Meet Our Team
For general inquiries, please email: Office_Acad_Affairs@cumc.columbia.edu.
Academic Affairs Team
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Dianna Austin
Executive Assistant -
Clara L. Lapiner, MPH, MEd
Assistant Vice President of Faculty Professional Development, Diversity & Inclusion and Operations -
Emily Frey
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs and Conflict of Interest -
Charise Frazier, MS
Communications Manager -
Jamilette M. Gaton
Promotions Specialist -
Mandy Lin, MPH
Senior Manager of Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Faculty Professional Development, Diversity & Inclusion Team
- Clara L. Lapiner, MPH, MEd
Assistant Vice President of Faculty Professional Development, Diversity & Inclusion and Operations - Emily Frey
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs and Conflict of Interest - Narre Heon, MPA
Project Manager and Evaluator - Amanda Paredes
Program Manager - Emily Taveras, MPA
Program Manager - Talila Tobias
Program Coordinator
ISSO-CUIMC, Student and Scholar Services Team
- Kathleen McVeigh
Director, ISSO-CUIMC - Ximena Corley
Assistant Director, ISSO-CUIMC - Gwyneth A. Smith
Senior Associate Director, ISSO-CUIMC - Hadija Wilson
Assistant Director, ISSO-CUIMC
Office of Faculty Affairs Team
- Dionida X. Ryce, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Assistant Vice President of Academic Appointments and Professionalism - April Armstrong-Studivant
Senior Director - Gabriela Guzman
Associate Director & Onboarding Specialist - Azeez Karim
Information Systems Manager - Daniel Shin
Operations Manager - Evelyn Salvado
Lead Senior FA Client Manager - Christopher Watson
Senior FA Client Manager - Dominique Lochard
Senior FA Client Manager
Office of Professionalism Team
- Kenneth Prager, MD
Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Associate Dean for Professionalism - Dionida X. Ryce, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Assistant Vice President of Academic Appointments and Professionalism - Spencer Bennett, MEd, SHRM-CP
Director for Compliance and Training - Casey Woods, MS, SHRM-CP
Assistant Director
Conflict of Interest Team
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Nancy Green, MD
Associate Dean of Academic Operations and Advancement -
Emily Frey
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs and Conflict of Interest -
Lenora Muhm, JD
Manager of Conflict of Interest -
Evan Glassberg, MPH
Conflict of Interest Coordinator