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Administrative Deans


Senior Administrative Staff

Mafona Shea

Mafona Shea

Director, Human Resource Management & Development

Office of the Dean

Office of the Dean
Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

801 22nd St. NW
Phillips Hall, Suite 212
Washington, DC 20052

Phone: 202-994-6130

Paul Wahlbeck
Dean of Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
202-994-6130

John Philbeck
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
202-994-6313

Kimberly Gross
Vice Dean for Program & Operations
202-994-0891

Maxine Cogar
Special Assistant to the Dean
202-994-0814

Amber Carter
Associate Program Director, Programs & Assessment
202-994-1971

Will Bixby
Faculty Affairs Specialist

Walker Brewer
Faculty Affairs Specialist
202-994-3527

Ciarra Solomon
Academic Scheduler, CCAS
202-994-1671

Office of Undergraduate Studies

Office of Undergraduate Studies
Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

801 22nd St. NW
Phillips Hall, Suite 107
Washington, DC 20052

Phone: 202-994-6210
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 202-994-6213

Rachel Riedner
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
202-994-8116

Callan Betaharon
Interim Director of Undergraduate Academic Advising
202-994-6211

Susan DeCicco
Administrative Associate
202-994-8116

For more information and a full list of CCAS undergraduate academic advisors, please visit the Undergraduate Academic Advising website.

Office of Graduate Studies

Office of Graduate Studies
Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

801 22nd St. NW
Phillips Hall, Suite 107
Washington, DC 20052
202-994-6210

Prospective Students/Applicants: [email protected]
Current Students: [email protected]

Chad Heap
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
202-994-8397

Melissa Busskohl
Director, Graduate Studies & Student Services

For more information and a full list of CCAS graduate admissions and student services coordinators, please visit the Graduate Studies Contact Page.

Office of Communications and Marketing

General inquiries: [email protected]

Denise St. Ours
Executive Director, Marketing & Communications
202-994-1981

Kathryn Bibler
CCAS Web Lead
202-994-1295

Office of Development and Alumni Relations

Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences

801 22nd St. NW
Phillips Hall, Suite 212
Washington, DC 20052

Phone: 202-994-7132

Columbian College Alumni Programs
The George Washington University

1918 F St. NW
Washington, DC 20036

Phone: 202-994-6435 / 1-800-ALUMNI-7
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 202-994-8060

Elizabeth Burns
Assistant Vice President, Development & Alumni Relations
202-994-1766

Anita Ponchione
Executive Director, School Alumni Programs
202-994-9866

Tasha Martin Johnson
Executive Director of Development

Sveta Wilkson
Associate Director of Development, CCAS
202-994-0949

Sonia Khanna Deel
Assistant Director of Development, CCAS

Brendon Smith
Assistant Director of Development
202-994-3467

Kyle Tuverson
Assistant Director of Development, CCAS
202-994-2928

Anni von Quillfeldt
Assistant Director of Stewardship, CCAS Alumni Relations
202-994-6063

Tracee Blair
Development and Alumni Relations Assistant
202-994-3124

Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Columbian College of Arts & Sciences

801 22nd St. NW
Phillips Hall, Suite 216
Washington, DC 20052

André Culbreath
Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Mya' Lesley-Drakeford
Diversity Program Manager
202-994-2185 

Office of Finance and Administration

Kadriene Dixon
Managing Director, Finance and Administration
202-994-5025

Emprisia Lee
Assistant Finance Director
202-994-3194

Michele Tyner
Senior Faculty Affairs Analyst
202-994-2060

Stephanie Lines
Assistant Finance Director
202-994-9448

Roy Myaing
Facilities & Financial Coordinator
202-994-5096

Shi Nae DeCoster
Financial Analyst
202-994-0696

Ramona Williams
Administrator
202-994-2885

Office of Global Initiatives

Frances Taoran Sun
Executive Director, Global Initiatives
202-994-4638

Shule Chen
Program Associate
202-994-4808

Office of Human Resource Management and Development

Mafona Shea
Director, Human Resource Management and Development
202-994-2182

Kanishk Singh 
Human Resource Management & Development Manager
571-553-3579

Christina Drogin
Human Resource Management & Development Manager
571-553-8205

Shannon Mohler
Human Resource Management & Development Associate
202-994-1630

For more information, please visit the Human Resources website.

Office of Research

Evie Downie
Associate Dean for Research
202-994-9539

Juliana Smith
Research Manager
202-994-5317

IT and Web Services

IT Help Desk - Rome Hall
801 22nd St. NW
Rome Hall, Room B102
Washington, DC 20052
Walk-in Hours: Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

For all technology planning, implementation and support, call 202-994-4948 or email [email protected].

For Columbian College web support and inquiries, email [email protected].