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Dawn Nelson
Dawn Nelson
Office Manager/Assistant to the Department Head
Department
  • Human Development and Family Studies - HDFS
  • Administration
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Responsibilities

Dawn is the Assistant to the Department Head. She manages the department head's schedule, maintains personnel files, prepares dossiers for promotion and tenure, provides staff support for departmental committees, facilities coordinator, and the website manager.