State of Oregon: About - Office of Academic Policy and Authorization

This Office of Academic Policy and Authorization oversees two primary areas of work: 1) the quality, integrity, and diversity of private postsecondary programs in Oregon for the benefit of students and consumers, and 2) public university academic policy and program approval.

For comprehensive information on our work, see:

Our office consists of the following:

Our office is led by:

Name	Position	Contact Info
ADDRESS	255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR 97310
GENERAL INQUIRIES ON PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION		503-947-5716 info.pps@state.or.us
Tiffany Caldwell	Private Postsecondary Support Specialist	503-947-5716 tiffany.caldwell@state.or.us
Karyn Chambers	Education Specialist, Private Postsecondary Education	503-947-5773 karyn.chambers@state.or.us
Veronica Dujon	Director	503-947-5744 veronica.dujon@state.or.us
Rebecca Fuller	Compliance Specialist, Private Postsecondary Education	503-947-5751 rebecca.fuller@state.or.us
Peter Gertenrich	Education Specialist, Private Postsecondary Education	503-947-5719 peter.gertenrich@state.or.us
Tabatha Heater	Compliance Specialist*, Private Postsecondary Education	503-934-3480 tabatha.heater@state.or.us
Arpine Mazhinyan	Hatfield Fellow	arpine.mazhinyan@state.or.us
Anthony Medina	Operations Policy Analyst, Public University Coordination	503-947-2442 Anthony.D.Medina@state.or.us
Sean Pollack	Program Administrator, Private Postsecondary Education	503-947-5925 sean.pollack@state.or.us
Kia Sorensen	Academic Policy Specialist, Public University Coordination	503-947-2448 kia.sorensen@state.or.us
Erin Weeks-Earp	Alignment and Articulation Policy Specialist, Public University Coordination	503-947-5659 erin.weeks-earp@state.or.us

* An asterisk indicates a position that is either temporary, limited duration, or a job rotation.

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