Staff
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Catherine Koverola
Director
koverola@pitt.edu
412-383-2736
4138 Posvar Hall
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Macrina Chelagat Lelei
Associate Director
macrina@pitt.edu
412-648-2058
4137 Posvar Hall
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Anna-Maria Karnes
Assistant Director for Academic Affairs
awk19@pitt.edu
412-624-8143
4136 Posvar Hall
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Susan Ngbabare
Outreach Engagement Coordinator
SMN63@pitt.edu
412-383-4289
4138 Posvar Hall
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Rys Shultz
Administrative Coordinator
rysshultz@pitt.edu
412-383-5082
4138 Posvar Hall
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Filipo Lubua
African Langugages Coordinator & Swahili Instructor
lubua@pitt.edu
412-624-5512
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Meshesha Make Jobo
Associate Professor: Amharic
MMM352@pitt.edu
412-623-9978
5001 Posvar Hall
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Ian Copeland
Post-Doctoral Fellow
iancopeland@pitt.edu
412-624-7775
205 Music Building
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Benedict Omwenga Kachietano
Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant: Swahili
BOK38@pitt.edu
4138 Posvar Hall
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Nete Khoanyane
Malmberg Fellow
nek62@pitt.edu
412-648-1802
4138 Posvar Hall
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Jensine Benoit
Communications Assistant & Researcher
JEB389@pitt.edu
4138 Posvar Hall
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Adeyemi Badewa
Graduate Affiliate
asb232@pitt.edu
4154 Posvar Hall - Africana Studies
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