Ingra Stimach

Financial Specialist

Location

EWRE 117

1351 Beal Avenue, EWRE 117 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2125

Education / Certifications / Experience

BA Communication, University of Southern California (USC)

Responsibilities

As a member of the Finance Team, I establish project grants, appropriately re-budget funds, and make changes to allocations or expenditures, including preparing journal entries, assisting in reviewing and approving reimbursement requests, expense reports, and purchasing requests, and processing invoices for payment. My Human Resources duties include hiring student and non-student temp workers and monitoring duration to ensure compliance with U-M policies, managing job data, salary distributions, effort changes, terminations, and resolving problems with HR actions.

Biography

Start date at U-M: 6/30/2014

Start date in CEE: 11/28/2016

Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska

Advice for new students: Sit in the front row

Favorite quote: “Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.”  – Earl Nightingale

Favorite free time activities or hobbies: Boating on Belleville Lake

Awards

• College of Engineering Faculty/Staff Incentive Award for Creativity, Innovation and Daring, 2018
• 2019 Staff Excellence Award for dedication to excellence in service to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering