Meet the Staff
Our dedicated office staff support daily operations of the Provost and are the first friendly faces guests will encounter when entering the Academic Affairs suite located in Alderman Hall.
Meet the Staff
Sharon Lindgren - Executive Assistant to the Provost
Sharon works closely with the Provost to manage time, workflow, and day-to-day schedule coordination. She provides research and analysis, and coordinates regularly with the UNC General Administration on information and scheduling. Sharon collaborates frequently with Office of the Provost staff and executive assistants for the deans, associate provosts, executive director and vice chancellors. She provides administrative support to the Provost for travel, select hiring searches, special events and meetings, including those of the Board of Trustees’ (BOT) Educational Planning and Program Committee (EPPC). Sharon joined UNCW in 1996 and has worked in the Office of the Provost since 2005. She holds a master’s in education from SUNY Cortland.
Megan Kauzlaric - Director of Marketing and Communications
Megan manages executive communications and marketing for the Office of the Provost and the Division of Academic Affairs. She supports the Provost on speaking engagements, special events and divisional/university publications. She serves as the communications and marketing divisional liasion to the Office of University Relations, the UNCW Web Team and partners across the university. She coordinates regularly with the primary communications and marketing staff members for each academic college, functional area and the Center for Marine Science. She also serves as a consultant for associate provosts and units throughout the division on strategic communications, communications campaigns, website redesign, new marketing efforts and communications/marketing process or policy development and improvement.
Megan joined UNCW in 2021 and holds a master's in communication from the College of Charleston.
Allison Troutman - Executive Assistant for Administration and Resource Management
Allison works closely with the Associate Provost for Administration and Resource Management to assist the Divisional Operations team, manage select hiring searches, facilitate special projects, and coordinate day-to-day scheduling for the associate provost. She also assists with front-of-the-house operations and general public inquires for the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs office suite.
Allison joined UNCW in 2021 and has worked in the Office of the Provost since 2022.