitter
Assistant Vice President, Office of Undergraduate Education
eflynn1@nd.edu
Anna McKeever
Advisor to the Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
arodrig9@nd.edu
Anna McKeever
Anna McKeever serves as the advisor to the vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education. She supports the vice president and associate provost in leading strategic initiatives, managing professional development strategies, and managing communication with internal and external constituents.
Read more about Anna McKeever
Anna McKeever
Advisor to the Vice President and Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education
arodrig9@nd.edu
Julia Johnson
Executive Assistant, Provost Office
jjohns87@nd.edu
Julia Johnson
Julia Johnson serves as the executive assistant to the vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education. She assists the associate provost with high-level administrative support, project and time management, and relationship support across campus. Her chief duties are managing the Undergraduate Education office and special projects for the associate provost.
Read more about Julia Johnson
Julia Johnson
Executive Assistant, Provost Office
jjohns87@nd.edu
