Staff Directory

Maryanna Aldrich
Manager, SET Graduate Affairs Office
781-736-2352 Rosenstiel-Kosow Connector, 3-RK02, MS009

Manages admissions, academics, and student financials for several of the graduate programs within the School of Science, Engineering and Technology.

Tre Alexander
Department Coordinator for Biology, Neuroscience, Volen
781-736-4845 Volen 206, MS 013

  • Non-exempt staff and student payrolls
  • Student and TA hiring, chart string changes and terminations
  • Key and card access; room reservations

Erin Bailey
Department Administrator, Biology & Neuroscience
781-736-4873 Volen National Center for Complex Systems 206

Manages the day-to-day administrative, business and financial operations for the Biology Department and Neuroscience Program.

Natasha Baker
Department Administrator, Biochemistry
781-736-2301 Rosenstiel-Kosow Connector, 3-RK02, MS009

Manages the day-to-day administrative, business, and financial operations of the Biochemistry Department.

Maria Berlis
Department Coordinator, Chemistry
781-736-2500 Edison-Lecks 211, MS 015

Responsible for the administrative needs of the Chemistry Department.

Dominique Burke
Personnel Administrator
781-736-4878 Volen 208, MS 013

  • Ensures compliance of personnel processes for the School of Science, Engineering and Technology's faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and other affiliated personnel.
  • This includes preparing documentation for new hires and appointments, reappointments, terminations, changes in personnel status, and working with ISSO to process visa paperwork for foreign postdocs and staff.

Elda Cajuste-Deronnette
General Chemistry Lab Steward
781-736-2573 Shapiro Science Center LL 00-15

  • Oversee all operational and technical functions of the honors and general chemistry teaching laboratories
  • Prepare experimental setups in both laboratories on a weekly basis
  • Maintain all equipment, instrumentation and computers in working order
  • Purchase necessary chemicals, equipment and supplies for the chemistry teaching lab

Stephen Charczynski
Research Computing Specialist
781-736-4943 Gerstenzang Science Library 126
Anna Esposito
Academic Administrator, SET Graduate Affairs Office
781-736-2311 Rosenstiel-Kosow Connector 3-RK02, MS 009

Oversees admissions, academics, and student financials for several of the graduate programs within the School of Science, Engineering and Technology.

Michael Golitsyn
Department Administrator, Computer Science
781-736-2701 Volen 262, MS 018

Manages the day-to-day operations in the Computer Science Department and the Linguistics Program.

Philip Gnatowski
Department Administrator, Psychology
Brown 131, MS 062
Office Hours: 781-736-3302

  • Responsible for the administrative, fiscal, and operational management of the psychology department. 
  • Essential liaison between interdepartmental/university administration and department.
  • Responsible for all pre-award and post-award grants activity in the Psychology Department

Anne Gudaitis
Program Coordinator, Computer Science
Graduate Program
781-736-2723 Volen 262, MS018

  • Recruiting, Admitting, Tracking of Master's students.
  • Responsible for web management.
  • External communications/advertising, event planning and connecting with and tracking Alumni and Industry participants.

Sarah Horwitz
Academic Administrator, Biology & Neuroscience
781-736-8573 Volen 340

  • Responsible for day-to-day academic operations for the Biology Department and Neuroscience Program
  • Responsible for the Biology/Neuroscience front office operationsResponsible for key and card access
  • Responsible for key and card access

Winnie Huie
Senior Department Accounting Associate, Psychology
781-736-3289 Brown 130, MS 062
Saebom Kim
School of Science, Engineering and Technology Senior Coordinator
781-736-4876 Volen 206

Provides day-to-day support for the School Director and School Head. 

Martha Lagace
Academic Administrator, Math
781-736-3050 Goldsmith 218

Manages day-to-day operations in the Mathematics Department.

Quynhthoa Laihuyen
Organic Chemistry Lab Steward
781-736-2958 Shapiro Science Center 00-09A

  • Oversee all operational and technical functions of the honors and organic chemistry teaching laboratories
  • Prepare experimental setups in both laboratories on a weekly basis
  • Maintain all equipment, instrumentation and computers in working order
  • Purchase necessary chemicals, equipment and supplies for the chemistry teaching lab

Anne Lazerson
Academic Administrator, SET Graduate Affairs Office
781-736-2327 Rosenstiel-Kosow Connector  3-RK02

Oversees admissions, academics, and student financials for several of the graduate programs within the School of Science, Engineering and Technology.

Jessica Maryott
Senior Business Systems Analyst
SET Research Computing Office
781-736-4851 Edison Lecks 117

  • Works with the School of Science, Engineering and Technology Director to prioritize projects and update processes
  • Designs, maintains and updates FileMaker databases for the School of Science, Engineering and Technology Integrates the SET databases with other University data sources
  • Supports the School of Science, Engineering and Technology staff computer and database use

Courtney Maurer
Department Operations Administrator, Chemistry
781-736-2500 Edison-Lecks 212, MS 015

Manages the day-to-day administrative, business, and financial operations of the Chemistry Department.

Andrea McDonald
Manager, SET Grants and Finance Office
781-736-4844 Rosenstiel 106, MS 029

  • Manages the Grants and Finance group in the School of Science, Engineering and Technology
  • Oversees the Grant and Finance Administrators in their handling of the finances in the School of Science, Engineering and Technology.

Francisco Mello Jr.
Senior Experimental Machinist
781-736-4355 Rosenstiel 2

  • Provide expert mechanical / technical advice and expert machine shop services to School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Teaching Labs, and The Brandeis Campus
  • Design, repair and modify lab equipment and all scientific devices
  • Consult with students and staff to take ideas from concept to working prototypes
  • Maintain all shop equipment for campus workshops
  • Maintain Shop safety for all Brandeis campus workshops
  • Supply needed inventory for proper function of Science Machine Shop 

Brian Michael
Director, Brandeis NMR Facility
781-736-2543 Carl J. Shapiro Science Center, 3-07

  • Maintain and optimize software and hardware for four NMR spectrometers (400-800 MHz).
  • Establish training protocols and train users in spectrometer operation.
  • Collaborate with internal and regional researchers (students, academic faculty and biotech professionals).
  • Supervise chemistry graduate student NMR teaching assistant.
  • Manage Brandeis NMR facility including scheduling, billing and website.

R. Lynn Rardin
Manager, SET Research Computing Office
Operations Manager, Rosenstiel Center
781-736-4914 Rosenstiel 653

  • Provides for the computational needs of the School of Science, Engineering and Technology's research labs and support staff.
  • Assists with operations management for SET.

Laura St. Clair
Program Coordinator for QB and QBReC
781-736-2308 Abelson-Bass-Yalem 107

Responsible for planning the various weekly, monthly, and annual events hosted by the Quantitative Biology Interdisciplinary Program and QBReC.

Carolyn Signore
Grants and Finance Administrator
781-736-4847 Rosenstiel 106, MS 029

  • Manages the finances for the School of Science, Engineering and Technology, including tracking expenses and providing monthly reports to departments and PIs.
  • Assists PI's in setting up budgets with SPA, and make budget change requests, or amendments.

Jane Theriault
Academic Administrator, SET Graduate Affairs Office
781-736-2302 Rosenstiel-Kosow Connector 3-RK02

Oversees admissions, academics, and student financials for several of the graduate programs within the School of Science, Engineering and Technology.

Julien Tremblay
Grants and Finance Administrator
781-736-2320 Rosenstiel 106, MS 029

  • Manages the finances for the School of Science, Engineering and Technology, including tracking expenses and providing monthly reports to departments and PIs. 
  • Assists PI's set up budgets with SPA, and make budget change requests, or amendments, as necessary. 

Lena Webb
Personnel Administrator
781-736-4872 Volen 208, MS 013

Ensures the efficient and compliant function of personnel processes and paperwork for faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and other affiliated personnel in the School of Science, Engineering and Technology. This includes preparing documentation for new hires and appointments, terminations, changes in personnel status, and working with ISSO to process visa paperwork for foreign postdocs and staff.

Alex Wechsler
Applications Administrator
SET, Research Computing Office
781-736-2835 Volen 356

  • Designs, maintains and updates FileMaker databases for the School of Science, Engineering and Technology
  • Supports the SET staff computer and database use

Wendy (Yiqing) Xin
Department Administrator, Physics
781-736-2833 Abelson-Bass-Yalem 108, MS 057

Responsible for the daily operations of the Physics Department encompassing academic, faculty, staff, research, budgetary and facilities needs.