Director’s Office Staff

ADVISING TEAM
sefsadv@uw.edu (For questions from Undergraduate students)
sefsgpa@uw.edu (Grads)
Manager of Academic Services and Graduate Advisor – Liz Collier | ecollier@uw.edu | 206-616-1533
Undergraduate Advisor – Sandra Maddox | sbmaddox@uw.edu| 206-543-3077
Undergraduate Advisor – Cristina Miranda  | csmir@uw.edu | 206-543-7081

  • Academic advising for all undergraduates and graduate students
  • Events planning for Capstone Events, Graduation, and other student services related events
  • Filing for Graduation
  • Graduate Student exams management including rooms for defenses if needed
  • Merchandise for SEFS (hats, t-shirts, pint glasses, sweatshirts)
  • New courses/Modifications
  • Scholarships and Fellowships
  • Student concerns (including add codes)
  • Program and course approvals
  • Time Schedule Programming – new quarters, and maintenance
  • Time Schedule Updates
  • Student Blog

BUILDING & FACILITIES
sefsbldg@uw.edu
Facilities Coordinator – Matthew Gray | matthewg@uw.edu

  • Key + Building Access
  • Lab modifications
  • Lab safety/EH&S
  • Office moves/space allocation
  • Room Reservations for courses, office hours, events, etc. To request a room, see instructions on this page.
  • Surplus

COMMUNICATIONS
sefscomm@uw.edu
Communications Manager – Andrea Larson | lars08@uw.edu

  • News (local and national announcements)
  • Media Relations
  • Newsletter
  • Social Media
  • Website 

DIRECTOR’S MAIN OFFICE
sefsmain@uw.edu
Office Manager – Levi Sy | sylevi98@uw.edu | 206-543-2730

  • Events (planning)
  • Fleet Services / UCAR reservations
  • Meetings and classrooms
  • Budget reconciliation
  • Shipping & Receiving, FedEx, UPS

FINANCE TEAM
sefsfin@uw.edu
Travel Coordinator – Noel Bain (remote)
Purchasing Coordinator – Nancy Kwasinkski

  • Conference registration
  • Credit Card orders POs
  • Expense Reimbursements (XR)
  • Page Charge invoices
  • ProCard and Travel CTA purchases
  • Purchase Orders
  • Travel Authorizations
  • Travel Reimbursements (ER)

GRANTS TEAM
sefsrgc@uw.edu
Grants Manager – Jack Lockhart | 206‐543‐2732
Grants Specialist – Buzzy Mounce
Grants Specialist/McStennis Budget – Tricia O’Hara
Grants Analyst – Jamie Biesinger

  • Awards
  • Budget close‐out
  • Cost Sharing
  • FEC reports
  • GCCR reports
  • No‐Cost Extension (NCE)
  • Pre‐ and Post‐Award Management
  • Proposals
  • Sponsor compliance

HUMAN RESOURCES
Wanjiku Gitahi – HR Manager | wanjiku@uw.edu | 206‐221‐3943

  • Directory updates
  • Employment status
  • GLACIER international taxes
  • New hourly/temporary hires
  • New staff and postdoc hires
  • Onboarding
  • Personnel concerns
  • Position reclassification
  • Separation/Termination
  • Visa/DS‐2019 for international visitors/VISIT or VISER students

IT TEAM
sefshelp@uw.edu
IT Help Line: 206‐616‐7365 | Website: https://sites.uw.edu/sefsit
IT Manager – Michael Bailey
Computer Desktop Support – Kevin Nelson

  • Adding new users
  • A/V equipment (projectors)
  • Computing & Networks
  • Madrona server
  • Printing/Printers
  • Purchase of computers/equipment

PAYROLL TEAM
sefspay@uw.edu
Payroll Specialist – Debbie Blume | 206‐685‐0954
Payroll Specialist – Lynn Catlett (remote)
Payroll Specialist– Jennica Waldram | 206‐685‐3151

  • I-9 for new employees
  • Questions about leave time
  • Timesheet
  • Paycheck issues
  • Verify costing allocations

PLANNING AND BUDGETING
Administrator – Jennifer Weiss | jenweiss@uw.edu | 206-685-2047

  • Budgeting reports, issues, questions
  • Faculty awards and gifts
  • Graduate student hires (RAs, TAs, ASE appointments)
  • Professorship questions
  • Staff management
  • Strategic Planning
  • UWFT change contact

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