Program Leadership
Jennifer Miller
- Program Chair, Construction Management
- Faculty, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Faculty, College of Business
- millerj@mtu.edu
- Dillman 0201E
Dean Johnson
- Dean, College of Business
- James and Dolores Trethewey APMP Professor, College of Business
- Director of Applied Portfolio Management Program
- dean@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2668
- Academic Office Building 103
College of Business
Mari Buche
- Associate Dean, College of Business
- Professor of Management Information Systems, College of Business
- Affiliated Professor, Data Science
- mwbuche@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3440
- Academic Office Building 105
Mari supports the program through coordination with the faculty and participation in student recruiting events.
Jodie Filpus-Paakola
- Coordinator of Academic Services, College of Business
- jrfilpus@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3597
- Academic Office Building 108
Jodie provides undergraduate academic advising, coordinates undergraduate communications, and supports student internships and job placement.
![Laura Shawhan Laura Shawhan](/business/people-groups/administration/images/lauralee-shawhan-personnel.jpg)
Laura Shawhan
- Director of Administration
- lshawhan@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2964
- Academic Office Building 102
Laura is responsible for facilitating College of Business activities.
Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Henrique (Kiko) e Silva
- Research Engineer II, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- hademelo@mtu.edu
- 906-231-0456
- Dillman 106A
Kiko is the safety officer for the CEGE Department. He supports the TA’s responsible for delivering CEGE specific laboratory class sections. He provides technical support to Husky Construction
![Rob Fritz Rob Fritz](/cege/people/faculty-staff/staff/fritz/images/fritz-personnel340.jpg)
Rob Fritz
- Technical Lab Coordinator, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- rwfritz@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2526
- Dow 107
Rob provides support to the TA’s responsible for delivering CEGE specific laboratory class sections required in the construction management program. He provides technical support to Husky Construction.
![Angela Keranen Angela Keranen](/cege/people/faculty-staff/staff/keranen/images/keranen-personnel.jpg)
Angela Keranen
- Senior Administrative Aide, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Graduate Program Assistant, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- amkerane@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2474
- Dow 868
Angela provides communication support to the program: updates websites and social media/branding.
Julie Ross
- Academic Advisor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- jzross@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3410
- Dillman 103
Julie provides additional advising support to the construction management students. She leads course scheduling for the construction management program.
![Shelle Sandell Shelle Sandell](/cege/people/faculty-staff/staff/sandell/images/sandell-personnel340.jpg)
Shelle Sandell
- Technical Communications/Budget Coordinator, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- rdsandel@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1625
- Dow 866
Shelle provides budget support for the CEGE Department and the construction management program. She supports the faculty hiring process.