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Contact the Office

Thank you for your interest in contacting the Provost’s Office at Johns Hopkins University.

Contact information for staff members is listed below.
If you are unsure of whom to contact regarding a specific inquiry or issue, you can reach out to us using the following information:

265 Garland Hall
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Phone: (410) 516-8070

Ray Jayawardhana

Provost

(410) 516-3355
provost@jhu.edu

Stephen Gange

Executive Vice Provost

(410) 516-5985
sgange@jhu.edu

Lainie Rutkow

Executive Vice Provost

(410) 516-6056
lrutkow@jhu.edu

Julie Messersmith

Chief of Staff to the Provost
and Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives

(443) 927-1958
jmesser5@jhu.edu

Lona Thomas

Executive Assistant to the Provost and Office Manager

(410) 516-3355
lona@jhu.edu

Karla McCarthy

Senior Administrative Manager

(410) 516-8070
kmccarthy@jhu.edu

Ellen Bonta

Executive Assistant to Stephen Gange

(410) 516-5985
ellenbonta@jhu.edu

Karen Frost

Executive Assistant to Lainie Rutkow

(410) 516-6056
kfrost9@jhu.edu

Academic Affairs

Janet Schreck

Senior Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
and Accreditation Liaison Officer

(410) 516-5985
jschreck@jhu.edu

Westley Forsythe

Academic Compliance Officer

(410) 516-0188
wforsythe@jhu.edu

Ira Gooding

Provost’s Fellow, Digital Initiatives

(410) 955-9280
iragooding@jhu.edu

Ellen Bonta

Executive Assistant to Janet Schreck

(410) 516-5985
ellenbonta@jhu.edu

Admissions and Financial Aid

David Phillips

Vice Provost for Admissions and Financial Aid

(410) 516-7749
dphillips@jhu.edu

Tom McDermott

Associate Vice Provost for Financial Aid

(410) 516-8028
tmcderm1@jhu.edu

Lisa White

Executive Assistant to David Phillips

(410) 516-8341
lisa.white@jhu.edu

Diversity and Inclusion

Katrina Caldwell

Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, Chief Diversity Officer

(410) 516-8070
kcaldwell@jhu.edu

Damani Piggott

Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Diversity
and Partnerships

(410) 516-8070
dpiggot1@jhmi.edu

Roland J. Thorpe, Jr.

Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity

(410) 502-8977
rthorpe@jhu.edu

Emil L. Cunningham

Assistant Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and
Deputy Chief Diversity Officer

(410) 516-0782
emil1@jhu.edu

Whitney Brace

Executive Assistant to Katrina Caldwell

(667) 306-8596
wbrace@jhu.edu

Education

Sabine Stanley

Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education

(410) 516-6087
sabine@jhu.edu

Janet Schreck

Senior Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
and Accreditation Liaison Officer

(410) 516-5985
jschreck@jhu.edu

Valeria Culotta

Associate Vice Provost for Postdoctoral Affairs

(410) 955-3029
vculotta@jhsph.edu

Damani Piggott

Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Diversity
and Partnerships

(410) 516-8070
dpiggot1@jhmi.edu

Elliot Azzam

Senior Administrative Coordinator to Sabine Stanley

(410) 516-6087
eazzam@jhu.edu

Faculty Affairs

Ralph Etienne-Cummings

Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

(410) 516-8770
retienne@jhu.edu

Roland J. Thorpe, Jr.

Associate Vice Provost of Faculty Diversity

(410) 502-8977
rthorpe@jhu.edu

Heather Andersen

Senior Program Manager

(410) 516-8770
hander19@jhu.edu

Laura Zeiler

Administrative Specialist

(410) 516-8770
laura@jhu.edu

Chanell Jones

Senior Administrative Coordinator

(410) 516-8770
csessio1@jhu.edu

Institutional Equity

Shanon Shumpert

Vice Provost for Institutional Equity

(410) 516-8075
shannonshumpert@jhu.edu

Linda Boyd

Assistant Vice Provost and Title IX Coordinator

(410) 516-8075
linda.boyd@jhu.edu

Lucretia Summers

Executive Assistant

(410) 516-8075
lsummer8@jhmi.edu

Institutional Research and Analytics

Ratna Sarkar

Vice Provost for Institutional Research

(410) 516-5925
rsarkar3@jhu.edu

Integrative Learning and Life Design

Farouk Dey

Vice Provost for Integrative Learning and Life Design

410-516-6868
fdey@jhu.edu

Danielle Simms

Executive Assistant & Sr Operations Manager

410-516-0874
dsimms6@jhu.edu

International Student & Scholar Services

James Brailer

Associate Vice Provost for International Student and Scholar Services

(410) 516-5077
jbraile1@jhu.edu

Mike Alexander

Executive Specialist

(667) 208-7025
malexander@jhu.edu

Interdisciplinary Initiatives

Beth Blauer

Associate Vice Provost for Public Sector Innovation

(410) 516-4152
bblauer1@jhu.edu

Research

Denis Wirtz

Vice Provost of Research

(443) 927-1957
wirtz@jhu.edu

Alexandra Albinak

Associate Vice Provost for Research Administration

(410) 614-1856
amckeow1@jhu.edu

Kenneth Pienta

Provost’s Fellow

(410) 502-3137
kpienta1@jhmi.edu

Michelle Crum

Executive Assistant

(443) 927-1957
mcrum3@jhu.edu

Institutional Risk Management

Jonathan Links

Vice Provost and Chief Risk Officer

(410) 516-8070
jlinks1@jhu.edu

Jon Kucskar

Deputy Chief Risk Officer

(410) 516-8070
jkucska1@jh.edu

Natalie Semon

Senior Advisor to the Chief Risk Officer

(410) 516-8070
nsemon@jhu.edu

Emily Bellet

Senior Administrative Coordinator

ebellet1@jh.edu

Student Affairs

Rachelle Hernandez

Vice Provost for Student Affairs

(410) 516-0602
rachellehernandez@jhu.edu

Lee Hawthorne

Chief of Staff to the Vice Provost for Student Affairs

(410) 516-6053
leehawthorne@jhu.edu

Mary O’Connell

Associate Vice Provost Student Services Finance & Administration

(410) 516-3349
moconne7@jhu.edu

Sheri Buttarazzi

Executive Assistant to Rachelle Hernandez

(410) 516-0602
sbuttar1@jhu.edu

Anita Santiful

Senior Administrative Coordinator to Lee Hawthorne

(410) 516-8382
ssantif1@jhu.edu

Julie Allbrooks

Senior Administrative Coordinator to Mary O’Connell

(410) 516-7764
jallbro2@jhu.edu

Student Health and Well-Being

Kevin Shollenberger

Vice Provost for Student Health & Well-Being

(410) 516-0980
shollenberger@jhu.edu

Mary Vincitore

Director, Student Services Operations & Administration

(443) 997-2501
mvincit1@jhmi.edu

Tamara Guy

Executive Assistant

(443) 433-6714
tguy12@jh.edu

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