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Offices and Staff

Office of the President & Administration

Mark Becker
Mark Becker
President
202-478-6060
Biography
Jeff Lieberson
Jeff Lieberson
Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President, Public Affairs
202-478-6073
Biography
Jean R. Middleton, CMP
Jean R. Middleton, CMP
Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff
202-478-6070
Michelle Szechenyi
Michelle Szechenyi
Vice President, Human Resources
202-478-6033
Biography
Robin Parent
Robin Parent
Associate Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) & STEM Education
202-478-6094
Biography
Sarah Bolon
Sarah Bolon
Executive Assistant
202-478-6037
Amanda Tropiano
Amanda Tropiano
Senior Associate, Events
202-465-8539

Office of Academic Affairs

Bernard Mair, Ph.D.
Bernard Mair, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer | Acting Vice President for Access, Success, & Equity
202-478-6083
Biography
Bao Le
Bao Le
Assistant Vice President, Data & Policy Analysis (DPA)
202-478-6043
Biography
Denise Nadasen, DM
Denise Nadasen, DM
Assistant Vice President of Institutional Data and Analytics, Office of Academic Affairs
202-478-6081
Biography
Levi Shanks
Levi Shanks
Director, Academic and Student Affairs
202-478-6047
Biography
Allegra Damari
Allegra Damari
Data Analyst
202-465-8531
Sarah Bartlome
Sarah Bartlome
Senior Associate, Academic Affairs
202-742-6951
Biography
Katie Boyle
Katie Boyle
Associate, Data & Policy Analysis (DPA)
202-478-6090
Biography

Office of Access, Success, & Equity

Bernard Mair, Ph.D.
Bernard Mair, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer | Acting Vice President for Access, Success, & Equity
202-478-6083
Biography
Lexus Bivins
Lexus Bivins
Associate, Access, Success, & Equity
202-478-6069
Biography

Office of Digital Transformation for Student Success

Karen Vignare, Ph.D.
Karen Vignare, Ph.D.
Vice President, Digital Transformation for Student Success & Executive Director, Personalized Learning Consortium (PLC)
202-478-6058
Biography
Megan Tesene, Ph.D.
Megan Tesene, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President, Digital Transformation for Student Success
202-478-6098
Biography
Julia Chadwick
Julia Chadwick
Assistant Director, Office of Digital Transformation for Student Success and the Personalized Learning Consortium (PLC)
202-478-6041

Office of Finance

Varun Dhawan
Varun Dhawan
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
202-478-6063
Biography
Catina Tims
Catina Tims
Manager, Accounts Receivable, Billing and Finance Membership Services
202-478-6085
Marsha Ogburn
Marsha Ogburn
Manager, Payroll
202-478-6059
Jacob Cruz
Jacob Cruz
Associate, Finance
202-478-6030

Office of Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resources

Douglas Steele, Ph.D.
Douglas Steele, Ph.D.
Vice President, Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resources (FANR)
202-478-6082
Biography
Wendy Fink
Wendy Fink
Associate Vice President, Food, Agriculture & Natural Resources (FANR) and Executive Director, Academic Programs Section
202-478-6021
Biography
Andrea Putman
Andrea Putman
Assistant Vice President, Communications and Partnerships, Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resources (FANR)
Biography
Caron Gala
Caron Gala
Director, Agriculture and International Development, Governmental Affairs
202-478-6057
Biography
Kelly Dalton, Ph.D., RDN
Kelly Dalton, Ph.D., RDN
Executive Director, Board on Human Sciences (BoHS) and Director, Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resources (FANR)
202-465-8533
Biography
Sandra (Sandy) Ruble
Sandra (Sandy) Ruble
Assistant Director, Cooperative Extension System/ECOP
202-478-6088
Biography
Suzette Robinson
Suzette Robinson
Executive Assistant to the Vice President, Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resources (FANR)
202-478-6024
Biography
Tara Westington
Tara Westington
Senior Associate, Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resources (FANR)
202-465-8538
Biography
Flannery Bethel
Flannery Bethel
Senior Associate, Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resources (FANR)
202-465-8541
Biography
Kim Scotto
Kim Scotto
Senior Associate, Food, Agriculture, & Natural Resources (FANR)
202-478-6093
Biography

Office of Governmental Affairs

Craig Lindwarm
Craig Lindwarm
Vice President, Governmental Affairs
202-478-6032
Biography
Deborah Altenburg
Deborah Altenburg
Associate Vice President, Research Policy & Governmental Affairs
202-478-6039
Biography
Lindsey Tepe
Lindsey Tepe
Assistant Vice President, Governmental Affairs
202-478-6079
Biography
Caron Gala
Caron Gala
Director, Agriculture and International Development, Governmental Affairs
202-478-6057
Biography
Jeff Cullen
Jeff Cullen
Director, Governmental Affairs
202-478-6053
Biography
MacGregor Obergfell
MacGregor Obergfell
Assistant Director, Governmental Affairs
202-478-6052
Biography
Ashley Amian
Ashley Amian
Senior Associate, Governmental Affairs
202-465-8535
Biography

Office of Information Technology

Henry M. Wong
Henry M. Wong
Assistant Vice President, IT and Building Operations
202-478-6076
Denis Garcia
Denis Garcia
Manager, Information Technology (IT)
202-478-6036

Office of International, Community, & Economic Engagement

Bernard Burrola
Bernard Burrola
Vice President, International, Community and Economic Engagement
202-478-6034
Biography
Alvaro Muñiz, J.D.
Alvaro Muñiz, J.D.
Director, International, Community, and Economic Engagement
202-478-6044
Biography
Jordan Merker
Jordan Merker
Manager, International, Community and Economic Engagement
202-478-6087
Milan Ephraim
Milan Ephraim
Program Manager, International, Community and Economic Engagement
202-478-6062
Biography
Caydan Henslee
Caydan Henslee
Associate, Office of International, Community, and Economic Engagement
202-478-6040
Biography

Office of Public Affairs

Jeff Lieberson
Jeff Lieberson
Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President, Public Affairs
202-478-6073
Biography
David Edelson
David Edelson
Assistant Vice President, Public Affairs & Member Engagement
202-478-6072
Biography
Mike Brost
Mike Brost
Associate Director, Public Affairs
202-478-6038
Biography
Macie Marinetto
Macie Marinetto
Senior Associate, Public Affairs
202-478-6050
Biography

Office of STEM Education & Research Policy

Howard Gobstein
Howard Gobstein
Senior Vice President for STEM Education and Research Policy and Advisor to the President
202-478-6077
Biography
Kacy Redd, Ph.D.
Kacy Redd, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Research & STEM Education
202-478-6022
Biography
Robin Parent
Robin Parent
Associate Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) & STEM Education
202-478-6094
Biography
Jessica Bennett, Ph.D.
Jessica Bennett, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice President, STEM Education
202-478-6080
Biography
Levi Shanks
Levi Shanks
Director, Academic and Student Affairs
202-478-6047
Biography
Kevin Cooke, Ph.D.
Kevin Cooke, Ph.D.
Director, Research Policy
202-478-6030
Biography
Tia Freelove Kirk
Tia Freelove Kirk
Assistant Director, STEM Education & Center for Public University Transformation (CPUT)
202-478-6067
Biography
Rifa Ariella
Rifa Ariella
Program Associate, STEM Education
(202) 478-6075
Biography

Office of Urban Initiatives

Christel Perkins, Ed.D.
Christel Perkins, Ed.D.
Deputy Executive Director, Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU) & Assistant Vice President, APLU
202-465-8536
Biography
Andréa Rodriguez
Andréa Rodriguez
Director, Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU)
202-465-8532
Biography
Samantha Levine
Samantha Levine
Associate Director, Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU)
202-478-6074
Biography
Jimmy McClellan
Jimmy McClellan
Assistant Director, Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU)
202-478-6095
Biography
Julia Boyer
Julia Boyer
Associate, Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU)
202-478-6051
Biography

Center for Public University Transformation

Julia Michaels
Julia Michaels
Executive Director, Center for Public University Transformation (CPUT) & Associate Vice President, APLU
202-478-6071
Biography
Alcione Frederick
Alcione Frederick
Assistant Director, Center for Public University Transformation (CPUT)
202-465-8540
Denise Nadasen, DM
Denise Nadasen, DM
Assistant Vice President of Institutional Data and Analytics, Office of Academic Affairs
202-478-6081
Biography
Gregory Thornton
Gregory Thornton
Associate Director, Center for Public University Transformation (CPUT)
202-478-6045
Tia Freelove Kirk
Tia Freelove Kirk
Assistant Director, STEM Education & Center for Public University Transformation (CPUT)
202-478-6067
Biography
Elliana Bogost
Elliana Bogost
Associate, Center for Public University Transformation
(202) 478-6092
Biography