{"id":66,"date":"2011-02-04T14:01:55","date_gmt":"2011-02-04T19:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/directory\/staff\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T10:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:35:51","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/about\/people\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership &#038; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-10423 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-leadership-team profile-field-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/profile\/hossein-alizadeh\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2024\/09\/4L3A1354-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Hossein Alizadeh<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Technical Director<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-3119 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-committee profile-field-faculty profile-field-leadership-team profile-field-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/profile\/thomas-bifano\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2016\/09\/25x25Headshot_Thomas_Bifano_Cropped-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Thomas Bifano<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Center Director, Professor (BME, ECE, ME, MSE)<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-10445 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-committee profile-field-leadership-team profile-field-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/profile\/cara-ellis-mccarthy\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2024\/09\/4000Cara-Headshots004_edit-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Cara Ellis McCarthy<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Executive Director<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-10428 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/profile\/meghan-foley\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2024\/09\/BIC-AR-Image-4-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Meghan Foley<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Director of Finance &#038; Administration<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-10432 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/profile\/danny-giancioppo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2024\/09\/20240423_Danny-Giancioppo-Headshot-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Danny Giancioppo<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Assistant Director of Communications &#038; Public Relations<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-10434 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/profile\/maria-harlow\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2024\/09\/BIC-AR-Image-6-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Maria Harlow<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Director of Administration, ERC<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-10436 profile type-profile status-publish hentry profile-field-staff\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/photonics\/profile\/brenda-hugot\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/photonics\/files\/2024\/09\/BIC-AR-Image-5-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Brenda Hugot<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Associate Director of Programs &#038; 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