RaDonna Aymong
Office Manager
RaDonna was hired in the Environmental Studies Program August 2006, but her relationship with the University of Oregon dates back to 1998. She has over 30 years of budget and accounting experience with the past 26 years spent working in education. RaDonna is the person to talk to if you have questions about budgets, payroll, grants, travel, and class scheduling. When she is not handling daily inner workings in the Environmental Studies Office she can be found enjoying her pets, gardening, riding bikes, or camping with her family.
Gayla WardWell
Graduate Programs Coordinator
I’m the first point of contact for any questions about our Master’s and PhD programs. I share information with prospective students, coordinate the administrative admissions process, and shepherd our graduate students through their programs, ensuring they meet all requirements for obtaining the degree. I also coordinate the GTF (graduate teaching fellows) appointment process. I came to the university in 1999 via a circuitous route that lead from my home state of Vermont to the island of Kauai and then to Oregon. I have worked in various capacities in manufacturing, direct mail advertising, human resources, retail, public relations, and higher education, which is where I found I belonged all along. I’ve been the graduate program coordinator for nearly eleven years now, which is my absolute record for job longevity. As an adult learner, I obtained my BA in Humanities from Johnson State College in Vermont and my MA in Humanities from California State University at Dominguez Hills. I’m a poet, vegan, walker, spiritualist, animal lover, forest dweller and former motorcycle mama whose secret wish is to live in Europe.
Alyse Nielsen
Undergraduate Program Assistant
Alyse is a UO graduate with a BS in Environmental Science. She oversees the Student Advising Center and assists the office manager with travel and other duties. For course field trip travel details, questions, reimbursements or reservations contact Alyse. Questions about the undergraduate program or other elements of the ENVS program can also be directed to Alyse. In her free time, Alyse enjoys skiing, hiking, biking, baking, music, movies and the occasional book. Whenever possible she spends time with her family, friends, her German Shepherd Yellow Lab, Buddy, and her recently adopted orange tiger cat, Sir Harry.