OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Serene Jones
President
Johnston Family Professor for Religion and Democracy
212-280-1403 | presoffice@uts.columbia.edu
Jody West
Chief of Staff
212-280-1373 | jwest@uts.columbia.edu
Virginia R. Fischer
Residence Manager & Administrative Assistant to the President
212-280-1403 | vfischer@uts.columbia.edu
OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Frederick A. Davie
Executive Vice President & Secretary to the Board of Trustees
212-280-1408 | fdavie@uts.columbia.edu
Jennifer Smokonich
Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President
212-280-1408 | jsmokonich@utsnyc.edu
EPISCOPAL DIVINITY SCHOOL AT UNION
Kelly Brown Douglas
Dean of Episcopal Divinity School at Union
Professor of Theology
212-280-1567 | kdouglas@uts.columbia.edu
Miguel Escobar
Director of Anglican Studies
212-280-1569 | mescobar@uts.columbia.edu
Douglas Berger
Office Manager, Episcopal Divinity School at Union
212-280-1567 | dberger@uts.columbia.edu
ACADEMIC OFFICE
Mary Boys ’75, ’78
Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean
Skinner and McAlpin Professor of Practical Theology
212-280-1550 | mboys@uts.columbia.edu
Alma Matos
Executive Assistant & Budget Coordinator to the Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean
212-280-1558 | amatos@uts.columbia.edu
Beth Bidlack
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
212-280-1417 | bbidlack@utsnyc.edu
Nicole Mirando
Registrar
212-280-1342 | nmirando@uts.columbia.edu
Jan Rehmann
Director of the Ph.D. Program
212-280-1495 | jrehmann@uts.columbia.edu
Troy Messenger
Director & Visiting Assistant Professor of Worship
212-280-1523 | tmessenger@uts.columbia.edu
Su Yon Pak ’99
Senior Director & Associate Professor of Integrative and Field-Based Education
212-280-1340 | spak@uts.columbia.edu
Lisa Simon
Executive Assistant to the Senior Director of Integrative and Field-Based Education
212-270-1341 | lsimon@uts.columbia.edu
Bill Crawford
Interim Associate Dean of Student Affairs
212-280-1396 | studentaffairs@uts.columbia.edu
Alberta McCants
Administrative Assistant to the Office of Student Affairs & Registrar
212-280-1555 | amccants@uts.columbia.edu
Christopher McFadden
Executive Assistant to the Academic Office
212-280-1551 | cmcfadden@uts.columbia.edu
ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID
Vanessa Hutchinson
Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid
212-280-1317 | vhutchinson@uts.columbia.edu
Keshia Pendigrast
Admissions Processor
212-280-1343 | kpendigrast@uts.columbia.edu
Melissa Desravines
Director of Financial Aid & Business Services
212-280-1531 | mdesravines@uts.columbia.edu
COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Robin Reese
Vice President of Communications & Marketing
212-280-1552 | rreese@uts.columbia.edu
Ben Perry
Deputy Director of Communications & Marketing
212-280-1591 | bperry@uts.columbia.edu
Ian Rees
Communications & Marketing Manager
212-280-1591 | irees@uts.columbia.edu
DEVELOPMENT & ALUMNI/AE AFFAIRS
Emily Enders Odom ’90
Interim Vice President for Development
Director of Alumni/ae Relations
212-280-1419 | eodom@uts.columbia.edu
Gabriele Gossner
Director of Individual Giving and Annual Fund
212-280-1412 | ggossner@uts.columbia.edu
Luke Henderson
Director of Research and Analytics
212-280-1429 | lhenderson@uts.columbia.edu
Kate Sann
Associate Director of Foundation Relations and Strategic Partnerships
212-280-1442 | ksann@uts.columbia.edu
Kevin Bentley
Manager of Alumni/ae Relations and Individual Giving
212-280-1457 | kbentley@uts.columbia.edu
DenaSue “Dena” Potestio ’18
Special Assistant for Development
212-280-1453 | dpotestio@uts.columbia.edu
Shana Kaplanov
Administrative Assistant and Events Coordinator
212-280-1453 | skaplanov@uts.columbia.edu
FACILITIES
Michael Maloney
Associate Vice President of Buildings and Grounds
212-280-1534 | mmaloney@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
Erica Bayron
Administrative Assistant to the Facilities Department
212-280-1300 | ebayron@uts.columbia.edu
Engineers
Jesus Fernandez, Fouad Moussa, Raymond Paredes, Mirlot Lleshi, Rony Jara
Maintenance
John Grisales, Melzar Hamil, Juver Londono, Victor Hugo Urbina, Maurice Samuel, Orlando Zuleta
Housekeeping
Rudy Hoyos, Calvin Mason, Fredia Pagan, Alejandro Tamariz
FINANCE & OPERATIONS
Brent Dickman
Vice President for Finance & Operations
212-280-1402 | bdickman@uts.columbia.edu
Yulia Ivanova
Director of Finance & Business Operations
212-280-1418 | yivanova@uts.columbia.edu
Bethany Vaughan
Assistant Director of Business Operations
212-280-1356 | bvaughan@uts.columbia.edu
Gary Turner
Senior Accountant & Bursar
212-280-1354 | gturner@uts.columbia.edu
Lee Sartain
Strategic Advisor
919-210-4797 | lsartain@uts.columbia.edu
Alexis Cregger
Executive Assistant to the Vice-President for Finance & Operations
212-280-1574 | acregger@uts.columbia.edu
HUMAN RESOURCES
Diana Torres-Petrilli
Chief Human Resources Officer
212-678-8011 | dipetrilli@uts.columbia.edu
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Donald Joshua
Director of Information Technology
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
Jonathan Soto
Associate VP of Strategic Initiatives
212-280-1564 | jsoto@uts.columbia.edu
LANDMARK GUEST ROOMS
Steven Bie
Director of Landmark Guest Rooms
212-280-1304 | sbie@uts.columbia.edu
Damione Harrington
Customer Service
212-280-1313 | dharrington@uts.columbia.edu
Mary E.
Customer Service
212-280-1313
Ann Marie Spencer, Jorge Agudelo