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Staff Leadership

Jessica Hatherill
Executive Director for Administration
412-624-9894
Patrick Cunningham
Executive Director of Financial/Physical Resources
412-624-9081

Academic Operations and Administration

Linda Howard
Senior Director for Academic Operations and Administration
412-383-0755
Monika Losagio
Associate Director for Academic Operations and Administration
412-624-5221
Danielle Uliano
Associate Director for Budget and Finance

Executive Support Team

Maryellen Gannon
Director, Executive Operations
412-624-1164
Lily Morar
Events Manager
Brin Sharrar
Administrative Coordinator
Emma Wallace-Potts
Administrative Coordinator
412-624-6090

Budget and Financial

Sarah Ford
Fiscal Manager
Vanessa Guenther
Assistant Director for Budget and Finance
412-624-6093
Matthew Marks
Business Coordinator
Gina Olinski
Fiscal Operations Manager
412-624-5127
Mat Romick
Senior Director for Budget and Finance
412-624-9064

Communications/Recruitment

Hannah Fluharty
Communications Manager
Amanda Gilman
Associate Director of Communications
412-383-5345
Rachel Greenwald
Website Content Specialist
Angie Judson
Media Relations Coordinator
Carol Mullen
Director of Communications and Undergraduate Recruitment
412-624-2136
Bryce Nayden
Associate Director of Undergraduate Recruitment
412-383-9923
Carly Petree
Communications Manager
Rachel Stalker
Manager of Recruitment Programming
412-624-1532
Dann Varley
Web Communications Manager

Equity and Community Engagement

Jim Griffin
Director of Equity and Community Engagement
412-383-4149
Summer Haston
Diversity and Community Engagement Coordinator

Facilities

Pete Chambers
Director of Shared Research Support Services
412-383-5071
George Halter
Facilities Support Manager
Jeremiah D.V. McKain
Director of Facilities Support
412-624-6086
412-855-2596
Mike Papale
Departmental Facilities Support Manager

Faculty Affairs

Sara Abbott
Faculty Actions Manager
Jennifer Bates
Promotion and Tenure Manager
412-624-2700
Kelly Lloyd
Director of Faculty Affairs
412-624-0461
Jaime Wesoloski
Assistant Director for Faculty Affairs
412-624-5258
Kennedy Ziemba
Administration Coordinator for Faculty Affairs

Graduate Studies Dean's Office

Bill Yost
Director of Graduate Studies
Cathy Barr
Graduate Administrator
412-624-4268
Ian Bennett
Graduate Administrator
Jennifer Berkebile
Assistant Director of Graduate Administration
Philippa Carter
Director of Diversity Initiatives and Academic Affairs | Graduate Ombudsperson
412-624-6096
Jesse Daugherty
Assistant Director of Graduate Administration & Graduate Administrator
412-624-6549
Jay Drummond
Graduate Administrator
Amber Fontenot
Director of Graduate Administration
Christie Hay
Graduate Administrator
412-624-8501
Lisa Kubick
Director of Graduate Student Admissions
412-624-6095
Jessica Layre
Assistant Director of Graduate Studies
Emily McGurgan
Graduate Administrator
Lauren Murn
Graduate Administrator
Michael Orbin
Graduate Administrator
Jennifer Sadecky
Executive Assistant
Francesca Sirianni
Assistant Director of Graduate Administration
412-624-4502
Jamie Tattersall
Coordinator, Graduate Student Services
412-624-6094
Lily Thornton
Graduate Administrator
LJ Woolcock (they/them/theirs)
Graduate Administrator
Dane Youkers
Graduate Administrator
Christopher Zurcher
Associate Director of Graduate Student Admissions

IT/Data Teams

Andrew Hornyak
Data Analytics Manager
Linda Huchber
Payroll Finance Manager
412-624-6005
John Knox, III
Senior Systems Administrator
412-624-1017
Nate Muscato
Application Developer
Nikolai Norona
Enterprise Systems Analyst
Matt Slater
Data Analytics Specialist
Amy Wildman
Director of Data Analytics/Technology Solutions
412-623-0583

Ombuds Office

Philippa Carter
Director of Diversity Initiatives and Academic Affairs | Graduate Ombudsperson
412-624-6096
Lisa Lang
Director of Ombuds Services
412-624-1164

Payroll

Nicole Acierno
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator
412-624-9480
Bob Breze
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator (Natural Sciences)
412-624-9069
Kate Carney
Approver Team Leader
Amy Donovan
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator
Cody Fetters
Assistant Director of Payroll and Personnel
412-383-1210
Lindsay Gay
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator (Social Sciences)
412-383-5225
Stephen Lander
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator
412-624-2695
Joanne (Joey) Pizzuti
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator
Matt Rager
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator (Natural Sciences)
412-624-3358
Jennifer Ridge
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator
412-624-2695
Margie Ruck
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator
412-624-6842
Grace Scheuren
Administrative Assistant
Katie Schiefer
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator
Lisa Shartle
Assistant Director of Payroll and Personnel
Carrie Showman
Payroll and Personnel Coordinator
David Swendsen
Payroll/Personnel Coordinator
John Willard
Director of Payroll
412-624-3483

Sponsored Projects Administration

Robert Barnhart
Sponsored Projects Administrator
Mark J. Bullock
Sponsored Projects Administrator
412.383.3403
Patrick Carr
Sponsored Projects Administrator
412-383-4227
Marcie Conrad
Assistant Director, Sponsored Projects Administration
412-624-2338
Terry Coyne
Sponsored Projects Administrator
Patricia Decker
Grant Writer
Mackenzie Gesek
Sponsored Projects Administrator
Dawna Kasper
Sponsored Projects Administrator
412-383-4273
Vivian Lin
Manager, Post-Award Administration
(412) 624-5495
Alicia Marshall
Sponsored Projects Administrator
Carolyn Mazzella
Sponsored Projects Administrator
412.647.3148
Fionnuala McGarry
Sponsored Projects Administrator
Dani Miller
Sponsored Projects Administrator
Jeffrey Petsis
Director, Sponsored Projects Administration
412-624-9061
Jason Rosol
Manager, Pre-Award Administration
412-624-8477
Eric Sherlock
Project Coordinator and Post-Award Assistant
412-624-5336
David Thomas
Sponsored Projects Administrator
Matthew Wagner
Sponsored Projects Administrator
Jacki Weaver
Grant Writer

Staff Personnel

Maureen Lazar
Director of Staff Personnel
412-383-4314
Yonshalae Powell
Organization Development Specialist
412-383-9468
Cathleen Williams
Staff Affairs Assistant Director
412-383-5463
Stacey Williard
Staff Hiring and Engagement Manager
412-648-5453

Undergraduate Studies Dean's Office

Susan L. Crain
Director of Student Records and Academic Administration
412-624-6776
Bianca DeJesus
Director of First Year Programs
412-624-6844
Boryana Dobreva
Director of Online Learning
412-624-6173
Derek Fischer
Senior Director, Undergraduate Studies and the College of General Studies
412-624-9153
Michael Giazzoni
Director of College in High School
412-624-6828
Ed Giles
Director of Academic Advising
412-383-7039
Michele Lagnese
Director of Student Support Services
412-624-6588
Russ Maiers
Manager of Fiscal and Administrative Operations
412-624-5759
Patrick J. Mullen
Director of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
412-383-5960
Mary Napoli
Director of the Study Lab and the McCarl Center
412-648-1203