Meet Our Team

For general inquiries, please email: Office_Acad_Affairs@cumc.columbia.edu.

Clara L. Lapiner, MPH, MEd
Assistant Vice President of Faculty Professional Development and Engagement 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, PhD, MPH, SHRM-CP
Senior Manager of Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Aferdita Pula
Administrative Manager

Clara L. Lapiner, MPH, MEd
Assistant Vice President of Faculty Professional Development and Engagement and Operations
Emily Frey
Assistant Director of Academic Affairs and Conflict of Interest
Emily Taveras, MPA
Program Manager
Talila Tobias
Program Coordinator

Dionida X. Ryce, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Assistant Vice President of Academic Appointments and Professionalism
April Armstrong-Studivant, MPA, SHRM-SCP
Senior Director
Gabriela Machado, SHRM-SCP
Associate Director & Onboarding Specialist
Azeez Karim
Senior Manager of Faculty Systems, Reporting and Operations
Daniel Shin, SHRM-SCP
Operations Manager
Evelyn Salvado
Lead Senior FA Client Manager
Christopher Watson
Senior FA Client Manager
Carla Watson-Belomme
Senior FA Client Manager

Kenneth Prager, MD
Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Associate Dean for Professionalism
Co-Director, Medical Ethics
Dionida X. Ryce, MBA, SHRM-SCP
Assistant Vice President of Academic Appointments and Professionalism
Spencer Bennett, MEd, SHRM-CP
Director
Prerana Shidhaye, MPH
Assistant Director

Nancy Green, MD
Associate Dean of Academic Operations and Advancement
Professor of Pediatrics at CUIMC
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