Maxwell School Staff
Keli Perrin
Senior Research Associate, Center for Environmental Policy and Administration
Managing Director, Institute for Security Policy and Law
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Law
300 Dineen Hall | 315.443.2284 | kaperrin@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Jacqueline Rivera
Program Coordinator, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Syracuse University Center in Washington, D.C. | 202.800.6591 | jriver09@syr.edu
Cort Ruddy
Director, Communications and Media Relations Office
200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.5492 | cmruddy@syr.edu
Emily Rutherford
Associate Director of Admission, Graduate Enrollment
215 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2319 | earuther@syr.edu
Laura Sauta
Administrative Assistant, Public Health Department
444 White Hall | 315.443.2141 | llsauta@syr.edu
Amy Schmidt
Director, Civic and Community Engagement Office
210 Eggers Hall | 315.443.1602 | aeschm01@syr.edu
Rachel Skipper
Associate Director of Undergraduate Recruiting, Maxwell School and College of Arts and Sciences
301 Hall of Languages | 315.443.4322 | raskippe@syr.edu
Tara Slater
Administrative Assistant, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration
400 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2367 | tdslater@syr.edu
David Sly
Assistant Director of Student Services, Palmer Career Center
202 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5864 | dsly01@syr.edu
Megan Snow
Internship Coordinator, Public Health Department
444D White Hall | 315.443.4100 | mesnow@syr.edu
Karen Tavernese
Assistant Director, Aging Studies Institute
314 Lyman Hall | 315.443.1398 | ktaverne@syr.edu
Alyssa Tender
Events and Engagement Coordinator, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.
Syracuse University Center in Washington, D.C. | atender@syr.edu
Jocelyn Thornton
Office and Graduate Coordinator, Political Science Department
100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | jothornt@syr.edu
Caroline Hai-Yan Tong
Program Manager, Executive Education Department
219 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.3759 | catong@syr.edu
George Tsaoussis Carter
Event Specialist, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.9248 | gtsaouss@syr.edu
Roxanne Tupper
Administrative Specialist, Geography and the Environment Department
144 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2606 | rmtupper@syr.edu
David M. Van Slyke
Dean, Maxwell School
Professor, Public Administration and International Affairs Department
Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business-Government Policy
Senior Research Associate, Campbell Public Affairs Institute
200 Eggers Hall | maxwelldeansoffice@syr.edu
Areas of Expertise
Brian von Knoblauch
Operations Manager, Information & Computing Technology Office
034 Eggers Hall | 315.263.0568 | bevonkno@syr.edu
Bethany Walawender
Director of Faculty Support and Programs, Maxwell School
204A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.9382 | bdwalawe@syr.edu
Michelle A. Walker
Director of Community Programs, Policy Studies
225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4683 | mawalker@syr.edu
Jackulyn Wells
Administrative Specialist, Anthropology Department
209 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4749 | jwells01@syr.edu
David Wickis
Technology Specialist, Information & Computing Technology Office
034E Eggers Hall | 315.443.3847 | dwickis@syr.edu
Dorothy Wood
Office Coordinator, Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
346 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4022 | dmwood01@syr.edu
Jessica Youngman
Content Manager, Communications and Media Relations Office
222 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4667 | jmyoungm@syr.edu