Staff Directory

For general information about advising sessions and scheduling appointments with AAP Staff, please call our main office at (608) 263-5068.

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

José J. Madera

Assistant Dean
Interim Assistant Director of the Academic Advancement Program

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

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

Director of the First- and Second- Year Experience & Tutorial 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

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

Aygul Hoffman

Advisor

Education: M.S. Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (University of Wisconsin-Madison); M.A. Tatar Language and Literature, B.A. English (Kazan State University, Russia)
Hometown: Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia
Contact information: Email: anhoffman2@wisc.edu