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FASA Team

The FASA team advises on:  

  • the reappointment, promotion and tenure (RPT) review processes
  • faculty sabbatical leave requests and all other leave requests
  • the annual review processes and performance management 
  • position elimination situations 
  • agreements around retirement 
  • the development and interpretation, of employment-related policies in the Faculty Handbook, the Academic Specialist Handbook, and other academic handbooks 
  • the cultivation of productive, respectful, and safe working environments
  • when needed, on concerns pertaining to faculty behavior and discipline

Find Your Liaison

Headshot of Teresa Mastin, vice provost and associate vice president for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs, from the shoulders up, smiling and wearing a black suit in front of a green background featuring a Spartan helmet logo.

Teresa Mastin

Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs

mastinte@msu.edu

517-353-5300 

Meet Teresa

Kate Birdsall

Director for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
birdsal5@msu.edu
517-353-5300 

Meet Kate

Kathy Charles

Senior Director for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
lewlessk@msu.edu 
517-353-4851 

Meet Kathy

Julie Fusi

Executive Staff Assistant 
jfusi@msu.edu 
517-355-3832 

Meet Julie

Teresia Hagelberger

Director for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
sielofft@msu.edu
517-353-5300 

Meet Teresia

Shannon Kemp

Senior Human Resources Professional II 
hickssh1@msu.edu 
517-353-4071 

Meet Shannon

Georgette Russell

Assistant Vice President of HR, MSU Health Sciences
russe672@msu.edu
517-355-4119

Meet Georgette

Jennie Schaeffer

Director for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
petrovi8@msu.edu 
517-353-4070 

Meet Jennie

Nicole Schmidtke

Director for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
messin41@msu.edu
517-353-5300 

Meet Nicole

Melissa Sortman

Assistant Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
sortmanm@msu.edu 
517-353-5802 

Meet Melissa

Kara Yermak

Assistant Provost for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs 
burtkara@msu.edu 
517-884-0185 

Meet Kara