Kirstin Saulsbury, MBA

Business Coordinator

Staff

Business Center, College of Business

Kirstin Sulsbury

What Kirstin does:

  • Manage grant and foundation budgets, expenses, payroll, and compliance requirements.
  • Support faculty, staff, and students with grant and foundation-funded activities, including project administration, effort reporting, payroll certification, and funding transactions.
  • Serve as the primary contact for foundation funds, including expense tracking, fund management, RFT/RFP processing, and guidance on allowable expenditures.
  • Provide financial and payroll support for the Challey Institute, including budget management, expense tracking, forecasting, financial reporting, and foundation payment/transfer requests (RFTs and RFPs).
  • Handles the many organizational and behind‑the‑scenes administrative details that keep business and financial processes moving smoothly

Faculty/Staff/Students can come to Kirstin for:

  • Questions about foundation funds, including expenses, payments, transfers, reimbursements, and fund balances.
  • Grant support, including budgets, spending, compliance, payroll funding, and financial reporting.
  • Challey financial support including expenses approvals, financial reports , and foundation payment/transfer requests.


Education

  • MBA – University of Mary, Fargo
  • BS, Finance – Minnesota State University Moorhead