Our Team

The Office of Industry and Strategic Partnerships is your liaison dedicated to connecting you with the University of Wyoming. We foster partnerships among industry, government, agencies, and other organizations and the University of Wyoming.

Connecting Industry with UW

Our team is a collaborative venture between UW’s Research and Economic Development Division and the UW Foundation, and we work to understand your goals and to create mutually beneficial relationships that foster innovation and economic impact throughout the state and beyond. Contact us today!

Angela Ver Ploeg

Senior Director of Corporate Engagement

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Kylie Zanini

Assistant Director of Development, Corporate Engagement

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Bailey DeSoto

Industry Engagement Coordinator

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Our Extended Team

The Office of Industry and Strategic Partnerships works closely with individuals across the University of Wyoming campus to create these invaluable strategic industry partnerships.

Dave Aadland
Director
Center for Business & Economic Analysis, College of Business

(307) 766-4931

aadland@uwyo.edu

Nevin Aiken
Special Assistant to the Provost for Experiential Education
Office of Academic Affairs

(307) 766-6146

naiken@uwyo.edu

Mike Burns
Timothy M. Miles Director
Center for Professional Selling, College of Business

(307) 766-4157

mike.burns@uwyo.edu

Rocky Case
Director
Manufacturing Works

(307) 766-4817

rocky.case@uwyo.edu

Kristy DeGering
Career Services & Employer Relations
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, & Natural Resources

(307) 766-3835

kristy.degering@uwyo.edu

Adrienne Freng
Interim Dean
College of Arts & Sciences

(307) 766-2307

afreng@uwyo.edu

Tyler Grabner
Manager of Career Services
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences

(307) 766-4277

tgrabner@uwyo.edu

Chris Haller
Director
Center for Principle-Based Leadership & Ethics, College of Business

(307) 766-6271

chris.haller@uwyo.edu

Amanda Harper
Academic & Career Advising Professional
Haub School of Environment & Natural Resources

(307) 766-2701

aharper4@uwyo.edu

Raya Hegeman-Davis
Director of Engagement
School of Computing

(307) 766-5288

raya.hegeman-davis@uwyo.edu

Anna Keller
Career Services Specialist
Advising, Career, Exploratory Studies (ACES), College of Arts & Sciences

(307) 766-5391

ackeller@uwyo.edu

Jordan Kobliska
Internship & Employment Coordinator
Outdoor Recreation, Tourism, & Hospitality Haub School, Environment & Natural Resources

(307) 766-5192

jkoblisk@uwyo.edu

Sena Krula
Coordinator of Outreach & Engagement
College of Business

(307) 766-4153

skrula@uwyo.edu

Kristin Lanouette
Director of Career Services
College of Law

(307) 766-4074

kherman@uwyo.edu

Tyler Spear
Senior Director of Foundation Developer
UW Foundation

(307) 766-3901

speart@uwyo.edu

Brent Pickett
Dean
UW Casper

(307) 268-2432

bpick@uwyo.edu

Chrissy Renfro
Associate Director of Career Development
UW Career Services

(307) 766-2398

crenfro@uwyo.edu

Pepper Jo Six
Director of External Relations
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, & Natural Resources

(307) 766-4134

pepperjo@uwyo.edu

Ashli Tomisich
Director of Student Success & Experiential Learning
School of Energy Resources

(307) 766-4847

ashli.tomisich@uwyo.edu

Justine Tydings
Director
Peter M. & Paula Green Johnson Student Success Center, College of Business

(307) 766-4112

jtydings@uwyo.edu