Meet Our Team

The Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) Department of Human Resources is available to help our community.

Neil McClure
- Chief HR Officer
- 212-305-0294
- nm2480@cumc.columbia.edu
Shanaz Pershad
- Executive Assistant
- 212-305-0262
- sp2446@cumc.columbia.edu
Thomas de Leon
- Director, HR Systems and Operations
- 212-342-3748
- td2248@cumc.columbia.edu
Brenda Arthur
- Director, HR Operations
- 212-305-0263
- bla2107@cumc.columbia.edu
Sherley Desulme Willis
- Sr HR Business Partner
- 212-305-3184
- sd2134@cumc.columbia.edu
Jennifer Gass
- Sr HR Business Partner
- 212-305-0260
- jg4483@cumc.columbia.edu
Sony Jean-Michel Thornton
- Sr HR Business Partner
- 212-305-0261
- sj2001@cumc.columbia.edu
Mary Jo Lynch
- Sr HR Business Partner
- 212-854-2130
- ml3635@cumc.columbia.edu
ShaQuanna Williams
- Talent Acquisition & Sourcing Manager
- 212-305-8814
- sw3653@cumc.columbia.edu
Daniela Isakov
- Sr HR Generalist
- 212-305-3127
- dd2731@cumc.columbia.edu
Hannah Mason
- HR Generalist
- 212-342-1219
- hjb2133@cumc.columbia.edu
Allison Garcia
- HR Representative
- 212-305-3670
- ag4655@cumc.columbia.edu
Naomi Velazquez
- HR Representative
- 212-305-3670
- nv2316@cumc.columbia.edu
Alade McKen
- Chief Diversity Officer
- 212-305-1609
- asm2301@cumc.columbia.edu
Ashley Boyce
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Staff Engagement Manager
- 212-304-6181
- ab4623@cumc.columbia.edu
Liza Ovinova
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Specialist
- 212-305-9189
- eo2479@cumc.columbia.edu
Mary Ann Carlese
- Director, Labor Relations
- 212-305-5867
- mc3436@columbia.edu
Cotia Smith
- Labor Relations Coordinator
- 212-305-9561
- cs3542@cumc.columbia.edu

CUIMC Human Resources

Meet Our Team

Neil McClure

Shanaz Pershad

Thomas de Leon

Brenda Arthur

Sherley Desulme Willis

Jennifer Gass

Sony Jean-Michel Thornton

Mary Jo Lynch

ShaQuanna Williams

Daniela Isakov

Hannah Mason

Allison Garcia

Naomi Velazquez

Alade McKen

Ashley Boyce

Liza Ovinova

Mary Ann Carlese

Cotia Smith