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Downtown Administration

A thriving urban campus needs great minds, a dedication to public service, and a commitment to non-traditional solutions for the 21st Century. A talented faculty and a student body committed to public service will find many opportunities for purposeful engagement on such a campus, but their success requires a critical element: a supportive administration. Knowing this, the administrative team for ASU at the Downtown Phoenix campus is singularly focused on supporting the important work, research and learning of the downtown campus students and faculty. The campus vice president and deans of the colleges downtown bring more than a combined three hundred years of knowledge, practical background and university experience to offer this new academic center of learning. What this kind of support means is this: any individual at the Downtown Phoenix campus who has the will has now the means to create a legacy of service that will forge new pathways to success.

DPC Mission:

To provide an academically rigorous university experience in a vibrant urban campus environment that is integral to the success of the Phoenix community.

Contact Information

Office of the Vice President
411 N. Central Ave. Suite 600
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0685 Mail Code: 3520
Phone: 602-496-0402
Fax: 602-496-0955

University Vice President
Debra Friedman
debra.friedman@asu.edu

Associate Vice President
Deb Gullett
deb.gullett@asu.edu

Assistant to the Vice President
Victoria Rutherford 
vickie.rutherford@asu.edu 

(602) 496-0402
 

Office of the Dean for Student Affairs

Dr. Georgeana Montoya

Dean, student Affairs

gmontoya@asu.edu

Nellie Andrade

Assistant to the Dean, Student Affairs

nellie.andrade@asu.edu

(602) 496-1215

Office of the College Deans 

Dr. Debra Friedman
Dean, College of Public Programs

debra.friedman@asu.edu

Assistant to the Vice President
Victoria Rutherford 
vickie.rutherford@asu.edu 
 

(602) 496-0402

Dr. Frederick Corey
Dean, University College
frederick.corey@asu.edu

Jasmin Mejia
Office of the Dean Coordinator, University College 

jasmin.mejia@asu.edu

(602) 496-0575

Dr. Bernadette Melnyk
Dean, College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
bernadette.melnyk@asu.edu

Peggy Schmidt 
Senior Executive Assistant, College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation
peggy.schmidt@asu.edu 

(602) 496-0866

Media requests for the Downtown Phoenix campus
Media Relations Officer
Julie Newberg
Julie.Newberg@asu.edu