Key Administrative Contacts for Postdocs

Updated November 26, 2024

Many departments, laboratories and centers (DLCIs) at MIT have individuals who have self-identified as the postdoc key administrative contact(s), that is, the lead administrator(s) for postdocs and postdoc-related issues. If your DLCI does not have a key contact listed, you can contact the Administrative Officer or Human Resources Administrator listed on the DLCI website for additional information.

If the contact for your DLCI needs to be updated, please submit changes to postdocservices@mit.edu.

Areas:

School of Architecture and Planning

School of Architecture and Planning

School / DLC / unit Name

Postdoc Liaison

Title

Email

Architecture

Jackie Dufault

Administrative Officer

dufaultj@mit.edu

Architecture

Doug Le Vie

Fiscal Officer

dougl@mit.edu

Center for Real Estate

Lisa Thoma

Associate Director

lthoma@mit.edu

Media Lab

Lisa Breede

Assistant Director of Human Resources

breede@media.mit.edu

Urban Studies and Planning

Esme Barreiro

Mgr. of Research & Sponsored Activities Administration

barreiro@mit.edu

Urban Studies and Planning

Peggy Bryan

Manager of Finance and Administration

mlbryan@mit.edu

School of Architecture and Planning Dean's Office

Kiley Clapper

HR and Faculty Affairs Administrator

kclapper@mit.edu

School of Architecture and Planning Dean's Office

Martha Collins

Assistant Dean

mjcoll@mit.edu

School of Engineering

School of Engineering

School / DLC / unit Name

Postdoc Liaison

Title

Email

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Eunice Nganga

HR Administrator

eunicen@mit.edu

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Brian O'Connaill

Director of Administration and Finance

oconaill@mit.edu

Biological Engineering (Dept)

Irina Singh

HR Administrator

ibsingh@mit.edu

Biological Engineering (Dept)

Roni Dudley-Cowans

Director of Administration and Finance

dudley@mit.edu

Center for Transportation & Logistics

Alicia Mackin

Director of Administration and Finance

amackin@mit.edu

Center for Transportation & Logistics

Oltiana Kacori

HR Administrator

okacori@mit.edu

Chemical Engineering

Bori Stoyanova

HR Administrator

bori@MIT.EDU

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Sarom Lay

HR Administrator

sarom@mit.edu

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Jarina Shrestha

Director of Administration and Finance

jarina@mit.edu

Climate and Sustainability Consortium

Jeremy Gregory

Executive Director

jgregory@mit.edu

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Devin DiBernardo

HR Administrator

devindib@mit.edu

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Kelly White

Director of Administration and Finance

whiteka@mit.edu

Industrial Performance Center

Peter Brenton

Director of Administration and Finance

pbrenton@mit.edu

Industrial Performance Center

Valerie Censabella

HR Administrator

censabel@mit.edu

Institute for Medical Eng. and Science (IMES)

Brianna Bader

HR Administrator

btbader@mit.edu

Institute for Medical Eng. and Science (IMES)

Erin Edwards

Director of Administration and Finance

erine@mit.edu

Materials Science and Engineering

Andre Obin

Human Resources Administrator

aobin@mit.edu

Mechanical Engineering

Amanda Holley

Manager of Human Resources

aholley@mit.edu

Mechanical Engineering

Joanne Mathias

Director of Administration and Finance

mathiasj@mit.edu

Mechanical Engineering

Lynette Jones

SRS & Postdoc Coordinator

ljones@mit.edu

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Valerie Censabella

Human Resources Administrator

censabel@mit.edu

Nuclear Science and Engineering

Peter Brenton

Director of Administration and Finance

pbrenton@mit.edu

School of Engineering Dean's Office

Catherine Kim

Assistant Dean for Human Resources and Administration

kimcs@mit.edu

School of Engineering Dean's Office

Michele Harris

Director of Human Resources

mharris@mit.edu

School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

School / DLC / unit Name

Postdoc Liaison

Title

Email

Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

Regina Satagaj Orrock

Senior HR Manager

rsatagaj@mit.edu

Anthropology Program

Amberly Steward

Director of Administration and Finance

asteward@mit.edu

Center for International Studies

Nadie Brathwaite

Director of Administration and Finance

ntrotman@mit.edu

Comparative Media Studies/Writing

Sarah Smith

Director of Administration and Finance

se_smith@mit.edu

Economics

Angie Flight

HR Administrator

aflight@mit.edu

Economics (Blueprint Labs)

Jennifer Jackson

Operations Manager

jjacks@mitblueprintlabs.org

Global Studies and Languages 

Paula Cogliano

Director of Administration and Finance

pcog@mit.edu

History

Patty Alves

Director of Administration and Finance

alves@mit.edu

Linguistics & Philosophy

Jennifer Purdy

Director of Administration and Finance

purdy@mit.edu

Linguistics & Philosophy

Christine Graham

Academic Administrator

cgraham@mit.edu

Literature Section

Lisa Noble

Director of Administration and Finance

lanoble@mit.edu

Music and Theater Arts Section

John Congdon

Director of Administration and Finance

congdon@mit.edu

Political Science

Diane Gallagher

Administrative Assistant II

dsgall@mit.edu

Program in Science, Technology & Society

Paree Pinkney

Director of Administration and Finance

ppinkney@mit.edu

SHASS Dean's Office

Erminia Piccinonno

Assistant Dean

erminia@mit.edu

SHASS Dean's Office

Victoria Herman

HR Representative

vherman@mit.edu

SHASS Dean's Office

Ana Ludwig

Financial Administrator

hernanac@mit.edu

Sloan School of Management

Sloan School of Management

School / DLC / unit Name

Postdoc Liaison

Title

Email

Sloan

Shauna Bush-Fenty

Assistant Director for Administration, Centers & Initiatives, Faculty and Research Services

sfenty@mit.edu

School of Science

School of Science

School / DLC / unit Name

Postdoc Liaison

Title

Email

Biology

Helene Kelsey

HR Administrator

hkelsey@mit.edu

Biology

Aurora Carberry

Human Resources Representative

aurorac@mit.edu

Brain & Cognitive Sciences

Kim DeMayo

Human Resources Administrator

kdemayo@mit.edu

Center for Global Change Science

Karen Fosher

HR Administrator

kfosher@mit.edu

Chemistry

Deborah Obanla

Senior HR Rep

dobanla@mit.edu

Chemistry

Elizabeth Scher

HR Representative

scher819@mit.edu

Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences

Karen Fosher

Human Resources Administrator

kfosher@mit.edu

Kavli Inst for Astrophysics & Space Research

Shannon McGinnes

Human Resources Administrator

shannonk@mit.edu

Kavli Inst for Astrophysics & Space Research

Jack Defandorf

Administrative Officer

jmdefand@space.mit.edu

Laboratory for Nuclear Science

Elsye Luc

Senior Administrative Assistant

elsye@mit.edu

Laboratory for Nuclear Science

Caitlin Sulham

Administrator for HR, EHS and Facilities

csulham@mit.edu

Mathematics

Michelle Tabako

HR Administrator

akuhl@mit.edu

Mathematics

Nan Lin

Administrative Officer

nlin1@mit.edu

Physics

Vicky Metternich

Human Resources Administrator

vickym@mit.edu

Picower Institute for Learning & Memory

William Lawson

Director of Administration and Finance

wlawson@mit.edu

Picower Institute for Learning & Memory

Nina Thirakoune

HR and Operations Assistant

nthirako@mit.edu

School of Science Dean's Office

Annie Lee

Faculty Affairs and HR Director

ayl@mit.edu

School of Science Dean's Office

Magdalena Rieb

Assistant Dean for HR and Administration

mrieb@mit.edu

Schwarzman College of Computing

Schwartzman College of Computing

School / DLC / unit Name

Postdoc Liaison

Title

Email

Center for Biomedical Innovation

Flora Kemurian

Assistant Director

florak@mit.edu

Center for Biomedical Innovation

Jesse DeLaughter

Director of Administration and Finance

jessed@mit.edu

Comp Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL)

See Dean's Office

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Institute for Data, Systems and Society

Michelle Carmichael

Director of Administration and Finance

maustin@mit.edu

Institute for Data, Systems and Society

Jackelyn Vargas

HR Administrator

varga984@mit.edu

Lab for Information & Decision Systems

Rich Lay

Administrative Officer

rlay@mit.edu

Sociotechnical Systems Research Center

Jesse DeLaughter

Director of Administration and Finance

jessed@mit.edu

College of Computing Dean’s Office

Eileen Ng

Asst. Dean for Administration

eng@mit.edu

College of Computing Dean’s Office

Diane Ramirez-Riley

Director of HR

dlrr@mit.edu

Office of the Provost

Office of the Provost

School / DLC / unit Name

Postdoc Liaison

Title

Email

McGovern Institute for Brain Research

Meaghan Jalbert
 

Human Resource Business Partner

macdonme@mit.edu

Libraries

Cherry Ibrahim

HR Generalist II

lib-hr@mit.edu

Vice President for Research

Vice President for Research

School / DLC / unit Name

Postdoc Liaison

Title

Email

Center for Environmental Health Science

Gabrielle Stump Ceriales

Fiscal Officer

gstump@mit.edu

Center for Environmental Health Science

Amanda Tat

Administrative Officer

atat@mit.edu

Division of Comparative Medicine

Keith Kun

Administrative Officer

kkun@mit.edu

Haystack Observatory

Dineen Doucette

Human Resources Administrator

dineend@mit.edu

Haystack Observatory

Heidi Demers

Assistant Director for Administration

hdemers@mit.edu

Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies

Josh Freedman

Assistant Director for Finance and Administration

joshf@mit.edu

Koch Inst - Integrative Cancer Research

Andreea O'Connell

Director, Administration and Finance

andreeao@mit.edu

Materials Research Laboratory

Susan Dalton

Assistant Director

sdalton@mit.edu

Materials Research Laboratory

Lisa A. Sinclair

Senior Administrative Assistant

lpage@mit.edu

Microsystems Technology Laboratories

Stacy McDaid

Director of Administration and Finance

smcdaid@mit.edu

MIT Energy Initiative

Sarah MacLeod

Human Resources Administrator

smhean@mit.edu

Nuclear Reactor Laboratory

Kristen Shikes

Administrative Officer

kshikes@mit.edu

Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Dave Parker

Administrative Officer

dfparker@psfc.mit.edu

Plasma Science and Fusion Center

Leslie West

Personnel Administrator

west@psfc.mit.edu

Research Laboratory of Electronics

Flor Gonzalez Nawara

HR Administrator

fgnawara@mit.edu

Office of the Vice President for Research

Ann M. Skoczenski

Director of Postdoctoral Services

annskocz@mit.edu

Office of the Vice President for Research

Kenneth H. Lloyd

Director of Human Resources and Administration

klloyd@mit.edu

Office of the Vice President for Research

Colleen Mazzeo Leslie

Senior Director Research Admin & Compliance

leslie@mit.edu