Janice Whatley 
Graduate Program Manager
janice.whatley@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-2877, Ford ES&T 1214

• Advise graduate students and track registration and student progress
• Manage graduate office and support staff, work with the Graduate Committee
• Monitor and award graduate fellowships
• Recruitment of prospective graduate students
• Coordinate graduate handbook changes and curriculum updates

Rowel Canicosa
Academic Assistant II
rowel.canicosa@gatech.edu
Ford ES&T 1201

• Coordinate graduate application and recruitment processes
• Advise graduate students, including registration, and tracking their progress
• Organize and logistics for graduate program events
• Answer inquiries related to the graduate program
• Assist with coordinating and updating the graduate handbook and website
• Track the Professional Preparation Unit (PPU) program and Teaching Practicum (TP)

Adrienne Hillman
Academic Program Manager for the Undergraduate Program
adrienne.hillman@chbe.gatech.edu
404-385-5471, Ford ES&T 1207

• Advise undergraduate students with last names M-R on registration, course planning, plan to graduation, work experiences, undergraduate research, and co-curricular opportunities on campus
• Oversee readmission students, special cases, and major exploration of students (CHBE change of major sessions)
• Course scheduler for all courses (graduate and undergraduate)
• Point advisor for admissions; host all CHBE Prospective Information Sessions
• Lead advisor for CHBE Peer Mentor Program
• Supervisor to Academic Advisor II and Academic Program Coordinator II
• Assessment and reports 

Harrison Carter
Academic Program Coordinator II
hcarter43@gatech.edu
(404)-385-4703, Ford ES&T 1208

• Academic Advising for student S-Z
• Department Class Scheduling
• FASET
• Assisting in Department Student Groups
• GT 1000 Instructor

Sametria Matthews
Academic Advisor II
sametria.matthews@chbe.gatech.edu 
404-894-2865, Ford ES&T 1218

• Individual advising for CHBE undergraduate students A-L
• Lead advisor for the Student Ambassador Program (including recruitment)
• Oversight of programming efforts to include: First Year Friday
• Coordinate Student Ambassadors during the summer FASET season
• Supervise our CHBE student assistant
• Teach GT-1000 CHBE section each fall

Nicole Thompson
Asst. Dir. Admin. Ops
nicole.thompson@chbe.gatech.edu 
404-385-5305, Ford ES&T 1214

• Provides support to the School Chair as a liaison between the School and the College related to Human Resource and Administrative matters
• Supervising administrative manager
• Hiring processes for all academic faculty
• Process H1B and Green Card visa requests for academic faculty
• Human Resource Representative
• Process all graduate and undergraduate hiring processes
• Participate on departmental committees
• Process all staff hiring processes

Lori Federico
Administrative Manager II
lori.federico@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-2848, Ford ES&T 1377

• Provides primary administrative support to the School Chair
• Administrative liaison between ChBE and the College of Engineering
• Coordinate activities of the Chair’s office, i.e. calendar, internal audits and program reviews
• Coordinate Faculty Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) and Post Tenure Reviews
• Supervise front office administrative support staff and activities
• Coordinate official school visits, meetings, seminars and conferences
• Coordinate and plan School events; advise staff on area specific events
• Serve as backup for front desk Admin Professional III (greeting guests, assisting with receptionist area mail, package distribution, supplies, conference room scheduling)

Imogene Baker
Admin. Manager II
imogene.baker@chbe.gatch.edu
(404) 385-2147, Ford ES&T 1372

• Supervising faculty support staff
• Hiring processes for all research faculty
• Process J1 and H1B visa requests for research faculty
• Human Resource Representative
• Assist PIs regarding interpretation and application of Human Resource policies and procedures

Donna Bondy
Program & Operations Manager
donna.bondy@chbe.gatch.edu 
(404) 385-2944, IBB 1319

• Supporting: Prausnitz
• Admin. support to faculty and their research groups for travel, purchases through Workday/Pcard and workshops, process reimbursements for group
• Manage faculty budget encumbrances with financial admins
• Manage faculty research group alongside PI
• Assist with timesheet approvals for research group members
• Enter purchase orders through Workday, process check and foundation requests

Juanita Freeman
Faculty Support Coordinator
juanita.freeman@chbe.gatch.edu
404-894-3082, ES&T 2221

• Supporting: Boukouvala, Brettmann, Grover, Sievers, Rousseau
• Admin. support to faculty and their research groups for travel, purchases through Workday/Pcard and process reimbursements for group
• Manage faculty budget encumbrances with financial admins
• Enter purchase orders through Workday, process check and foundation requests
• Schedule conference and classroom spaces for faculty groups
• Assist PIs regarding administrative and financial policies and procedures, coordinate visits, meeting, seminar and video conferences
• Prepare outgoing packages for shipping for groups

Hannah Hawthorne
Administrative Professional III
hhawthorne3@gatech.edu
(404) 894-1838, Ford ES&T 1201

• Provides ChBE front office support services
• Mail and package receiving / shipping
• Assist with ChBE Seminar Series, schedule travel and agendas for seminar speakers
• ChBE Faculty Recruiting process; travel logistics, interview schedules
• Processing of reimbursements for ChBE visitors
• Ordering and maintaining office supplies
• Conference room & golf cart reservations for ChBE spaces in Ford ES&T
• Supervise student assistants

Nisha Kukreja
Program & Operations Manager
nisha.kukreja@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-7335, Bunger Henry 409

• Supporting: Kohl, Koros, Ng, EFRC, Flaherty
• Admin. support to faculty and their research groups for travel, purchases through Workday/Pcard and process reimbursements for group
• Manage faculty budget encumbrances with financial admins
• Enter purchase orders through Workday, process check and foundation requests
• Schedule conference and classroom spaces for faculty groups
• Assist PIs regarding administrative and financial policies and procedures, coordinate visits, meeting, seminar and video conferences
• Prepare outgoing packages for shipping for groups

Sara Kunicki
Program & Operations Manager
sara.kunicki@chbe.gatch.edu
(404) 894-8115, ES&T 2370

• Supporting: Lively
• Admin. support to faculty and their research groups for travel, purchases through Workday/Pcard and workshops, process reimbursements for group
• Manage faculty budget encumbrances with financial admins
• Manage faculty research group alongside PI
• Enter purchase orders through Workday, process check and foundation requests
• Support PI’s NAMS Member duties through organizational workshops/conferences, purchases, member meetings, and website updates

Jacqueline Mercadal
Faculty Support Coordinator
jacqueline.mercadal@chbe.gatch.edu
(404) 385-5174, ES&T 2221
 

• Supporting: Blazeck, Jamali, Medford, Nair, Paravastu, Tong
• Admin. support to faculty and their research groups for travel, purchases through Workday/Pcard and process reimbursements for group
• Manage faculty budget encumbrances with financial admins
• Enter purchase orders through Workday, process check and foundation requests
• Schedule conference and classroom spaces for faculty groups
• Assist PIs regarding administrative and financial policies and procedures, coordinate visits, meeting, seminar and video conferences
• Prepare outgoing packages for shipping for groups

Ramaiseya "Maise" Parham
Faculty Support Coordinator
rparham7@gatch.edu
(404) 894-3093, Ford ES&T 2221

• Supporting: Abramson, Bhamla, Meredith, Stathatou, Ziegler, AiCHE-GS
• Admin. support to faculty and their research groups for travel, purchases through Workday/Pcard and process reimbursements for group
• Manage faculty budget encumbrances with financial admins
• Enter purchase orders through Workday, process check and foundation requests
• Schedule conference and classroom spaces for faculty groups
• Assist PIs regarding administrative and financial policies and procedures, coordinate visits, meeting, seminar and video conferences
• Prepare outgoing packages for shipping for groups

April Smith
Faculty Support Coordinator
april.smith@chbe.gatch.edu
(404) 894-9084, Ford ES&T 2225

• Supporting: Breedveld, Jamali, Jones, Realff, Scott
• Admin. support to faculty and their research groups for travel, purchases through Workday/Pcard and process reimbursements for group
• Manage faculty budget encumbrances with financial admins
• Enter purchase orders through Workday, process check and foundation requests
• Schedule conference and classroom spaces for faculty groups
• Assist PIs regarding administrative and financial policies and procedures, coordinate visits, meeting, seminar and video conferences
• Prepare outgoing packages for shipping for groups

Valarie Spradling
Faculty Support Coordinator
valarie.spradling@chbe.gatch.edu
(404) 385-5187, Ford ES&T 2221

• Supporting: Cheung, Cuba-Torres/AiCHE, Filler, Fuller, Liu, Maldovan, Oyakhire, Yang
• Admin. support to faculty and their research groups for travel, purchases through Workday/Pcard and process reimbursements for group
• Manage faculty budget encumbrances with financial admins
• Enter purchase orders through Workday, process check and foundation requests
• Schedule conference and classroom spaces for faculty groups
• Assist PIs regarding administrative and financial policies and procedures, coordinate visits, meeting, seminar and video conferences
• Prepare outgoing packages for shipping for groups

Brad Dixon
Communications Manager
braddixon@gatech.edu
(404) 385-2299, Ford ES&T 1371
 

• External communications: Newsletters, magazine, media liaison
• Internal communications
• Social media and online communications
• Marketing communications: Flyers, brochures, and advertisements
• ChBE Rep for CoE and Research Communications
• Social media and online communications

Caroline Saudek
Director of Development
csaudek3@gatech.edu
(404) 894-9085, Ford ES&T 2378

• Major gift fundraiser
• Develop and enhance relationships with alumni and friends
• Work with Chairs and faculty to enhance alumni relationships while focusing on securing permanent endowment support for faculty, students and programs.
• Work with Central Development to enhance alumni relationships
• Steward gifts to School

Todd Clarkson
Ford ES&T Facilities Manager II
todd.clarkson@coe.gatech.edu
(404) 385-4867, Ford ES&T L2308

Curtis Burnett
Ford ES&T Facilities Manager
curtis.burnett@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 385-4108, (404) 819-6749 (cell), Ford ES&T L2308

• Asset manager for ChBE inventoried equipment  
• Manage and submit Facilities maintenance request for ChBE labs and offices
• Departmental renovation, lab fit-up, upgrades,  installations, and office buildout projects
• Office space assignment and coordinating lab, office, and large equipment moves
• ChBE Space Utilization Surveyor for the Institute space committee for faculty, staff, GRA office/lab assignments
• Event logistics and staging coordinator for equipment set-up/breakdown
• Telecommunications coordinator for departmental phone repairs, upgrades, and installations
• ChBE keys/door access controls system submittal for departmental Buzzcard Access
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Corvin Heib
Building Coordinator I
cheib6@gatech.edu
(404) 385-3789, Ford ES&T L2308

• Assign RFID tags to new equipment
• Perform annual inventory audit
• Assist with new faculty’s lab and office reassignment
• Work with faculty on their projects and move equipment as needed
• Coordinate and assist with office space assignment
• Coordinate and perform event set-ups and breakdowns
• Coordinate departmental key assignments and distribution

Nicholas Morgan
Asst. Director Financial Ops
nicholas.morgan@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-5137, ES&T 1370

• Head of Finance Unit
• Processing of monthly budget amendment
• Reconciliation of department State/GTF accounts
• Salary Distributions
• Cost Share management
• Faculty portfolio oversight

Randee Turner
Financial Manager I
rturner74@gatech.edu
(404) 894-7592, Ford ES&T L1221

• Processing budget amendments
• Research project management
• Perform financial records maintenance, report preparation and reconciliation
• Review and approve department travel
• Work directly with PIs on grant budgets
• Process Student award payments and supplemental pay requests

Richard Barger
Financial Administrative III
richard.barger@business.gatech.edu
(404) 894-2714, Ford ES&T L1221

• Prepare Financial reports as needed
• Review and approve departmental travel
• Maintaining financial records for department
• Collect, reconcile, and audit monthly unit expense transactions
• Processing / approving of purchase orders
• Research project management
• Process Student award payment and supplemental pay request

Annemarie Karanja
Financial Administrative III
akaranja3@gatech.edu
(404) 894-3690, Ford ES&T L1221
 

• Prepare Financial reports as needed
• Review and approve departmental travel
• Maintaining financial records for department
• Collect, reconcile, and audit monthly unit expense transactions
• Processing / approving of purchase orders
• Research project management
• Process Student award payment and supplemental pay request

ThuyVuong Truong
Financial Administrative III
ttruong79@gatech.edu
(404) 894-2886, Ford ES&T L1221

• Prepare Financial reports as needed
• Review and approve departmental travel
• Maintaining financial records for department
• Collect, reconcile, and audit monthly unit expense transactions
• Processing / approving of purchase orders
• Research project management
• Process Student award payment and supplemental pay request

Leslie Schlag
Grants Administrator
leslie.schlag@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 385-3733, Ford ES&T 1377
 

• Coordinate and manage proposal preparation and submission process
• Review and edit proposals as needed prior to OSP review
• Serves as department point-of-contact with ChBE Accounting office, OSP, Legal, etc.
• Assist with coordinating and preparing paperwork to granting agencies involved with grant proposal submittals
• Manage subawards, which includes all requests to OSP (new and modifications), distribution of funds, invoice approvals and project reconciliation
• Financial reporting, when requested by OSP or PI

Kevin Guger
IT Support—Lead
kevin.guger@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-7071, Ford ES&T L2224

Please send IT support requests to support@chbe.gatech.edu with a detailed description of your IT issue.

Mack Jenkins
IT Support Engineer
jenkinsmj@gatech.edu
(404) 894-2689, Ford ES&T L2245

Please send IT support requests to support@chbe.gatech.edu with a detailed description of your IT issue.

Luz Feliciano
IT Support Prof II
luz.feliciano@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-8873, Ford ES&T L2245
 

Please send IT support requests to support@chbe.gatech.edu with a detailed description of your IT issue.

Blake Baklini
Machine Shop Supervisor
blake.baklini@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-884, Ford ES&T L2365

The Machine Research Services group extends and supports the research capabilities of the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering by helping design and create mechanical equipment to researchers’ specifications.

Please see Machine Research Services | School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for more information and to submit a work order.

Brad Parker
Research Machinist
brad.parker@chbe.gatech.edu
(404) 894-0988, Ford ES&T L2352

The Machine Research Services group extends and supports the research capabilities of the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering by helping design and create mechanical equipment to researchers’ specifications.

Please see Machine Research Services | School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering for more information and to submit a work order.