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People

Staff

Administrative

Corey Clay Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer
Provide leadership, coordination and collaboration in building a vibrant culture of diversity, equity and inclusion in ME
206-685-7773
arronc@uw.edu
MEB 143A

Na Eun Kim

Assistant to the Chair & Academic Human Resource Manager
Chair's schedule, correspondence and reports; faculty searches, appointments, promotion and tenure; appointments for academic visitors
206-685-6993
measstch@uw.edu
MEB 143D
Jennifer Snider Administrator
Strategic planning; finance and budgeting; HR; organizational development; operations and
administration; facilities and safety management
206-543-6835
jsnider@uw.edu
MEB 262
Elizabeth Bell Office Manager
Managing front office, shipping and receiving, filing, keys, academic HR support.
206-543-5090
merecept@uw.edu
MEB 143

Advising

Kendra Burdett Assistant Director of Academic Services
Undergraduate program
206-616-5844
meadvise@uw.edu
MEB 143B
Kei Hattori Academic Counselor
Undergraduate program
206-685-0908
meadvise@uw.edu
MEB 148
Dana Cornacchio Academic Counselor
Undergraduate program
206-221-1235
meadvise@uw.edu
MEB 148
Wanwisa Kisalang Assistant Director of Academic Services
Ph.D. program
206-543-7963
megrad@uw.edu
MEB 143
Jane Park Graduate Academic Counselor
Master's program

206-616-0981

megrad@uw.edu
MEB 145

Communications

Lyra Fontaine Communications Manager
Digital and print communications, including website content, MEssenger newsletter, social media, photography, video, outreach materials and other departmental initiatives
206-221-1952
lyraf@uw.edu
Engr Annex 211
Jonieth O'Neill Web Information Specialist
Web content development; website maintenance
mechewebhelp@
engr.washington.edu

Computing

Matt Nomura Senior Computer Specialist
IT helpdesk; system administration
206-616-1867
mehelp@uw.edu
MEB 261
Konrad Schroder Software Developer
CORAL reservation and billing system
206-221-5901
perseant@uw.edu

Finance

Sam Auflick Grants and Contracts Manager
Pre-award proposal submission subcontracts; post-award advance budgets, progress reports, budget projections, cost share; eFEC
206-616-9739
sda2@uw.edu
MEB 255
Kit Curtis Finance Manager
Manage service center (shops); manage ProCard, gifts and endowments; support department financial management
206-543-7085
kyt@uw.edu
Tia Edwards Payroll Coordinator
Payroll, leave reporting, GCCRs (Grant and Contract Certification Report) to validate accurate staff grant effort, scholarship/fellowship disbursements, student appointments
206-685-3835
tiae@uw.edu
mepayme@uw.edu
MEB 258
Lily Moriarty Fiscal Specialist
Purchasing; travel; reimbursement (travel and regular); payroll backup; deposits; human subjects checks.
206-685-6056
lilym@uw.edu
MEB 260
Nancy Moses Fiscal Specialist
Invoice payment, procurement, equipment insurance, inventory tracking, reimbursement/travel backup.
206-685-2575
mosesn2@uw.edu
MEB 256
Brandy MelvinFiscal Specialist
Invoice payment, procurement, equipment insurance, inventory tracking, reimbursement/travel backup.
melvib@uw.edu
MEB 257
Nick Stelzner Grants and Contracts Manager
Management and administration of the department’s pre- and post-awards of grants.
206-685-2568
nrcs@uw.edu
MEB 257
Lisa Wachong Grants and Contracts Manager
Management and administration of the department’s pre- and post-awards of grants

206-543-7837
lwachong@uw.edu
MEB 255

Advancement

Sue Brennan Director of Advancement
Gifts to ME; alumni relations
206-685-1378
suemb7@uw.edu
Loew 351D
Jill Kaatz Director, Industry Capstone Program 206-221-7955
jmd4@uw.edu
Engr Annex 201
Dorian Varga Associate Director, Industry Capstone Program 206-685-5193
dvarga@uw.edu
Engr Annex 201
Caitlin Christian Associate Director of Advancement
Gifts to ME; alumni relations
206-616-0403
caitlk2@uw.edu
Loew 301Y
Emily Thurston Assistant Director of Advancement ethurs@uw.edu
Loew 351K
Liz Young Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations 206-685-0167
youngl9@uw.edu
Engr Annex 203

Prototype shops

Kyle Luiten Instructional Lab Manager
Composites Lab management; user training and scheduling
206-221-8246
kluiten@uw.edu
EGA 114-2
Bill Kuykendall Lab Engineer
Measurement and testing equipment; user training and scheduling
206-685-7061
billkuyk@uw.edu
MEB 132A
Eamon McQuaide Instructional Technician
Machine Shop management; user training and scheduling
206-543-5548
eamonm@uw.edu
EGA 116
James Mills Lab Engineer
Electrical, Electronic: design, fabrication, consulting and troubleshooting
206-616-0917
millsj6@uw.edu
Veasna Thon Engineering Technician Lead
Machine Shop management; user training and scheduling
veasnt@uw.edu
EGA 116

Research scientists/engineers

Andrew Bender Posner Research Group bendera@uw.edu
Gemma Calandra Pacific Marine Energy Center gcalan@uw.edu
Corey Crisp Pacific Marine Energy Center cappy85@uw.edu
Nick Entress Center for Limb Loss and MoBility (CLiMB) nentress@uw.edu
Hunter Hoffman Human Photonics Lab hunthoff@uw.edu
Jerry Hopple Human Photonics Lab hoppje00@uw.edu
Katie Landwehr AMP Lab and Center for Research & Education on Accessible Tech & Experiences (CREATE) klandweh@uw.edu
Anika Lavine Center for Limb Loss and MoBility (CLiMB) ablavine@uw.edu
Kimberly Nickerson Center for Limb Loss and MoBility (CLiMB) kanick@uw.edu
Byron Ockerman Novosselov Research Group byro@uw.edu
Ruby Padgett Cell Biomechanics Lab padger@uw.edu
Scott Soelberg Chung Lab scottjs@uw.edu
Jeff Stuart Center for Limb Loss and MoBility (CLiMB) jstuart1@uw.edu
Greg Talpey Pacific Marine Energy Center gtalpey@uw.edu
Joelle Tudor Posner Research Group tudorj@uw.edu
Yi-Ting Yeh Del Alamo Research Group yitiny@uw.edu