Staff Directory
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Staff Directory (sorted alphabetically)
| Name and title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Ambríz Postdoctoral Associate for Mentoring & Faculty Engagement | ea229@cornell.edu | 607-254-5598 |
| Kate Barth Fellowship Specialist | grad_funding@cornell.edu | 607-255-8939 |
| Victoria Bell Graduate Student Life Coordinator | vj93@cornell.edu | 607-255-2042 |
| Kathryn Boor Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education | dean_gradschool@cornell.edu | 607-255-5864 |
| Holly Boulia Director of Fellowships | grad_funding@cornell.edu | 607-255-5818 |
| Lisa Brady Administrative Assistant | lcb238@cornell.edu | 607-255-5846 |
| Merry Buckley Assistant Dean for Communications | mbuckley@cornell.edu | 607-254-5917 |
| Demian Cummings Data Analyst | ddc82@cornell.edu | 607-255-1417 |
| Sarah Day Program Manager for Professional Development | sd756@cornell.edu | 607-255-6741 |
| Claude De Castro Manager of the Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center | cbd57@cornell.edu | 607-255-3035 |
| Anitra Douglas-McCarthy Assistant Dean for Access and Recruitment | amd78@cornell.edu | 607-254-8907 |
| Andrew Ford Analytics Reporting Lead | atf48@cornell.edu | 607-254-5592 |
| Sara Xayarath Hernández Associate Dean for Inclusion and Student & Faculty Engagement | sh267@cornell.edu | 607-255-3030 |
| Christine Holmes Director for Postdoctoral Studies | ch18@cornell.edu | 607-255-5823 |
| Olivia Hopewell Graduate Student Life Advisor | ho256@cornell.edu | 607-255-3935 |
| Katya Hrichak Communications Specialist | krh96@cornell.edu | 607-254-4558 |
| Jason Kahabka Associate Dean for Administration | jek15@cornell.edu | 607-254-3324 |
| Rhonda Kinley Senior Registrar Specialist | rak255@cornell.edu | 607-255-5817 |
| Janna Lamey Associate Dean for Graduate Student Life | janna.lamey@cornell.edu | 607-255-5184 |
| Anne Laughlin Assistant Dean and Director of Assessment | aml393@cornell.edu | 607-255-1005 |
| Kevin Mannella Director of Finance and Administration | kjm225@cornell.edu | 607-255-5812 |
| Michele Mannella Admissions Specialist | mkm37@cornell.edu | 607-255-5819 |
| Josephine Martell Associate Dean for Academics | jem522@cornell.edu | 607-255-8835 |
| Colleen McLinn Associate Dean for Professional Development | cmm252@cornell.edu | 607-255-2030 |
| Mariah McNamara Director of Admissions | mjs51@cornell.edu | 607-255-1935 |
| Marjorie (MJ) Mosereiff Graduate Career Exploration Specialist | mm2478@cornell.edu | 607-255-0615 |
| Katie Muro Admissions Specialist | kam394@cornell.edu | 607-255-5832 |
| Urszula Piasta-Mansfield Assistant Director of Recruitment and Access | ump4@cornell.edu | 607-255-4184 |
| Ryan Sexton Registrar and Director of Student Services | rms477@cornell.edu | 607-255-2174 |
| Phillip Sroka Thesis and Dissertation Coordinator | ps939@cornell.edu | 607-254-2316 |
| Gail Steinhart Administrative Assistant | grad_field_noms@cornell.edu | 607-255-5864 |
| Kelly Tillotson Executive Assistant | klt8@cornell.edu | 607-255-5864 |
| Destiny Van Temporary Program Coordinator and OISE Administrative Assistant | dbv25@cornell.edu | 607-255-5417 |
| Susi Varvayanis Executive Director, Careers Beyond Academia | sv27@cornell.edu | 607-255-6628 |
| Karen Walls Registrar Specialist | kw733@cornell.edu | 607-255-5820 |
| Robert Weiss Senior Associate Dean | rsw26@cornell.edu | 607-255-5820 |
| Sarah Winters Fellowship Specialist | grad_funding@cornell.edu | 607-255-3581 |
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