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Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs

The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs (OVPGA) has primary responsibility for shaping and implementing the University’s global strategy while supporting global activity across campus. Units that report to the vice provost for global affairs include Global Research Institute, International Student and Scholar Services and Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center.

General inquiries for the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs can be sent to GlobalAffairs@unc.edu.

OVPGA Leadership

Barbara J. Stephenson

Vice Provost for Global Affairs and Chief Global Officer

barbara.stephenson@unc.edu
+1.919.962.3608

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Heather Ward

Associate Provost for Global Affairs

heather.ward@unc.edu
+1.919.962.1051

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Jill Wilhelm

Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Global Affairs

jill.wilhelm@unc.edu
+1.919.962.3608

Walker Winslow Stephenson

Program Coordinator

wwinslow@unc.edu
+1.919.445.9688

OVPGA Staff

Exchange & Sponsored Programs

Timothy Rose

Associate Director for Exchange & Sponsored Programs

timrose@unc.edu
+1.919.962.6362

Global Development

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Daniel Lebold

Director

daniel.lebold@unc.edu
+1.919.962.6865

Caroline Evans

Assistant Director

caroline.evans@unc.edu
+1.919.962.1705

Global Education

Sharmila Udyavar

Associate Director for Global Education

sharmila_udyavar@unc.edu
+1.919.962.4504

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Emmy Grace

Program Manager for Global Education

emmy.grace@unc.edu
+1.919.962.0318

Global Partnerships

Krista Northup

Director of Global Partnerships

knorthup@unc.edu
+1.415.810.3084

Melissa McMurray

Associate Director of Global Partnerships

melissa_mcmurray@unc.edu
+1.919.537.3675

Global Travel

Kim Priebe

Associate Director for Global Travel

kim.priebe@unc.edu
+1.919.962.6857

Impact, Strategy & Communications

Katie Costanza

Associate Director for Strategy & Impact

katierc@unc.edu
+1.919.843.7546

Unified Business Cluster

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Martha Martin

Director of Finance and Human Resources

martha_martin@unc.edu
+1.919.962.5373

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Yelena Mirzoyan

Accounts Manager

mirzoyan@email.unc.edu
+1.919.843.3577

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Galina Zilberter

Accountant

zilbert@email.unc.edu
+1.919.962.6864

OVPGA Units

International Student & Scholar Services

Global Research Institute

Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center