Brandeis International Business School

Staff Directory

Brandeis International Business School

415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453

P: 781-736-2252

Staff List by Department

Dean's Office

Kathryn Graddy
Dean
kgraddy@brandeis.edu
781-736-8616

Linda Bui
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Programs
ltbui@brandeis.edu
781-736-4848

Kathleen Keen
Senior Director of Financial Management and Analysis
kkeen@brandeis.edu
781-736-4817

Debbie Berechman
Executive Director, Global Academic Programs
dberech@brandeis.edu
781-736-8399

Kelly Forde
Director, Dean's Office and Faculty Affairs
kforde@brandeis.edu
781-736-7149

Jennifer Kinloch
Executive Administrator 
jkinloch@brandeis.edu
781-736-8367

Brittani Harris
Assistant Director, Academic Experiential Programs
brittaniharris@brandeis.edu

Development and Alumni Relations

Jane Meng
Assistant Director of Development and Alumni Relations
janemeng@brandeis.edu
781-736-8634

Kimberly Airasian
Associate Director, Event Strategy and External Relations
kairasian@brandeis.edu
781-736-3611

Academic Leadership

Daniel Bergstresser
Chair, Undergraduate Business Program
dberg@brandeis.edu
781-736-5007

Anna Scherbina
Program Director, Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance (MA)
ascherbina@brandeis.edu
781-736-4709

Aldo Musacchio 
Program Director, Master of Business Administration (MBA)
aldom@brandeis.edu
781-736-2249

Blake LeBaron
Program Director, Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA)
blebaron@brandeis.edu
781-736-2258

Debarshi Nandy
Program Director, Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
dnandy@brandeis.edu
781-736-8364

George Hall
Program Director, PhD in International Economics and Finance
ghall@brandeis.edu
781-736-2242

Academic Affairs and Student Experience

Meredith Robitaille
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Student Experience
mrobitai@brandeis.edu
781-736-2241

Karen Muise
Senior Associate Director of Academic Affairs and Student Experience
kmuise@brandeis.edu
781-736-2240

Minna Ha
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs and Student Experience
minnaha@brandeis.edu
781-736-2290

Alex Mainardi
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs and Student Experience
alexmainardi@brandeis.edu
781-736-2260

Alexandra Valdez
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs and Student Experience
alexandravaldez@brandeis.edu
781-736-4705

Kapik Yeung
Associate Director of Academic Affairs and Student Experience
kyeung@brandeis.edu
781-736-4823

Julia Zeigler
Associate Director of Academic Affairs and Student Experience
zeigler@brandeis.edu
781-736-4819

Pin-Lun Lee
International Student Counselor
arlenlee@brandeis.edu
781-736-2261

Andrea Luna
Department Coordinator for Economics and Business
aluna@brandeis.edu
781-736-2209

Leslie Yancich
Academic Administrator for the Undergraduate Economics Department
lesliey@brandeis.edu
781-736-4875

Admissions

For general inquires and application questions, please call 781-736-2252 or email us

Colleen Hynes
Executive Director of Enrollment and Marketing
chynes@brandeis.edu

Jeff Nagengast
Associate Director of Admissions Operations
jnagengast@brandeis.edu

Teresa Rodriguez
Senior Associate Director of Admissions
trodrig@brandeis.edu

Kiersten Salanger
Senior Admissions Coordinator
ksalanger@brandeis.edu

Kristen Savely
Associate Director of Admissions
ksavely@brandeis.edu

Kristen Shambo
Director of Admissions
shambok@brandeis.edu

Career Strategies and Engagement

General Inquiries 

Frank Fessenden
Executive Director, Corporate Relations
ffessenden@brandeis.edu
781-736-8557

Marcia Katz, MBA
Director of Alumni Engagement and Career Development
mgkatz@brandeis.edu
781-736-2734  

 

Career Strategies  

Julie Miller
Director of Career Strategies Center
juliemiller@brandeis.edu
781-736-8731

Alice Ain Rich
Senior MBA Career Coach
aliceainrich@brandeis.edu
781-736-8502

Kristen Babineau
Associate Director, Career Strategies and MSBA Career Coach
kristenbabineau@brandeis.edu
781-736-8502

Geraldine Brehm
Senior Associate Director, Career Advising and Mentoring
gbrehm@brandeis.edu
781-736-8541

Victoria Tran
Coordinator, Career Strategies and Engagement
vnqtran@brandeis.edu

Jennifer Voldins
Associate Director and Career Coach, MSF Program
jennifervoldins@brandeis.edu
781-736-8502

Natalie Warila
Assistant Director of Career Strategies
nwarila@brandeis.edu
781-736-8502 

 

Engagement 

Rachel Wasdyke
Director, Corporate Engagement and Strategic Communications
rwasdyke@brandeis.edu
781-736-5209

Ryan Olthoff
Senior Assistant Director of Engagement
rolthoff@brandeis.edu
781-736-4825

Marketing & Communications

Colleen Hynes
Executive Director of Enrollment and Marketing
chynes@brandeis.edu

Brian Messenger
Senior Associate Director of Communications
messenger@brandeis.edu

Michelle Murphy
Senior Associate Director of Marketing & User Experience
michellem@brandeis.edu

Douglas Moser
Communications Associate
dmoser@brandeis.edu

Donald Bernier
Email Specialist
donaldbernier@brandeis.edu

Technology Support

Technology Support is provided by the ITS Help Desk

ITS Help Desk
Goldfarb Library 1st Floor
781-736-HELP (4357 or ext. 64357)
help@brandeis.edu

MTS Non-Emergency
Classroom Assistance
781-736-4632
mts@brandeis.edu