The Finance Cluster supports operational, budgetary, and financial accounting. Among other responsibilities, the cluster processes financial transactions, assists with financial reporting, gift reporting, post-award management needs, and, in some cases, student billing. The Finance Cluster works closely with department chairs and program directors, faculty members, and departmental staff. Below are a list of policies and contacts within this cluster.
Finance Cluster Policies & Helpful Documents
- Travel Policy
- Unallowable Procurement Card Purchases and Practices
- Use of Faculty Research Accounts
- University Tax Exempt Form (please login to Box to access this form)
Contacts
Samantha Kusnierkiewicz – Director of Cluster Operations
Maggie Siemer - Finance Cluster Manager
A&S Computing; A&S Dean’s Office; Art History and Archaeology; Comparative Literature; East Asian Languages and Cultures; English; Film & Media Studies; German; History; Interdisciplinary Project in the Humanities; Jewish, Islamic, Middle Eastern Studies; and Religious Studies:
Elle Lashley - Finance Cluster Supervisor
Nicole Hodges - Assistant Accountant III
Shameka Russell- Assistant Accountant III
Brittany Smith- Assistant Accountant III
African and African-American Studies; American Culture Studies; Anthropology; Asian American Studies; Center for the Humanities; Classics; Global Studies; Music; Performing Arts; and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies:
Caitlin McCoy- Finance Cluster Suprevisor
Katherine Cadigan- Assistant Accountant III
Tara Sandretto* - Assistant Accountant III
*Gift Reporting is provided by Tara Sandretto
Education; Linguistics; Philosophy; Political Science; Sociology; Urban Studies; and Weidenbaum Center
Audrey Arnold - Assistant Accountant III
Jessica Droege- Assistant Accountant III