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Juliana Walsh Kaiser

Associate Dean for Finance and Administration

The CAS Business Office oversees the College's finances, personnel policies and procedures, and facilities. This includes the annual operating budget (accounts payable, purchasing, and research accounts); endowment and gift accounts; faculty, staff, and student payrolls; space planning; and facility management.

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Juliana Walsh Kaiser, Associate Dean


The Business Office
725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room 108
Phone: 617-353-2411 or -2412

Juliana Walsh Kaiser
Associate Dean
for Administrative Affairs
Phone: 617-353-2411
E-mail: walsh@bu.edu

Paula Wasson
Director of Financial Administration
Phone: 617-353-2411
E-mail: pwasson@bu.edu

Richard Wright
Director of Personnel Administration
Phone: 617-353-2411
E-mail: rwright@bu.edu

Katelyn Daley
Sr. Accounts Analyst
Phone: 617-353-2411
E-mail: kdaley@bu.edu

Lisa Doherty
Director of Facilities
Phone: 617-358-2386
E-mail: ldoherty@bu.edu

Elizabeth Taylor
Staff Coordinator
Phone: 617-353-2411
E-mail: etaylor@bu.edu

Kim Herlihy
Administrative Manager
Phone: 617-353-2411
E-mail: kherlihy@bu.edu

Molly Sullivan
Financial Analyst
Phone: 617-343-2411
E-mail: msulliv@bu.edu

Karen Ventresca
Payroll Administrator
Phone: 617-353-2411
E-mail: kventres@bu.edu

Specific duties include:

  • Recommend to the Dean the addition of administrative and support staff, and changes in their status and salaries
  • Supervise the process of determining salary offers for administrative and support staff
  • Oversee the employee performance review process for both exempt and non-exempt staff
  • Assist in the review of position descriptions and determination of grade levels
  • Work with departments and the Office of Human Resources to address employee disciplinary issues
  • Review all requests for supplemental funding and make recommendations to the Dean
  • Oversee the Quarterly Budget Confirmation process
  • Supervise the review of all expenditures against search accounts, research accounts, and departmental unrestricted and -2, -3, and -9 accounts
  • Assist in the preparation of the Statistical Review, the Annual Report, and other documents
  • Participate in the planning of major renovations projects and identify funding
  • Assist in planning computing equipment purchases and upgrades