Staff Directory
Maryanna Aldrich
Department Operations Administrator, Biochemistry Administrative Manager, Quantitative Biology Interdepartmental Program Director, Division of Science Graduate Affairs Group
- Oversees operations for the biochemistry department as well as the quantitative biology interdepartmental program.
- Manages admissions, academics, and student financials for several of the graduate programs within the Division of Science.
Tre Alexander
Department Coordinator for Biology, Neuroscience, Volen
- Non-exempt staff and student payrolls
- Student and TA hiring, chart string changes, and terminations
- Key and card access; room reservations
- Provide support to Physics Department, MRSEC, and QBReC programs.
Greg Brennan
Grants and Finance Administrator
- Manages day-to-day operations in the Mathematics Department.
Dominique Burke
Personnel and Business Process Administrator
Division of Science, Personnel and Business Process Group
- Ensures compliance of personnel processes for the division'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.
Edward Dougherty
Electron Microscopist
Division of Science, Imaging Facility, Biology
- Maintain the Imaging Facility for the department of biology
- In charge of light microscopy related to the C.L.E.M. Facility (Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy)
Anna Esposito
Events Coordinator
- Responsible for planning the weekly, monthly, and annual events hosted for Biology, Neuroscience, and the Volen Center for Complex Systems.
Matthew Fierman
Pre-Award Grants Administrator
Michael Golitsyn
Department Administrator, Computer Science
- Manages the day-to-day operations in the Computer Science Department.
Philip Gnatowski
Department Administrator, Psychology
gnat@brandeis.edu
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 the oversight of grants administration for the Division of Social Sciences.
Anne Gudaitis
Program Coordinator, Computer Science
Graduate Program
gudaitis@brandeis.edu
Volen 262, MS018
Office Hours: 781-736-2723
- 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.
Judy Heinrich
Web and Communications Specialist
Division of Science, Technology and Communications Group
- Creates and maintains websites within the division and provides assistance as requested.
- Provides contributions to the Science Blog.
- Creates semi-annual alumni e-newsletter.
Meghan Hennelly
Chemistry Department Administrator
Special Project Manager, Space/Building Operations
- Responsible for the day to day operations of the Chemistry Department encompassing academic, faculty, staff, research, budgetary and facilities needs.
Winnie Huie
Senior Department Accounting Associate, Psychology
Anne Lazerson
Academic Administrator Division of Science Graduate Affairs Group
- Oversees admissions, academics, and student financials for several of the graduate programs within the Division of Science
Roland Maher
Operations Manager, Physics Department
- Responsible for the daily operations of the Physics Department encompassing academic, faculty, staff, research, budgetary and facilities needs.
Jessica Maryott
Database Administrator Division of Science, Technology and Communications Group
781-736-4851
jmaryott@brandeis.edu
- Designs, maintains and updates databases used by Division of Science administrators.
- Assists Division of Science staff and labs with Filemaker questions and hosts semi-regular workshops on Filemaker open to all.
Courtney Maurer
Academic Administrator, Chemistry
- Maintain records of undergraduate Chemistry majors.
- Submit payroll information for undergraduate students and staff.
- Greet and provide information for students and visiting scholars.
- Make deposits for department.
- Update course listings and student catalog information.
- Oversee department key inventory and manage office supplies.
- Compile data for surveys and reports.
Andrea McDonald
Grants and Finance Manager
- Manages the Grants and Finance group in the division
- Oversees the Grant and Finance Administrators in their handling of the finances in the division.
Molly Nelson
Academic Administrator Biology and Neuroscience
- Works with Biology and Neuroscience undergraduates, declaring their major and making sure they are meeting the requirements of their major.
- Prepares for the departmental commencement ceremony
- Provides assistance with many aspects of the Biology and Neuroscience Department administration.
Emily Palmer
Academic Administrator
Division of Science Graduate Affairs Group
- Oversees admissions, academics, and student financials for several of the graduate programs within the Division of Science.
- Student worker staffing / hiring
- Procurement
- Classroom and Departmental events
- Procurement accounting / grants accounting
- Incoming student inquiries
- UDR program administration
- Marketing for the department
R. Lynn Rardin
Scientific Computing Manager Operations Manager, Rosenstiel Center Division of Science, Technology and Communications Group
- Provides for the computational needs of the Division's research labs and support staff.
- Assists with operations management for the Rosenstiel Center.
Jennifer Roy
Academic Coordinator, Biochemistry
- Assists in daily operations of the Biochemistry office and the administration of the Biochemistry undergraduate program.
Paula Shelly
Pre-Award Grants Administrator
Administrator, Rosenstiel Center
- Provides pre-award support to PI's applying for grants, which includes developing budgets, for federal and non-federal funding.
- Coordinates two annual awards, Rosenstiel and Gabbay.
- Provide support for the Rosenstiel Research Center.
- Prepares and distributes the monthly billing for the Foster Animal Lab and weekly payroll.
Carolyn Signore
Grants and Finance Administrator
- Manages the finances for the Division of Science, 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.
Laura St. Clair
Department Coordinator, Biochemistry
781-736-2308
Rosenstiel-Kosow Connector 3-RK02, MS 009
- Responsible for planning the various weekly, monthly, and annual events hosted by the Biochemistry Department, the Quantitative Biology Interdisciplinary Program, and the Graduate Affairs Office in the Division of Science.
Jane Theriault
Joan Thorne
Sr. Department Coordinator
Julien Tremblay
Grants and Finance Administrator
- Manages the finances for the Division of Science, 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 and Business Process Administrator
Division of Science, Personnel and Business Process Group
- Ensures the efficient and compliant function of personnel processes and paperwork for faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars, and other affiliated personnel in the Division of Science. 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.
Claudia Wellngton
Manager of the PreAward Group
- Provides support to PIs at the division level as they apply for the external funding of sponsored projects, from federal and non-federal sources for research or training purposes.
- Acts as a liason between faculty (and fellowship applicants) and the Office of Research Administration.
Jean Wong
Grants and Finance Administrator
Division of Science, Grant and Finance Group
- Manage the finances for the Division of Science, 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.