Department Staff

Sarah Tisdale – Graduate Adviser
ATS West 126 • 970-491-8360 • Sarah.Tisdale@colostate.edu

• Academic advising on university and departmental degree requirements
• Assists with questions on Graduate School paperwork, registration and other issues
• Assists prospective students with general questions on the department and application process
• Manages applications and admissions during recruiting season
• Assists Curriculum Committee with drafting class schedules; handles updates to the CSU Course Catalog; sends out class schedules and updates each semester
• Serves as resource to faculty on course evaluations, grade change requests, registration overrides and Canvas logistics
• Liaison for the department head, including scheduling meetings and assisting with signatures
• Coordinates department events including faculty retreats, faculty meetings, AMS Student Career Fair, AMS annual alumni reception and new student orientation

Amanda Davey – Assistant Operations Manager/Travel and Purchasing Unit Manager
ATS West 127 • 970-491-8590 • Amanda.Davey@colostate.edu

• Processes travel authorizations and reimbursements
• Books airfare, rental cars and helps with other travel arrangements
• Reimburses moving expenses
• Processes purchasing documents for faculty and their research teams
• Submits PO’s to vendors
• Places orders through CSU shop catalogs
• Processes reimbursement requests
• Processes internal order requests, including CSU Motorpool vehicle rentals
• Orders Procurement Cards (PCARDs) for department employees
• Reallocates PCARDs for the department
• Tracks department’s capital assets
• Loans capital assets to other institutions
• Manages equipment capital asset inventory
• Processes surplus of department equipment

Heidi Hammon – Travel and Purchasing Coordinator
ATS West 103 • Heidi.Hammon@colostate.edu

• Processes travel authorizations and reimbursements
• Books airfare, rental cars and helps with other travel arrangements
• Reimburses moving expenses
• Processes purchasing documents for faculty and their research teams
• Submits PO’s to vendors
• Places orders through CSU shop catalogs
• Processes reimbursement requests
• Processes internal order requests, including CSU Motorpool vehicle rentals
• Orders Procurement Cards (PCARDs) for department employees
• Reallocates PCARDs for the department

Dinara Khakimova – Travel and Purchasing Coordinator
ATS West 101 • Dinara.Khakimova@colostate.edu

• Processes travel authorizations and reimbursements
• Books airfare, rental cars and helps with other travel arrangements
• Reimburses moving expenses
• Processes purchasing documents for faculty and their research teams
• Submits PO’s to vendors
• Places orders through CSU shop catalogs
• Processes reimbursement requests
• Processes internal order requests, including CSU Motorpool vehicle rentals
• Orders Procurement Cards (PCARDs) for department employees
• Reallocates PCARDs for the department

Darby Nabors – Manager of Business Operations
ATS West 124 • 970-491-6960 • Darby.Nabors@colostate.edu

• Manages department budgets and operations
• Manages department staffing
• Supervises department staff
• Monitors and assigns department space allocation
• Liaison with WSCOE and university financial and operational staff