Health and Safety Leaders

Updated September 1, 2023

The Health and Safety Leaders oversee adherence to university COVID-19 policies by providing ongoing communications and guidance on health and safety requirements to the community.

School/College/Department Health and Safety Leader
Academic Business Operations

Tom Neeley
Portfolio Manager
thomas.neeley@yale.edu

Administrative Operations Sonja Beamon
Director of Finance & Administration for Administrative Operations
sonja.beamon@yale.edu
Architecture Regina Bejnerowicz
Senior Director, Regional Business Operations
regina.bejnerowicz@yale.edu
Art Regina Bejnerowicz
Senior Director, Regional Business Operations
regina.bejnerowicz@yale.edu
Athletics Ann-Marie Guglieri
Deputy Director, Department of Athletics
ann-marie.guglieri@yale.edu
Development, Alumni Affairs, & Student Life and Secretary Carolyn Claflin
Chief Resources Officer
carolyn.claflin@yale.edu
Divinity Katherine Antos
Associate Administrator, Administration & Operations
katherine.antos@yale.edu
Drama

Anna Glover
Director of Theater Safety & Occupational Health
anna.glover@yale.edu

Environment

Danielle Dailey
Chief of Staff and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
danielle.dailey@yale.edu

FAS Departments

For Social Sciences and Humanities:
Sarah Gardocki
Assistant Director of Faculty Affairs, FAS
sarah.gardocki@yale.edu

Nicole Slabaugh
Operations Manager, FAS
nicole.benevento-slabaugh@yale.edu

For Science and SEAS:
Sarah Miller
Assistant Dean, SEAS
sarah.m.miller@yale.edu

Facilities & Utilities Kara D. Tavella
Assistant Director Administration, Facilities
kara.tavella@yale.edu
Finance & Business Operations Lisa Merola-Grimm
Senior Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
lisa.merola@yale.edu
Galleries & Museums

Beth Bolen
Finance and Business Administrative Manager, Yale Center for British Art
beth.bolen@yale.edu

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GSAS) For students:

Jennifer Mendelsohn
Director of the McDougal Graduate Student Center
gsas.safetyteam@yale.edu

Matthew Tanico
Assistant Dean for Graduate Academic Support & Outreach
matthew.tanico@yale.edu

For faculty and staff:
Matthew Tanico
Assistant Dean for Graduate Academic Support & Outreach
matthew.tanico@yale.edu

Human Resources

Denise Jenkins
Human Resources Generalist
denise.jenkins@yale.edu

Institute of Sacred Music Ben Geertz
Lead Administrator, Institute of Sacred Music
ben.geertz@yale.edu
ITS Mark Manton
Director of Finance & Administration
mark.manton@yale.edu
Jackson School of Global Affairs Larisa Satara
Deputy Director
larisa.satara@yale.edu
Law

Jennifer Cerny
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
jennifer.cerny@yale.edu

Joseph Crosby
Senior Associate Dean for Finance & Administration
joseph.crosby@yale.edu

Susan Levesque
Coordinator for Business Processes
susan.levesque@yale.edu

Monica Maldonado
Associate Dean
monica.maldonado@yale.edu

Library Michael Bell
Associate University Librarian for IT & Administrative Services
michael.bell@yale.edu
MacMillan Center John Beecher
Director of Finance & Administration
john.f.beecher@yale.edu
Management

Bridget Gillich
Chief Administrative Officer
bridget.gillich@yale.edu

Pete Koerner
Managing Director of Facilities & Operations
pete.koerner@yale.edu

Sherilyn Scully
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs & Student Life
som.hsl@yale.edu

Medicine

For students:
John Francis
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
john.francis@yale.edu

Michael Schwartz
Associate Professor of Neuroscience
michael.schwartz@yale.edu

For faculty and staff:
Paul Greeley
Director of Finance & Administration for the YSM Dean’s Office
paul.greeley@yale.edu

Brian Rebeschi
Executive Director
brian.rebeschi@yale.edu


Specific YSM departments:
Judith Ahearn
Assistant Director, Anesthesiology
judith.ahearn@yale.edu

Jaclyn Angelino
Manager, Staff Operations & Administration, YMA
jaclyn.angelino@yale.edu

Patience Benassi
Director of Finance & Administration, Neuroscience
patience.benassi@yale.edu

Dina Bohan
Manager, Administrative Services, Laboratory Medicine
dina.bohan@yale.edu

Claudia Chujoy
Associate Director of Administration, Surgery
claudia.chujoy@yale.edu

Mary Kate DeMarco
Senior Operations Manager, Psychiatry, Physiology, Child Study Center
mary.demarco@yale.edu

Christopher DiGioia
Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
christopher.digioia@yale.edu

Steven Gentile
Senior Director, Finance & Administration, Psychiatry and Child Study Center
steven.gentile@yale.edu

Colleen Goble
Manager, Faculty & Staff Affairs, OBGYN
colleen.goble@yale.edu

Courtney Grimm
Academic & Scientific Affairs
courtney.grimm@yale.edu

Mary Henwood
Senior Director of Finance & Administration, Urology, Orthopedics
mary.henwood@yale.edu

Deb Kieslich
Associate Director, Ophthalmology
debra.kieslich@yale.edu

Meg Kirkpatrick
Associate Provost for Research, MB&B
meg.kirkpatrick@yale.edu

Tarissa Klarman
Manager of Administration & Academic Affairs, Yale Cancer Center
tarissa.klarman@yale.edu

Nathan Kucera
Associate Director, Pharmacology
nathan.kucera@yale.edu

Carrie Larson
Director of Finance & Administration, Immunobiology
carrie.larson@yale.edu

Bonnie Lemelin
Co-Lead Administrator, Microbial Pathogenesis
bonnie.lemelin@yale.edu

Regina McDonald
Administrator, Comparative Medicine, YARC
regina.mcdonald@yale.edu

Ashwin Pamudurthy
Director of Finance & Administration, Department of Pediatrics
ashwin.pamudurthy@yale.edu

Marla Pelle
Associate Director of Academic & Admin Affairs, Radiology
marla.pelle@yale.edu

Robin Pinsker
Manager, Administrative & Academic Affairs
robin.pinsker@yale.edu

Francesca Puglisi
Administrator, Psychiatry
francesca.benedetto@yale.edu

Stephanie Santore
Associate Director of Academic & Administrative Affairs, Internal Medicine
stephanie.santore@yale.edu

Maracate Sassone-Mchugh
Faculty & Staff Coordinator, Cell Biology
maracate.sassone-mchugh@yale.edu

Ian Solomon
Director of Finance & Administration, Child Study Center
ian.s.solomon@yale.edu

Melissa Solomon
Manager of Administrative Services, Therapeutic Radiology
melissa.solomon@yale.edu

Allie Squeglia
Manager of Building Operations & Facilities, YSPH
alfonsina.squeglia@yale.edu

Music Krista Johnson
Director of Student Services
krista.johnson@yale.edu
New Haven Affairs Beth Purcell
Director of Finance & Administration
beth.purcell@yale.edu
Nursing

Michelle Koss
Senior Executive Assistant, YSN
michelle.koss@yale.edu

Erin Morelli
Associate Dean of Student Life, YSN
erin.morelli@yale.edu

Marcia Thomas
Associate Dean of Strategic Operations, YSN
marcia.thomas@yale.edu

Physician Assistant Online Program Elizabeth Roessler
Assistant Professor, Interim Director, Yale Physician Assistant Online Program
elizabeth.roessler@yale.edu
Physician Associate Program David Brissette
Interim Director of Physician Associate Program
david.brissette@yale.edu
Provost

Emily Bakemeier
Vice Provost
emily.bakemeier@yale.edu

Marisa Figueira
Assistant Director for Employee Relations
marisa.figueira@yale.edu

Cynthia A. Smith
Associate Provost for Health Affairs & Academic Integrity
cynthia.a.smith@yale.edu

Public Health

David Paltiel
Professor of Public Health (Health Policy), Professor of Management, and Professor in the Institution for Social and Policy Studies
david.paltiel@yale.edu

Allie Squeglia
Manager of Building Operations, YSPH
alfonsina.squeglia@yale.edu

Public Safety Amy Holt
Assistant Director of Public Safety
amy.holt@yale.edu
SEAS Sarah Miller
Assistant Dean
sarah.m.miller@yale.edu
Schwarzman Center

Jennifer Frederick
Executive Director, Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching & Learning
jennifer.frederick@yale.edu

Stacey Hepburn-James
Director, Schwarzman Center Hospitality Operations
stacey.hepburn-james@yale.edu

Meg O’Brien
Director of Finance and Administration, Poorvu Center for Teaching & Learning and Schwarzman Center
margaret.obrien@yale.edu

Lucas Swineford
Executive Director, Digital Education, Yale Poorvu Center for Teaching & Learning
lucas.swineford@yale.edu

West Campus Kim Heard
Associate Director, Research Operations
kimberly.heard@yale.edu
Yale College

For students, faculty and staff:
Matthew Makomenaw
Director, NACC and Assistant Dean, Yale College
matthew.makomenaw@yale.edu

For faculty and staff:
Alexa Martindale
Manager, Senior Administrative Operations Residential College
alexa.martindale@yale.edu

Yale Health Diane Parrette
Human Resources Manager
diane.parrette@yale.edu
Yale Hospitality Daniel Flynn
Director of Asset Renewal & Planned Projects
daniel.flynn@yale.edu
Yale Press Beth Bolen
Finance & Administrative, Manager
beth.bolen@yale.edu