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Key Contacts

**Department Head**
Title	Name
Department Head	Zico Kolter
Assistant to the Department Head	Sara Werner
Associate Department Head for Faculty and Climate	Geoff Gordon
Associate Department Head for Research	Eric Xing

**Academic Programs**
Title	Name
Ph.D. Program Director	Tom Mitchell
Ph.D. Program Manager	Diane Stidle
MSML Program Director	Nihar Shah
M.S. Programs Manager	Dorothy Holland-Minkley
Undergraduate Director	Matt Gormley
Undergraduate Program Administrator	Laura Winter

**Admissions and Student Inquiries**
Title	Name
Ph.D. Admissions Committee Chair	Russ Salakhutdinov
Ph.D. Admissions Coordinator	Diane Stidle
Ph.D. Open House	Diane Stidle, Laura Winter
Ph.D. Orientation	Diane Stidle
Ph.D. Prospective Student Inquiries	Tom Mitchell, Diane Stidle
M.S. Admissions Committee Chair	Nihar Shah
M.S. Admissions Coordinator	Laura Winter
M.S. Orientation	Dorothy Holland-Minkley
M.S. Prospective Student Inquiries	Laura Winter

**Courses and Teaching**
Title	Name
Faculty Course Assignments	Zico Kolter
Ph.D. Courses and Waitlists (700 level and above)	Laura Winter
M.S. Courses and Waitlists (600 level and below)	Dorothy Holland-Minkley
Course Administrative Support	Course Technical Manager, Education Associate or Instructor's Administrative Assistant
Recitation Rooms	Course Technical Manager, Education Associate or Instructor's Administrative Assistant
TA Assignments	Henry Chai, Matt Gormley

**Department Administration**
Title	Name
Distribution Lists (M.S. Students)	Dorothy Holland-Minkley
Distribution Lists (Ph.D. Students)	Diane Stidle
Distribution Lists (Faculty and Staff)	Sharon Cavlovich
Faculty Administrative Assistants	See this list for current assignments.
Faculty Meetings	Sharon Cavlovich
Mail and Packages	Kimber Lovell (summer 2025)
Office Supplies	Marlee Bandish
Kitchen Supplies	Christine Martik

**Faculty Outreach, Recruiting and Screening (FORS)**
Title	Name
2024 FORS Committee Chair	Barnabas Poczos
2024 FORS Committee Members	Tianqi Chen, Hoda Heidari, Tom Mitchell, Andrej Risteski, Ameet Talwalkar, Leila Wehbe, Bryan Wilder
2024 FORS Committee (Teaching Track) Chair	Matt Gormley
2024 FORS Committee (Teaching Track) Members	Henry Chai, Pat Virtue
Administrative Coordinator	Sharon Cavlovich
Faculty Offer Letters	Walt Schearer (SCS Dean's Office)

**Faculty Reappointment and Promotion**
Title	Name
Reappointments, Promotions and Tenure Process	Zico Kolter, Geoff Gordon
Administrative Coordinator	Sharon Cavlovich

**Hiring**
Title	Name
Faculty Hiring	See FORS information above.
Staff Hiring	Mary Stech
Student Hiring	Mary Stech
Visitors	Mary Stech

**Human Resources Team**
Title	Name
HR Business Partner	Keith Kapusta (Office of Human Resources)
HR Generalist	Sarah Ridenour (Office of Human Resources): SCS-HRGeneralist@andrew.cmu.edu
HR Recruiter (nontechnical roles)	Chris Sciullo (Office of Human Resources)
HR Recruiter (technical roles)	Aaron DeHart (Office of Human Resources)
Other Human Resources Inquiries	See this list of HR contacts by topic.

**Leaves**
Title	Name
Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)	Office of Human Resources
Faculty: Parental Leave	Vice Provost for Faculty
Faculty: Professional Leave	Vice Provost for Faculty
Staff: Parental Leave	Office of Human Resources (more info here)
Student Leave of Absence	The HUB

**Marketing, News and Social Media**
Title	Name
Communications Manger	TBD

**Research Administration and Finances**
Title	Name
Pre-Award	Nancy McCarthy
Post-Award	Russ O'Lare
Ph.D. Fellowships	Mary Stech
Purchase Orders	purchase@cs.cmu.edu
Travel and Expense Reimbursements	Faculty's Administrative Assistant
Business Manager and DDFR Approvals	Russ O'Lare
ALG Approvals	Walt Schearer (SCS Dean's Office)

**Spaces and Facilities**
Title	Name
Building Access and Office Keys	SCS Building Facilities
Buildling Cleanliness Issues	Facilities Management Services; copy jstagon@andrew.cmu.edu.
Office Cleaning Schedule	Office Cleaning Schedule by Building (FMS)
Restroom Repairs	Email FMS and copy SCS Building Facilities.
Other Building and Maintenance Issues	SCS Building Facilities
Conference Room Reservations	Faculty's Administrative Assistant
Office Allocations: Ph.D. Students	Diane Stidle
Office Allocations: Faculty and Staff	Zico Kolter, Russ O'Lare

**Visas**
Title	Name
Faculty, Staff, Visitors	Mary Stech
International Students	Diane Stidle

**Web**
Title	Name
ML@CMU Blog	Ameet Talwalkar
MLD Website Administrator	TBD