Dean's Office Directory

LAS Administration
4th Floor, University Hall
Reception (312) 413-2500

Name Title Responsibilities Telephone    E-mail
Astrida Orle Tantillo Dean
 
Chief academic and budgetary officer of the College, executive resource, academic policy and administrative decisions (312) 413-7329    tantillo@uic.edu
Agnes Herget Senior Executive Assistant to the Dean
 
Administrative support to Dean

(312) 413-7329    aherget@uic.edu
Richard Alpern Associate Dean for Financial Operations Budget Planning; Fiscal Oversight; Financial Operations; Accounting; Payroll; Operations (312) 413-2509    ralpern@uic.edu
Henrik Aratyn Associate Dean for Research and Facilities Capital Planning/Renovations; Space Utilization; Major Equipment; Promotion of Research (312) 413-9466    aratyn@uic.edu
Gwen Lazard Assistant to the Dean Accounting; Graduate Student Human Resources; Payroll (312) 996-3364    gbox@uic.edu
TBA
Assistant Dean for Advancement Development and Major Gifts; Board of Visitors (312) 413-3468   
Ramon Castillo Infrastructure and Support Manager Information Technology support (312) 996-5237    rcjr@uic.edu
Trenace Ford Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs Curriculum and Program; Educational Policy Committee; New Programs; Less Commonly Taught Languages; Newberry Library; General Education (312) 413-2515    tford@uic.edu
John Fudacz Assistant Dean Finance and Budget (312) 413-2507    jfudac2@uic.edu
David Halsted Director of Online and Blended Learning   (312) 413 0119   dhalsted@uic.edu
Joe Hernandez Support Desk Lead
Information Technology support
(312) 996-5237
   jherna37@uic.edu
Craig Jackson Executive Director IT Information Technology planning and leadership (312) 413-9017    cejackso@uic.edu
Ramona Jeffries
 
Program Services Aide Reception (312) 413-2500    ramonaj@las.uic.edu
Rachel Leamon Executive Assistant to the Dean Administrative support to the Dean (312) 413-2504    rleamon@las.uic.edu
Micki Leventhal Associate Director of Development Communications AtLAS publication (312) 413-4328    mickil@uic.edu
Sali Mahgoub Associate Director of Development Portfolio work, Annual Fund, LAS Alumni Association Board (312) 413-3281    smahgoub@las.uic.edu
Dibyen Majumdar Senior Associate Dean of the College Fiscal and Research Oversight; Faculty Recruitment and Retention; Academic Program Review; Primary Liaison to the Office of Social Science Research; Information Technology (312) 413-2510    dibyen@uic.edu
Tonia Nikopoulos Assistant Dean Human Resources and Summer School   (312) 413-2506    tnikop1@uic.edu
 Fiona O'Connor
Coordinator for Events and Special Projects  All College level events; faculty searches
(312) 355-0646
  foconnor@uic.edu
Laura Oliver Assistant to the Dean Administrative support to Associate Dean of Financial Operations (312) 996-2169    llee@uic.edu
Emanuel  Pollack Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Student Affairs New Student Operations; Undergraduate Operations; Academic Standards; Retention and Advising; LINKS/First Year Student Experience (delegated) (312) 413-2532    epollack@uic.edu
Scott Rozman Web Application Developer Website, Web Application and Database support (312) 996-3361    sfrozman@uic.edu
Marya Schechtman Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Interdisciplinary Programs Faculty Affairs; Promotion and Tenure; Sabbaticals; Faculty Diversity; Faculty Development and Evaluation; Faculty Awards; Primary Liaison to the Humanities Institute; Primary Liaison to the Graduate College; Interdisciplinary Programs (312) 996-4687    marya@uic.edu
Karen Sholeen Assistant Dean Human Resources and Finance (312) 413-2508    sholeen@uic.edu
Ginny Tunnicliff Development Coordinator Administrative support for LAS Advancement (312) 413-1898    vtunnicl@las.uic.edu