{"id":1016,"date":"2015-06-30T11:06:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T15:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/?page_id=1016"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:31:31","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/people\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center>Please see below for our comprehensive 2024\/2025 Staff Guide<\/center><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #cc0000;\">Administrative Staff<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Kelvey Almeida<br \/>\n<strong>Peer mentor program, advising (Bio M-Z and NB), transfer equivalencies<\/strong><em><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/em><em>Undergraduate Academic Advisor<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">617-358-8042<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kelvey@bu.edu\">kelvey@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dennis Batista<br \/>\n<em>Facilities Manager for LSEB<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 306, 24 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-4282<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:batistad@bu.edu\">batistad@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jennifer Correia (She\/her\/hers)<br \/>\n<em>Graduate Program Specialist<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-4227 | Fax: 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jencorr@bu.edu\">jencorr@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Courtney Dillon<br \/>\n<em>Proposal Development Specialist<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\n<span>Phone: 617-358-4826 | Fax: 617-353-6340<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:cldillon@bu.edu\">cldillon@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sitnour Elamin<br \/>\n<em>Stockroom Coordinator<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 107, 24 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-2468<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:selamin@bu.edu\">selamin@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sonja Fizek<br \/>\n<em>Financial Administrator<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-0760 | Fax: 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:smfizek@bu.edu\">smfizek@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eliza Givens<br \/>\n<em>Graduate Program\u00a0Specialist<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-6975 | Fax: 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:elgivens@bu.edu\">elgivens@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Anne Hildebrand<br \/>\n<strong>BMB advising, commencement and questions. Research, honors, travel grants, academic scheduling<\/strong><em><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/em><em>Undergraduate Program Specialist<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-1878 | Fax: 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ahild89@bu.edu\">ahild89@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Melissa Mele (She\/her\/hers)<br \/>\n<strong>Room booking, biology commencement, academic scheduling, CMG advising<\/strong><em><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/em><em>Undergraduate Program Specialist<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-4822 | Fax: 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mmele@bu.edu\">mmele@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Erin Mullins<br \/>\n<strong>Advising (Bio A-L, SBB, ECB), BA\/MS, petitions<\/strong><em><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/em><em>Academic Advising Manager<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-2518 | Fax: 617-353-2518<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:erinem@bu.edu\">erinem@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michelle Pecoraro<br \/>\n<em>Assistant to the Chair<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-4825 | Fax: 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mp22@bu.edu\">mp22@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reagan Petro<br \/>\n<em>Office Coordinator<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-2432 | Fax: 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:cazad@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rpetro@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kenneth Santos<br \/>\n<em>Purchasing\/Facilities Manager<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 107, 24 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-2467 | Fax: 617-353-3201<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kbsantos@bu.edu\">kbsantos@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Olivia Thorpe<br \/>\n<em>Senior Accounts Analyst<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-4823 | Fax: 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:oliviavt@bu.edu\">oliviavt@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cailin Zadravec<br \/>\n<em>Graduate Program Specialist<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-4619 | Fax: 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:cazad@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cazad@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TBD<br \/>\n<em>Department Manager<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 101, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\n<span>Phone: 617-353-6951 | Fax: 617-353-6340<\/span><\/li>\n<li>TBD<br \/>\n<em>Administrative Coordinator, Instructional Biology Labs<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 301G, 590 Commonwealth Avenue<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-2472<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #cc0000;\"><a name=\"research\" id=\"research\"><\/a>Research and Teaching Staff<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Todd Blute<br \/>\n<em>Imaging Laboratory Manager<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 452A, 24 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone:\u00a0 617-353-2638\u00a0 Fax:\u00a0 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:blute@bu.edu\">blute@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fred Earthrowl<br \/>\n<em>Laboratory Supervisor <\/em><br \/>\nRoom 411A, 590 Commonwealth Avenue<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-6131<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:fearthro@bu.edu\">fearthro@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Britt Jackson<br \/>\n<em>Teaching Professional<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 301C, 590 Commonwealth Avenue<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:brittj@bu.edu\">brittj@bu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Bettye Kennedy<br \/>\n<em>Laboratory Technician, Cheng Lab<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 612, 24 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone:\u00a0 617-353-8736\u00a0 Fax:\u00a0 617-353-8484<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:bkennedy@bu.edu\">bkennedy@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Charlie Kieswetter<br \/>\n<em>Teaching Professional<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 301F, 590 Commonwealth Avenue<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-5385<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:ckies@bu.edu\">ckies@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Emily Maness<br \/>\n<em>Laboratory Supervisor<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 301C, 590 Commonwealth Avenue<br \/>\nPhone:\u00a0 617-358-5846<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:emaness@bu.edu\">emaness@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Robert Michener<br \/>\n<em>Mass Spectrometrist<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 440, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone:\u00a0 617-353-6980\u00a0 Fax:\u00a0 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:michener@bu.edu\">michener@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Perry<br \/>\n<em>Biology Workshop Supervisor<\/em><br \/>\nRoom B21, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-2142<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:perry@bu.edu\">perry@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>Parthena Sanxaridis Mantis<br \/>\n<\/span><em>Teaching Professional<br \/>\n<\/em><span>Room 411, 590 Commonwealth Avenue<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-5877<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:psmantis@bu.edu\">psmantis@bu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Justin Scace<br \/>\n<em>Laboratory Supervisor\/Aquarist<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/bump\/\">BUMP<\/a><br \/>\nRoom 205, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone:\u00a0 617-358-4593\u00a0 Fax:\u00a0 617-353-6340<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jscace@bu.edu\">jscace@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Angela Seliga<br \/>\n<i>Teaching Professional<\/i><br \/>\nRoom 411, 590 Commonwealth Avenue<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-5877<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:amseliga@bu.edu\">amseliga@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barkha Shah<br \/>\n<em>Laboratory Supervisor<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 413, 590 Commonwealth Avenue<br \/>\nPhone: 617-358-3642<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:barkhas@bu.edu\">barkhas@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Emily Walton<br \/>\n<em>Program Manager, URBAN Program<\/em><br \/>\nRoom 417, 5 Cummington Mall<br \/>\nPhone: 617-353-5563<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:urban@bu.edu\">urban@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/biology\/files\/2025\/12\/2025_2026_Dept-of-Biology_Staff-Contact-List_V2.pdf-491x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"650\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2025\/12\/2025_2026_Dept-of-Biology_Staff-Contact-List_V2.pdf-491x636.png 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/biology\/files\/2025\/12\/2025_2026_Dept-of-Biology_Staff-Contact-List_V2.pdf-791x1024.png 791w, 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