A list of commonly requested key contacts at SCS appears below. You may also search for individuals by keyword, name, department, and research interest by visiting the SCS Faculty and Staff Directory.

Office of the Dean

• Martial Hebert - Dean and Professor of Robotics
• Nichole Merritt - Assistant Director of Administration

• Finance and Administration

• Walt Schearer - Associate Dean for Finance and Administration
• Krista Dichiera - Administrative Assistant to the Associate Dean for Finance and Administration

Department Heads

• Jamie Callan - Interim Director, Language Technologies Institute
• Jodi Forlizzi - Charles M. Geschke Director, Human-Computer Interaction Institute
• James Herbsleb - Director, Institute for Software Research
• Russell Schwartz - Professor and Head of Computational Biology, Professor of Biology 
• Srinivasa Narasimhan - Interim Director, Robotics Institute
• Roni Rosenfeld - Professor and Head, Machine Learning Department
• Srinivasan Seshan - Professor and Head, Computer Science Department

Education

Visit our Program Leadership page for program-specific contact information.
 

Undergraduate Education

• Tom Cortina - Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
• Veronica Peet - Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Experience
• Mark Stehlik - Director, Undergraduate Major in Computer Science
• Vincent Aleven - Director, Undergraduate Major in Human-Computer Interaction
• Phillip Compeau - Director, Undergraduate Major in Computational Biology
• Reid Simmons - Director, Undegraduate Major in Artificial Intelligence
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• Graduate Education

• Robert Frederking - Associate Dean for Doctoral Programs
• David Garlan - Associate Dean for Masters Programs

Entrepreneurship Education

• Kit Needham - Assistant Dean for Entrepreneurial Initiatives; Director, Project Olympus
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External Relations and Strategic Initiatives

• Philip L. Lehman - Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
• Catherine Copetas - Assistant Dean for Industrial Relations and Director of Special Events
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Corporate and Industrial Relations

• George Darakos - Chief Partnerships Officer
• Dan Jenkins - Senior Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships
• Christopher Kissell - Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships
• Laura Alford - Administrative Coordinator, Corporate Partnerships
• Edna Neivart - Communications Specialist, Corporate Partnerships
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Advancement

• Jenny Belardi - Chief Advancement Officer
• Katie Coan - Associate Director of Development
• Laura Zwicker Everhart - Associate Director of Development
• Danielle Hoffman - Assistant Director of Development
• Gabby Odusanya - Assistant Director of Alumni Relations
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Marketing, Communications and Media Relations

• Mark Power - Chief Marketing Officer
• Aaron Aupperlee - Senior Director of Media Relations
• Susie Cribbs - Assistant Director, Content & Web Communications
• Kevin O'Connell - Associate Director of Communications & Editor
• Matthew Wein - Digital Producer

Building Facilities

• Paul Stockhausen - Senior Manager, SCS Building Facilities
• Jamie Gregory - Associate Building Facilities Manager
• Luke Padezan - Building Facilities Specialist
• Michael Malloy - Building Facilities Specialist

Outreach

Mark Stehlik - Assistant Dean for Outreach
Ashley Patton - Director of CS Pathways

FIRST Robotics

• Patti Rote - Outreach Manager

SCS Departmental Contacts

Computer Science Department (Department Directory)

• Main Number/Reception: 412-268-2565
• Srinivasan Seshan - Professor and Head, Computer Science Department
• Diana Hyde - Assistant to the Department Head
• AnnMarie Zanger - Associate Department Head for Finance and Administration

Computational Biology Department (Department Directory)

• Russell Schwartz - Professor and Head of Computational Biology, Professor of Biology 
• Melissa Tetrick - Business Manager
• Erin Driskill - Assistant to the Department Head

Human-Computer Interaction Institute (Department Directory)

• Jodi Forlizzi - Charles M. Geschke Director, Human-Computer Interaction Institute
• Carolyn Buzzelli-Stumpf - Manager of the Director's Office
• Ryan Ries - Business Manager

Institute for Software Research (Department Directory)

• James Herbsleb - Director, Institute for Software Research
• Sharon Blazevich - Assistant to the Director
• Nick Frollini - Deputy Director

Language Technologies Institute (Department Directory)

• Main Number/Reception: 412-268-6591
• Jamie Callan - Interim Director, Language Technologies Institute
• Mary Jo Bensasi - Operations Manager
• Krista McGuigan - Business Manager

Machine Learning Department (Department Directory)

• Roni Rosenfeld - Professor and Head, Machine Learning Department
• Christina Melucci - Assistant to the Department Head
• Russ O'Lare - Business Manager

Robotics Institute (Department Directory)

• Main Number/Reception: 412-268-3818
• Srinivasa Narasimhan - Interim Director, Robotics Institute
• Lynnetta Miller - Assistant to the Director
• Cheryl Wehrer - Associate Director for Finance and Administration

National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC):

• Herman Herman - Director, National Robotics Engineering Center
• Pamela Sellitti - Associate Director For Facilities & Administration
• Jeff Legualt - Director of Strategic Business Development