Staff Roles - Core Operations

Please note that this page only includes the core SoIC staff. For research staff please see the web pages for the individual research centers. Links to the centers can be found on the SoIC Centers & Research Areas page.

Senior Management Chart

Staff Organizational Chart

Business Office

John Tweedie ~ jtweedie@indiana.edu
Sr. Director of Administration and Finance

Budget Requests
Staff Process/Workflow questions
School HR Director
Cindy Curvin ~ ccurvin@indiana.edu
Director of SoIC Research Administration

SoIC Fiscal Officer for C&G/faculty research accounts
Pre - budgets and proposal submission
Post - accounting, compliance
Supervises Assistant Director of C&G Administration

Jill Phillips ~ jphillip@iu.edu
Assistant Director of Contract and Grant Administration
- Grant administration pre and post award
- Pre - budgets and proposal submission
- Post - accounting, compliance
Charlotte Smith ~ smithc@indiana.edu
Assistant Director of Contract and Grant Administration

Grant administration pre and post award
Pre - budgets and proposal submission
Post - accounting, compliance

Tara Holbrook ~ tgholbro@indiana.edu
Admin Assistant - CNetS and Informatics East
Assists the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research and Info East Faculty

Christi Pike ~ cjpike@indiana.edu
Associate Director of Administration and Finance

SoIC Fiscal Officer for General Fund Account
10th Street/Informatics Program payroll questions/issues
School staff HR – hiring, classification, performance issues, etc

- Jodi Pike ~ jlstalke@indiana.edu
  Student Payroll Coordinator
  - Manages hourly payroll for CS and INFO
  - Payroll contact for Undergrad Instructors and Masters Associate Instructors
Tami Martindale ~ tmartind@indiana.edu
Accounting Associate
- Questions about accounts
- School purchase order processor
- 10th St P-Card Manager
- Processes foundation payments

Benita Brown ~ benitab@indiana.edu
CS Program and SoIC Faculty Administrator

Tenure and Promotion coordinator
Faculty Annual Report coordinator
CS Program Coordinator and Financial Manager
Supervises Chair Assistants and Lindley faculty secretary
Local supervision of Lindley support staff
J-1/ H-1B visas for tenure track faculty and lecturers

Jill Clancy ~ jilclanc@indiana.edu
School Event Planner

Helps plan faculty events - Colloquia, Hiring Visits, Workshops, Conferences, etc.

Becky Curtis ~ bcurtis@indiana.edu
Computer Science Chair Assistant
Computer Science Payroll Associate
- Supports Computer Science Chair
- Hiring and Payroll for Computer Science academics, support staff and professional staff
- J-1/ H-1B visas and extensions for academic hires, professional staff and visiting scholars for Computer Science faculty

Lynne Mikolon ~ lmikolon@indiana.edu
Faculty Secretary – Lindley Hall/Computer Science
- Receptionist for Lindley Hall
- Manages Lindley office supplies
- Lindley faculty and CS student travel arrangements
- Purchasing for CS classes and research
- Faculty hiring lead processor

Laura Reed ~ lreed@indiana.edu
Administrative Secretary
- Supports Randy Bramley
- Colloquium Coordinator
- Lindley faculty/student travel arrangements
- Faculty hiring interview coordinator

Michele Dompke ~ mdompke@indiana.edu
Informatics Administrator

Manages Informatics Chair office and schedule
Faculty Hiring Coordinator
Supports Executive Associate Dean
Supports Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research
Manages Subject Study Payments

Terry Taylor-Norbu ~ ttaylorn@indiana.edu
Administrative Assistant to the Dean

Manages the Dean's office and schedule
Jennifer Nicholson ~ jnichol@indiana.edu
Faculty Secretary – Informatics West & Informatics Programs

Receptionist for Informatics West building
Manages Informatics West office supplies
Informatics student travel arrangements
Informatics faculty travel arrangements
Purchasing for Informatics Faculty

Development and Alumni Relations

Tom Bewley ~ tbewley@indiana.edu
Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Relations

As chief development officer for the School's Bloomington and Indianapolis (IUPUI) campuses, the Assistant Dean plans and leads all development and alumni relations activities for the School.
Oversees the School's prospect research, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities.
Plans and oversees the School's major gifts program, annual fund, planned giving program, and corporate partners program.
Plans and directs the School’s capital and endowment campaigns.
Gina Gallagher ~ ggallagh@indiana.edu
Senior Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations

Cultivates relationships with corporations and foundations

Kate Zilvinskis ~ kazilvin@indiana.edu
Associate Director of Development
- Leads the School’s prospect research efforts and manages its partnerships with IUAA and IUF.
- Manages and organizes campaign volunteers and campaign data.
- Supports the School's major gift (individual) and corporate and foundation work.
- Cultivates and solicits select Annual Fund, corporate, and foundation prospects.
Alan Goodno ~ agoodno@indiana.edu
Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations

Manages and organizes the cultivation and solicitation of Annual Fund prospects and donors.
Recruits, trains, and staffs Annual Fund volunteers.
Leads the day-to-day activities for the corporate partners program.
Partners with School staff and IUF to manage website content and electronic communications.

- - Mary Beth Roska ~ mroska@indiana.edu
    Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Stewardship
    - Leads implementation of the School’s donor stewardship programs and strategies.
    - Staffs Dean’s Advisory Council meetings.
    - Cultivates and solicits select Annual Fund prospects.
    - Partners with School staff members and IUF to implement alumni events and communications.

Diversity

Maureen Biggers ~ biggersm@indiana.edu
Assistant Dean for Diversity and Education

Oversees all diversity programs for the school
Advises on the use of teaching techniques that appeal to a more diverse student base

Lamara Warren ~ ldwarren@indiana.edu
Director of Diversity and Education
- Recruitment and retention of underrepresented students
- Assistant Manager of the National Alliance of African-American Researchers in Computing project
- UROC@SOIC coordinator
Cynthia Schultz~ cschultz@indiana.edu
Assistant Director of Serve IT

Engineering and Data Science

Geoffrey Fox~ gcf@iu.edu
Chair - Engineering
Director - Data Science Program

Julie Overfield~ jushkirk@indiana.edu
Project Manager

Assistant to Prof Fox

Graduate Administration

Howard Rosenbaum~ hrosenba@indiana.edu
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies

Amr Sabry ~ sabry@indiana.edu
Chair - Computer Science

Patty Reyes-Cooksey ~ patreyes@indiana.edu
Director of SoIC Graduate Administration
Computer Science Graduate Operations Director

Oversees Computer Science graduate student affairs
Recruits prospective graduate students
Manages Computer Science graduate admissions application process
Monitors academic records for Security and Bio-Informatics Masters.
Regina Skeans ~ rskeans@indiana.edu
CS Graduate Computer Science Student Services Specialist
- Graduate Student CS Advising (degree requirements and departmental/University policies)
- Independent Study and G901 Class permissions
- CPT/OPT
Rachael Harris ~ harrisrm@indiana.edu
CS Graduate Admissions and Records Coordinator

Computer Science Admissions
Track funding and posting fee remission

Shawn Linn Davenport ~ shadaven@indiana.edu
CS Graduate Studies Office Assistant

Marty Siegel~ msiegel@indiana.edu
Faculty Director of Informatics Graduate Studies

Linda Hostetter ~ lhostett@indiana.edu
Associate Director of Graduate Studies - Informatics
- Monitors academic records for HCI Master's and Informatics PhD students, posts MS degrees upon completion for INFO & CS
- Manages the workflow of the Graduate Records Office - Informatics
- Advises and informs graduate students on degree requirements and departmental policies - Informatics
Cheryl Engel ~ chengel@indiana.edu
Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Manager
- Informatics Graduate Recruiting
- Informatics Admissions
- Student Services
Carrie Stemen ~ cstemenindiana.edu
Admissions Assistant

Information and Library Science (ILS)

Pnina Fichman~ fichman@indiana.edu
Department Chair

Kiotta Marshall~ kiomarsh@indiana.edu
Administrative Assistant to the Chair

Jane Lewis~ janlewis@indiana.edu
ILS Business Director
- Budget Request
- ILS Requisitions/Purchase Orders
  - C & G Proposal Assistance
- Jessica Meyer ~ meyerjes@indiana.edu
  Accounting Associate
Rhonda Spencer ~ spencerr@indiana.edu
Director of Admissions and Communications

Corey Tarbell ~ ctarbell@indiana.edu
Admissions Services Coordinator/Recorder

Research Administration

Andrew Lumsdaine ~ lums@indiana.edu
Associate Dean for Research

Martina Barnas ~ mbarnas@indiana.edu
Director of Collaborative Research

Develop research collaborations
Manage collaborative research projects

Research Centers

Center for Research in Extreme Scale Technologies

Laura Diaz ~ laudiaz@indiana.edu
Center for Research in Extreme Scale Technologies (CREST) – Chief of Staff/Program Manager

Assists in the preparation of grants
Project and daily lab management
Reports to Andrew Lumsdaine

Data to Insight Center

Jenny Olmes-Stevens ~ jolmesst@indiana.edu
Data to Insight Center Project Manager

Assists in the preparation of grants
Project and daily center management
Arranges and processes travel for center faculty and students
Outreach
Reports to Beth Plale

Digital Science Center

Gary Miksik ~ gmiksik@indiana.edu
Business/Project Manager

DSC administrative/operations support
Grant preparation and reporting (NSF,NIH,NIST,NASA,AFOSR)
FutureSystems project management, user support
Reports to Geoffrey Fox

Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center

Samantha Hale ~ sjhale@indiana.edu
Center Manager

Planning, Communication, Web, IT, and Facilities

Jim Shea ~ jpshea@indiana.edu
Sr. Director of Planning and Communication

Works with Dean to plan overall School strategies
Directs Web and other Communication Media
Oversees IT and Facility Directors

Kelsey Keag ~ kkeag@indiana.edu
Manager of Communication

Conceives and produces all internal and external communication materials for the School including:
The bi-annual magazine that is distributed to 5,000+ alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the School
Collateral materials such as brochures and flyers
Ad campaigns
Press releases
Branded items
Submit communication requests to: https://help.soic.indiana.edu/request/

Tracey Theriault ~ tratheri@indiana.edu
Visual Communications and Social Media Manager

Plans and executes communication strategies to promote the School’s programs, events, diversity initiatives, career and student services, and development
Designs printed marketing pieces including brochures, ads, posters, invitations, postcards, and internal and external reports
Manages School’s social media efforts, including our Facebook and Twitter feeds
Creates HTML e-mails and e-newsletters
Manages Info East lobby monitor display graphics
Staff photographer
Submit communication requests to: https://help.soic.indiana.edu/request/

Ken Bikoff ~ kbikoff@indiana.edu
Writer/Editor

Writes and edits pieces for web and print
Available for editing grant proposals, journal papers, and other academic papers

Paul Toddy ~ ptoddy@indiana.edu
Director of Facilities and Learning Technologies

Facilities
Space Management
New Construction and Remodeling (furniture)
Telecommunications (network infrastructure)
Teaching & Learning Spaces (classrooms, collaboratories, conference rooms)
Videoconferencing, Distance Education
Safety & Security
Disaster Preparedness
Submit all inquiries to: https://help.soic.indiana.edu/request/
Dave Cooley ~ drcooley@indiana.edu
Assistant Director of Facilities and Classroom Technology
- Facilities
- Help Desk
- Keys & Access Cards
- Classroom & Conference room support
- Videoconferencing & Distance Education support
- Submit all inquiries to: https://help.soic.indiana.edu/request/
Scott Murray ~ shmurray@indiana.edu
Associate Director IT/Facilities Support

Manage Tier 1 Operations
Submit all inquiries to: https://help.soic.indiana.edu/request/

- - George Osterholt ~ gosterho@indiana.edu
    Service Desk Manager
    - Submit all inquiries to: https://help.soic.indiana.edu/request/
    - Debbie Weaver ~ weaverdl@indiana.edu
      Technical support Coordinator
      - Submit all inquiries to: https://help.soic.indiana.edu/request/

Donna Arkins ~ darkins@indiana.edu
Director of IT and Web

Directs all IT efforts for the School ranging from major initiatives for research computing to desk-top and mobile computing needs for faculty, staff and students.
Leads nine IT staff who manage more than 500 computers and hundreds of software packages across the School.
Develops, troubleshoots, and maintains the School’s central website and other key online presences
Works with faculty and staff to ensure that the content and functionality of these websites is complete, accurate, and both engages and meets the needs of our target audiences

Mark Napier ~ mnapier@indiana.edu
Associate Director of IT
- Submit IT needs to: https://help.soic.indiana.edu/request/
Erick Adienge ~ eadienge@indiana.edu
Sr. Software Engineer
- Software development support and leadership for Graduate Education Management System

- Erick James ~ efjames@indiana.edu
  Systems Analyst/Programmer
Lynne Crohn ~ lacrohn@indiana.edu
Senior Large Systems Specialist
- Windows central servers, Windows clients, central printing, Active Directory group policy administration
- Lab and STC software requests
- Microsoft Developer Academic Alliance Coordinator

David Cole ~ daedcole@indiana.edu
Manager of IT Hardware
- IT inventory oversight
- Analyze, research, and compile hardware specifications
- Tier 2 hardware support
- mobile device encryption

Mike Gallant ~ gallantm@indiana.edu
Assistant Director of ILS IT
Vacant ~
Software Engineering Specialist
- Linux OS and linux software installation, account management
- Matlab installation and support
- Linux assistance, limited software development troubleshooting
- Wordpress wiki central administration

Rob Henderson ~ robh@indiana.edu
Senior Systems Specialist
- Central services support (email, mailing lists, web, file, backups, etc)
- Linux system administration
- Research computing support and application consultant
Bryce Himebaugh ~ bhimebau@indiana.edu
Computer Engineering Specialist
- Hardware/Software engineering support and development
- Technical leadership of school business intelligence systems
- Research computing support
Caleb Hess ~ cmhess@cs.indiana.edu
Senior Hardware Engineer
- Hardware/Software engineering support and development
- Lindley Hall building issues and service requests
- Lindley Hall building security

Tj Jones ~ tj@cs.indiana.edu
Senior Hardware Engineer
- Macintosh administration and support
- Communications media, i.e., Polycom, Skype, and telephone conferencing
- Requisitions and ordering of equipment and supplies
- General user support

Sarah McAfee ~ mcafeesa@indiana.edu
Accounting Associate
- Manage IT and Facilities Accounts
- IT & Facility Purchase Orders
- P-Card Manager for IT and Lindley Hall main office cards
- Shipping & Receiving

Bruce Shei ~ shei@cs.indiana.edu
Senior Large Systems Specialist
- Linux system-related issue of the servers and workstations including school's web/mail/file servers as well as various unified Linux workstations
- Servers owned by various research groups
- RI HPC clusters including odin, sif, and tyr clusters
- System performance analysis and optimization; parallel and distributed computations
- Virtualization support
Dale Wray ~ dwray@indiana.edu
Manager Web Development
- SoIC Web Master
- Heather Brummett - hkidd@indiana.edu
  Web Specialist

Student Services

Esfan Haghverdi ~ ehaghver@indiana.edu \ Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education

Travis Brown ~ trabrown@indiana.edu
Director of Strategic Initiatives
- Manages the BEST competition
- Manages Entrepreneurship relationships for SoIC
Karen Kenny ~ kkenny@indiana.edu
Event Planner
- Assistant to Undergrad Associate Dean
- Manages the Associate Dean’s schedule
- Also assistant to Assistant Dean for Diversity
Sally Deckard ~ sdeckard@indiana.edu
Director of Academic Operations

Scheduling officer: schedule of classes, classroom changes
Updates and maintains undergraduate bulletin
Posting of undergraduate scholarship

- Michelle Knight ~ mglaze@indiana.edu
  Recorder and Degree Programmer
  - Maintains student records from certification through graduation
  - Co-programmer of undergraduate requirements in SIS
Kate Caldwell ~ caldwell@indiana.edu
Director of Career Services

Supports and Supervises Staff
Develops Overall Strategic Plan for Career Services
Coordinates Corporate Partners Program
Collects and Analyzes Hiring Data
Oversees HCID Connect Event Coordination
Employer Relations/Employer Development
Provides Career Advising
Kerri Campbell ~ kc26@indiana.edu
Sr. Associate Director for Student Development
- Serves as Lead Career Course Instructor
- Supervises Graduate Student Employees
- Oversees Student Career Training & Education
- Coordinates Internships for Credit
- Provides Career Advising
Staci McFall ~ sgmcfall@indiana.edu
Associate Director for Employer Relations
- Employer Relations/Development
- Coordinates On-Campus Interviews
- Supervises Student Peer Advisors
- Manages Marketing and Social Media for Career Services
- Advises ICCA
- Provides Career Advising
Frances Adjorlolo ~ fadjorlo@indiana.edu
Assistant Director of Career Services

Plans Fall and Spring Career Fairs
Provides Career Advising
Coordinates Annual Site Visits/Employer Events
Manages Career Mentor Program (tentative)

Kelsey Karum ~ karnson@indiana.edu
Assistant Director of Career Services

Provides Career Advising

- Jodie Sackley ~ jocarlbe@indiana.edu
  Assistant Director of Career Services
  - Plans and Presents Career-Related Workshops for Graduate Students
  - Serves as Primary Career Advisor for Graduate Students in the School
  - Assists with Employer Development/Relations for Library Science
- Karen Wright ~ kswright@indiana.edu
  Career Services Specialist

Nancy Lemons ~ nlemons@indiana.edu
Director of Student Services and Advising

Supports and supervises staff
Develops, oversees, and implements strategic recruiting, advising, student development and retention plans
Meets with prospective students and families
Plans and engages in campus and high school community outreach efforts
Co-leads Student Ambassador program
Co-directs the SoIC Summer Camp
Oversees implementation of the INFO-Y 100, Exploring Informatics and Computer Science course
Plans and conducts student events
Vacant
Associate Director of Recruiting
- Develops and implements marketing/recruiting plan, initiatives, and activities
- Collaborates with Office of Admissions, campus community and school partners on recruiting initiatives and outreach efforts
- Meets with prospective students and families
- Co-directs the Student Ambassador program
- Plans and implements high school outreach efforts
- Advances summer camp efforts
- Works with the communication team on marketing activities related to recruiting undergraduate students
Lynda Haywood-Smith ~ lyhaywoo@indiana.edu
Academic Advisor
- Academic advising
- Meets with prospective IU students
- Updates website
- Supports retention efforts/programming
- Develops and implements student programming
- Engages in a variety of student development projects

Shamim Ali ~ srazawi@indiana.edu
Academic Advisor
- Academic advising
- Meets with prospective IU students
- Updates website
- Supports retention efforts/programming
- Develops and implements student programming
- Engages in a variety of student development projects
Melody Lynch-Kimery ~ memlynch@indiana.edu
Academic Advisor
- Academic advising
- Meets with prospective IU students
- Updates website
- Supports retention efforts/programming
- Develops and implements student programming
- Engages in a variety of student development projects
Bonnie VanDeventer ~ bjmacphe@indiana.edu
Academic Advisor - Computer Science
- Academic advising
- Meets with prospective IU students
- Updates website
- Supports retention efforts/programming
- Develops and implements student programming
- Engages in a variety of student development projects
Anna Bednarski ~ abednars@indiana.edu
Academic and Career Advisor
- Teaches INFO-Y 100, Exploring Informatics and Computer Science course
- Academic and career exploration advising
- Meets with prospective IU students
- Serves as a liaison to University Division
- Supports retention efforts/programming
- Develops and implements student programming
- Engages in a variety of student development projects

- Tiana Iruoje~ tiwillia@indiana.edu
  Academic and Career Advisor
  - Teaches INFO-Y 100, Exploring Informatics and Computer Science course
  - Academic and career exploration advising
  - Meets with prospective IU students
  - Serves as a liaison to University Division
  - Supports retention efforts/programming
  - Develops and implements student programming
  - Engages in a variety of student development projects
Becky Baugh~ bbaugh@indiana.edu
Recruiting Specialist

- Serves as information specialist to potential students and their families
- Oversees campus visits
- Coordinates and executes event planning, recruiting, and advising activities
- Maintains materials for group and individual prospective student meetings
- Updates website
- Supports marketing and communication efforts
- Coordinates travel arrangements