Dean Ken Ball with students, faculty, and staff that attended the April 2025 Employee of the Month Ceremony for Johnnie Hall pose at the Life Sciences and Engineering Building at the Science and Technology Campus.
Administrative Staff and Offices
Dean's Office | Nguyen Engineering
Suite 5100
- Kenneth S. Ball, professor and dean
Contact: Elizabeth Dean manager, administration and strategic projects - Gurdip Singh, professor and divisional dean, Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong School of Computing
Contact: Lizzie Barnfield - Ariela Sofer, professor and divisional dean, Volgenau School of Engineering
Contact: Lizzie Barnfield, assistant to the associate dean - Amarda Shehu, professor and associate dean for research
- Liza Wilson Durant, professor and associate dean for strategic Initiatives and community engagement
Contact: Elizabeth Dean, manager, administration and strategic projects
Other offices
- Christopher Carr, associate dean, deputy title IX coordinator
Room 2620 - Jill Nelson, associate professor and associate dean for Undergraduate Programs
Contact: Letisha Brooks, office manager/assistant to the associate dean
Room 2500 - Lily Wang, professor and associate dean for Graduate Studies (computing)
Room 1721 - Celso Ferreira, professor and associate dean for Graduate Studies (engineering)
Potomac Science Center, Room 2108
Advancement and Alumni Relations | Nguyen Engineering Building
- Bonnie Crews, senior director of Advancement and Alumni Relations
Room 4955 - Valerie Blaemire, director of development, Corporate Giving
Room 4954 - Kira Woitek, director of development, Individual Giving
Room 4953 - Elizabeth (Mimi) Glass, associate director of Development, Constituent Engagement
Room 4592
Communications and External Relations | Nguyen Engineering Building
- Martha Bushong, senior director of communications and marketing
Room 5302 - Nathan Kahl, director of communications
Room 5303
Suite 5201
- Teresa Donnellan, digital content developer
- Raissa Ludwig, graphic specialist
- Tama Moni-Erigbali, web production assistant
- Domonique Hopkins, web strategist
CEC IT | Nguyen Engineering Building
Suite 1502
- Larry Jackson, lab manager
- Dan O'Brien, Linux and database administrator
- Jeffrey Oslik, Windows administration specialist
- Nelson Sheffield, Windows administration specialist
- Yuxian Tang, Linux systems administrator
- Computer Resources
- Computing Help Desk
Finance | Nguyen Engineering Building
Kim Goodwin-Slater, chief business officer
Room 3625
Suite 3624
- Kristi Donahue, senior financial analyst
- Chris Sato, senior financial analyst
- Fazila Nasib, financial analyst
- Tsega Issak, finance coordinator
- Elizabeth Delgado, strategic modeling and data analyst
Undergraduate Studies | Nguyen Engineering Building
Suite 2500
- Jill Nelson, associate dean of Undergraduate Programs
Contact: cecugrad@gmu.edu - DaFran Ware, director of Undergraduate Academic Advising
- David Poole, undergraduate recruitment coordinator
- Administrative Support & General Information
Graduate Studies | Nguyen Engineering Building
Suite 2400
- Jennifer Skorzawski-Ross, senior director, Graduate Admissions and Recruitment
- Suddaf Ismail, director, Graduate Admissions and Recruitment
- Rachel Cameron, graduate recruitment coordinator
- Kennedy Channel, administrative and outreach coordinator
- Phyllis Johnson, graduate admissions and virtual operations officer
- Hugh Miller, coordinator, Graduate Academic Affairs
- Katherine Novak, graduate communications coordinator
Office of Outreach Student Success and Engagement | Nguyen Engineering Building
Christopher Carr, associate dean, deputy title IX coordinator
Room 2620
Suite 2621
- Christi Wilcox, director and deputy title ix coordinator
- Tatiana Angulo, outreach and engagement coordinator
- Siri Meghana Annamdevula, data analytics and events assistant
Research Support | Nguyen Engineering Building
- Hilah Zia, director of Research Administration
- Jackie Kang, financial administrator
- Shabnam Nikfar, pre-award manager
- Reem Abdel Khalek, post-award research administrator
- Ryan Ahn, post-award research administrator
- Manuel Barbara, post-award research administrator
- Hunter Epperson, pre-award research administrator
- Karina Fino, pre-award research administrator
- Joe Gesa, pre-award research administrator
- Elise Hernandez, pre-award administrator
- Muntaka Jabeen, post-award research administrator
- Leslie Jones, pre-award research administrator
- David Oler, post-award research administrator
- Sarah Spear, post-award research administrator
- (Ruel) Hector Tiongson, pre-award administrator
- Jane Wendelin, part-time financial administrator
Human Resources | Nguyen Engineering Building
Karen Witt, director of human resources
Room 3627
Suite 3624
- Jennifer Lee, senior hr coordinator
- Daphne Lopes, hr coordinator
- Stephanie Shanahan, hr assistant
- office email: vshr@gmu.edu
Map and Directions
Getting Here: We're at the Nguyen Engineering Building, 4511 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, Virginia, 22030. When you get to Mason, get on University Drive, which will turn into Patriot Circle. Go through two lights; at the second stop sign, turn right on Sandy Creek Way. Make an immediate left into the visitor parking level of the Shenandoah Parking Deck.
Parking: From the Shenandoah Park Deck, proceed towards the back exit; (parking closest to the exit will be closest to the Engineering Building). Walk out of the garage exit and downhill on York River Road. The Engineering building is on the right next to Research Hall.