The College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Business Office was developed to support the college’s faculty and staff with the transaction-based activities of the college. The staff of the CEPS Business Office strive to provide excellent customer service to our departments, faculty, staff, and students. We aim to provide services that are efficient, timely, accurate, and based on best practices.

The CEAS Business Office staff provide services in the following areas:

Human Resources: Support all of the department’s hiring needs, including the recruitment process, the hiring process, time entry and the termination process. 

Accounting: Support all the department’s accounting needs, including departmental purchases, payment of invoices and reimbursements, reconciliation of P-cards, and provide routine reports on the department’s budget status. 

Grant Awards: Support the PI’s needs including all related accounting and HR support, monitor award balances, and provide routine reports to individual PI’s. 

CEPS Business Office Staff

Please contact the associated staff members who provide financial services by department:

Mēgan Barber

Director, Business Operations

Oversees all aspects of the CEPS Business Office

Cindy Wood

Assistant Director, Business Operations

Dean’s Office and supervises staff

Jordynn Joyner

Business Manager

Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering; Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering; Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Shonna Ahrenholtz

Accounting Associate, Sr.

Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering; Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering; Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Claire Zheng

Business Manager

Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management

Natellie Jenkins

Accounting Associate, Sr.

Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management

Jo Paintin

Business Manager

Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Shannon Stevens

Project Coordinator

Dean’s Office; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

TBD

Business Manager

Department of Geology and Geophysics

TBD

Accounting Associate, Sr.

Department of Geology and Geophysics

Jesse Grossinger

Business Manager

Department of Chemistry; Department of Physics and Astronomy

Kathe Carlton

Accounting Associate, Sr.

Department of Chemistry; Department of Physics and Astronomy