Staff directory
Alex Ayran
Lauren Bataska
Lauren Bataska
Business Operations Specialist, Sr.
[email protected]
(480) 727-4789
Tempe campus, GWC 208
Sabrina Beck
Loren Benally
Jim Bodden
Tracy Bosak
Michael Bruns
Alana Burnham
Joshua Carrasco
Adalberto Chiquete
Nicholas Deardeuff
Nicholas Deardeuff
Manager, Information Technology and Infrastructure
[email protected]
(480) 599-2828
Tempe campus, GWC 250
Lauren de Luna
Rachel Eidelman
Emily Fassett
Emily Fassett
Research Advancement Administrator, Sr.
emil[email protected]
(480) 965-7578
Tempe campus, GWC 274
Delilah Gonzales
Delilah Gonzales
Business Operations Specialist, Sr.
[email protected]
(480) 727-6408
Tempe campus, GWC 208
Camille Holtom
Ashley Jones
Katarina (Kati) Jory Miller
Farah Kiaei
Christine Krause – New Version
Paul Krawczyk
Jaya Krishamurthy
Jaya Krishnamurthy
Academic Success Advisor, Sr.
Jaya joined the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering advising team in 2022. As a graduate advisor, she advises and counsels graduate students with last names that begin with Q through Z regarding academics.
[email protected]
(480) 965-1729
Tempe campus, GWC 236
Taylor Leavitt
Taylor Leavitt
Administrative Associate, Power Systems Engineering Research Center
[email protected]
(480) 965-1643
Tempe campus, ERC 509
Sonya Lindquist
Sonya Lindquist
Executive Administrative Support Specialist
[email protected]
(480) 965-6410
Tempe Campus, GWC 208
Steve Ludovico
Cheryl McAfee
Brittany McCall
Brittany McCall
Project Manager, WISCA
Global Security Initiative
[email protected]
(480) 965-5764
Tempe Campus, GWC 382
Gia McLaughlin
Gia McLaughlin
Manager, Academic Services
Gia was born in New York, raised in Southern California and has resided in Arizona since 2004. She holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and business and a master’s degree in higher education with an emphasis on adult learners.
Gia worked as an account manager in corporate travel management for 14 years before beginning work in education, her lifelong passion, in 2006. She enjoys working in higher education because it allows her to use her many years of corporate experience in tandem with educational theory to support the students she advises, many of whom are non-traditional.
Gia lives in Tempe with her proud Sun Devil alum husband Tim, and in their free time they enjoy global travel, live music, outdoor activities and exploring all that Arizona has to offer.
“Lifelong education is a passion of mine,” Gia says. “Many of my students are returning to college as adults. Supporting non-traditional students is inspiring and proves it is never too late to learn something new!”
[email protected]
(480) 965-3424
Tempe campus, GWC 213
Jessica Meeker
Toni Mengert
Toni Mengert
Academic Success Advisor, Coordinator
Toni Mengert joined the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering advising team in 2012. As a graduate advisor, Toni advises and counsels graduate students with last names beginning with I through P regarding academics.
[email protected]
(480) 965-3424
Tempe campus, GWC 234
Cynthia Moayedpardazi
Cynthia Moayedpardazi
Business Operations Manager Senior
[email protected]
(480) 965-5322
Tempe Campus, GWC 212
Robert Monahan
Robert Monahan
Assistant Director, Academic Services
Robert earned a BA in Psychology from DePaul University in Chicago, IL in 2000 and a MS in Counseling and Student Personnel from Minnesota State University, Mankato in 2002. Being a college student can be one of the richest and most exciting times in life. Robert works here to help students connect to that excitement. When he’s not working with students at ASU, Robert spends time with his family and enjoys hiking and biking in the desert.
[email protected]
(480) 965-0789
Tempe Campus, GWC 248
Anneliese Mougharbel
Anneliese Mougharbel
Academic Success Advising Coordinator, Retention
[email protected]
(480) 965-3424
Tempe campus, GWC 213
Joelina Peck
Joelina Peck
Associate Director, Research Administration
Joelina is the Associate Director, Research Administration for the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering. Her primary responsibility is to assist faculty and researchers in the development, preparation, and submission of sponsored project proposals to various federal and non-federal agencies as well as provide analytical and financial oversight of sponsored awards. She serves as a consultant to management on policies, plans and objectives. She interacts with senior internal and external personnel on significant technical matters. She represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult and technical issues associated with sponsored projects. She interacts with faculty and staff across the seven schools of Engineering to provide support and effective management of sponsored projects.
Joelina received her Certification in Research Administration (CRA) in 2009 from the Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC). Joelina has been in the research administration field for 13 years. She joined ASU in 1999 and left for a brief period in 2010 to work as the Manager of the Sponsored Research Office for a non-profit Medical Research Institute in California. She returned to ASU in 2014.
[email protected]
(480) 965-8913
Tempe Campus, GWC 270
Lynn Pratte
Lynn Pratte
Manager, Graduate Academic Advising
Lynn joined the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering advising team in 2014. She oversees the graduate advising team and works with students, staff and faculty to ensure students are able to successfully complete their degrees.
[email protected]
(480) 965-1729
Tempe campus, GWC 238
Tom Quinn
Tom Quinn
Academic Success Advisor, Sr.
Tom joined the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering advising team after seven years in higher education, most of which was spent as a financial aid advisor. He originally studied English education and served as a classroom teacher for two years before making the switch to serve post-secondary students.
Outside of work, Tom participates in community service with the Valley Alano Club in Tempe and Friends for Life Animal Rescue in Gilbert. He is an avid reader and active in the online Goodreads community, where he does an annual reading challenge and shares book reviews. The fastest way to get him talking is to ask what book he has been reading lately.
[email protected]
(480) 965-3424
Tempe campus, GWC 213
Ginger Rose
Robina Sayed
Elizabeth Sowell
Elizabeth Sowell
Manager, Academic Advising
Elizabeth joined the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering advising team in 2012. She has worked in the Fulton Schools of Engineering in student services and advising since 2007, and she has advised both undergraduate and graduate students. She earned her master’s degree in religious studies from Claremont Graduate University. She enjoys helping students reach their educational goals at ASU.
[email protected]
(480) 965-3424
Tempe campus, GWC 213
Christopher Tennefos
TJ Triolo
Michèle Leclerc Turgeon
James VanderPloeg
James (Jim) VanderPloeg
Academic Success Advisor
Jim advises and counsels School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering graduate students with last names beginning with A through H regarding academics.
He was born and raised in Michigan and loved experiencing the fall season there. In 2012, Jim and his wife decided to move to Arizona to be part of the ASU community. Before joining the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering team in June 2022, he worked for six years as a social worker for the state of Arizona.
In Jim’s free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, watching baseball, hockey and college football.
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Tempe campus, GWC 248
Luis Vazquez
Autumn Vigneau
Allison Walls
Allison Walls
Academic Success Coordinator, Retention and First-Year Student Initiatives
Allison was raised in Tempe, Arizona and holds a master’s degree in counseling from ASU. She worked in community mental health for two years before returning to ASU as an undergraduate academic advisor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering. In her free time, Allison enjoys cooking, volunteering and spending time outdoors.
[email protected]
(480) 965-3424
Tempe campus, GWC 213