Who We Are

Office of the Dean
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street NW, Suite 401
Washington, D.C. 20052
202-994-6240 | [email protected]

Alyssa Ayres
Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs
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James Foster
Vice Dean
202-994-8195 | [email protected]

Judy Mannix
Special Assistant to the Dean
202-994-6241 | [email protected]

Alex Lennon
Editor-in-Chief, Washington Quarterly
202-994-8756 | [email protected]

Tobias Greiff
Senior Assistant Dean, Academic Programs
202-994-0043 | [email protected]

Alexander Cromwell
Associate Director, Dean's Scholars and Experiential Learning
202-994-1308 | [email protected]

Laila Sorurbakhsh
Associate Director, MIPP; Director, Online Education
202-994-9315 | [email protected]

Chris Markiewicz
Assistant Director, Academic Programs
202-994-0820 | [email protected]

Una Bold
Instructional Designer
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Andrew Layman
Program Coordinator, MA in Security Policy Studies and Master of International Policy and Practice
(202)-994-7003 | [email protected]

Briana Doyle
Global Capstone and International Partnerships Coordinator
202-994-2239 | [email protected]

Kayla Malcy
Program Coordinator, MA in International Affairs and Skills Courses
202-994-7137 | [email protected]

Janina Talamayan
Program Coordinator, Undergraduate Programs
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Chiara Evelti
Program Assistant, Academic Programs
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Joseph Strodel
Assistant Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations
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Elaine Garbe
Senior Associate Director of Alumni Programs
202-994-2398 | [email protected]

Amy Aldrich
Associate Director, Development Communication & Stewardship
202-994-0720 | [email protected]

Margaret Fitzgerald
Associate Director
202-994-7640 | [email protected]

Alastair Hamilton
Associate Director, Development
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Max Kaplan
Assistant Director, Annual Giving
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Jonathan Walker
Senior Assistant Dean, Student Services, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
202-994-7998 | [email protected]

Carese Bates
Program Manager, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Miguel Mendez
Operations Lead, LEAP Initiative and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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Peter Rollberg
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research Initiatives
202-994-3598 | [email protected]

Graham Cornwell
Assistant Dean of Research
202-994-9344 | [email protected]

Dai Wei (Diane) Tsang
Faculty Affairs Coordinator
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Fritz Alphonse
Finance Director
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Deborah Morse
Executive Associate
202-994-2174 | [email protected]

Graduate Admissions
1957 E Street NW, Suite 301
Washington, D.C. 20052
202-994-7050 | [email protected]

Nicole Campbell
Director
202-994-7050 | [email protected]

Danielle Goldstein
Associate Director 
202-994-9328 | [email protected]

Erin Heffernan
Assistant Director
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Andrea Chang
Graduate Admissions Officer
202-994-1279 | [email protected]

Breana Ryan
Graduate Enrollment Coordinator
202-994-5543 | [email protected]

Graduate Student Services (GSS)
1957 E Street NW, Suite 603
Washington, D.C. 20052
202-994-3788 | [email protected]

Jim Wylde
Director, Graduate Student Services
202-994-8862 | [email protected]

Meg Wurm 
Career and Academic Advisor 
(202) 994-3788 | [email protected] 

Joshua A. Lissauer
Senior Career Coach
202-994-0430 | [email protected]

Sarah Denes
Senior Academic Advisor
202-994-3788 | [email protected]

Elizabeth Lusk
Senior Academic Advisor
202-994-3788 | [email protected]

Lyndia McMullen
Program Associate, International Education and Student Services
(202) 994-3788 | [email protected]

Majid Hassabu
Employer Engagement Lead
202-994-2726 | [email protected]

Andrea Soria
Administrative Coordinator
202-994-3788 | [email protected]

Betsy Shaw
Director, Human Resources
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Johana Amaya
Human Resources Manager
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Jessica Barrios
Human Resources Associate
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China Policy Program | [email protected]

Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub | [email protected]

Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs (GEIA) | [email protected]

Global Affairs and Religion Network (GARNET) I [email protected]

GW Cold War Group | [email protected]

East Asia National Resource Center (NRC) | [email protected]

Humanitarian Action Initiative (HAI) | [email protected]

Institute for African Studies (IAfS) | [email protected]

Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (IERES) | [email protected]

Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) | [email protected]

Institute for International Science and Technology Policy (IISTP) | [email protected]

Institute for Korean Studies (IKS) | [email protected]

Institute for Middle East Studies (IMES) | [email protected]

Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication (IPDGC) | [email protected]

Institute for Security and Conflict Studies (ISCS) | [email protected]

Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia (PISA) | [email protected]

Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) | [email protected]

Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS) | [email protected]

Rising Powers Initiative | [email protected]

Sigur Center for Asian Studies | [email protected]

Space Policy Institute (SPI) | [email protected]

Taiwan Education and Research Program | [email protected]

Robin Khan
Director, Marketing and Communications
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Olivia Burke
Web Lead
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Office of Undergraduate Academic Advising
1957 E Street NW, Suite 302
Washington, D.C. 20052
202-994-3002 | [email protected]

Tim Dodd
Director
202-994-3002 |  [email protected]

Ndidi Amadi
Senior Academic Advisor, Pre-Law
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Colten Karnedy
Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor
202-994-3002 | [email protected]

Abigail Nelson-Miller
Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor
202-994-3002 | [email protected]

Paul Wagner
Assistant Director, New Student Experience and Orientation
202-994-3002 | [email protected]

Debbi Washington
Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor
202-994-3002 | [email protected]

Courtney Zsitek 
Undergraduate Academic Advisor 
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