USC Viterbi School of Engineering

https://viterbi.usc.edu

Table Of Contents
  1. Office of the Dean
  2. Diversity & Strategic Initiatives
  3. Center for Engineering Diversity
  4. Viterbi K-12 STEM Center
  5. Engineering, Advancement
  6. Major Gifts
  7. Alumni Relations and Annual Giving/Special Gifts
  8. Corporate and Foundation Relations
  9. Advancement Services
  10. Administrative Services
  11. Communications and Marketing
  12. Business Affairs
  13. Financial Operation
  14. Human Resources and Facilities
  15. Human Resources (HR) and Payroll
  16. Admission and Student Engagement
  17. Undergraduate Student Programs
  18. Viterbi Undergraduate Admission
  19. Viterbi Academic Services
  20. Master's Student Affairs
  21. Viterbi Graduate Admission
  22. Doctoral Programs
  23. Corporate Engagement and Programs
  24. Viterbi Career Connections
  25. Viterbi Women in Engineering and Undergraduate Programs
  26. Aviation Safety Program
  27. Information & Instructional Technology
  28. Academic Departments
  29. Academic Programs
  30. Organized Research Units

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
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
Sr. Associate Dean for Advancement
Silverman, Kaci
821-0441
Sr. Associate Dean for Admission and Student Engagement
Goulis, Kelly
740-7761

Diversity & Strategic Initiatives

Associate Dean for Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives
Bonner, Ken
821-0453
Lead, DEI and Employee Engagement
Singleton, Rhesa
740-2442

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
Data Analysis Manager
Jake Kirchner
740-0604

Human Resources and Facilities

OHE 332, MC 1454

Business Affairs Coordinator
Hughes, Tanisha
740-6230
Facilities Director
Wigintton, Jeffrey
740-0486
Laboratory Safety Specialist
Utley, Megan
821-8307
Facilities Coordinator
Wan, Gloria
740-4175
Director of Space Planning and Design
Tim Cowell
247-2643
MCB Facilities Manager
Jose Escobar
740-5861
Ginsburg Hall Facilities Manager
EJ Mitchem
320-9501

Human Resources (HR) and 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
Director of Human Resources
Bzdak, Kasia
740-6230
Senior Human Resources Generalist
Velasco, Cynthia
821-8258
Human Resources Specialist
Yokas, Eleni
821-5435
Operational Innovation and Training Manager
Sara Padilla-Casillas
821-9402

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