Staff

Meet the Office of Graduate Education staff

Our staff look forward to speaking with you! Please click into staff member profiles to see specific examples of how they can help you, as well as their schedules, contact information, and office locations.

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Headquarters

If you have general questions — including those about admissions and petitions — please refer to the contact page to find the best contact email address.

• Denzil Streete

  (he/him)
  Senior Associate Dean and Director

• Don Curioso

  (he/him)
  Administrative Assistant/Front Office

• Heather Konar

  (she/her)
  Communications Officer

• Jeffrey Kelly

  (he/him)
  Financial Assistant

• Jessica Landry

  (she/her)
  Associate Dean, Graduate Education

• Katie Carruth

  (she/her)
  Sr. Administrative Assistant, Assistant to the Director and Senior Associate Dean

• Nicole Zepeda

  (she/her)
  Administrative Assistant for GradDiversity, and Policies and Programs

• Patrick X. Brown

  (he/him)
  Director, Administration and Finance

• Rebecca Drake

  (she/her)
  Assistant Dean of Graduate Appointments

• Rosy DiCostanzo

  she/her/ella
  Graduate Contract Administrator, SA+P and SHASS

• Zoë Wright

  (she/her)
  Communications Specialist

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Graduate Admissions and Systems

If you would like to learn more about the graduate application process, please visit the Graduate Admissions page.

• Hannah Hanemann

  (she/her)
  Graduate Admissions Coordinator

• Heather Lefebvre

  (she/her)
  OGE Project Manager

• Steven Derocher

  (he/him)
  Director of Graduate Systems and Data Strategy

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GradThriving

• Suraiya Baluch

  (she/her)
  Associate Dean & Director, GradThriving

GradSupport: Advising & personal support

If you are looking to set up an appointment with GradSupport, or to learn more about their services, please visit the GradSupport page.

• Beth Marois

  (she/her)
  Assistant Dean, GradSupport

• Elizabeth Guttenberg

  (she/her)
  Associate Dean, GradSupport

• Sharikka Finley-Moise

  (she/her)
  Assistant Dean, GradSupport

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GradDiversity

• Jocelyn Powers

  (she/her)
  Program Coordinator, MSRP

• Maria Cervantes Gonzalez

  (she/her)
  Program Coordinator, Diversity Initiatives

• Noelle Wakefield

  (she/her)
  Assistant Dean, Diversity Initiatives and Director of the MIT Summer Research Program

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GradFamilies

• Sarah Galison

  (she/her)
  Program Administrator for Graduate Students with Children

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GradExperience: Support for orientation, the Graduate Student Council, and community-building

• Elizabeth Granese

  (she/her)
  GSC Administrative Assistant

• Jessica Bonitatibus

  (she/her)
  Senior Program Administrator, Graduate Student Experience

• Lauren McLean

  (she/her)
  GSC Financial & Event Assistant

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Graduate Fellowships

If you are looking to learn more about fellowships for MIT graduate students, please visit the Graduate Fellowships page.

• Kevin O’Brien

  (he/him)
  Director of Graduate Fellowships

• Samantha Stettner

  (she/her)
  Fellowships Program Assistant

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