Staff Directory

For general information about advising sessions and scheduling appointments with AAP Staff, please call our main office at (608) 263-5068. You can also stop by our office on the ground floor of Ingraham Hall, Room 13.

DeVon Wilson

Assistant Dean
Director of the Academic Advancement Program
MD Coordinator for the College of Letters & Science

Education: B.A. Psychology (Beloit College); M.S. Ed. Adult Continuing Education with a focus in higher education
Hometown: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Contact Information:

E-mail dlwilson@lssaa.wisc.edu

Christine M. Poleski

Assistant Dean
Asssistant Director of the Academic Advancement Program

Education: B.A. International Relations (University of Wisconsin-Madison); J.D. (University of Wisconsin Law School)
Hometowns: Chicago, Illinois/Madison, Wisconsin
Contact Information:

E-mail cpoleski@wisc.edu

Lupe Ahedo

Assistant Dean

Education: B.A. Social Work (Clarke College); M.S.S.W. Social Work (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Hometown: El Paso, Texas
Contact Information:

E-mail mgahedo@facstaff.wisc.edu

Katherine Friend

Tutorial and Engagement Coordinator

Education: B.A. History (University of Colorado, Boulder); M.A. Social and Religious History 1500-1700 (University of Warwick, Coventry, England)
Hometowns: Cincinnati, Ohio
Contact Information: Email: klfriend@lssaa.wisc.edu

Linda D. McCarroll Stamm

Assistant Dean

Education: B.A. Social Work and Spanish (Valparaiso University); M.S.S.W. Social Work (University of Wisconsin-Madison); Ph.D. Child and Family Studies/Human Development and Family Studies (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Hometown: Gary, Indiana
Contact Information: Email: lmccarro@wiscmail.wisc.edu

Steve Kosciuk

Researcher and Consultant

Education: PhD & Masters in Mathematics UW-Madison; BS Mathematics, Ohio State University
Hometown: Columbus, OH
Contact Information: Email: skosciuk@wisc.edu

Larry Edgerton

Faculty Associate

Education: A.B. (UC-Berkeley); A.M. (University of Chicago); Ph.D. (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Hometown: Chariton, Iowa
Contact Information:

E-mail: lgedgert@facstaff.wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 242-5644

José J. Madera

Assistant Dean

Education: B.S. Chemistry (University of Puerto Rico-Cayey); M.S. Water Resources Management/Water Chemistry (University of Wisconsin-Madison); Doctoral Degree Candidate/Dissertator, Soil Science (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Hometown: Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico
Contact Information: Email: jjmadera@lssaa.wisc.edu

Abike Sanyaolu

Assistant Dean

Education: BBA, Management and Human Resources (Wisconsin School of Business); MS Counseling Psychology with a focus in higher education (UW-Madison School of Education)
Hometowns: Statesboro, Georgia, Washington D.C., Upper Marlboro Maryland, and Bolingbrook, Illinois
Contact Information: Email: aosanyaolu@lssaa.wisc.edu