OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Serene Jones
President
Johnston Family Professor for Religion and Democracy
212-280-1403 | presoffice@uts.columbia.edu
Jody West
Vice President for Administration
212-280-1373 | jwest@uts.columbia.edu
Fred Davie
Senior Strategic Advisor to the President
212-280-1404 | fdavie@uts.columbia.edu
Virginia R. Fischer
Executive Assistant to the Executive Office
212-280-1403 | vfischer@uts.columbia.edu
Thomas Arbuckle II
Executive Assistant and Board Liaison
(212) 280-1408 | tarbuckle@uts.columbia.edu
ACADEMIC OFFICE
Su Yon Pak ’99
Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean, and Associate Professor of Integrative and Field-Based Education
212-280-1340 | spak@uts.columbia.edu
Vanessa Hutchinson
Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid
212-280-1317 | vhutchinson@uts.columbia.edu
David Gastwirth
Vice President of Online Education and Learning Innovation
dgastwirth@uts.columbia.edu
Sandra Montes
Dean of Worship
212-280-1523 | smontes@uts.columbia.edu
Nicole Mirando
Associate Dean
212-280-1417 | nmirando@uts.columbia.edu
Abigail Asgaralli
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
212.280.1396 | aasgaralli@uts.columbia.edu
Anjali Moncrieffe
Registrar
212.280.1342 | registrar@utsnyc.edu
Jan Rehmann
Director of the Ph.D. Program
212-280-1495 | jrehmann@uts.columbia.edu
Isaac Sharp ’19
Director of Online and Part-time Programs and Visiting Professor
isharp@uts.columbia.edu
Alberta McCants
Administrative Assistant to the Office of Student Affairs & Registrar
212-280-1555 | amccants@uts.columbia.edu
Christopher McFadden
Executive Administrative Assistant to the Dean and Academic Office
212-280-1558 | cmcfadden@uts.columbia.edu
Lisa Simon
Executive Assistant to the Senior Director of Integrative and Field-Based Education
212-280-1341 | lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
EPISCOPAL DIVINITY SCHOOL AT UNION
Kelly Brown Douglas
Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union
Bill and Judith Moyers Chair in Theology
212-280-1567 | kdouglas@uts.columbia.edu
Miguel Escobar
Executive Director of Anglican Studies
212-280-1569 | mescobar@uts.columbia.edu
Obri Richardson
Office Manager, Episcopal Divinity School at Union
212-280-1567 | orichardson@uts.columbia.edu
Emilee Walker-Cornetta
Associate Program Director
ewalkercornetta@uts.columbia.edu
ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID
Vanessa Hutchinson
Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid
212-280-1317 | vhutchinson@uts.columbia.edu
Jermaine Coore ’20
Assistant Director of Recruitment & Enrollment
212-280-1343 | jcoore@uts.columbia.edu
Melissa Desravines
Director of Financial Aid & Business Services
212-280-1531 | mdesravines@uts.columbia.edu
COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Afsheen A. Shamsi
Vice President of Communications and Marketing
212-280-1552 | ashamsi@uts.columbia.edu
Emmye Vernet
Communications & Marketing Specialist
212-280-1536 | evernet@uts.columbia.edu
DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI/AE RELATIONS
Rita L. Walters
Vice President of Development & Alum Relations
212-280-1426 | rwalters@uts.columbia.edu
Nayeli Garcia Mowbray
Senior Director of Development & Planned Giving
212-280-1419 | ngmowbray@uts.columbia.edu
Chris Hayes
Director of Institutional & Corporate Engagement
212-280-1458 | chayes@uts.columbia.edu
Luke Henderson
Director of Research and Analytics
212-280-1429 | lhenderson@uts.columbia.edu
Shana Kaplanov
Manager of Annual Fund Giving
212-280-1453 | skaplanov@uts.columbia.edu
Isaac Sharp ’19
Interim Assistant Director of Alum Relations
development@uts.columbia.edu
FACILITIES
William Peabody
Chief Operating Officer
212-280-1357 | wpeabody@uts.columbia.edu
Michael Orzechowski
Director of Housing and Campus Services
212-280-1301 | morzechowski@uts.columbia.edu
David Bryan
Mailroom/Office Services & Main Entrance Desk Attendant
212-280-1300 | dbryan@uts.columbia.edu
Shirley Arana
Administrative Assistant to Campus Operations.
212-280-1300 | Sarana@uts.columbia.edu
Engineers
Bill Figueroa, Charles Worrell, Fouad Moussa, Gordon Moore, Paul Dumas, Raymond Paredes.
Maintenance
Alsheikh Ali, Beesham Persaud, Maurice Samuel.
Housekeeping
Calvin Mason, Dwayne Gordon, Fredia Valencia, Zakaria Soultane.
FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Nina Wong
Chief Financial Officer
212-280-1402 | nwong@uts.columbia.edu
Iván De Jesús
Senior Accountant and Budget Analyst
212-280-1356 | idejesus@uts.columbia.edu
Gary Turner
Senior Accountant & Bursar
212-280-1354 | gturner@uts.columbia.edu
Janet Thomas
Business Office Coordinator
212-280-1475 | jthomas@uts.columbia.edu
Kirsis Ortiz
Staff Accountant
212-280-1355 | kortiz@uts.columbia.edu
HUMAN RESOURCES
Diana Torres-Petrilli
Chief Human Resources Officer
212-678-8011 | dipetrilli@uts.columbia.edu
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Donald Joshua
Chief Information Officer
212-280-1462 | djoshua@uts.columbia.edu
Marcus Mortise
Technical Support Specialist
212-280-1465 | mmortise@uts.columbia.edu
Bassirou Diop
Electronic Media and IT Support
212-280-1464 | bdiop@uts.columbia.edu
INSTITUTES AND INITIATIVES
Karenna Gore
Director of the Center for Earth Ethics
212-280-1421 | kgore@uts.columbia.edu
Lisa D. Rhodes
Executive Director of RISE Together Mentorship Network
212-280-1391 | lrhodes@uts.columbia.edu
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Director of the Kairos Center
212-280-1439 | liz@kairoscenter.org
Karmen M. Smith ’19
Center for Community Engagement and Social Justice
ksmith@uts.columbia.edu