Staff Directory

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Staff Directory (sorted alphabetically)

Staff Directory
Name and titleEmailPhone
Evelyn Ambríz
Postdoctoral Associate for Mentoring & Faculty Engagement
ea229@cornell.edu607-254-5598
Kathryn Boor
Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education
dean_gradschool@cornell.edu607-255-5864
Holly Boulia
Director of Fellowships
haw65@cornell.edu607-255-5818
Merry Buckley
Assistant Dean for Communications
mbuckley@cornell.edu607-254-5917
Demian Cummings
Data Analyst
ddc82@cornell.edu607-255-1417
Sarah Day
Professional Development Program Coordinator and Graduate School Assistant
sd756@cornell.edu607-255-6741
Claude De Castro
Manager of the Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center
cbd57@cornell.edu607-254-4723
Anitra Douglas-McCarthy
Assistant Dean for Access and Recruitment
amd78@cornell.edu 607-254-8907
Hana Ega-Musa
Coordinator for Big Red Barn Graduate and Professional Student Center
he96@cornell.edu607-255-5820
Andrew Ford
Analytics Reporting Lead
atf48@cornell.edu
607-254-5592
Anne Haessner
Assistant Registrar
ah33@cornell.edu607-255-5826
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.edu607-255-5823
Katya Hrichak
Communications Specialist
krh96@cornell.edu607-254-4558
Jason Kahabka
Associate Dean for Administration
jek15@cornell.edu607-254-3324
Rhonda Kinley
Student Records Specialist
rak255@cornell.edu 607-255-5817
Janna Lamey
Senior Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Life
janna.lamey@cornell.edu607-255-5184
Anne Laughlin
Director of Assessment
aml393@cornell.edu 607-255-1005
Zenobia Lee-Nelson
Program Coordinator and OISE Administrative Assistant
zl924@cornell.edu607-255-5417
Kevin Mannella
Director of Finance and Administration
kjm225@cornell.edu
607-255-5812
Michele Mannella
Admissions Specialist
mkm37@cornell.edu607-255-5819
Josephine Martell
Associate Dean for Academics
jem522@cornell.edu607-255-8835
Colleen McLinn
Associate Dean for Professional Development
cmm252@cornell.edu607-255-2030
Mariah McNamara
Director of Admissions
mjs51@cornell.edu607-255-1935
Katie Muro
Admissions Specialist
kam394@cornell.edu 607-255-5832
Urszula Piasta-Mansfield
Assistant Director of Recruitment and Access
ump4@cornell.edu607-255-4184
Ryan Sexton
Registrar and Director of Student Services
rms477@cornell.edu607-255-2174
Phillip Sroka
Student Records Specialist
ps939@cornell.edu607-254-2316
Kelly Tillotson
Executive Assistant
klt8@cornell.edu607-255-5864
Susi Varvayanis
Executive Director, Careers Beyond Academia
sv27@cornell.edu607-255-6628
Brenda Wakoff
Business Analyst
bld56@cornell.edu607-254-4561
Robert Weiss
Senior Associate Dean
rsw26@cornell.edu607-255-5820
Sarah Winters
Fellowship Specialist
sb255@cornell.edu607-255-3581
Beth Wright
Temporary Administrative Assistant
baw247@cornell.edu607-255-8359
Vacant
Assistant Director for Professional Development
careerandprofdev@cornell.edu607-255-6741
Vacant
Graduate Student Career Advisor
careerandprofdev@cornell.edu607-255-6741
Vacant
Graduate Student Life Advisor
gradschool@cornell.edu607-255-5820

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