Meet Our Team
The University Design Institute is a collective of experienced professionals collaborating to drive innovative solutions that enhance academic initiatives and institutional success.
Michael M. Crow
President, ASU
Chair, University Design Institute
Minu Ipe
Vice Chair and Managing Director
Joel Dupuis
Executive Director, Operations
Lisa Foss
Senior Director, U.S. Practice
Joe Martin
Director, Content and Communications
Dawn Straw
Executive Director, Services
Maria Toshkova
Director, Global Partnerships
Dale P. Johnson
Senior Director, Digital Innovation
Dena Messer-Herrera
Director, Enterprise Design Practice
Team
Chelsea Chamberlain
Assistant Director, Talent and Culture Initiatives
Tamara Christensen
Designer in Residence
Higher Education Design Facilitator
Mike Dolan
Associate Director, Operations
Ann Nielsen
Director, e-Learning
Anna Alvarez-Loucks
Project Manager, ASU Leadership Programs
Ryanne Avina
Sr. Program Manager, AIHEL
Karen Avore
Sr. Program Coordinator, AIHEL
Katherine Benedict
Project Manager, Programs
Mabeth Buenviaje
Senior Manager, Philippines
Olivia Crose
Project Manager, Services
Taylor Ducklow
Higher Education Design Facilitator
Ayhen Loisse Dalena Llada
Project Management Specialist
Nicole K. Mayberry
Assistant Research Professor
Evan Olsen
Project Coordinator, Enterprise Design Practice
Tiffany Torres
Project Manager
Joshua Wrublik
Project Coordinator
Jessica Wu
Project Manager, U.S. Practice
Dimitri Zakharov
Business Systems Architect
Students
Nathan Lyon
Content & Comms Assistant
Utkarsh Madaan
Business Operations Assistant
Smruthi Morapakula
Research and Content Aide
Moreshwar Nabar
Research & Data Assistant
