USC Viterbi School of Engineering

https://viterbi.usc.edu

Office of the Dean

OHE 200, MC 1450

Main Phone: 740-7832
Main Fax: 740-8493

Dean
Yortsos, Yannis C.
740-7832
Executive Assistant
Plateado, Christina
740-0617
Administrative Coordinator
Duran, Raymond
740-7832
Executive Vice Dean of Engineering
Sukhatme, Gaurav
740-0145
Vice Dean for Academic Programs
Johnson, Erik
821-0067
Curriculum Coordinator821-5564
Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs
Pinkston, Timothy
740-2671
Senior Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Humes, Chaunte
740-8707
Faculty Affairs Coordinator
Jackson, Rebecca
Ramirez, Ana

740-2751
740-2751
Vice Dean for Research
Moghaddam, Mahta
740-4028
Faculty Awards Administrator
Matsunaga, Kim
821-0445
Faculty Awards Coordinator
Wynn, Kelly
821-6972
Associate Dean for Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives
Bonner, Ken
821-0453
Lead, DEI and Employee Engagement
Singleton, Rhesa
740-2442
Vice Dean of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepeneurship
Meng, Ellis
740-7832
Node Director
Eastman, David
740-7822
Vice Dean for Administration and Finance
Bregenzer, Kimberly
821-1801
Chief Financial Officer
James, Christopher
740-6239
Office Manager
Brownbill, Marjorie
740-0622
Budget/Business Analyst
Alvarado, Jennifer
740-7832
Vice Dean for Global Academic Initiatives
Raghavendra, Cauligi
821-0871
Director of New Research Initiatives
Armani, Andrea
740-4712
Special Project Manager
Danner, Samantha
740-7423
Director, New Initiatives
Druhora, Daniel
740-4712
Vice Dean & Executive Director, ISI
Knoblock, Craig
(310) 448-8700
MCB Facilities Manager
Escobar, Jose
821-9849
Sr. Associate Dean for Advancement
Silverman, Kaci
821-0441
Sr. Associate Dean for Admission and Student Engagement
Goulis, Kelly
740-7761

CENTER FOR ENGINEERING DIVERSITY

https://viterbi.usc.edu/ced

RTH 210, MC 2901

Main Phone: 740-1999

Director, Center for Engineering Diversity
Thomas-Navarro, Traci
740-1999
Associate Director, Center for Engineering Diversity
Mirelis Martin, Christina
740-1999

Viterbi K-12 STEM Center

https://viterbipk12.usc.edu/stemeop/

OHE 500, MC 1450

Main Phone: 740-1999

Director
Gray, Darin
740-1999
Associate Director, MESA
Louie, Ben
740-1999
Academic Coordinator
Gutierrez, Alexandra
740-1999
Associate Director, STEM
Bonaparte-Saller, Mary
740-1999
Associate Research Administrator
Guzman, Lauren
740-1999
Assistant Director, K-12 STEM
Guevarra, Katherine
740-1999
Program Coordinator
Kolbauer, Jennifer
Areta, Anne
Lopez, Monica

740-1999
740-1999
740-1999
Program Assistant
Kim, Victor
740-1999

Engineering, Advancement

SCT 1700

Main Phone: 740-2502
Main Fax: 821-0456

Sr. Associate Dean for Advancement
Silverman, Kaci
821-0441
Development Coordinator
Self, Andy
Zeidan, Dana
821-0431

Major Gifts

SCT 1700

Main Phone: 740-2502
Main Fax: 821-0456

Assistant Dean, Advancement
Napolitano, Christine
821-2730
Director of Advancement
Blanco, Antonio
Corbin, Noel
Scheibmeir, Julia
Varing, Tyler


740-4347
764-4408
740-5021
Administrative Assistant
Ruiz, Jessica
740-6688

Alumni Relations and Annual Giving/Special Gifts

SCT 1700

Main Phone: 740-2502
Main Fax: 821-0456

Executive Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving
Espinoza, Sabrina
821-0452
Sr. Associate Director of Development
Ong, Jane
821-2921

Corporate and Foundation Relations

SCT 1700

Main Phone: 740-2502
Main Fax: 821-0456

Executive Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Nacheff-Benedict, Maurena
740-2502
Senior Director Corporate and Foundation Relations
Hale, James
740-4875
Senior Director of Corporate Relations
Lake, Blair
740-8683
Senior Director of Foundation Relations
Mitchell, Lisa
821-0434

Advancement Services

SCT 1700

Chief Managing Officer
Rosano, Heidi
821-0453
Director of Donor Relations and Engagement
Noravian, Natalie
740-4880
Associate Director of Special Initiatives
Speier, Michael
821-0443
Associate Director of Events
Lovett, Justin
Stewardship Officer
Chorness, Catherine
821-4105
Assistant Stewardship Officer
Smith, Sheridan
764-4949
Development Research Specialist
Quach, Waldo
740-9932

Administrative Services

SCT 1700

Administrative Manager
Yam, Aven
740-2860
Administrative Assistant
Ly, Demetrius
821-2424

Communications and Marketing

SCT 1700

Main Fax: 821-0456

Associate Dean
Chung, Michael
821-5808
Chief Creative Content Officer
Smith, Adam
740-4750
Senior Writer
Ballon, Marc
740-3992
Art Direction Coordinator
Lum, Madelin
740-4879
Digital Content Producer
Lewis, Omar
740-5436
Director, Media Relations
Blumenthal, Amy
821-1887
Video Producer
Lee, Dennis
821-0047
Director, Digital Communications
Tillman, Andreas
821-0451
Web Content Producers
Harrison, Greta
Shah, Avni

740-0875
740-3241

Business Affairs

https://viterbi.usc.edu/vba

SCT 1700, MC 1454

Main Phone: 740-6230
Main Fax: 740-3565

Vice Dean of Administration and Finance
Bregenzer, Kimberly
821-1801

Financial Operation

Chief Financial Officer
James, Christopher
740-6239
Assistant Director, Budget Management
Cornelio, Leticia
740-6230
Financial Operation Manager
Constante, L. Gregory
740-6230
Financial Analyst
Arellano, Arlene
821-4707
Budget/Business Analyst
Clough, Emily
740-6230
Budget Business Analyst
Mar, Judy
740-6230
Budget Business Tech
Sanchez, Liset
740-6230
Assistant Director, Financial Analysis
Ray, Casey
740-6230
Director of Research Administration
Phillips, Nichole
740-3237
Associate Director of Research Administration740-6230
Contracts and Grants Administrator
Rodriguez, Isabel
740-6230

Human Resources and Facilities

OHE 332, MC 1454

Director of Human Resources
Bzdak, Kasia
740-6230
Senior Human Resources Generalist
Velasco, Cynthia
821-8258
Business Affairs Coordinator
Hughes, Tanisha
740-6230
Human Resources Specialist
Yokas, Eleni
821-5435
Facilities Director
Wigintton, Jeffrey
740-0486
Laboratory Safety Specialist
Utley, Megan
821-8307
Facilities Coordinator
Wan, Gloria
740-4175

VBA HR/Payroll

SCT 1700, MC 1454

HR/Payroll Supervisor
Kipnis, Max
740-9032
HR/Payroll Analyst
Aranda Alvarez, Karla
740-6230
HR/Payroll Analyst
Dorado, Arazeli
740-6230
HR/Payroll Analyst
Hall, David
740-6230
HR/Payroll Analyst
King, Alseyonne
740-6230
HR/Payroll Analyst
Lopez, Ruth
740-6230

ADMISSION AND STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

https://gapp.usc.edu

OHE 106, MC 1455

Main Phone: 740-4488
Main Fax: 821-0851

Sr. Associate Dean, Admission and Student Engagement
Goulis, Kelly
740-4488
Department Business Manager
Sahakian, Susanna
740-8198
Budget Business Technician
Malave, Carol
740-5393
Budget Business Analyst
Yanagi, Jennifer
740-4488

Undergraduate Student Programs

https://viterbi.usc.edu

RTH 110 MC 2900

Main Phone: 740-4530
Main Fax: 740-8690

Associate Dean for Admission
O’Pray, Matthew
740-4530
Department Business Administrator
Weiner, Allison
740-4530
Department Business Administrator
Weiner, Allison
740-4530

Viterbi Undergraduate Admission

https://viterbi.usc.edu/admission/freshman

Director, Undergraduate Admission
Ledesma, Paul
740-4530
Associate Director, Undergraduate Admission
Beiter, Rebecca
740-4530
Senior Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admission
Solares, Angie
740-4530
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admission
Badger, Stacy
740-4530
Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admission
Cox, Michael
740-4530

Viterbi Academic Services

https://viterbi.usc.edu/undergrad

Director, Academic Services
Koutsis, Sheryl
740-4530
Assistant Director, Acadmic Services
Ashmead, Zoe
Prado, Monica
Jones-Liang, Andy

740-4530
740-4530
740-4530

Master’s Student Affairs

Director, Student Affairs — Master’s Programs
Sandoval, Nora
740-0413
Project Manager, Student Affairs
Medeiros, Melissa
740-4488
Lead Student Engagement Programs Advisor
Fernandez, Myra
740-4488
Academic Programs Advisor
Rinehart, Patricia
740-0116
Assistant Director, Graduate Events and Programming
Legat, Juli
740-7738
Graduate Programs Coordinator
Wang, Yadi
821-1324
Academic Services Advisor
Mora, Andrea
821-9815

Viterbi Graduate Admission

https://viterbigradadmission.usc.edu

OHE 106, MC 1455

Main Phone: 740-7755

Assistant Dean, Graduate & International Recruitment
Lee, Camillia
821-1553
Director, Graduate Recruitment
Schwerin, William
821-1836
Diversity and Inclusion Manager
Henry, Kevin
821-2899
Director of Marketing and Graduate Recruitment
Stern, Jessica
740-0123
Assistant Director, Graduate & International Recruitment821-2475
Assistant Director, Graduate Recruitment
Fujioka, Ray
740-0119
Director, Graduate Admission
Wolff, Tawfiq
821-3110
Associate Director, Graduate Admission
File, Coleman
740-7755
Assistant Director, Graduate Admission
Cummings, Catrina
Kolat, Arthur
Louis, Anniya
Melvin, Rhesa

740-7755
740-7755
740-7755
740-7755
Coordinator, Graduate Admission
Martinez, Ruth
De Castro, Jared

740-7755
740-7755

Doctoral Programs

OHE 106, MC 1455

Main Fax: 821-0851

Director, Doctoral Programs
Chen, Andy
740-6241
Doctoral Programs Coordinator
740-0114

Corporate Engagement and Programs

https://viterbiexeced.usc.edu

SCT 1501

Main Phone: 740-4488

Associate Dean of Corporate Engagement and Programs
Teixeira, Candace
821-4172
Director, Business Development821-1836
Corporate Recruitment Manager
Tanaka, Erin
821-3109
Program Administrator
Escobar, Karen
821-9612

Viterbi Career Connections

https://viterbi.usc.edu/undergrad

RTH 218, MC 2901

Main Phone: 740-9677
Main Fax: 740-9586

Director, Career Connections
Harada, Kaitlin
740-4530
Employer Relations Coordinator
Cutler, Maggie
740-9677
Associate Director Career Connections
Barajas, Lilian
740-9677
Assistant Director, Career Connections
Wiesbach-Leach, Patty
740-9677
Assistant Director, Career Connection
Chu, Brittany
740-9677

Viterbi Women in Engineering and Undergraduate Programs

RTH 110

Main Phone: 740-4530

Director, Women in Engineering and Undergraduate Programs740-4530
Assistant Director, Student Engagement
McCraven, Amanda
740-4530

Aviation Safety Program

https://www.viterbi.usc.edu/aviation

CEP, MC 1454

Main Phone: (310) 342-1345
Main Fax: (310) 417-3808

Director
Anthony, Thomas
(310) 342-1349
Registrar
Delgadillo, Raquel
(310) 342-1345
Office Assistant
DeJesus, Oscar
(310) 342-1351
Administrative Manager
Kidder, Jamie
(310) 342-1350
Flight Lab Specialist
Scalese, Daniel
(310) 342-1345

INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Information Services

OHE 332, MC 1454

MIS Director
Goay, Michael
740-6230
IT Operations Manager
Ng, John
740-6200
Information Services Manager
Dziegielewski, Jason
740-3492
Enterprise Systems Group Manager
Wang, Kenny
740-0522

Distance Education Network

https://den.usc.edu

OHE 106, MC 1455

Main Phone: 740-4488
Main Fax: 821-0851

Broadcast Operations740-0130
Webcast Assistance821-1321
Executive Director
Tran, Binh
740-4488

Instructional Support Services

Director, Instructional Support Center
Laux, Jared
740-0122
Manager, Instructional Support Center
Delgado, Jairo
740-9255
Exams Coordinator, Instructional Support Center
Schutt, Shirley
821-3136
Coordinator, Instructional Support Center
Richter, Bianca
740-6761
ISC Support Coordinator
Lee, Rebecca
740-4488
Instructional Designer
Chan, Kevin
821-1420

Operations

Director, Instructional Operations740-3155
Network Administrator
Cockroft, August
821-0412
Server and Network Administrator
Sosa, Alex
740-3155

Web Services

SCT 1501, MC 1455

Services Manager821-0410
Programmer
Hall, Charles
740-7898
Programmer740-7898

Instructional Operations

Instructional Operations Managers
Barosy, Nadia
Smith, Catherine

740-8197
740-0125
Instructional Operations Supervisors
Bagnato, Victor
Burnop, Andrew
Gonzalez, Eric
Whaley, Jeremy

740-0130
740-6719
740-4488
740-4488
Instructional Operations Chief Engineer
Segura, Kirk
740-8200
Instructional Operations Engineers
Sheldon, Michael
Casas, Lorenzo
Gonzalez, Juan

740-2363
740-2688
740-2688

Machine Shop

KAP B1B, MC 2531

Main Phone: 740-7410
Main Fax: 740-7410

Foreman
Wieman, Seth
740-7410
Prototype Machinist
Braun, Allan
Collum, Scott
Flores, Alex
Martin-Juarez, Rogelio
Robles, Abel

740-7410
740-7410
740-7410
740-7410
740-7410

Baum Family Maker Space

https://viterbiundergrad.usc.edu/bfms
SSL 100 MC 0491

Director
Weber, Allan
740-4147
Manager
Rollins, Will
740-5144
Instructional Lab Tech, Senior
Lee, Kan
Colvin, William
821-3056

Science and Engineering Library

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Computer Engineering Program

(see Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering/Systems)

Engineering in Society Program

https://eis.usc.edu

https://illumin.usc.edu

https://vce.usc.edu

OHE 106, MC 1455

Main Phone: 740-3652
Main Fax: 821-1328

Director
Bucher, Stephen
740-3094
Academic Program Administrator
Aziz, Suad
740-3652
Professor of Engineering Education Practice
Ragusa, Giselle
821-3147
Professor of Technical Communication Practice
Bucher, Steve
740-3094
Associate Professors of Technical Communication Practice
Fife, Elizabeth
Ramsey, Harly
Townsend, Martha
Warford, Elisa
Weiss, Elizabeth

821-5830
821-2174
740-1476
821-4078
821-2174
Senior Lecturers
Aubertin, Marc
Choi, Helen
Schroeder, Amy

821-5830
821-4078
740-1476
Lecturers
Mojarad, Sarah
821-9757
Part-Time Lecturers
Ballon, Marc
Johnson, Melanie
Skarzynski, Bart
Tateri, Jon-Erik

821-5830
740-3768
821-9757
821-2174

Information Technology Program

Petroleum Engineering Program
(see Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science)

Division of Engineering Education

https://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/stem-ed/

DRB 235, MC 1111

Research Associate Professor of Education and Engineering
Ragusa, Gisele
821-3147
STEM Pathways to Careers Coordinator740-1351

ORGANIZED RESEARCH UNITS

Biomedical Simulations Resource (BMSR)

https://bmsr.usc.edu

DRB 367, MC 1111

Main Phone: 740-0342
Main Fax: 740-0343

Co-Director
D’Argenio, David
740-0341
Co-Director
Marmarelis, Vasilis
740-0841
Administrative Coordinator
Briano, Marcos
740-0342
Research Associate
Bouteiller, Jean Marie
740-8062

Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies

https://www.usc.edu/dept/ee/catt

EEB 200B, MC 2562

Main Phone: 740-4451
Main Fax: 821-1109

Director
Ioannou, Petros
740-4452

Core Center of Excellence in Nano Imaging (CNI)

https://www.usc.edu/dept/CEMMA/

CEM 101B, MC 0101

Main Phone: 740-1990
Main Fax: 821-0458

Director of Operations
Curulli, John
740-1990
Senior Staff Scientist
Avishai, Amir
740-1995
Bio-EM Senior Scientist
Marks, Carolyn
740-1990

Center for Interactive Smart Oilfield Technologies (CiSoft)

https://cisoft.usc.edu

RTH 301, MC 1211

Main Phone: 740-1076
Main Fax: 740-1077

Director
Ershaghi, Iraj
740-5419
Administrative Coordinator740-1076
Laboratory740-5912

Center for Neural Engineering

https://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/CNE

HNB 403, MC 2520

Main Phone: 740-9360
Main Fax: 740-0343

Director
Berger, Ted
740-8017

Center for Photonic Technology

https://www.usc.edu/dept/engineering/eleceng/photonics

PHE 510, MC 0271

Main Phone: 740-0257
Main Fax: 740-6022

Director
Dapkus, P. Daniel
740-4414
Associate Director
Willner, Alan
740-4664
Laboratory Manager
Zhu, Donghai
740-1065
Engineering Technician I
Jimenez, Alfonso
740-1065

W.M. Keck Foundation Photonics Research Laboratory

VHE 100

Main Phone: 740-1065

Director
Armani, Andrea
740-1065
Laboratory Manager
Zhu, Donghai
740-1065
Engineering Technician I
Jimenez, Alfonso
740-1065

Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events

https://create.usc.edu/index.html

SCT 1700

Main Phone: 740-3863
Main Fax: 821-3926

Director
Hall, Randolph
740-3863
Director of Research
Maya, Isaac
740-3865
Department Research Administrator
Countryman, Jeffrey
740-5512
Events and Office Administrator
Sosenko, Jennifer
740-3863

Center for Software Engineering

https://sunset.usc.edu/index.html

SAL 328, MC 0781

Main Phone: 740-5703
Main Fax: 740-4927

Director
Boehm, Barry
740-8163

Center for Vision Science and Technology

https://vpl.usc.edu/cvst.html

DRB 168, MC 1111

Main Phone: 821-2742
Main Fax: 821-2070

Director
Grzywacz, Norberto
821-1150
Administrative Coordinator
Steiner, Denise
821-2742

Communication Sciences Institute (CSI)

EEB 500, MC 2565

Main Phone: 740-7875
Main Fax: 740-8729

Director
Molisch, Andreas
740-4670

D-Health Lab (HTE@USC)

https://dhealth.usc.edu

KAM B6, MC 9038 (Keck School of Medicine)

DRB 246, MC 1111 (Viterbi School of Engineering)

Main Phone: (323) 774-1442

Director, Strategic Relations
Mahanti, Sanjit
(323) 774-1442
Director, Entrepreneurship
Samant, Prashant
(323) 774-1442
Director, Design
Goodner, Jared
(323) 774-1442
Director, IT
Gordon, Hugh
(323) 774-1442
Director, Research
Murali, Karthik
(323) 774-1442
Lead Advisor for Healthcare Interfaces
Lee, Daniel
(323) 774-1442
Lead Advisor for Healthcare Enterprise Architecture
Wang, Lei
(323) 774-1442

Engineering Technology Transfer Center

wesrac.usc.edu/TTC

RAN 200, MC 7703

Main Phone

wesrac.usc.edu/TTC

RAN 200, MC 7703

Main Phone: 821-1403
Main Fax: 746-8722

Executive Director821-1405
Project Manager
Leon, Brian
(310) 308-7554

Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research

fccchr.usc.edu

Information Sciences Institute (ISI)

Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Sytems (IRIS)

https://iris.usc.edu

PHE 204, MC 0273

Main Phone: 740-6428
Main Fax: 740-7877

Director
Nevatia, Ram
740-6427

Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC)

https://imsc.usc.edu

PHE 306, MC 0272

Main Phone: 740-8945
Main Fax: 740-2539

Director
Shahabi, Cyrus
740-8162
Associate Director
Nocera, Luciano
740-9819
Associate Director for Advanced Development
Ho, Seon
740-2483
System Administrator
Yang, Haoze
740-2484
Administration740-8945

Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Technology Resource

DRB 120-136, MC 1111

Main Phone: 821-2652
Main Fax: 821-3897

Director
Shung, K. Kirk
821-2653

Merwyn C. Gill Foundation Composites Center

composites.usc.edu

VHE 406, MC 0241

Main Phone: 740-1634
Main Fax: 740-7744

Director
Nutt, Steve
740-1634
Laboratory Manager
Zhang, Yunpeng
740-7281
Composites Center Laboratory
VHE 122
740-5945

Signal and Image Processing Institute (SIPI)

https://sipi.usc.edu

EEB 400, MC 2564

Main Phone: 740-4145
Main Fax: 740-4651

Director
Leahy, Richard
740-4659

Western Research Application Center (WESRAC)

https://wesrac.usc.edu/

RAN 200, MC 7703

Main Phone: 743-2732
Main Fax: 746-8722

Executive Director743-2723

Western Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (WTAAC)

https://wesrac.usc.edu/

RAN 200, MC 7703

Main Phone: 821-1403
Main Fax: 746-8722

Executive Director821-1405
Program Manager
Fabares, Conchetta
821-1404
Special Project Managers
Leon, Brian
(310) 308-7554
Administrative Assistant
Williams, Antoinette
821-1419