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Financial Affairs
Overview


Cynthia Marek
V.P. for Financial Affairs
cmarek@smumn.edu
The financial affairs area is headed by Cynthia Marek, Vice President for Financial Affairs, and includes the functions of financial accounting and analysis, payroll and benefits, support personnel, buildings and grounds, tuition and collections, risk management, bookstore and other vendor services, college and conference centers, technology, media and the computer center.  The Vice President for Financial Affairs serves as the chief financial officer for the university.

The goal of financial affairs continues to be to provide timely information, quality services, and pleasant facilities for the entire university community.


Office Staff

Dave Ansell, Financial Analyst, Direct of Saint Teresa Campus
507-453-5551, dansell@smumn.edu, or 360 Vila Street - Responsible for the University budgeting process and coodination of purchasing; oversees the Office of Special Programs and Camps; is responsible for the management of all Saint Teresa campus facilities, daily operations and rental events; and assists with special projects as assigned by the Vice President for Financial Affairs or the President.

Janelle Ansell, Controller
507-457-1445, jansell@smumn.edu or Room 27 Saint Mary’s Hall - Oversees accounts receivable and accounts payable; directs the annual external audit ; reconciles all university bank accounts; handles general ledger adjustments; prepare monthly financial reports; and assists Vice President for Financial Affairs as needed.

Sarah Bearbower, Information Technology Manager, Academic Systems
507-457-1635, sbearbow@smumn.edu or 7A Saint Mary's Hall - Manages the academic computing services and resources, including management of professional personnel who support the helpdesk, residence halls, faculty, desktop management, and the academic servers.

Bruce Greenwood, Tuition & Collections
507-457-1446, bgreenwo@smumn.edu or 32 Saint Mary’s Hall. Manages student tuition accounts receivable for the Winona undergraduate programs, all former students and responsible for assigning bad accounts to collections. Also, assists the Perkins Loan Coordinator with Perkins Loan records.

Laurie Hale Erdmann, Assistant to the Vice President for Financial Affair, Student Service Coordinator
507-457-1464, lerdmann@smumn.edu or Room 27 Saint Mary’s Hall – Assists Vice President for Financial Affairs with day-to-day duties, scheduling and special projects; coordinates student service activities;  holds responsibilities as risk manager, credit card administrator and FreeBalance project leader; creates and maintains student services web pages.

Darlene Paulson, Toner Student Center Director
507-457-1586, dpaulson@smumn.edu or 115 Toner Center - Manages activities, scheduling, services and rentals for the student center; oversees driver approval, motorpool, mailroom, I.D.system, reservation system, express deliveries, switchboard; and coordinates summer services.

John Schollmeier, Director of Physical Plant
507-457-1436, jschollm@smumn.edu or 58 Skemp - Directs the day-to-day operation of the maintenance department on the Winona campus; acts as the advisor to the Twin Cities Campus and the Saint Teresa campus on matters of maintenance and/or projects; reports to the Vice President for Financial Affairs on the status of projects; and helps with facility planning.

Jason Spartz, Multimedia and Information Technology Support Manager
507-457-7800, jspartz@smumn.edu or 1G Saint Mary’s Hall - Responsible for major uses of multimedia on the Winona campus,  including classroom technologies, the campus cable television system, and video conferencing; plans and directs audio/visual set ups for major university events; responsible for planning and installation of information technology infrastructure in new and remodeled construction areas.

Francis Speck, Director of Information Technology
507-457-1405, fspeck@smumn.edu or 1C Saint Mary’s Hall - Coordinates IT staff for all areas of the university; works to establish iT direction and manages iT capital spending for the Winona campus; participates in iT planning for the university; directs administrative computing operations and software development.

Paul Wildenborg, Director of Payroll & Benefits
507-457-1442, pwildenb@smumn.edu or Room 27 Saint Mary’s Hall - Serves the university community by assuring the accuracy of all aspects of university's compensation to the employees including salary and benefits management; available to all employees to answer questions and obtain information concerning payroll and benefits.



Office Location

The office for the Vice President for Financial Affairs is located in room 27 in Saint Mary's Hall.  The office is staffed during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) throughout the academic year and summer months.

Vice President for Financial Affairs Phone:  507-457-1443
Saint Mary's Hall Room 27 877-304-4273
700 Terrace Heights #8 Fax:  507-457-6927
Winona,  MN     55987 cmarek@smumn.edu





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