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Director's Office

Ariel Armony  
Vice Provost for Global Affairs and Director of University Center for International Studies
4408 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7374
armony@pitt.edu
Janet Kosko  
Executive Assistant to Vice Provost
4409 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7374
jkosko@pitt.edu
Stephanie Confer  
Administrative Assistant for Global Partnerships and Events
4400 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412648-4458
stc97@pitt.edu
Laura Daversa  
Assistant Director for Global Partnerships and Events
4414 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-9881
laura.daversa@pitt.edu
Tricia Figliulo  
Publications Designer & Communications Assistant
4400 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-8716
tfigliulo@pitt.edu
Martin Fix
Financial Administrator
4410 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-624-2107
maf280@pitt.edu
Jason Kane  
Director of Constituent Relations
4403 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7424
jek108@pitt.edu
Henry Luck  
Financial Administrator
1209-A Cathedral of Learning
412-648-7369
hel47@pitt.edu
Stephen Ludovico  
Director of Administration
4404 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-4464
steveludo@pitt.edu
Karen Lue  
Pitt Global Hub Manager
Global Hub - Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7875
karen.lue@pitt.edu
Garrett Margliotti  
Director of Global Partnerships and Partner Engagement
4415 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7393
g.margliotti@pitt.edu
Sarah Mathias  
Administrative Coordinator for Principal Gifts and International Advancement
109 Park Plaza
412-383-3750
s.mathias@pitt.edu
Ian McLaughlin  
Global Operations Support Manager and Concierge
4400 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-624-0125
ian.mclaughlin@pitt.edu
Elizabeth Myers  
Administrative Assistant
4400 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-4457
elizabeth.myers@pitt.edu
Jennifer Nelson (Lardo)  
International Program Assistant
4400 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-624-7922
jll147@pitt.edu
Courtney Newhouse  
Financial Administrator
4412 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7404
crn21@pitt.edu
Thomas O'Toole
Executive Director for International Advancement
4416 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-624-2202
tpotoole@katz.pitt.edu
Suzanne Plutt  
Financial Administrator
4411 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-1069
smp94@pitt.edu
John Stoner  
Executive Director for Academic Affairs
4406 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7360
stonerjc@pitt.edu
Belkys Torres  
Executive Director of Global Engagement
4413 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-624-6651
btorres@pitt.edu
Mark Weixel  
Director of Informatics
4405 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-383-7550
weixel@pitt.edu
Rose Wooten  
Business Manager
1209-G Cathedral of Learning
412-648-7365
rwooten@pitt.edu

Center for African Studies

Macrina Lelei  
Associate Director
4137 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-2058
macrina@pitt.edu
Anna-Maria Karnes  
Academic Advisor
4136 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-264-8143
awk19@pitt.edu
Melissa Tabak
Administrative Assistant

Asian Studies Center

Joseph Alter  
Director
4113 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7963
jsalter@pitt.edu
James Cook  
Associate Director
4112 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7372
jacook@pitt.edu
Catherine Fratto  
Engagement Coordinator
4110 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7426
caf166@pitt.edu
Patrick Hughes  
Assistant Director, NCTA National Coordinating Site
4132 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7737
hughespw@pitt.edu
Rachel Jacobson  
Administrative Assistant
4111 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7370
rej16@pitt.edu
Brenda Jordan
Director, NCTA National Coordinating Site
4134 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7763
jordanb@pitt.edu
Lynn Kawaratani
Assistant Director
4108 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-383-3062
lyk12@pitt.edu
Jennifer Rodriguez
Journal of Asian Studies Managing Editor
3304 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-383-0420
jnr49@pitt.edu
Emily Rook-Koepsel  
Assistant Director for Academic Affairs
4109 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7371
rookkoepsel@pitt.edu
Samantha Sodetz
Japan Studies Program Coordinator
4135 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-0208
sas715@pitt.edu
Kirsten Strayer  
Program Coordinator
4131 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-383-8017
kstrayer@pitt.edu
Haixia Wang  
FLAC Coordinator
haw27@pitt.edu
Stephen Wludarski  
Program Assistant, NCTA National Coordinating Site
4132 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7411
swludarski@pitt.edu
Diana Wood
Consultant to NCTA / Outreach
4132 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
dmwood@pitt.edu

Center for Latin American Studies

Keila Grinberg
Director
4208 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
keila.grinberg@pitt.edu
Luis Bravo
Assistant Director for Academic Affairs
4207 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7396
bravo@pitt.edu
Luz Amanda Hank  
Assistant Director for Partnerships and Programming
4205 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7397
lavst12@pitt.edu
Martha Mantilla
Librarian, Latin American Studies & E. Lozano Collection
171 HILLMAN
412-648-7734
martham@pitt.edu
Manuel Roman-Lacayo  
Associate Director
4206 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7395
manuel.roman@pitt.edu
Alexis Takoushian
Administrative and Programming Assistant
4204 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7391
art112@pitt.edu

Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Nancy Condee  
Director
4209 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7407
condee@pitt.edu
Trevor Erlacher  
Academic Advisor; NewsNet Editor & Program Coordinator
4215 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7403
tfe3@pitt.edu
Sean Guillory
Digital Scholarship Curator
4201 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
815-762-2713
guillory@pitt.edu
Zsuzsanna Magdo  
Associate Director
4203 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7423
zsuzsannamagdo@pitt.edu
Sera Passerini  
Administrative and Program Assistant
4200 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7407
smp125@pitt.edu
Gina Peirce  
Assistant Director for Grants and Assessment
4202 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-2290
gbpeirce@pitt.edu

European Studies Center

Jae-Jae Spoon  
Director
4211 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7406
spoonj@pitt.edu
Allyson Delnore  
Associate Director
4210 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-624-5404
adelnore@pitt.edu
Stephen Lund
Assistant Director /Academic Programs Manager
4213 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7422
slund@pitt.edu
Iris Matijevic  
Activities, Events, and Partnerships
4214 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-8517
irm24@pitt.edu
Samantha Moik  
Engagement Coordinator
4216 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-624-3503
smm302@pitt.edu

Global Studies Center

Michael Goodhart  
Director (On Sabbatical, 2021-22)
4106 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-7409
goodhart@pitt.edu
William Brustein
Interim Director
wib32@pitt.edu
Veronica Dristas  
Associate Director
4103 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-624-2918
dristas@pitt.edu
Maja Konitzer  
Program Manager
4101 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-624-3487
majab@pitt.edu
Elaine Linn  
Assistant Director for Academic Affairs
4102 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
412-648-2113
eel58@pitt.edu

Global Experiences Office

Jeff Whitehead  
Director
802 William Pitt Union
412-648-7413
whitehead@pitt.edu
Shawn Alfonso Wells  
Program Manager
802 William Pitt Union
412-624-7413
smwst20@pitt.edu
Gisselle Arce  
Program Manager
802 William Pitt Union
412-624-2033
gissellearce@pitt.edu
Chelsea Cavlovic  
Nursing Program Manager
362A Victoria Building
412-648-9401
chc317@pitt.edu
Timothy Crawford  
Assistant Director, Study Away Programs
802 William Pitt Union
412-648-2156
tsc29@pitt.edu
Anthony Gomez  
International Programs Manager, CBA International Programs
2107 SENSQ
412-383-7136
anthony.gomez@pitt.edu
Hillary Koller  
Director, CBA International Programs
2636 SENSQ
412-648-0276
hkoller@business.pitt.edu
Tiffany Martin  
Deputy Director of Study Abroad Programs
802 William Pitt Union
412-648-1892
tsm3@pitt.edu
Bill McShane  
International Programs Coordinator, Pitt Business International Programs
301 MERVIS
412-383-8835
wmcshane@katz.pitt.edu
Lucinda Morgan
Director of International Affairs, School of Nursing
350 Victoria Building
lmorgan227@pitt.edu
Rick Moslen
International Programs Manager, CBA International Programs
2111 SENSQ
412-383-5476
rickmoslen@business.pitt.edu
Nazir Noori  
Assistant Director of Operations
802 William Pitt Union
412-383-4827
nan48@pitt.edu
Alicia Olalde  
Global Program Manager, School of Engineering, International Engineering
152 BENDM
412-624-4579
a.olalde@pitt.edu
Lauren Perri
Program Manager
802 William Pitt Union
lap140@pitt.edu
Bryan Schultz  
Director of Global & Experiential Programs University Honors College
3510 Cathedral of Learning
412-624-6883
bryan.schultz@pitt.edu
Leslie Smedley  
Senior Advisor
802 William Pitt Union
412-383-7163
smedley@pitt.edu
Samila Sosic  
Bradford Campus - Director of Study Abroad
102 Swarts Hall
814-362-5154
samilas@pitt.edu
Steph Spirk
Program Manager, CBA International Programs
2107 Sennott Square
stephsprik@pitt.edu
Oksana Stalczynski  
Program Manager
802 William Pitt Union
412-383-3237
oksana.stalczynski@pitt.edu
Rachel Vandevort
Front Office Coordinator
708 William Pitt Union
rav67@pitt.edu
Sarah Wagner  
Director, Vira I. Heinz Program for Women in Global Leadership
1209-B Cathedral of Learning
412-624-0276
sewst29@pitt.edu

Office of International Services

Delo Blough  
Director
708 William Pitt Union
412-624-0235
dab301@pitt.edu
Brianna Allen  
Assistant Director - Employment Team
708 William Pitt Union
412-624-7124
brianna.allen@pitt.edu
Nicole Arms  
Administrative System Assistant
708 William Pitt Union
412-624-7117
nna14@pitt.edu
Maria Cintia Benitez Nunez  
Immigration Specialist
708 William Pitt Union
mcb139@pitt.edu
Caitlin Dawson  
Immigration Specialist
708 William Pitt Union
cld130@pitt.edu
Susanna Deemer  
Immigration Specialist - Student Team
708 William Pitt Union
swdeemer@pitt.edu
Sara Jones  
Associate Director
708 William Pitt Union
412-624-7119
sara.jones@pitt.edu
Kaylee Rush  
New Student Specialist
708 William Pitt Union
412-624-7691
kar245@pitt.edu
Richard Sherman
Assistant Director - Student Team
708 WPU
412-624-7843
rds59@pitt.edu
Branwyn Turnage  
Office Coordinator
708 William Pitt Union
412-624-7123
bjt42@pitt.edu
Rachel Vandevort
Front Office Coordinator
708 William Pitt Union
rav67@pitt.edu
Katherine Von Lehman  
Compliance Coordinator
708 William Pitt Union
412-624-0354
kvonlehman@pitt.edu
Jean Wenner  
Immigration Specialist
708 William Pitt Union
412-624-7121
jew132@pitt.edu

Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs

Kati Csoman
Director
kcsoman@pitt.edu
Tom Donatelli
Information/Gift Center Assistant
157 Cathedral of Learning
412-624-6000
thd20@pitt.edu
Cheryl Richardson
Information/Gift Center Assistant
157 Cathedral of Learning
412-624-6000
crh68@pitt.edu
Michael Walter
Tour Coordinator
157 Cathedral of Learning
412-624-6001
mpw14@pitt.edu