Dean’s Office & Administrative Leadership

Dean’s Office

Keren Yarhi-Milo
Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs, and Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Relations
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To schedule an appointment with the Dean, contact Nancy Cieri at [email protected].

Douglas Almond
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of International and Public Affairs and Economics
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Alexsandra Sanford
Chief Operations Officer
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To schedule an appointment with Alexsandra, contact Laura McCreedy at [email protected].

Laura Samotin
Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Partnerships
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Nancy Cieri
Senior Executive Assistant to the Dean
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Laura McCreedy
Executive Assistant to the Chief Operations Officer
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Administrative Leadership

Diya Bhattacharya
Executive Director, Human Resources and Finance
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Patrick Bohan
Senior Associate Dean, General & Financial Admin
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Grace Han
Executive Director, Admissions & Financial Aid
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Meg Heenehan
Executive Director, Career Services
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Harpreet Mahajan
Chief Information Officer
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Katie Day Benvenuto
Associate Dean, Alumni & Development
[email protected]

Hazel May
Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
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Jilliene Rodriguez
Associate Dean, Diversity and Community Engagement
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Rachel Szala
Associate Dean, Communications and External Relations
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Tsuya Yee
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
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A complete staff directory can be found here.