People

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

Boryana Dobreva
Director of Online Learning
412-624-6173
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

Ben Brownfield
Undergraduate Recruitment Specialist
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

Campus and Community Engagement

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

Facilities

Pete Chambers
Director of Shared Research Support Services and Director of Science, Engineering and Information Shared Research Facilities
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
Administrative 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
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
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
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

Stacey Adams
Staff Hiring and Engagement Manager
412-648-5453
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

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
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