College Administration

Norma M. Allewell
Professor & Dean
2300 Symons Hall
301.405.2071
Biographical information for Dean Allewell

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Nabeela Alam
Account Clerk II, Finance Office (half time)
2326 Symons Hall
301.405.3452

• Purchasing. Processes requisitions for new Bio-Sciences Building and dean’s office procurement.
• Accounting. Assists with accounting in dean’s office and for new Bio-Sciences Building operating funds.

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Kelly Blake
Director of Communications
2313A Symons Hall
301.405.8203
kellyb@umd.edu

• Communications, Publications, and Media Relations. Responsible for the management of all College communications, including news releases, print publications, websites, tools for development initiatives, and special events.  Public relations liaison with media regarding research throughout the college.
  
  

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Lisa Bradley
Assistant Dean, Student Services
1302 Symons Hall
301.405.2080
lbradley@umd.edu

• Student Affairs.  From Orientation to Graduation, responsible for the College’s mandatory advising program, health professions advising, orientation, UNIV100, exceptions to policy, graduation ceremony and graduation clearance process.  Represents the College on campus-wide undergraduate programs and advising committee, UPAC.
• Curriculum Approval and Special Projects.  Involved in the curriculum approval process (College PCC, CUPC, and campus VPAC) and in the development and coordination of joint programs and articulation agreements.

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Chirice Cade
Program Management Specialist, Student Services
1300 Symons Hall
301.404.2079
cccade@umd.edu

• Student Services Office.  Manages the front office/reception area of the Student Affairs Office.  Receives & documents action taken on exceptions to policy and appeals.  Maintains tracking system for student verification requests.
• Graduation.  Collects, compiles & distributes graduation data for faculty, staff and students.  Conducts graduation clearances & notifies diploma office of degree status.  Coordinates two commencement ceremonies yearly, two Graduate Diversity Programs

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David Dalo
Director of Facilities
2322 Symons Hall
301.405.4211
ddalo@umd.edu

• Facilities Management.  Serves as primary liaison between the College and the Office of Facilities Management (FM).  Coordinates with FM, architects and engineers to ensure design and construction meets user requirements. Directs and manages the College construction budget to assure maximum effectiveness. Represents the College on campus-level facilities-related committees.
• Compliance.  Inspects projects during construction to assure compliance.

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Linda Dalo
Program Management Specialist, Undergraduate Academic Programs
1322 Symons Hall
301.405.6892
ldalo@umd.edu

• Undergraduate Academic Programs Office.  Supports the operation of the Undergraduate Academic Programs Office and its Assistant Dean.  Serves as resource for and liaison to faculty and teaching assistants in the lower-level Biological Sciences Program and assists the Undergraduate Advising Offices throughout the College.   Provides student advising and registration assistance.

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Bobbi L. Donley
Program Administrative Specialist
2300A Symons Hall
301.405.2908
rdonley@umd.edu

Development and Alumni Relations.  Supports the full range of the College’s development and alumni relations efforts, including special events, stewardship and scholarship administration.
Administrative Support.  Provides general coordination and high-level administrative support for the Dean’s Office.

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Ashley Dyroff
Administrative Coordinator
301.405.2384
2311 Symons Hall
ashley@umd.edu

• Dean’s Office Management.  Leads Dean’s Operations Team.  Provides administrative oversight for the Dean’s Office and works closely with staff to manage strategic workflow and support of the Dean of the College of Chemical and Life Sciences
• Human Resources.  Serves as Equity Administrator for the College.  Works closely with colleagues to provide assistance and information on a range of employee relations issues.
• Faculty Affairs.  Working closely with the Associate Dean, coordinates faculty affairs activity at the College-level.  Serves as liaison with campus and departmental offices.
• College Relations.  Coordinates the activity of the College’s Board of Visitors.  Provides reviewing, writing and editing support for the Dean and administration of the College.  Manages College’s participation in campus and other awards processes.

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Gene Ferrick
Assistant to the Dean
2300G Symons Hall
301.405.7016
gene@umd.edu

• Data Management.  Coordinates institutional data management for the College, providing coordination and support for the planning cycle, Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR) Workload/ Consulting and College Data Reporting (BRIO).  Represents the College on committees including the OIRP Resource Group, FAR Committee and Data Planning Committee.  Maintains mailing lists and listservs (Lifelink/Seminars) and related Web pages.
• Events.  Manages College-wide special events, including Bioscience Research and Technology Review Day, and coordinates College participation in campus-wide events, including Maryland Day.
• Unit Reviews.
• Other.  Teaches UNIV 100, The Student in the University, and serves as an undergraduate advisor.  Serves as Senate liaison and participates in the Campus Communicators Committee.

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Eden M. Garosi, Class of 1996
Coordinator, Undergraduate Admissions Counseling and Recruitment
1320 Symons Hall
301.314.8375
egarosi@umd.edu and chemlife-inquiries@umd.edu

• Admissions and Recruitment.  Plans personalized visits for prospective students, runs the College portion of Admissions Open Houses and works closely with high school students, their parents and their teachers.  Sits on committees for review of talented applicants for the University Honors Program and Merit Scholarships, and co-selects students for participation in the College Park Scholars-Life Sciences living-learning program. 
• Advising.  Advises freshman and sophomore Biological Sciences majors, assists students with course selection at summer orientation and conducts mock interviews with students applying to medical school.  Teaches UNIV 100, The Student in the University.

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Carol Granger
Executive Administrative Assistant, Dean’s Office
2300 Symons Hall
301-405-2071
carol@umd.edu

• Administrative Support.  Provides executive level administrative support and assistance to the Dean of the College of Chemical and Life Sciences.  Additionally, provides support to the Interim Associate Dean and the Director of Administration and College Relations.  Coordinates key functions in support of the Dean and the operation of the Dean’s Office.

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Maggi Gray
Payroll Coordinator, Finance Office
2328 Symons Hall
301.405.7919
msgray@umd.edu 

• Payroll, Benefits and Appointments.  Provides oversight for PHR system, including tuition remission, time entry and faculty and staff leave records.  Reviews for accuracy and completeness employee contractual agreements and ARS appointments.  Acts as in-house resource on payroll appointment and benefits information for all staff within the College.  Provides guidance and assistance to departments and programs on payroll issues and graduate fellowship processing. 
• Personnel.  Assist with preparation and tracking of staff personnel actions such as reclassifications, searches and position descriptions.
• Accounting.  Assists with account reconciliation and balancing for facilities projects.  Purchasing back-up for the College.

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Robin A. Griffin
Academic Advisor, Student Services
1300 Symons Hall
301.405.2080
rgriffin@umd.edu

• Academic Advising.  Advises a caseload of approximately 100 College of Chemical and Life Science students each semester, assisting students with academic decisions and informing students about campus resources. Conducts transfer student workshops. Responds to requests for exceptions to academic policy and represents the College at advising community meetings.  Co-advises the Peer Mentor Program.
• Teaching.  Teaches UNIV100, The Student in the University, and co-teaches EDUC 388, Guided Experience in College Teaching.
• Special Events.  Coordinates special events, including the New Student Welcome and Outstanding Student Reception.

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John L. “Lee” Hellman
Director, College Park Scholars - Life Sciences
jhellman@umd.edu
301.405.3920

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Robert Infantino
Associate Dean
2300E Symons Hall
301.405.2908
infantino@umd.edu

Manage the Undergraduate Academic Programs of the College:

• Coordinating new student recruitment and outreach efforts to pre-College students.
• Providing administrative oversight, coordination and direction to the Biological Sciences program and its introductory courses.
• Cultivating opportunities for students to learn outside of the classroom through research experiences, internships and living learning programs.
• Facilitating the College Undergraduate Program Committee (CUPC) and matters pertaining to the College’s academic major requirements, courses and curriculum.
• Leading the College’s initiatives in curriculum development, learning outcomes assessment and curriculum feedback.
• Coordinating special academic programs and offerings including the Biological Sciences program at Shady Grove, Science in the Evening, Summer and Winter terms.
• Management of course seats, enrollments and associated budgets.

Oversight of CLFS Facilities planning, renewal and capital projects

Dean’s Office liaison on various teams and committees:

• CLFS Executive Academic Leadership Team, Academic Programs Team, Administration Team and Development Team, Faculty Advisory Committee (ex officio)
• College Undergraduate Program Committee (CUPC)
• College Program, Course and Curriculum Committee (chair)
• Provost’s Advisory Committee on Course Enrollments, Seats and Statistics (ACCESS)
• Campus Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC)
• Campus Learning Outcomes Assessment – College Coordinators committee
• UM Faculty Representative – Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
• BIOMAP/Bridges to the Baccalaureate program

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John Kapp
Director, BSCI Programs at Shady Grove
The Universities at Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive, SGII-4052
Rockville Maryland 20850
301.738.6008
jkapp@umd.edu

• Management of the Undergraduate Biology Degree Program at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG).  Recruiting, admissions, and academic advising for Program students.  Curriculum development and coordination of Program schedule of classes.  Recruiting faculty and administration of faculty appointments.  Implementation and coordination of the Program Internship Program.  Serving on ad hoc and standing committees at USG.  Teaching cell biology (BSCI 230) and mammalian physiology (BSCI 440) at USG.

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Linda Lachman
Advisor-Consultant, Student Services
1302C Symons Hall
301.405.2080
llachman@umd.edu

• Orientation and Advising.  Participates in Orientation, workshop sessions and walk-in advising for newly admitted biological science majors.  Provides individual mandatory academic advising guidance and assistance, primarily to freshmen and sophomores.  Reviews and acts on requests for exceptions to University academic policy.  Represents the College at Transfer Advisory Days, Open Houses, graduation and other University sponsored events.  Coordinates assistance for those students in the College whose performance has been less than satisfactory by University standards.
• Teaching.  Teaches UNIV 100 The Student in the University.

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Mike Landavere
Director, Information Technology
2316 Symons Hall
301-405-2991
mike@umd.edu
Information Technology Group

• IT Leadership.  Provides leadership and coordination of College-wide technology and information systems activities including planning, deployment, support, use, assessment and acquisition.  Establishes current and long-range direction and guidance for technology aimed at keeping the College on the leading edge in research, instruction and administration. Develops partnerships and strategic relationships with key information technology corporations and consultants.
• Management.  Develops, implements and enforces technical policies, structure, standards, methods and priorities.  Oversees technical personnel and ensures a team effort across all departments in the College.  Identifies and evaluates new technological developments, gauging their appropriateness for the College and promoting the interface of College and University present technologies.

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Nancy K. Lapanne
Assistant Dean, Finance Office
2320 Symons Hall
301.405.2083
nlapanne@umd.edu

• Financial Oversight.  Directs and oversees all financial activities for the College, representing the College at the campus level in meetings and committees.  Manages business services and payroll services in the Dean’s Office.  Reviews and approves contract and grant proposals.  Provides guidance and assistance to departments and campus units on financial issues, contract and grant accounting, and policy decisions.  Ensures enforcement of University procurement and expenditure guidelines within the college.
• Personnel.  Reviews and approves academic appointments and contracts for faculty and staff.  Works with College and department staff to establish or reclassify positions through the campus’ position management system; provides guidance on staffing plans.  Reviews and approves position announcements, staff appointments, and search and selection plans on behalf of the Dean.

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Meldavid (Mel) Manela
IT Coordinator, Information Technology
2313B Symons Hall
301.405.3369
mel@umd.edu

• IT Support.  Supports technology across the College and provides direct-end user support for Dean’s staff and College programs.  Provides Systems & Network support, manages computer labs for College courses and provides supplemental support to the departments. Supports and maintains College servers.
• Liaison.  Works with campus-wide groups, such as the Office of Information Technology.

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Gili Marbach-Ad
Director, CLFS Center for Teaching and Learning
1328 Symons Hall
301.405.2075
gilim@umd.edu

• Center for Teaching and Learning.  Directs the Center, organizing workshops and seminars for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students on teaching and learning issues, and providing guidance to faculty on curriculum development projects.

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Fabiola Mijares
Coordinator, Finance Office
2326 Symons Hall
301.405.3452
fo@umd.edu

• Accounting. Manages financial accounting for dean’s office; assist with managing and organizing commitments both from and to the dean’s office; manages financial transactions for the UMCP and UM Foundations. Provides financial accounting and policy assistance to departments, faculty, staff and students in the College. Ensures compliance with University, State and Federal Guidelines in expenditures.
• Procurement. Ensures that audit and procedural requirements are followed regarding travel expenses, visa and travel card usage and purchasing within the college. Reviews all transaction logs for dean's level.
• Management. Oversees implementation of Priority Software in the College and assist departments with implementation. Daily supervision of account clerk.

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Andrea E. Morris
Assistant Dean, Development and Corporate Relations
2318 Symons Hall
301.405.4572
aemorris@umd.edu

• Corporate Relations.  Provides outreach, education and networking to the business community to identify and support mutual beneficial relationships with the College.
• Alumni Relations.  Manages the College’s alumni relations efforts by cultivating and strengthening relationships in support of the College by its graduates.
• Development. Serves as College liaison with University Relations to raise funds to serve the College’s mission of research and education.

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Justin Nero
Academic Advisor, Student Services
1300 Symons Hall
301.405.2080
jnero@umd.edu

• Advising.  Advise a caseload of approximately 100 Chemical and Life Science students per semester.  Assist students with making academic decisions.  Inform students of useful campus resources.
• Orientation.  Assist with freshman orientation and transfer student workshops.
• Teaching.  Instruct UNIV100, The Student in the University.

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Arthur N. Popper
Associate Dean
2300 Symons Hall
301.405.0295 or 301.405.1940

• Faculty Affairs, and Mentoring.  Oversee search, recruitment, hiring, promotion and tenure, and retention and mentoring processes for the College.  Lead efforts to increase the diversity of the faculty.  Oversee faculty affairs processes.
• External Research.  Identify and implement strategies to increase external funding for research in the College.
• Graduate Council.  Serve as Chair of the College’s Graduate Council. Provide leadership for review and enhancement of College’s graduate programs.

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Joelle Presson
Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Academic Programs
1322 Symons Hall
301.405.6892
jpresson@umd.edu

Assist with the overall management of College Undergraduate Academic Programs, including:

• Coordination of the Biological Sciences Undergraduate Degree Program, including curriculum development, lower level course scheduling and staffing, facilitation of the College Undergraduate Program Committee.
• Science in the Evening program for post baccalaureate students
• Academic outreach, including liaison to the Secondary Education Double major, Biological Sciences program at Shady Grove, Masters of Life Sciences program, K-16 partnerships and work with secondary school teachers, transfer institution articulation and partnerships
• Learning outcomes assessment and curriculum development
• Academic advising and new student recruitment
• Instructor for BSCI 103 and author [Biology: Dimensions of Life, McGraw-Hill Publishers, February 2007, co-authored with Jan Jenner].

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Dr. Marcia Shofner
Assistant Director, Biological Sciences Program
1326 Symons Hall
University of Maryland, College Park 20742
301.405.7678
mshofner@umd.edu

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Katerina (Kaci) Thompson
Director, Undergraduate Research & Internship Programs
1313 Symons Hall
301.405.3353
kaci@umd.edu

• Experiential Learning Programs.  Coordinates experiential learning programs for the College of Chemical and Life Sciences.  Manages the activities funded by our grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, including the Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, outreach programs for secondary school students and teachers, and an undergraduate curriculum development initiative.  Serves as the campus liaison for the JIFSAN Internship Program, a partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.  Promote and publicize experiential learning opportunities on- and off-campus in the chemical and life sciences.
• Teaching and Advising.  Serve as academic advisor for undergraduate Biological Sciences students.  Teaches UNIV 100, The Student in the University, the Catalyst Seminar (BSCI 279C) and Mammalogy (BSCI 338M/U).

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Stacy Woycheck                                   
Director, New Student Programs           
1300 Symons Hall
301.405.2080           
woycheck@umd.edu

• Student Programs.  Coordinates new student programs orientation, transfer days, UNIV 100, The Student in the University, and internal transfer workshops.  Manages and supervises the Peer Mentor program and office.
• Teaching and Advising.  Advises College of Chemical and Life Sciences students and teaches EDUC 388 and UNIV 100.
  
  
  

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Li Zhu                                   
Technology Officer, Information Technolgoy           
2321 Symons Hall
301.405.1593           
julielkz@umd.edu

• Academic technology support including web-based technologies, online learning systems(Blackboard).
• Multimedia solutions for teaching, such as images, animations, and audio/video.

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Rebecca (Becky) Zonies
Assistant Director, College Park Scholars - Life Sciences
1119 Cumberland Hall
301.405.0528
rzonies@umd.edu

• College Park Scholars- Life Sciences Program.  Coordinate with the Director the operation of the Life Sciences Program.  Serve as resource for and liaison to life science scholars and alumni in the Program.  Interact with other Scholar Program Directors and Scholars Central Staff.
• Advising.   Provide student advising and registration assistance for freshman and sophomore Life Sciences scholars.
• Travel.  Plan study abroad travel and experiential learning field trips and community service activities. 
• Courses.  Help coordinate and provide administrative support for the academic programs for Life Sciences Scholars including selection of colloquium speakers and topics.  Coordinate Academic Showcase presentations.
• Admissions.  Assist in Open Houses and recruitment activities. Co-select incoming freshmen for Life Science Scholars Program.