The Columbia School of Social Work has a dedicated team of senior leaders and administrative staff members. Click on the collapsible items below for complete staff listings and contact information.
Leadership
Senior Administration
| Irv Garfinkel Dean |
cssw-dean@columbia.edu | 212-854-0795 |
| Allen Zweben Senior Associate Dean, Research & Academic Affairs |
az173@columbia.edu | 212-851-2387 |
| Gerard Bueno Associate Dean, Administration, Finance & Planning |
gb2455@columbia.edu | 212-851-2354 |
| Stacy Kass Associate Dean, Development & External Relations |
shk2141@columbia.edu | 212-851-2370 |
| Kathryn Leak Assistant Dean, Field Education |
kh16@columbia.edu | 212-851-2312 |
| Michael Lovaglio Assistant Dean, Enrollment & Student Services |
ml3992@columbia.edu | (212) 851-2359 |
| Ann McCann Oakley Assistant Dean, Computing & Instructional Technology |
amo1@columbia.edu | 212-851-2329 |
| Craig Schwalbe Associate Dean, Academic Affairs |
css2109@columbia.edu | 212-851-2228 |
Office of the Dean
| John McDonald Chief of Staff |
john.mcdonald@columbia.edu | 212-851-5970 |
| Starsha Jordan Administrative Assistant |
sj2535@columbia.edu | 212-851-2289 |
Academic Programs
Office of Academic Programs (M.S.W.)
| Craig Schwalbe Associate Dean, Academic Affairs |
css2109@columbia.edu | 212-851-2228 |
| Jackie Martinez Associate Director, Academic Affairs: Administration |
jmm125@columbia.edu | 212-851-2286 |
| Huimin Herling Program Coordinator |
hh2655@columbia.edu |
Office of the Online Campus
| Steven Schinke Senior Director |
sps1@columbia.edu | 212-851-2276 |
| Matthea Marquart Director of Administration |
msm2002@columbia.edu | 212-854-8833 |
| Atavia Whitfield Associate Director, Field Education |
aw2555@columbia.edu | 212 851-2316 |
| Kristin Garay Manager of Online Campus Technologies |
keg2143@columbia.edu |
Office of Continuing Education and Professional Excellence
| Natasha Dachos Director |
nad38@columbia.edu | 212-854-4378 |
| Nasia Daley Program Manager |
nd2516@columbia.edu | 212-851-2513 |
| Mary Piepmeier Project Coordinator |
mep2183@columbia.edu | 212-851-8833 |
Office of the Doctoral Program
| Julian Teitler Chair |
teitler@columbia.edu | 212-851-2385 |
|
Jessica Troiano |
jt2235@columbia.edu | 212-851-2389 |
Leadership Sponsored Initiatives
Communications
| Mary-Lea Cox Awanohara Director |
mlc2144@columbia.edu | 212-851-2327 |
| John Bohn Communications Coordinator |
jb4018 |
212-854-6716 |
| David Licata Multimedia Specialist |
dl2890@columbia.edu | 212-854-8194 |
| Sam Richman Digital Communications Specialist |
sr3397@columbia.edu | |
| Dorothy Robinson Communications Assistant |
dr2701@columbia.edu | 212-854-3788 |
Development
| Stacy Kass Associate Dean; Director |
shk2141@columbia.edu | 212-851-2370 |
| Gretchen Knudsen Associate Director, Development |
gdk2111@columbia.edu | 212-851-2368 |
| Jennifer March Associate Director |
jm1404@columbia.edu | 212-851-2372 |
| Daniel Giles Donor Relations Writer |
dg2934@columbia.edu | 212-851-2371 |
| Kara Maser Donor Relations Coordinator |
km3157@columbia.edu | 212-851-2370 |
Institutional Research and Evaluation
| Ned Walsh Director |
eew3@columbia.edu | 212-851-2341 |
| Francisco Monterroso Assistant Director |
jfm3@columbia.edu | 212-851-2468 |
Academic Support
Advising
| Moira Curtain Director |
mac17@columbia.edu | 212-851-2469 |
| Monica Joseph Associate Director |
mj52@columbia.edu | 212-851-2317 |
| Yesika Montoya Associate Director |
ym2411@columbia.edu | 212-851-2392 |
Computing and Instructional Technology
| Ann McCann Oakley Assistant Dean; Director |
amo1@columbia.edu | 212-851-2329 |
| Lutfur Bhuiya Systems Manager |
lb2106@columbia.edu | 212-851-2347 |
| Ed Cardona Senior Instructional Technology Specialist |
enc2103@columbia.edu | 212-851-2489 |
| Vivianna Carriel-Rodriguez Administrative Coordinator |
vc2162@columbia.edu | 212-851-2328 |
| Lacarnly Creech Instructional Technology Specialist |
lc3167@columbia.edu | 212-851-2343 |
| Lauren Mahncke Digital Media Manager |
lm3110@columbia.edu | 212-853-1776 |
| Daniel Shultz IT Systems Coordinator |
dls3@columbia.edu | 212-851-2895 |
| Josephine Tatel Audiovisual Manager |
jkt4@columbia.edu | 212-851-2340 |
Field Education
| Kathryne Leak Assistant Dean and Director of Field Education |
khl6@columbia.edu | 212-851-2312 |
| Cindy Bautista-Thomas Associate Director of Field Education Aging; Schools and School-Based Services |
cb2747@columbia.edu | 212-851-2311 |
| Jenny Crawford Associate Director Contemporary Social Issues and World of Work |
jgc91@columbia.edu | 212-851-2308 |
|
Ericka M. Echavarria
Associate Director
Aging and World of Work
|
eme2116@columbia.edu | (212) 851-2396 |
| Amanda Glass Associate Director Health, Mental Health |
aeg2181@columbia.edu | 212-851-2310 |
| Richard Hara Associate Director International, Immigrants and Refugees |
rth7@columbia.edu | 212-851-2251 |
| Atavia Whitfield Associate Director Online Program |
aw2555@columbia.edu | (212) 851-2316 |
| Leslie Wiesner Assistant Director New Jersey Students |
lcw2@columbia.edu | |
| Ovita Williams Associate Director Family, Youth & Children’s Services – Westchester, Rockland, Connecticut |
ofw1@columbia.edu | 212-851-2309 |
| Sheryl Sodohoue Department Manager |
sns14@columbia.edu | 212-851-2314 |
| Princess Dennis Department Administrator |
pd2559@columbia.edu | 212-854-6572 |
Writing Center
| Adam Pellegrini Director |
ap3149@columbia.edu | 212-851-2232 |
Student Support
Admissions
| Michael Lovaglio Assistant Dean |
ml3992@columbia.edu | |
| Andrew Rapin Acting Director |
ajr2228@columbia.edu | 212-851-2303 |
| Natasha Stanislas Assistant Director of Admissions |
nzs2103@columbia.edu | |
| Todd M. Thomas Associate Director |
tt2703@columbia.edu | 212-851-2304 |
| Ronald Benavides Systems Coordinator |
rv2353@columbia.edu | 212-851-2366 |
| Jennifer Ramlall Administrative Assistant |
jr3139@columbia.edu | 212-851-2301 |
| Stephanie Schafer Recruiter |
saa255@columbia.edu | 212-851-2294 |
| Charles Williamson, Jr. Associate Director |
cw2850@columbia.edu | 212-851-2304 |
Career Leadership & Development
| Michael Lovaglio Assistant Dean |
ml3992@columbia.edu | |
| Tiffany Alexander Assistant Director |
ta2475@columbia.edu | 212-851-2399 |
| Tomomi C. Uetani Director |
tu2149@columbia.edu | 212-851-2321 |
Enrollment and Student Services
| Michael Lovaglio Assistant Dean |
ml3992@columbia.edu | |
| Karma Lowe Director |
knl3@columbia.edu | 212-851-2364 |
| Cheiku Camara Assistant Director |
cbc2117@columbia.edu | 212-851-2436 |
| Leah Marangos Events and Program Manager |
lm2161@columbia.edu | 212-851-2358 |
| Natalia Cwik Program Manager |
njc2120@columbia.edu | 212-851-2367 |
| Betty Gee File Room Coordinator |
byg3@columbia.edu | 212-851-2362 |
Financial Aid
| Michael Lovaglio Assistant Dean |
ml3992@columbia.edu | |
| Karma Lowe Director |
knl3@columbia.edu | 212-851-2364 |
| Mia Gantt Assistant Director |
mtg1@columbia.edu | 212-851-2295 |
| Milagros Agostini Assistant Director |
ma3011@columbia.edu | 212-851-2296 |
Alumni Support
Alumni Relations
| Stacy Kass Assistant Dean; Director |
shk2141@columbia.edu | 212-851-2370 |
| Jennifer March Associate Director |
jm1404@columbia.edu | 212-851-2372 |
Faculty Research Support
Sponsored Projects
| Katherine Rochmat Director |
ksv2104@columbia.edu | 212-851-2348 |
| Amanda Erekson Associate Director |
ae2415@columbia.edu | 212-851-2349 |
| Brenton Harper Grants Manager |
bh2625@columbia.edu | 212-854-9191 |
Administrative Support
Administrative Services
| Asgar Karmally Director, Administrative Services |
ahk19@columbia.edu | 212-851-2208 |
| Roberto Aquino Mail Room Supervisor |
ra25@columbia.edu | 212-851-2201 |
| Erickson Castillo Mail Clerk |
erc2117@columbia.edu | 212-851-2202 |
| Mario Pereira Duplicating/Printing Operator |
mgp8@columbia.edu | 212-851-2212 |
| Noris Schrils Information Operator |
nt81@columbia.edu | 212-851-2300 |
Financial Management
| Gerard Bueno Associate Dean |
gb2455@columbia.edu | 212-851-2354 |
| Kathleen Dodd Director of Budget Operations |
kd2313@columbia.edu | 212-851-2357 |
| Dylan Pappas Financial Manager |
dp2702@columbia.edu | 212-851-2353 |
| Katia Pereira Financial Assistant |
kp10@columbia.edu | 212-851-2356 |
Human Resources
| Donna Francis Acting Director of HR |
df2467@columbia.edu | 212-851-2487 |
| Noemi Abreu HR Generalist |
na2009@columbia.edu | 212-854-9436 |
Office of the Librarian
| Tara Das Interim Head, Social Work Library |
tdas@columbia.edu | 212-851-2195 |
Administrative Offices
General Contact Information
| ACHIEVEMENT INSTITUTE | 212-854-1877 | jet2103@columbia.edu | 615B |
| ACHIEVEMENT INSTITUTE | vm2544@columbia.edu | ||
| ADJUNCT FACULTY SUPPORT CENTER | 212-851-2286 | ssw-fsc@columbia.edu | 620-B |
| ADMISSIONS | 212-851-2400 | cussw-admit@columbia.edu | 514-H |
| ALUMNI | 212-851-2371 | sswalumni@columbia.edu | 629 |
| CAREER DEVELOPMENT | 212-851-2321 | swcareer@columbia.edu | 525 |
| CENTER FOR COMPLICATED GRIEF | 212-851-2107 | sw-cgt@columbia.edu | 827-A |
| COLUMBIA POPULATION RESEARCH CENTER (CPRC) | 212-851-2384 | cprc@columbia.edu | 716 |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ID CENTER (CUID) | 212-854-7225 | idcard@columbia.edu | 204 Kent Hall |
| COMMUNICATIONS | 212-851-2327 | swcommunications@columbia.edu | 630 |
| COMPUTING HELP DESK | 212-851-2345 | swit@columbia.edu | 419 |
| DEVELOPMENT | 212-851-2375 | sw-dev@columbia.edu | 629 |
| DOCTORAL OFFICE | 212-851-2389 | swphd@columbia.edu | 919 |
| FACULTY SUPPORT CENTER | 212-851-2286 | ssw-fsc@columbia.edu | 620-B |
| FINANCIAL AID | 212-851-2293 | swfinaid@columbia.edu | 519 |
| FRONT DESK & RECEPTION | 212-851-2300 | swassist@columbia.edu | LOBBY |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & SELF-AWARENESS (PDSA) | 212-851-2324 | swpdsa@columbia.edu | 620C |
| ROOM RESERVATIONS | Reserve here | ||
| SOCIAL INTERVENTION GROUP | 212-851-2108 | cusswsig@columbia.edu | 825 |
| STUDENT SERVICES | 212-851-2364 | sw-studentservices@columbia.edu | 526 |
| WORKPLACE CENTER | 212-851-2256 | workplace@columbia.edu | 1106 |
| WRITING CENTER | 212-851-2232 | swwrite@columbia.edu | 530 |
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