Department of Architecture Staff
Headquarters
Ana Miljački — 617-324-2071, Faculty Office: Room W41-4401, Department Head Office: W41-3405, miljacki@mit.edu
Department Head, Professor
Jacqueline Dufault — Room W41-3401, dufaultj@mit.edu
Director of Administration and Finance: Budget management, operations management, accounting, sponsored research, human resources, space, visa and appointments review and approvals, appointments, TA approvals, studio travel proposals/approvals, workshop proposals/approvals.
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Darren Bennett — 617-253-3615, darrenb@mit.edu
Webmaster, Graduate Admissions Coordinator: Department website maintenance including creating student, staff, and instructor profiles, introduction to website resources specific to instructors. Coordinates the admissions process for graduate programs. Maintains Departmental database.
Kateri Bertin — 617-253-4408, Room W41-3411, kbertin@mit.edu
Academic Administrator: MArch, SMArchS, SMBT, SMACT academic administrator; department and Institute academic policies; registration; graduate student personal support; thesis reviews; design studio allocation process; design studio space requests; graduate admissions information.
Nandini Choudhury — Room W41-3413, nschou@mit.edu
Community Building and Student Engagement Officer: supports students and staff in the department’s ongoing work to grow and sustain an inclusive and equitable community.
Tessa Haynes — 617-253-7792, Room W41-3410, thaynes@mit.edu
Assistant Director for Academic Programs: Manages Student Services team, Undergraduate and PhD academic administrator, registration, grades, department and Institute academic polices, student personal and academic support, staff to the Committee on Graduate Students and the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
Eliza Hamilton — 617-253-9824, Room W41-3409, eham@mit.edu
Senior Manager, Finance: Appointment/Payroll related issues.
Tonya Miller — 617-253-7386, Room W41-3411, miller_t@mit.edu
Schedule & Catalog Lead: Class scheduling, final exam scheduling, SMBT student coordinator, syllabi, PEI internships, course evaluations, faculty, staff and thesis websites.
Paul Pettigrew — 617-715-5778, Room W41-3407, paulpett@mit.edu
Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs: Undergraduate Outreach, Undergraduate Architecture Majors/Minors, Undergraduate Design Majors/Minors, Internships & Micro-Internships, Career Development/Career Fairs, Alumni Outreach, NAAB Accreditation Monitoring/Coordination.
Jonasha Samedy — 617-253-7387, Room W41-3408, jsamedy@mit.edu
Financial Assistant: Financial Services, Student Payroll, MIT Architecture International Scholars Office Liaison(Visiting Scholars/PostDocs), Assist Administrative Officer & Fiscal Officer.
Becca Bly— 617-715-2351, Room W41-3408, beccably@mit.edu
Financial Administrator: Faculty research funding.
Claudine Monique — 617-324-7474, Room W41-3402, cmonique@mit.edu
Assistant to the Department Head: Questions about faculty affairs, departmental meetings or initiatives, promotion and tenure.
Sarah Beckmann — Room W41-3412 (DUSP location: W41-4206), sbeck12@mit.edu
Outreach and Communications Manager: Split between the Department of Architecture and DUSP for communications work, specifically around websites, social media, general news announcements, and best communications practices.
Joél Carela — Room W41-3412, jcarela@mit.edu
Communications Manager: lectures/public programs, publications, exhibits, website, special projects.
METIS
Michael Gallino — 617-324-9740, Room W41-3418, mgallino@mit.edu
Director of Technology, METIS: Technology consultation and facilitation, collaboration platforms, endpoint management and support, and technology operations and infrastructure.
Eduardo Gonzalez — 617-452-4720, Room W41-3419, eduardog@mit.edu
IT Support Consultant: Assists faculty, staff and students get up and running with computer and printing. Performs maintenance of computers, printers and other systems around the Department.
John Hoder — 617-253-7908, Room W41-3419, jhoder@mit.edu
Systems Administrator: Implementing infrastructure, asset management, system maintenance and end-user support.
Hieu Le — 617-715-5936, Room W41-3522, hle@mit.edu
Systems Administrator: Assists faculty, staff and students get up and running with computer and printing. Performs maintenance of computers, printers and other systems around the Department.
AREA STAFF
Architecture + Urbanism
Eleni Aktypi —617-253-7494, Room W41-4412, aktypi@mit.edu
Administrative Assistant: Managing design studio budgets, processing guest critic honoraria, issuing studio expense reimbursements, managing visiting faculty travel budgets and providing reimbursements.
Holly Wilbar — 617-253-4412, Room W41-4412, hwilbar@mit.edu
Administrative Assistant: Design studio travel arrangements, faculty reimbursements, travel reports, supply orders.
Art, Culture, + Technology (ACT)
Scott Tirrell —617-324-6076, Room E15-211, stirrell@mit.edu
Administrator Officer: Administrative, financial, and HR-related questions pertaining to the Program in Art, Culture, and Technology.
Charles Morris — 617-258-0657, Room E15-209, morriscr@mit.edu
Senior Academic Programs Administrator
Building Technology (BT)
Ryan Lee—617-253-1876, Room W41-5505, ryanl24@mit.edu
Administrative Assistant: Procurement card charges, reimbursements, class scheduling, lab seating coordination, travel report submission, BT-related event planning, office supply orders, lecture series travel report submission and honoraria processing.
Design + Computation
Inala Locke —617-258-0931, Room W41-5505, ilocke@mit.edu
Administrative Assistant: Procurement card charges, reimbursements, office supply orders, lecture scheduling, TA payroll assistance, travel report submission.
HTC / AKPIA
Kathaleen Brearley —617-253-8439, Room W41-5213, brearley@mit.edu
HTC Administrative Assistant: HTC faculty and student support : financial, event, and academic operations.
Diana Rooney —617-253-1400, Room W41-5213, diana760@mit.edu
AKPIA Administrative Assistant: Orientation for arriving AKPIA scholars, announcement of academic research to the interested community at MIT, procurement card charges, reimbursements, travel report submission, AKPIA related event planning, office supply orders, lecture series travel report submission and honoraria processing.