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Maxwell School Staff


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Victoria Perez Shires

Senior Director, Office of Development

315.877.7876 | vtperez@syr.edu


Keli Perrin

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

Regulation of new technologies, homeland security, critical infrastructure, emergency management, unmanned vehicles, data protection, privacy law 

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Heidi Perry

Budget Analyst, Maxwell School

200 Eggers Hall | 315.443.3461 | hkpetres@syr.edu


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Nicole Pulido

Research Associate, Public Health Department

npulido@syr.edu


Jacqueline Rivera

Jacqueline Rivera

Program Coordinator, Maxwell in Washington, D.C.

Syracuse University Center in Washington, D.C. | 202.800.6591 | jriver09@syr.edu


Cort Ruddy

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


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Laura Sauta

Administrative Assistant, Public Health Department

444 White Hall | 315.443.2141 | llsauta@syr.edu


Amy Schmidt

Amy Schmidt

Director, Civic and Community Engagement Office

210 Eggers Hall | 315.443.1602 | aeschm01@syr.edu


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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

Tara Slater

Administrative Assistant, Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration

400 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2367 | tdslater@syr.edu


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David Sly

Assistant Director of Student Services, Palmer Career Center

202 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5864 | dsly01@syr.edu


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Megan Snow

Internship Coordinator, Public Health Department

444D White Hall | 315.443.4100 | mesnow@syr.edu


Karen Cimilluca

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


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Jocelyn Thornton

Office and Graduate Coordinator, Political Science Department

100 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2416 | jothornt@syr.edu


Caroline Hai-Yan Tong

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


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Roxanne Tupper

Administrative Specialist, Geography and the Environment Department

144 Eggers Hall | 315.443.2606 | rmtupper@syr.edu


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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

Public and nonprofit management, government contracting, public-private partnerships, policy implementation, strategic management

Brian von Knoblauch

Brian von Knoblauch

Operations Manager, Information & Computing Technology Office

034 Eggers Hall | 315.263.0568 | bevonkno@syr.edu


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Bethany Walawender

Director of Faculty Support and Programs, Maxwell School

204A Maxwell Hall | 315.443.9382 | bdwalawe@syr.edu


Michelle A. Walker

Michelle A. Walker

Director of Community Programs, Policy Studies

225 Eggers Hall | 315.443.4683 | mawalker@syr.edu


Jackulyn Wells

Jackulyn Wells

Administrative Specialist, Anthropology Department

209 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4749 | jwells01@syr.edu


David Wickis

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


Kelli Anne Young

Kelli Anne Young

Director, Palmer Career Center

202 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.5453 | kayoun02@syr.edu


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Jessica Youngman

Content Manager, Communications and Media Relations Office

222 Maxwell Hall | 315.443.4667 | jmyoungm@syr.edu

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