Senior Administration and Dean’s Office

More information on the roles of each member of the Council of Deans can be found here.

Melissa Begg
Dean & Professor
cssw-dean@columbia.edu Suite 614
Ana Abraído-Lanza
Vice Dean; Professor
ana.abraido@columbia.edu Room 619
Heidi Allen
Associate Dean for Research; Associate Professor of Social Work
ha2332@columbia.edu Room 709
Gerard Bueno
Senior Associate Dean, Administration, Finance & Planning
gb2455@columbia.edu Room 604
Cheiku Camara
Assistant Dean, Student Services
 cbc2117@columbia.edu Room 520
Dr. Courtney D. Cogburn
Special Advisor to the Dean
 cc3803@columbia.edu
Moira Curtain
Associate Dean of Student Affairs & Dean of Students
 mac17@columbia.edu Room 529
Linara Davidson Greenidge
Associate Dean for Communication Strategy, Development, and Alumni Affairs
ldg2135@columbia.edu Room 629
Qin Gao
Associate Dean, Doctoral Education; Professor of Social Policy & Social Work
qin.gao@columbia.edu Room 917
Richard Hara
Senior Associate Dean, MSW Education
 rth7@columbia.edu Room 1107
Monique M. Jethwani
Associate Dean, Faculty Development and Academic Affairs
mmj2106@columbia.edu Room 608
Kathryne Leak
Associate Dean, Practicum Learning
kh16@columbia.edu Room 509
Karma Lowe
Senior Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Community Engagement
knl3@columbia.edu Room 531
Matthea Marquart
Assistant Dean, Online Education; Lecturer in Social Work
msm2002@columbia.edu Room 611
Mimian Morales
Director of Executive Support and Operations
mm2906@columbia.edu
Ann McCann Oakley
Associate Dean, Computing & Instructional Technology
amo1@columbia.edu Room 416
Larrita Riggs
Project Coordinator, Dean’s Office
lar2207@columbia.edu Room 615-B
Nicole Vartanian
Chief of Staff
nev2001@columbia.edu Room 615-C
Atavia Whitfield
Interim Associate Dean of Practicum Learning
aw2555@columbia.edu